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Basslink Telecoms today announced it has selected Ericsson Australia to provide the fibre optic transmission solution for the Basslink Interconnector cable to supply telecommunications services between Tasmania and the Australian mainland.

 

Ericsson has delivered the world’s first mobile softswitch using blade technology, to Australian operator Telstra,  which has already brought the new MSC Server Blade Cluster into commercial service on its NextG™ network.

Ericsson today announced another milestone in rapid growth of wireless broadband this week with Telstra’s demonstration of the world’s fastest mobile broadband modem on its Next G mobile network during its Investor Day presentation in Sydney on 6 November.

IPTV will be the killer application for Broadband Service Providers in the new competitive environment of the proposed National Broadband Network (NBN), according to a whitepaper released today by Ericsson Australia and IDC.

Ericsson Australia today announced the integration of TUSC Computer Systems into the Ericsson business, effective 1 September, 2008.  TUSC was acquired by Ericsson in November, 2005.

Ericsson, the world’s largest provider of mobile networks, today announced Australia’s first live full-speed demonstration of LTE (Long Term Evolution) mobile network technology, with data downlink speeds exceeding 160Mbps.

Ericsson, the world’s largest provider of mobile networks, today announced the establishment of a new centre in Melbourne that will play a major global role in the development of LTE (Long Term Evolution), the next step in the evolution of mobile network technology.

Red Cross has launched a world first in First Aid with CPR instructions now downloadable to a mobile phone at the touch of a button.

In an historic step for the mobile industry, Telstra has activated in their Next G™ network an important new feature for the Mobile Packet Core network called 3G Direct Tunnel. Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) is the first vendor to deliver this significant advance to mobile operators.

The emerging “Individual TV Experience” will offer consumers an amazing new world of television viewing, while offering significant opportunities and challenges for network operators and service providers.

The Commissioner of Police, Jack Johnston, and the Minister for Police and Emergency Management, Jim Cox, will today sign a contract to commence a $13M upgrade and expansion of the Police Radio Network.

Ericsson is assisting Australia's Telstra to simplify its mobile network by deploying the world's first Mobile Softswitch Solution based on highly efficient blade technology.

Vodafone Australia has appointed Ericsson as the primary hardware and software vendor to support its national mobile broadband rollout, based on High-Speed Packet Access technology.

A new study of Australian operator Telstra's Next G network, which was supplied and installed by Ericsson, reveals that business users of the new mobile broadband service can reduce their carbon footprint  as well as improve their productivity.

The rapid growth of the HSPA mobile broadband module market has been highlighted by Ericsson at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week.