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Huawei caps stellar sales year

CHINESE network equipment and software provider Huawei Technologies has reported a stellar 2007, with revenue climbing 48 per cent to US$12.56 billion (A$12.80 billion) – making Huawei both the fifth largest equipment supplier in the world, and the fastest growing of the majors.
 
TPG attracts broadband Soul

STOCK exchange-listed communications firm SP Telemedia, which trades under the Soul brand, has made a $230 million bid for rival internet service provider TPG – a sign market consolidation is accelerating.
 
Telstra clears way for ADSL2 rollout

COMMUNICATIONS Minister Stephen Conroy has had a major victory, clearing the path for Telstra to roll-out ADSL2+ broadband services to an additional 900 exchanges across Australia.
 
Broadcom targets open source VoIP

COMMUNICATIONS chip-maker Broadcom and open source developer Trolltech have entered a partnership that aims to create a multimedia VoIP development platform based on Linux.
 
USO should cover broadband: ACS
THE Australian Computer Society has called on Government to include minimum broadband service standards under the terms of its Universal Service Obligation (USO) requirements.
 
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Huawei caps stellar sales year

CHINESE network equipment and software provider Huawei Technologies has reported a stellar 2007, with revenue climbing 48 per cent to US$12.56 billion (A$12.80 billion) – making Huawei both the fifth largest equipment supplier in the world, and the fastest growing of the majors.
 
TPG attracts broadband Soul

STOCK exchange-listed communications firm SP Telemedia, which trades under the Soul brand, has made a $230 million bid for rival internet service provider TPG – a sign market consolidation is accelerating.
 
Telstra clears way for ADSL2 rollout

COMMUNICATIONS Minister Stephen Conroy has had a major victory, clearing the path for Telstra to roll-out ADSL2+ broadband services to an additional 900 exchanges across Australia.
 
Broadcom targets open source VoIP

COMMUNICATIONS chip-maker Broadcom and open source developer Trolltech have entered a partnership that aims to create a multimedia VoIP development platform based on Linux.
 
USO should cover broadband: ACS
THE Australian Computer Society has called on Government to include minimum broadband service standards under the terms of its Universal Service Obligation (USO) requirements.
 
Cisco maps China strategy
COMMUNICATIONS giant Cisco has become a cornerstone investor in the Chinese online B2B marketplace Alibaba.com as part of a multi-billion push into the China market over the next five years.
 
ALP Broadband
FEDERAL Labor’s Broadband Blueprint policy was slow and mixed-up, with different shadow ministers contradicting themselves on how the plan would work, Communications Minister Helen Coonan said.
 
Fring launches low-cost VoIP roaming
MOBILE voice over IP application specialist fring has launched a new auto-roaming feature that automatically searches for the lowest cost, best quality option for every mobile call.
 
Skype fail due to routine maintenance
THE service disruption that left tens of millions of Skype users without access to phone services was caused by a routine maintenance procedure that put too much pressure on its computing resources.
 
Israeli WiMAX goes bush with Allegro
QUEENSLAND-based Allegro Networks says it will have Australias first business-grade WiMAX broadband network operational within 90 days.
 
Google phones a VoIP friend
GOOGLE has signalled its VoIP intentions loud and clear through the acquisition of innovative Californian internet phone provider GrandCentral Communications.
 
Emergency as VoIP heads for 000 collision
THE emerging Voice over IP service market should understand its obligations to provide free 000 emergency calls this week as the regulator looks at industry submissions into the issue.
 
Mark an Asterisk next to cost savings

MOST businesses have by now heard of Voice over IP, the internet-based telephony system. Commercial VoIP is effectively a mainstream now. But only a tiny number of companies have made the leap into open source VoIP PBX software.
 
Bellon IP video intercom wins export success
AN elegant voice and video over IP-based intercom solution for in-building security develop by Sydney innovator Beltronics Longreach has won export support in the Middle East and US markets.
 
Vonage lives to fight another day, just

ONE of the most closely watched David and Goliath patent battles underway in the international voice of IP (VoIP) market – between Vonage and Verizon – has taken another turn.

 
Warezov now targets Skype users
ROGUE net users have created a new variation of Warezov/Stration malicious code that is currently spreading through the Skype network, attacking Skype users’ machines, security specialists have warned.
 
Skype links to Paypal to offer money tranfers
INTERNET telephone leader Skype will soon offer a money transfer service through the online payment service PayPal that lets users send money to other Skype users, cofounder Niklas Zennstrom said.
 
Microsoft prepares VoIP beta for Office
MICROSOFT is preparing to dip a toe in the water of voice over IP telephony with the launch of beta VoIP server and client software based on the company’s dominant Office franchise.
 
New Sales Categories Can Drive Retail IT Margins
Technologies like VoIP and Skype gaining ground in the communications space and hardware for these communications services offer real opportunities for retail IT channels to capture a larger share of business.
 
VoIP to ‘rob’ telcos of $20 billion by 2011
NEW communications players like Skype and Google are set to ‘rob’ traditional carriers of US$18.2 billion (A$23.2 billion) in revenue by 2011, according to new research from UK-based Analysys.
 
Feds relax VoIP customer service guarantee
THE Federal Communications department has released draft legislation that will remove most types of next-generation VoIP telephone services from the Customer Service Guarantee (CSG) regulatory regime.
 
Cisco, Apple head to court over iPhone
NETWORKING giant Cisco Systems and Apple are taking their dispute over the ‘iPhone’ name into the eleventh hour with both companies agreeing to a deadline extension to later this week to avoid a court date.
 
WiFi mobiles and more
Wireless and VoIP technologies are changing the telecommunications market for good.
 
Jajah goes mobile
Jajah announced mobile VoIP service for Symbian™ operated models.
 
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