05 December 2005
Ericsson to supply EDA broadband equipment for Regional and Rural Australia
Ericsson today announced that Regional Internet Australia (RIA), an innovative new Internet Service Provider based in Northern Queensland, has chosen Ericsson’s EDA DSL equipment to build the region’s fastest broadband network.
28 November 2005
Ericsson driving all converged IP network
Ericsson has won the business to upgrade TelstraClear’s network, providing businesses in New Zealand’s largest city with a service second to none.
15 November 2005
Ericsson selected by Telstra to provide a national 3G/WCDMA network with HSDPA
Telstra has chosen Ericsson to provide a national 3G/WCDMA network, based on WCDMA 850 MHz. The network will connect all of Telstra’s mobile customers to one national network, increasing coverage and the selection of services.
07 November 2005
Tonga Communications Corporation selects Ericsson for ADSL Broadband Equipment
Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC), the principal carrier for the Kingdom of Tonga, has selected Ericsson's Ethernet DSL Access (EDA) solution to provide broadband Internet services.
19 October 2005
Ericsson launches IPX in Australia – mobile content billing on a global scale
Today, Ericsson launched IPX (Internet Payment eXchange) in Australia, the company’s content billing service. With a sole focus on providing cross operator connectivity, the IPX service provides a simple means for content and application providers to collect revenue and communicate with their customer base.
19 October 2005
Ericsson sponsors Volvo Yacht in Australia, as part of its 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean Race activities
Today at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron in Kirribilli, global telecommunications leader Ericsson announced its 12 months sponsorship of a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht, leveraging its entry in the 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean Race. Fully branded with Ericsson logos from hull to sails, the yacht will be used for customer hospitality and company activities.
19 October 2005
Ericsson chosen as the global mobile partner to the Volvo Ocean Race – Join the race
For the first time consumers can experience and participate in the Volvo Ocean Race via their mobile phones, giving operators the opportunity to deliver exciting and real-time content services from the race. Together with Volvo Ocean Race, Ericsson will launch a new hosted-content service, the Volvo Ocean mobile portal. Ericsson is enabling global media companies and global media events to deliver on the desire to access news and entertainment at consumer’s own convenience and in partnership with their operators, using the mobile media channel.
04 October 2005
Ericsson takes 3G to Vodafone Fiji
Vodafone has chosen Ericsson's Mobile Softswitch to expand its network in Fiji. Ericsson will also introduce the first 3G network to the Pacific Ocean nation with a WCDMA upgrade.
27 September 2005
Ericsson taps into Melbourne student talent
Monash University engineering students, Dilani Kahawala and Sebastian Castro claimed the top prize of the latest Sony Ericsson mobile phones for their "Virtual Wallet" idea, in a six month long competition run by technology leader Ericsson.
12 September 2005
“Fiber-To-The-Home” Experts Converge on Australia
The members of the FTTH Council Asia-Pac have chosen Australia as the location for their next General Meeting on 19-22 September, and will visit Canberra and Melbourne to both promote “fiber-to-the-home”, and to learn what skills and business opportunities exist in Australia.
07 September 2005
Ericsson's IMS selected by Commander in Australia for DSLAM initiative and deployment of new multimedia services
Commander Communications Ltd, a telecommunications operator in Australia, has selected Ericsson's IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) solution to enable its core Ericsson network to access DSLAM connectivity and to allow the deployment of new network hosted multimedia services in its IP network.
02 September 2005
New Zealand’s finest developers ready to face final Frontier
Ericsson has narrowed the field to what they believe are the top three New Zealand applications in their annual Frontier competition.
30 August 2005
Mobile message tracking claims top award in Ericsson competition
Sydney based developer, Amethon Solutions, claimed the top spot in this year’s Frontier competition with their mobile message tracking application called FriendsWhoForward. The first application of its type in the world beat nearly 40 submissions across Australia.
16 August 2005
Australia’s finest developers ready to face final Frontier
Ericsson and the AustralianIT has narrowed the field to what they believe are the top three Australian applications in the annual Frontier competition.
12 August 2005
New Zealand’s finest developers ready to face final Frontier
Ericsson has narrowed the field to what they believe are the top three New Zealand applications in their annual Frontier competition.
05 August 2005
Saturn Media uses mobile phone technology to bring New Zealand to the world
Saturn Media, leading New Zealand developer and marketer of mobile and internet applications, services and communications technology, has used innovative mobile phone technology to take the best of New Zealand to the globe at the World Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan.
02 August 2005
Local developers give it a go outside Australia
Two local Australian Companies, AVNotes.com and Surelabs, are expanding their businesses globally. Contestants in this year’s Frontier competition, the two Australian innovators have not found the road to building overseas business easy.
