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• Nokia E6 available in Aus

  Nokia's E6 smartphone, which runs the updated Symbian Anna operating system, is now available to local customers following its April launch.

• SingTel prices $200m in convertible notes

  Optus parent SingTel (ASX:SGT) has priced convertible notes worth over $200m, days after arranging credit facilities approaching $3b

• Optus, SingTel sign $2.58b in credit facilities

  Optus and parent company SingTel [[xref:http://www.cfoworld.com.au/articles/tag/ASX:SGT|(ASX:SGT)|CFOWorld]] have together secured credit facilities with international banks totalling S$3.7 billion ($2.58 billion).

• Optus, SingTel sign $2.58b in credit facilities

  Optus and parent SingTel have secured credit facilities from banks including ANZ, CBA and Westpac amounting to S$3.7b ($2.58b)

• IIA details child abuse code of practice

  As Telstra and Optus prepare to begin the voluntary blocking child pornography sites based on a blocklist compiled by Interpol, the Internet Industry Association (IIA) has released a detailed framework to underpin the code of practice on child abuse for the industry.

• NBN Co deals with Telstra, Optus: Analysts weigh in

  Analysts have weighed in on Telstra’s $11 billion deal and Optus’ $800 million deal with NBN Co, saying that while the devil will be in the detail, both will pave the way for the future of the telco industry.

• Singtel's Optus signs $800m HFC NBN deal

  Singtel (ASX: SGT) subsidiary, Optus, has reached an $800m agreement with the NBN Co for the migration of its hybrid coaxial cable (HFC) customers to the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• Optus starts selling Motorola Xoom Android tablet

  Optus has announced it is now offering the Motorola Xoom Android ‘Honeycomb’ tablet little more than a month after Telstra launched the device in Australia.

• Optus launches Cloud-hosted apps offering for SMBs

  Optus launched a new Cloud based offering dubbed 'Optus OfficeApps', targetting small to medium businesses (SMBs).

• CeBIT 2011: Optus' O'Sullivan calls for open access content

  Optus chief Paul O’Sullivan has used his address at CeBIT 2011 in Sydney to call for a new wave of regulatory reform aimed at ensuring the number two telco is not locked out of the next mobility boom: content and applications.

• Optus retains sky high data roaming rates beyond Asia

  Optus has continued negotiations with international carriers to revamp higher-than-average data roaming fees from the country's second largest telco, lagging behind the forthcoming launch of new plans for selected Asian countries.
  

• Optus stakes a claim on Motorola Xoom tablet

  Tablet fans who don't want to sign up with Telstra when the Motorola Xoom tablet comes to Australia in May have another choice of provider if they are prepared to wait another month.

• NBN Co confirms Optus, IPSTAR satellite contracts

  National Broadband Network (NBN) wholesaler NBN Co has awarded satellite operators Optus and IPSTAR contracts worth a total $300 million for managed satellite services to three per cent of Australian premises, confirming industry speculation surrounding the service.

• Microsoft rolls out Windows Phone 7 update for Optus customers

  Australian owners of Windows Phone 7 handsets can rest easy after news today that both Telstra and Optus have tested and approved updates for devices running Microsoft's mobile operating system.

• MobileActive signs third Aust carrier deal

  MobileActive (ASX:MBA) has direct carrier SMS deals with all major Australian mobile operators after successfully concluding negotiations with the last of the three