IBM expanded its cloud data operations with its SoftLayer division opening of a second center in the Netherlands designed to support expansion of IBM Cloud services in the region.
The new center in Almere is said to be securely connected by private network to all...
Crown Castle owns Down Under footprint of 1,800 towers
Cellular infrastructure giant Crown Castle is considering a sale of its Australian tower assets, which comprise some 1,800 towers that support carriers Optus, Telstra and Vodafone Hutchison Australia.
The company announced that it is exploring a sale...
Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments through its weekly “Software”...
OSS/BSS doesn't exactly send a thrill through most audiences.
"The three words that really put fear in the heart of people in Silicon Valley are 'telco billing software.' Tediously boring," Mark Sherman of Telstra Ventures joked at the recent Telecom Council Carrier Connections event.
But Sherman,...
Telstra preps for SDN, NFV future
Australian telecom giant Telstra said it will continue working with vendor Ericsson to supply optical transport equipment and services, as well as packet-optical platforms from Ciena in support of the carrier’s move toward virtualization.
Telstra said the optical transport equipment...
Big data and analytics were top-of-mind at TM Forum's conference in Nice and across the industry this week, with several major platform announcements aimed at telcos.
Steve Hateley, head of marketing at Comptel, told RCR Wireless News at the TM Forum event that there is a...
Australia’s Telstra has thrown its hat into the speed game, announcing today that it has demonstrated a live network using LTE-Advanced technology with carrier aggregation to produce downlink speeds of 450 megabits per second.
The carrier said the FDD-LTE demonstration, which was run with network...
Ericsson and Australian carrier Telstra announced that they have made the first call on combined 1800 MHz and 900 MHz spectrum bands in a commercial network, using the LTE-Advanced feature carrier aggregation.
The call took place on July 31 via a transfer of data across...
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--The Australian Communications and Media Authority...
--Swedish telecom operator TeliaSonera said it has become the first carrier in Europe to begin offering LTE roaming to Danish customers visiting Sweden. The carrier, which was the first operator to launch LTE services in 2009, said the move is the first step towards...
Australia's major telecommunications groups are expected to cough about $3.2 billion as the federal government has decided to reissue spectrum licenses on 850MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100MHz bands.
India's Tata Communications, together with nine global service providers, announced the launch of the Global Meeting Alliance™, an open ecosystem of leading telecom providers that have aligned to interconnect their respective business video communities.
Australian telecom major Telstra Tuesday announced that its joint venture with Bangalore-based Microland, Telstra Telecommunications Private Limited (TTPL), has been awarded three new licenses to provide international and national long-distance telecommunications and ISP services in India.
Accenture | August 29, 2011 | Press Release
30 August 2011 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Telstra today announced a new Product Innovation Lab in Melbourne to develop cloud computing solutions for customers in Australia and New Zealand.
The Lab supports the Accenture and Telstra cloud...
Telstra | August 8, 2011 | Press Release
Businesses in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane will be the first to experience 4G/LTE mobile broadband after Telstra announced it would commence selling Australia’s first commercial LTE device later this month.
Telstra switched on its first 4G base stations,...
Telstra | August 2, 2011 | Press Release
Organisations will be able to manage their smartphone fleet more easily, track multiple devices and update mobile security configurations through a new Telstra web service launched today.
Tim Webber, Director of Business Mobility, Telstra said the Telstra Mobile...
iTnews | August 3, 2011 | John Hilvert, James Hutchinson
Communications minister Stephen Conroy has slammed a coalition proposal to disband the National Broadband Network builder and form a new partially funded wholesaler out of Telstra's infrastructure arm, branding the plan "economic vandalism".
Read the full...
iTnews | August 1, 2011 | John Hilvert
Telstra has sought an 18-month exemption from proposed laws that would require telcos to preserve data on persons suspected of serious crimes.
Read the full article here via iTnews
iTnews | July 26, 2011 | James Hutchinson
Telstra has begun discussions with mobile reseller carriers in hopes of opening its Next G network for wholesale opportunities early next year.
Read the full article here via iTnews
The Australian | June 15, 2011 | Simon Canning
CONTINUING pressure on margins has forced Telstra to merge its online advertising sales business, Sensis Digital Media, with BigPond Advertising and Telstra Classifieds -- a move analysts say has been a long time coming.
Sensis Digital Media...
DUBLIN, Ireland – Telstra has no qualms about cutting off and throttling anyone it believes is illegally filesharing over its network, said Michael Lawrey executive director for network and technology at the Australian operator.
The Australian | May 14, 2011 | Annabel Hepworth
TELSTRA could receive a multi-billion-dollar windfall if a Coalition government sought to redesign the National Broadband Network, opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull has warned.
Opening up a new front on Labor's $36 billion project, Mr Turnbull said Telstra...
The Australian | April 5, 2011 | Tracy Lee
IF you rang a Telstra call centre a month ago and was served by a nice, slightly nervous consultant called David, there's a chance you were talking to the most senior person at the phone company.
Prompted...
The Australian | April 5, 2011 | Tracy Lee
IF you rang a Telstra call centre a month ago and was served by a nice, slightly nervous consultant called David, there's a chance you were talking to the most senior person at the phone company.
Prompted...
