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Telstra rolls disparate tech services into Purple Telstra Purple, said to be Australia's largest technology services business, has been formed by combining Telstra Enterprise's business technology services with several companies that the communications giant has acquired.

6th September 2019

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Telstra cuts FY20 income forecast by $400m due to NBN Co corporate plan Telstra has informed the Australian Stock Exchange that it is revising downward by $400 million its FY20 income guidance following the release of the NBN Co's corporate plan for 2020-23 last week.

4th September 2019

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Dear TelSoc Member, You have probably noticed we have been having problems with getting CommsWire to you in the last two weeks. This was due to being blacklisted for suspected spam, subsequently found to be in error. Hopefully these problems are behind us and this is Friday's edition - finally!

13th July 2019

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Telstra upgrades network to handle speeds of up to 100Gbps Telstra has upgraded all its networks and its points of interconnect to the national broadband network so that they can handle traffic at speeds of up to 100Gbps.

3rd July 2019

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Vocus gets A$3.3b takeover offer from Swedish equity firm Australia's fourth largest telecommunications company Vocus Communications has advised the ASX that it has received an indicative takeover offer from Swedish private equity firm EQT Infrastructure for A$5.25 per share, valuing the company at A$3.3 billion.

28th May 2019

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US parts ban a setback for Huawei; American firms could suffer too ANALYSIS A trade pact between China and the US appears to be unlikely following the actions taken by the US Government against Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies on Thursday (Australian time), with the more serious ban being one that prevents Huawei to import components from American companies without government approval.

18th May 2019

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Call for NBN Co board resignation over ‘failure to deliver’ on core mission Commpete, the former Competitive Carriers Coalition, has called for the resignation of the board of NBN Co, the company rolling out the Australian national broadband network, accusing it of comprehensively failing in its core mission, including driving a more competitive telecommunications sector.

18th April 2019

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Vodafone's Berroeta has one thing in spades: chutzpah COMMENT: Vodafone Hutchison Australia chief executive Iñaki Berroeta certainly does not lack chutzpah. He is now floating the idea that VHA should be paid compensation because the company cannot use Huawei gear in its 5G network rollout.

11th April 2019

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ACMA releases draft spectrum outlook for next five years The Australian Communications and Media Authority ACMA has released this year’s draft five-year spectrum outlook (FYSO), with an overview of its spectrum management priorities and plans through to 2023.

3rd April 2019

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TELSTRA WORKERS SET TO STRIKE OVER PAY AND CONDITIONS Telstra employees are readying for a work strike on Tuesday after the company failed to reach an accord on pay and conditions with the union that represents the workers.

13th March 2019