Market Clarity News and Commentary
MARKET CLARITY IN THE NEWS
26 August 2008
Australian IT: No quick fix on broadband for regions
05 August 2008
AFR: Price cuts still don't ring true
22 July 2008
Australian IT: Optus meltdown raises questions
16 July 2008
Computerworld: Optus sorry for meltdown, compensation could follow
04 July 2008
American Chamber of Commerce (SA), Independence Day Business Lunch: Future of Broadband in Australia
18 June 2008
iTnews: Market heats up for unified communications
14 June 2008
Australian IT: State bids could 'balkanise' broadband network
01 April 2008
Australian IT: Mobile broadband takes off
31 March 2008
MIS/Financial Review: The Scoop Podcast - Corporate VoIP still on hold?
17 March 2008
CNET: Australia's uncapped broadband data dream dies
06 March 2008
CRN: Is Conroy forgetting about OPEL?
25 February 2008
CRN: Market Clarity finds high ADSL availability in Australia
19 February 2008
The Australian: Shara Evans, chief executive, Market Clarity
19 February 2008
NetworkPunk: Telstra opens the gate for high-speed broadband across the country
18 February 2008
ZDNet: Telstra needlessly denied consumers on ADSL2+
14 February 2008
The Australian: Telstra gains OPEL document access
07 February 2008
The Australian: Telstra revs up the internet
05 February 2008
ZDNet: Is OPEL overbuild good for Aussie broadband?
05 February 2008
Computerworld: ISPs label OPEL a feeble overbuild of existing infrastructure
05 February 2008
The Australian: Labor broadband plan 'uneven'
03 January 2008
ABC News Radio: Just weeks to go until the planned closure of the CDMA mobile phone network (audio: Shara Evans with John Barron)
28 December 2007
ACCC: ACCC publishes exemption application from Telstra for the domestic transmission capacity service
21 December 2007
Computerworld: ACMA report identifies size of VoIP market in Australia
20 December 2007
ACMA: The Australian VoIP Market 2007
14 December 2007
The Australian: Optus speeds mobile rollout (Questionable link)
11 December 2007
The Australian: A country coming of age with 3G
06 December 2007
ZDNet: Look beyond Telstra to avoid broadband price-hike
27 November 2007
The Australian: Mixed messages flow from future
29 October 2007
The Dominion Post: NZ set to stagnate in broadband rankings
20 October 2007
ACCC launches public consultation on Telstra SAO exemption
02 October 2007
Computer Reseller News Cover Story: Wireless Broadband
18 September 2007
The Australian: VoIP goes mainstream
14 August 2007
The Australian: Restructuring chaos catapults ISP
13 August 2007
Uecomm and Metro Ethernet Forum: MEF Celebrates Australian Debut New Member - Uecomm paves way for Carrier Ethernet drive
08 August 2007
itwire: Newspoll Survey Finds 21 percent of Consumers Have Switched Broadband Provider
24 July 2007
ZDNet: Optus uploads - A revolution in the making?
20 July 2007
Communications Alliance: The ACOMMS 2007 Winners
17 July 2007
The Australian: Hutchison mobile data price cut
17 July 2007
The Australian: Upload surge increases net costs
13 July 2007
SBS News: ACCC has Google in its sight
12 July 2007
Free Republic: Google faces landmark lawsuit over sponsored links
12 July 2007
Physorg.com: Australian regulator takes Google to court over sponsored links (Questionable link)
12 July 2007
The Times of India: Oz regulator takes Google to court (Questionable link)
29 June 2007
ABC 7.30 Report: Questions raised over wireless broadband capabilities
27 June 2007
ACMA: Communications Infrastructure and Services Availability in Australia 2006-07
27 June 2007
ACMA: Key Statistics for the Australian Communications Industry
19 June 2007
Smart Company: What price fast broadband?
17 June 2007
itwire: VoIP - many different things to different people
17 June 2007
itwire: Developing standards for better VoIP services
12 June 2007
ABC Radio National: Australian broadband may drag down standard of living (Podcast and Transcript)
05 June 2007
thewest.com.au: Minnow plans big wireless net service
05 June 2007
The Australian: Optus gets into VoIP
05 June 2007
thewest.com.au: Minnow plans big wireless net service
04 June 2007
DSL Prime: Shara Evans — Numbers Need More Precision
23 May 2007
itwire: Market Clarity hits back at OECD in broadband stats battle
18 May 2007
The Australian: Telstra appeal rejected
18 May 2007
The Australian: Coonan challenges OECD broadband stats
16 May 2007
Prime Minister of Australia - Interview
15 May 2007
itwire: OECD's shoddy broadband stats exposed
15 May 2007
Nyqyuist Capital: OECD Broadband Stats 'Clarified'
15 May 2007
The Australian: Broadband ratings lifted
01 May 2007
The Australian: Net plan to cut mobile costs
26 April 2007
The Sydney Morning Herald: Roaming free
24 April 2007
itwire: Australian broadband growth rates falling back
19 April 2007
itwire: ACCC to cease reporting broadband numbers
19 April 2007
The Australian: It's time to come clean
18 April 2007
Voice & Data: Questions for Labor's broadband costings
17 April 2007
The Australian: Labor broadband blowout
04 April 2007
Telecom TV: Researcher debunks global broadband rankings (Questionable link)
04 April 2007
VoIP News: Infrastructure List Gets Mapping Capability
04 April 2007
ComputerWorld: Australia's telecom infrastructure report released
04 April 2007
The Australian: 3G price freefall
03 April 2007
Sen Helen Coonan: Comms Day Summit 2007 Speech (Questionable link)
30 March 2007
ComputerWorld: X-Series marks the spot for flat-rate mobile data
29 March 2007
ABC Radio National, Australia Talks show: Broadband or Fraudband? (Podcast)
28 March 2007
The Sydney Morning Herald: We're paying $1bn too much for our mobiles
28 March 2007
The Australian: Hutchison triggers 3G price war
27 March 2007
The Australian: Rudd shoots too low
27 March 2007
Itwire: Labor's broadband plan - will 12Mbps be enough in 2012?
