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Csl Unit To Merge, Nz Plans Shelved

Wednesday November 16, 2005
Telstra yesterday clarified the future of two of its overseas ventures, its CSL mobile phone unit in Hong Kong and its plans for a 3G network in New Zealand.

Optus Puts The Whiz Into 3g

Tuesday November 15, 2005
Optus became the last of Australia's big four mobile phone players to unveil 3G mobile services, squeezing its announcement in yesterday just ahead of what is expected to be a marathon exposition of Telstra's revamp plans this morning.

World Firsts, Says Optus

Tuesday November 15, 2005
OPTUS, Australia's second-largest telecommunications company, has launched its third generation (3G) mobile service in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra.

3g Expands

Saturday November 5, 2005
Vodafone has launched its third-generation mobile service into Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra metropolitan areas. As Australia's newest 3G network, Vodafone wants to entice users with music, TV, video calling and keen pricing. The extra bandwidth that 3G delivers will allow for faster downloads and video streaming. Vodafone is offering several capped 3G bundles starting at $49 a month (not including handset) and a free Sony Ericsson V600 phone with its 24-month $79 plan. Songs are $2.79 a track ...

Market Hots Up, So Hutchison Switches 3g Focus To The Extras

Thursday November 3, 2005
For 2 1/2 years Hutchison Telecom has had the 3G mobile phone market to itself. It has spent more than $100 million in advertising and gone from the zen-like launch ads to harder price-capped messages delivered by Thunderbird-style puppets.