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Wireless communications company TeleCommunication Systems Inc. said Monday it closed a $103.5 million offering of 4.5 percent convertible senior notes due in 2014.
With Cable, Laying a Basis for Growth in AfricaUntil now, Africa had only one submarine fiber optic cable: the less efficient SAT-3 in Western Africa, owned primarily by Telkom, the South African telecommunications company, and last updated in 2002.
We see Delhi legalizing homosexuality amid what appears to be a ricochet of political, religious and societal schisms. Without surprise, this development bears closer analogy to 'societal water-boarding' than to the intended 'Bonfire of Disparity' it professes to be.
Foxtel makes pitch for fourth networkPAY-TV group Foxtel has joined the growing chorus of media companies seeking a comprehensive review of Australia's media and telecommunications regulation ahead of the $43 billion national broadband network rollout.
New organic material may speed Internet accessThe next time an overnight snow begins to fall, take two bricks and place them side by side a few inches apart in your yard.
Phone delays leave Pakenham mum in limboA MOTHER of four has been struggling to contact her children for four months because phone companies have delayed installing a phone line at her house.
Mobile Phone Use Grows in AfghanistanDespite continued fighting in the nation, Afghan Wireless Communications and rival Roshan both said their subscriber numbers have each hit 2 million in Afghanistan, marking fast growth in a nation that in 2002 first launched mobile phone services.
Least developed countries need low-cost computers, expert tells UNMobile phones were not the solution to the problems of least developed countries, an information and communication technologies (ICT) expert said today at a United Nations meeting in Kuala Lumpur.
Police seek assistance on 'vandalised' Telstra cablesNSW Police are seeking assistance from members of the public after the severing of Telstra telecommunications cables in Blacktown last week, which left 10,000 homes and businesses in Western Sydney without communications for two days.
Building digital life linesTelecom Sans Frontieres is a UN-sponsored organisation that sets up emergency communications links when they are wiped out in disaster areas.
If the name of your business is Smart, then the least you can do is to live up to that name. Put up smart solutions and operate on smart solutions.
Optus vows to halve broadband billA GROUP of nine telecommunications companies led by Optus and backed by investment bank Investec will offer high-speed broadband at half the prices proposed by Telstra - if it wins a $4.7 billion tender with the Rudd Government.
Google rolls out mobile phone locator - Yahoo! NewsGoogle is putting out cell phone software that will allow any phone to be located anywhere at any time. However, they claim that it is not linked to cell phone numbers, names or other identifying information.
I recall back in the late 1980s when I first communicated via old DOS-level BBS software with a friend. The other person was in the same city as I, and I could have just as easily picked up the phone and talked on the phone.
The Hug Shirt... Outsourcing Human ContactThis sounds like an interesting idea... and I'm all for advances in technology, as I'm a huge tech junky. But I'm slightly torn by this...
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Trujillo salary could pass $20mTELSTRA chief Sol Trujillo's potential annual salary has soared beyond $20 million after he was handed a minimum pay rise of $3 million and 20 million new share options.
Could Google kill the cell phone industry?The government are auctioning the old 700MHz wireless spectrum. Google CEO Eric Schmidt announced that the company will participate in the Federal Communications Commission auction for the bandwidth.
Telekom tipped for fibre entryTELECOMS industry insiders think Deutsche Telekom is only one of several international telcos that could elbow both Telstra and Optus out of the way to build Australia's multi-billion fibre optic broadband network
iTWire - Do-not-fall for Do-Not-Call scamAustralia's criminal fraternity is nothing if not ingenious: scammers have seized on the publicity surrounding the new Do-Not-Call register to try and extract money from citizens to have their name listed in the register.
Parade of voice peripherals for Microsoft OCS 2007Microsoft and equipment manufacturers are set to unveil a range of telephone devices designed to work with the new Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007.
South Australia to get $3.4m Clever Networks fundingCommunications minister, senator Helen Coonan, has announced a further two of the 16 recipients of funding under the first round of the Clever networks programme.
'A 100% Secure' Telecommunication System using Diamonds?A device that draws on the properties of diamond to combat internet hackers has won a University of Melbourne research team first prize in the security division of the 2007 Secrets of Australian ICT Competition.
Reminder: Monday is Wiretap the Internet dayMay 14th is the official deadline for cable modem companies, DSL providers, broadband over powerline, satellite internet companies and some universities to finish wiring up their networks with FBI-friendly surveillance gear, to comply with the FCC's expanded interpretation of the …
New hope for net neutrality as Stevens telecom bill diesAssuming that the new Congress turns its attention once more to the Telecommunications Act, the resulting product should look quite a bit different. The Stevens-drafted version included no support for network neutrality, but plenty of love for audio and video broadcast flags.
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