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Network outages 'normal': Optus

Optus this week claimed the 3G mobile outages it had been suffering were normal and every telecommunications carrier would be having similar issues.

Optus launches 3G

Number two telecommunications provider Optus today unveiled its third-generation mobile service offerings, following bitter rivals Hutchison, Telstra and Vodafone into the high-speed arena.

Push to talk now available for Optus mobile

Optus has launched its push to talk mobile service for Australian consumers. Aiming squarely at the youth market, the service will cost 95c a day for casual use or AU$14.95 per month on a plan.

Optus does a Vodafone with 3G 2008 upgrade

Optus has followed network partner Vodafone in announcing it plans to switch on HSPA coverage across Australia by the end of next year -- some 18 months earlier than planned.

iPhone adopted by the University of SA

South Australia's largest university will support the Apple iPhone 3G as one of its official corporate mobile handsets, the institution revealed yesterday.

Vodafone takes high-speed 3G to the bush

Vodafone has announced a New Year's resolution that will be music to the ears of long-suffering regional mobile phone users -- promising to spend up to AU$500 million on a next generation mobile broadband network that will cover some 95 percent of the Australian population by Christmas 2008.

Mobile Guru: BlackBerry jamming your inbox

It seems everyone is sticking their fingers into the BlackBerry pie. Would you care for a slice?

Telstra stands up for shareholders

Telstra has denied it is being inflexible by deciding against a fibre to the node network (FTTN) deployment until the right regulatory environment comes into play, a senior executive said.

Vodafone launches 3G mobile service

Vodafone today launched its third-generation high-speed mobile phone service, going head-to-head with competitors Hutchison, Telstra and eventually Optus.

Vodafone Australia to launch 3G in October

Vodafone today announced its third-generation (3G) network would be commercially launched in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra this October with other capital cities to follow in 2006.