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eServGlobal chases 20 per cent EBITDA
AUSTRALIAN mobile credit software specialist eServGlobal says it can achieve earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) margin of 20 per cent by 2011 after reporting a record profit.
Telstra-Hutch deal could rattle Optus
TELSTRA has launched the latest offensive against its main rival Optus by allowing No 4 mobile player Hutchison to use its Next G network in areas where the smaller company does not own a network, in a deal worth more than $120 million year.
Hutch narrows losses
HUTCHISON Telecommunications Australia has recorded a net loss of $85.4 million for the first half to June - an improvement of 46 per cent compared with the same period last year.
Hutch to expand 3G coverage
HUTCHISON'S 3 Mobile claims it will almost double its 3G coverage of the local population by July next year, thanks to a new deal with Telstra.
Commander assets get BigAir's attention
Andrew Colley BIGAIR has trained its sights on Commander's iBurst wireless broadband assets, according to a senior executive for the enterprise internet services firm.
Qantas mobile keeps travellers in touch
Mitchell Bingemann QANTAS has a new browsing platform for its website that takes advantage of the iPhone's touchscreen.
Apple's fix for dropped iPhone calls on way
Nick Wingfield and Amol Sharma APPLE is working on a software fix for its iPhone 3G to remedy dropped phone calls that some users are experiencing, according to people familiar with the matter.
Naked DSL spurs iiNet growth
THE success of its naked DSL broadband offering has resulted in iiNet's $17.8 million profit after tax for the 2008 financial year.
Telstra's Phil Burgess quits
TELSTRA'S high profile public affairs chief Phil Burgess has quit for family reasons and will return home to the US shortly.
Vodafone, Optus in wireless push
TELCOS Vodafone and Optus have simultaneously announced USB key solutions to boost mobile broadband usage but have employed starkly different sales tactics.
Telstra doesn't need NBN: Trujillo
TELSTRA chief executive Sol Trujillo says Australia's biggest telecommunications company has many options for growth, including offshore expansion, even if it doesn't build the national broadband network.
Telstra's capital spend blots outlook
TELSTRA'S increased 2010 capital expenditure forecast from 10-12 per cent to "about 14 per cent" has emerged as the fly in the ointment of the telco's sterling full-year result, analysts said yesterday.
Software failure downs Telstra ADSL
A SOFTWARE failure at a Telstra exchange on the Gold Coast has knocked out ADSL internet services to over a thousand BigPond customers for more than 48 hours.
Industry groups slam mobile roaming report
MOBILE carriers have taken a united stand in condemning information in a report on mobile roaming charges commissioned by the Rudd Government as inaccurate and out-of-date.
Telstra ready to fast-forward IT plans
AFTER failing to achieve its target of migrating five million customers onto its new billing systems by July, Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo said the telco will fast track all seven million consumer customers onto the new system by December 31.
Telstra rivals call for wholesale intervention
A COALITION of Telstra's competitors have sent a letter to the Federal Communications Minister and the competition watchdog demanding the need for legislative intervention to curb Telstra's 'gaming' of the regulatory process.
Telstra's profits grow on mobile success
update TELSTRA has posted a 13.3 per cent rise in annual profit, after its broadband and mobile revenue lifted and the telco slowed declines in its traditional fixed line earnings.
Optus, Elders may rejoin broadband battle
OPTUS and Elders, the thwarted Opel partners, may soon resume their battle with the federal Government over the cancelled $1 billion regional broadband contract.
Commander had wrong number on assets
IF Commander Communications was genuinely interested in offloading its assets before the banks pulled the plug, then Data#3 managing director John Grant was knocking on the wrong door.
Labor blitz on roaming bill shock
THE Rudd Government has sent a clear warning it wants mobile carriers to ease charges Australian consumers face when using their mobiles overseas.