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  • Q&A: United Energy & Multinet Gas CIO, Alistair Legge

    It has been a busy time for United Energy (UE) and Multinet Gas (MG) chief information officer, Alistair Legge, who started with the Melbourne electricity and gas distributor only seven months ago.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 10 May 12 11:12

  • United Energy switches on IT projects

    Melbourne electricity distributor, United Energy (UE), has invested $100 million in IT projects designed to overhaul aging platforms in its electricity and gas divisions.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 09 May 12 15:32

  • iiNet wins AFACT copyright case

    The High Court of Australia in Canberra has dismissed an appeal by 34 film and television companies led by Roadshow Films against internet service provider (ISP) iiNet over alleged copyright infringement.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 20 April 12 10:50

  • Telstra Wholesale outlines SSU plans

    Telstra Wholesale has flagged that it will introduce new structural separation undertaking (SSU) measures to protect its non-Telstra Retail customers.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 18 April 12 14:40

  • AAPT launches 100G Sydney to Melbourne network

    Telecommunications provider, AAPT, has unveiled a 100 Gigabits (100G) per second network operating between Melbourne and Sydney.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 03 April 12 15:31

  • In brief: Westnet NSW customers affected by outage

    iiNet subsidiary, Westnet, has reported an outage in New South Wales which is affecting approximately 8000 Westnet off-net ADSL customers and 600 mobile broadband customers.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 16 March 12 12:02

  • iiNet joins Optus in streaming TV fight

    iiNet has come out swinging against proposed plans by the Federal Government to prohibit internet companies from streaming pre-recorded TV content to mobile devices.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 14 March 12 16:32

  • Communications Alliance establishes satellite services working group

    The Communications Alliance has established a satellite services working group to influence State and Federal Government policy as the National Broadband Network (NBN) satellite plan is rolled out.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 12 March 12 14:29

  • Vodafone spruiks network guarantee

    Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has begun promoting its network guarantee in an attempt to attract new customers.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 12 March 12 10:22
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    Optus unveils smartphone app for usage monitoring, bill payment

    Optus customers wanting to check their account usage or pay bills on their smartphone have been offered a new application called My Optus.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 09 March 12 14:28

  • iiNet announces NSW flood relief package

    iiNet customers affected by flooding in NSW will be offered a relief package by the internet service provider (ISP). The company is also extending the offer to customers of its ISP acquisitions Westnet, Netspace, AAPT, Internode and TransACT.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 08 March 12 15:01

  • Telstra expands ADSL2+ services in Northern Territory

    Lajamanu, Yuendumuu, Kalkaringi and Pupanya residents in the Northern Territory have been upgraded by Telstra and the NT Government to ADSL2+ broadband.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 01 March 12 16:31

  • Mobile Premium Services Code targets misleading SMS adverts

    The introduction of the Communications Alliance’s Mobile Premium Services (MPS) Code is intended to eliminate misleading premium rate SMS and MMS service advertisements.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 01 March 12 12:18

  • Telco providers endure the wrath of small businesses: TIO

    Telecommunication services still have a long way to go judging by a new report from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) which received more than 22,000 new complaints from small businesses in the financial year 2010-11.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 28 Feb. 12 16:52

  • Hutchison Telecommunications Australia reports $167.7m loss

    Hutchison Telecommunications Australia (ASX: HTA) has reported a $167.7 million loss for the full year ended 31 December 2011, in contrast with its $73.4 million profit for the same period in 2010.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 24 Feb. 12 16:44

  • Dodo confirms cause of Telstra internet outage

    Internet service provider, Dodo, has confirmed that a fixed-line and mobile internet connections outage which affected Telstra (ASX:TEL) customers on 23 February was the result of a router hardware failure at Dodo.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 24 Feb. 12 09:45

  • Australian telco revenues to decline by 2016: Analyst

    The Australian telecommunications industry is set to face declining revenue growth by 2016 due to falling mobile services profits, according to data from analyst firm, Frost & Sullivan.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 17 Feb. 12 11:45

  • Onstream’s implementation of CommVault Simpana reduces IT issues

    Trying to find data once was a nightmare for the IT department of Tasmanian-based shared services company, Onstream.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 14 Feb. 12 12:09

  • Internode, iiNet improve results in customer satisfaction survey

    Internet service providers (ISPs), Internode and iiNet, have scored 94 and 91 per cent respectively for customer service in the annual Roy Morgan Research ISP survey.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 09 Feb. 12 12:05

  • IP entertainment system connects Pilbara workers

    When you work in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia, it’s easy to feel isolated. Which is why resources and energy companies that operate in the area go to great lengths to ensure employees are connected – and entertained.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 08 Feb. 12 12:11
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