22 July 2005
New Zealand’s SimWorks targets new Frontier with a world first using mobile phone data
New Zealand based SimWorks is just one of the companies vying for the chance to win Ericsson’s 2005 Frontier Competition with its Subscriber Data Management System (SDMS) – the world’s first converged phone backup, social networking and directory services product.
19 July 2005
Real estate agents connect to 3G
Sydney based mobile enterprise solutions developer, Echo Innovations, is one of the innovative companies vying to win the 2005 Frontier Competition with their mobile marketing and business automation platform. Called Property at Hand, the program saves both time and money by enabling wireless mobility of business such as property management using high-speed mobile GPRS and 3G networks.
19 July 2005
Mobisodes aim to conquer Frontier
Creative mobile and content developers are constantly in search of the latest revenue-generating application. Two Australian innovators setting the scene and looking to win the 2005 Frontier competition are creating Mobisodes, the latest entertainment for the mobile phone.
15 July 2005
Mobile Phones become Mobile Banks thanks to New Zealand’s M-Com
New Zealand based M-Com is attempting back-to-back victories in their bid to win the Ericsson 2005 Frontier Competition, with their next mobile banking application M-Banking.
05 July 2005
Ericsson to take pioneering local content or application provider to new Frontier
Ericsson and the AustralianIT are offering pioneering Australian developers the chance to showcase their next generation mobile or broadband solutions to Telco industry decision-makers.
08 July 2005
Exclusive IDC Report/ IP-DSLAMs in Australia
The Australian broadband market is currently on a path of high growth, with 50% of households forecast to have broadband in the home by 2009.
01 July 2005
Ericsson to take pioneering local developer to new Frontier
Ericsson and the National Business Review are offering pioneering New Zealand developers the chance to showcase their next generation mobile or broadband solutions to telco industry decision-makers.
09 June 2005
Ericsson IP-DSLAMs deliver broadband triple play
First commercial service in Australia to deliver video over ADSL2+.
09 June 2005
Ericsson's Telephony over IP MSAN solution selected by iiNet, a leading Australian ISP
Ericsson's EDA IP MSAN was selected by iiNet Limited, a leading Australian and New Zealand Internet Service Provider (ISP) to provide telephony over IP services to its broadband customers across Australia. This is Ericsson's first customer delivery of EDA IP MSAN in the world.
01 June 2005
Ericsson number one in Australian IP-DSLAM broadband access market
Today, after a recent surge in sales, Ericsson claimed the number one position in the IP-DSLAM market in Australia. Ericsson is also number one in Europe.
31 May 2005
Ericsson receives new DSL equipment order from iiNet
Ericsson today announced that iiNet Limited, a leading Australian and New Zealand Internet Service Provider (ISP), has ordered an additional 59,000 DSL Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) ports, thereby extending its commitment to Ericsson’s Ethernet DSL Access beyond 100,000 ports.
27 April 2005
Ericsson announces R&D partnership in Australia
Today Ericsson confirmed a corporate frame agreement with DEK Technologies, to provide global hardware and software design services in the area of mobility and wireline core networks. Ericsson in Australia is supporting DEK with office premises and access to lab equipment.
26 April 2005
Ericsson to participate in Volvo Ocean Race
Ericsson, the world’s leading telecommunications supplier, will be on the starting line on November 5, 2005 taking part in the most challenging and competitive ocean sailing race - the Volvo Ocean Race.
16 February 2005
Ericsson signs five-year systems integration and service delivery solution deal with Telstra
Ericsson today announced it was chosen as the five-year business partner for the development of Telstra’s end-to-end service delivery solution. The contract allows Telstra to leverage its entire media, broadband and telecoms portfolio to deliver content, applications and services over its 2.5G and 3G networks. This agreement reaffirms Ericsson’s strong telecom services position in the Australian market.
10 February 2005
Internode Stars in Film Fest with Ericsson Broadband
National broadband innovator Internode will use its new broadband network built on Ericsson’s DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) equipment, to support activities at this month’s Adelaide Film Festival.
27 January 2005
Ericsson deploys 400th Wireless Hotspot for Telstra
Ericsson has enabled Telstra to reach a WLAN (Wireless Internet) milestone in Australia by deploying the 400th Wireless Hotspot site for the telecommunications carrier, the country’s largest WLAN rollout to date, based on infrastructure from Cisco Systems®.
25 January 2005
Ericsson calls on expertise and staff generosity for tsunami victims
Telecommunications leader Ericsson has provided a complete CDMA mobile telephony system, phones, volunteers and donations to assist victims of the devastating South Asian tsunami.
07 January 2005
Ericsson chosen by Telstra to supply 3G network
Ericsson has been selected as the exclusive 3G/WCDMA vendor to Telstra for up to the next five years. The estimated value of the framework agreement is more than USD 78 million (100M AUD) over the term. Ericsson will supply layered architecture core and radio access network equipment, including HSDPA and network rollout services.
