Telstra

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 (HSPA) network.

Australia's largest mobile operator Telstra today announced it has activated its HSPA Evolution network, a world-first that provides theoretical peak speeds of up to 21Mb/s.

3's Scandinavian operations are set to launch Europe's first HSPA Evolution services next year, providing theoretical peak speeds of up to 21Mb/s.

ZDNet Australia reports that the Australian Communications and Media Authority has confirmed that Telstra was the unknown bidder who bought the wireless spectrum belonging to Commander subsidiary Personal Broadband Australia, which shut down its iBurst network last month.

AustralianIT reports that Telstra chairman Don McGauchie has formally begun the process of finding a replacement for Sol Trujillo, who is expected to leave the company sooner rather than later.

Ericsson has announced it will perform the first-ever demonstration of new HSPA multi-carrier technology for peak downlink data rates of 42Mb/s at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week.

Australian operator Telstra today announced it has acquired controlling interests in two Chinese media businesses, strengthening its plans to achieve AUD1 billion (US$668 million) in revenue from its Chinese assets by 2013.