26 March 2007
The Sydney Morning Herald: Roam if you want to
24 March 2007
The Sydney Morning Herald: Why stop a few metres short?
08 March 2007
The Australian: Skype downloads top 500m
28 February 2007
The Age: Engin launches capped VoIP plans
13 February 2007
ComputerWorld: VoIP users dig a grave for providers
13 February 2007
The Australian: VoIP providers slow to sign with watchdog
13 February 2007
ComputerWorld: Unified comms the next tech nirvana
12 February 2007
itwire: Skype: biggest is not always best
12 February 2007
itwire: VoIP will be big, but revenues won't
12 February 2007
The Australian: VoIP minnows need to turn a dollar
06 February 2007
The Australian: Half-mill sign up to Next G
26 January 2007
MIS: 3G steps up
19 January 2007
The Australian: Skype plans local push
12 December 2006
The Australian: Working on the fly
12 December 2006
The Australian: Telstra steals 3G show from rivals
05 December 2006
The Age: Hung up on VoIP
29 November 2006
itWire: VoIP numbers game heats up
28 November 2006
The Australian: Making the switch to VoIP (Questionable link)
28 November 2006
The Australian: Fast net for bush too hard (Questionable link)
22 November 2006
Smarthouse: Broadband Market Worth $2 Billion A Year
22 November 2006
InfoWorld: Stake sale ends Australia government control of telco (Questionable link)
22 November 2006
iTnews: Broadband slow down makes for tough sell
22 November 2006
Telecom Web: Broadband Revenue Slowdown Predicted Down Under
21 November 2006
Itwire: How many VoIP providers are there really
21 November 2006
The Australian: Broadband performance not so bad
21 November 2006
The Australian: Big 3G stoush expected next year (Questionable link)
21 November 2006
Itwire: Broadband market now worth $2 billion but $$ growth slowing
21 November 2006
m-net: Aussie broadband generates $2b in 2006: report
20 November 2006
Itwire: Bit players giving VoIP a bad name says Engin
14 November 2006
The Australian: Rivals scorn Telstra pricing
07 November 2006
Telecom News: Equinix To Host Annual Gigabit Peering Forum in Sydney Featuring Content and VoIP Peering Experts (Questionable link)
06 November 2006
Voice & Data: False promises damage VoIP reputation (Questionable link)
01 November 2006
Daily Research News: Telecoms Structure Databased Down Under
31 October 2006
VoIP News: Australia's Telecoms Infrastructure Catalogued
30 October 2006
Itwire: Australia's telecoms infrastructure databased
06 October 2006
The Australian: Optus to spoil Telstra launch with 3G promo (Questionable link)
21 September 2006
Voice & Data: Is satellite still competitive?
18 September 2006
Shara Evans talks about the Aussie VoIP List on Tektime Radio on 97.1 3MDR Melbourne.
13 September 2006
BuyNetPlus: Is satellite still competitive?
13 September 2006
m-net NZ: Aussies take to regional wireless broadband
12 September 2006
iTnews: MVNOs give mobile services low priority
12 September 2006
Computerworld: Satellite broadband still nascent despite subsidie (Questionable link)
11 September 2006
Mobilised: Wireless broadband Recovers In Bush
29 August 2006
The Australian: Tune in, dial up, drop out
21 August 2006
CRN: Making residential VoIP a viable proposition
09 August 2006
Australian Reseller News: Market Clarity lists VoIP providers
08 August 2006
VoIP News: 18 More Added To VoIP List
06 August 2006
Voice & Data: New VoIP list reflects growing number of providers
01 August 2006
PC World: Research firm hosts VoIP directory
31 July 2006
VoIP News: Market Clarity Lists All 180 VoIP Players
31 July 2006
VoIP Weblog: Largest Online Australian VoIP Directory from Market Clarity
25 July 2006
VoIP News: Shareholders Approve Extra Engin Funds
21 July 2006
VoIP News: Only 60% VoIP Providers In TIO Scheme
06 July 2006
VoIP News: ISPs Rival Pure Play VoIP Providers
16 May 2006
The Australian: VoIP picking up pace
30 April 2006
Asterisk VoIP News: BroadIP boasts big surge of eager VoIP resellers
18 April 2006
The Age: Small businesses move to VoIP
28 March 2006
Australian Reseller News: iVox and PBA offer mobile VoIP
24 March 2006
Cellular News: End of the Australian Boom for Mobiles?
22 March 2006
itwire: The stormy voyage of the Irish Rover
22 March 2006
CRN: VoIP services to reach six million users
16 March 2006
itwire: Gloomy outlook on mobiles
01 March 2006
ZDNet: ISPs drop wireless broadband options
28 February 2006
PC World: Aussies ditch fixed lines in favour of VoIP and mobile
21 February 2006
ZDNet: AAPT only half-priority for new chiefs