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• Australia's major telcos unfazed by Internode's business market push

  Australia’s major telcos remain unperturbed despite news that rival ISP, Internode, will be zeroing in on enterprise customers, after setting up its new Brisbane office.

• BlackBerry Torch to hit all Australian telcos

  BlackBerry maker, Research in Motion, has announced its new Torch 9800 handset and BlackBerry 6 operating system - unveiled overnight in the US - will be available through all of Australia's major mobile telcos.

• SingTel (ASX:SGT) incorporates investment unit

  Singapore's SingTel, parent company of Australia's Optus, has incorporated a new ICT investment company subsidiary

• Three SingTel (ASX:SGT) directors retire

  Long-serving SingTel (ASX:SGT) directors Heng Swee Keat, John Powell Morshchell and Deepak S Parekh have each restired from the company's board

• LinkedIn partners with Optus and 3

  Social networking site LinkedIn has partnered with Optus and 3 to provide free access to the LinkedIn mobile application.

• Optus quadruples HFC cable speeds with DOCSIS 3

  Optus has completed a substantial upgrade of its HFC cable network in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney that will allow residents in supported areas access to speeds ranging up to around 80Mbps or more, using the improved DOCSIS 3 standard.
  

• Optus abolishes CIO role, Turner out

  An extensive restructure of Optus' technology divisions has seen its chief information officer Lawrie Turner resign from the business.
  

• Optus CIO quits amid restructure

  Optus chief information officer, Lawrie Turner, has resigned following an extensive restructure of the telco's technology divisions.

• Updated: Telcos, Apple release Aussie iPhone 4 pricing

  Telstra, Optus and Apple itself have released their respective local pricing details for the iPhone 4, with the big T also confirming it would open its stores around Australia at midnight on Thursday night to give full access to customers keen to pick up the hyped Apple handset as soon as possible.

• iPhone 4 to launch midnight Thursday: Optus

  Optus this morning confirmed plans to launch Apple's latest iPhone 4 handset at midnight launches around the country on Thursday night, despite Apple publicising plans to open its stores from 8am Friday morning.

• NBN fibre reach extended to 93 per cent

  The Federal Government will extend its planned fibre roll-out under the National Broadband Network from an initial 90 per cent of Australian premises to 93 per cent – covering an additional 1.6 million extra premises.
  

• In pictures: Optus LTE trial

  Optus LTE trial achieves 50Mbps

• Optus successfully trials LTE technology, achieves 50Mbps download speeds

  Optus has successfully demonstrated its Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology operating on 2100 MHz spectrum and achieving download speeds of more than 50Mbps.

• SingTel to release financial results on June 29

  As well as its notice of annual general meeting and circulars to shareholders

• NCS CEO Lim Eng resigns

  The company, a subsidiary of SingTel, has promoted COO Chia Wee Boon to fill the vacancy