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Thursday, 27 September 2012
Hon. Senator Stephen Conroy visits iPrimus customer connected to the NBN in South Morang
Melbourne, Australia – 26th September 2012: iPrimus, part of M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (“M2” ASX: MTU), today welcomed the Hon. Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy to South Morang Victoria, to visit one of its first customers connected to the NBN in the new rollout area.
The Minister was officially in South Morang to announce the activation of NBN services for the suburb in Melbourne’s northern growth corridor. AFL legend Robert ‘Dipper’ DiPierdomenico and current North Melbourne star Brent ’Boomer’ Harvey were also on...
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Primus Australia tops customer satisfaction report for three consecutive monthsBest Home Phone Provider of the Month for February, March and April 2012 31 May 2012: Primus Australia has come out on top for the third consecutive month in the Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction reports. Primus has been announced as best Home Phone Provider in the monthly awards in February, March and now April 2012. The most recent report recorded 76 precent customer satisfaction over the six month period from November ... News | Wednesday, 30 May 2012 Read more |
Primus Selected by NBN Co to Participate in Voice Product Development ProgramNBN Co Selects Primus for Tests on Enhanced Telephone Services MELBOURNE – May 7th, 2012 – Primus, part of M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (“M2” ASX: MTU), today announced that it has been chosen by NBN Co as the lead partner in its UNI-V Enhancement Program. Primus was appointed following an Expressions of Interest process that restricted applications to companies that could meet strict selection criteria outlined by the NBN Co ... News | Monday, 7 May 2012 Read more |
Primus Telecom secures three year deal to provide data network for Australian Red CrossAgreement follows major network upgrades and investment programme MELBOURNE – April 30, 2012 – Humanitarian organisation, Australian Red Cross, has signed a three year deal with Primus Telecom, part of M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (“M2” ASX: MTU), to provide a data network solution to its network of branch offices and other sites across Australia. The agreement will see Primus delivering service to 83 sites initially with potential for up ... News | Sunday, 29 April 2012 Read more |
Primus Australia tops customer satisfaction resultsStudy by Roy Morgan shows increase in satisfaction in last six months Melbourne, 4th April 2012. iPrimus, part of M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (“M2” ASX: MTU), has come out on top for customer satisfaction according to the latest Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Report released today. The study found that Primus topped the Home Phone Provider category with 76 percent customer satisfaction for the period September 2011 until February 2012... News | Wednesday, 4 April 2012 Read more |
Hungry Jack’s customers devour WiFi Primus powered free in-store WiFi a big hit with customersMelbourne, Australia – 27 March 2012: Hungry Jack’s® customers have shown a strong appetite for the recently launched free Wi-Fi hot spot service, with over 4,600 daily average users across the stores and more than 200 daily users in the top stores in Sydney and the Gold Coast. The Hungry Jack’s® Wi-Fi hot spots, developed by Primus, part of M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (“M2” ASX: MTU), and its partners ... News | Monday, 26 March 2012 Read more |
Primus Australia becomes first retail service provider to receive B2B interoperability certification from NBN CoMelbourne, Australia – 23 March 2012: Primus, part of M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (“M2” ASX: MTU) has today announced that it is the first retail service provider (RSP) to receive NBN Co’s business-to-business (B2B) interoperability certification. Primus Australia will now utilise NBN Co’s B2B Gateway for direct systems integration, supporting automated order management, assurance and billing operations for services provided on the NBN to ... News | Friday, 23 March 2012 Read more |
Primus Customers Stay Online During National Internet Outage29th February 2012 – Melbourne, Australia - Primus, part of M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (“M2” ASX: MTU) today announced thanks to its robust network design and redundancy, its IP network didn’t skip a beat and its own customers stayed on line during last Thursdays national internet outage that reportedly saw millions of customers left without a workable service for approximately 45mins. Primus customers were able ... News | Friday, 23 March 2012 Read more |
Primus Australia Readies For Consumer and Small Business Fibre With Appointment of New General Manager28 February 2012 – Melbourne, Australia - Primus, part of M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (“M2” ASX: MTU) today announced it has appointed Lachlan Burns as General Manager of its Residential and Small Business Fibre Products. Burns will lead the growth of its fibre based products, including sales on the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Australia. The company also announced its intention to shortly ... News | Friday, 23 March 2012 Read more |
Transaction Network Services Jumps Aboard Primus Next Generation Metro Fibre ring in Sydney7 February 2011, Melbourne, Australia - Primus Telecom, part of M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (“M2” ASX: MTU) today announced that Transaction Network Services (TNS) has connected to the Primus Metro Fibre over Optical Transport Network (OTN) to support its Australian office network infrastructure. TNS is a leading provider of fast, reliable and secure transaction-oriented solutions for the world’s leading retails, banks, processors, telcos, and financial markets. The deal will see TNS ... News | Tuesday, 14 February 2012 Read more |
Primus Telecom Energises Australian Power & Gas Telecommunications NeedsIntegrated Voice and Data Network Solution to Reduce Costs and Improve Efficiencies in Support of Ambitious Growth Plans 7 February 2011, Melbourne, Australia: Independent energy retailer Australian Power & Gas (ASX: APK) has chosen Primus Telecom, part of M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (“M2” ASX: MTU), to provide a voice and data network solution that will scale with the company as it heads towards its ‘Vision 2015’ objective of servicing 700,000 net ... News | Tuesday, 7 February 2012 Read more |
Primus wins $6 million three-year contract to boost voice and data for Competitive Foods AustraliaMelbourne, Australia, 30 January 2011: : Fast food giant Competitive Foods Australia Pty Ltd (CFAL) has signed a $6 million three-year deal with Primus Telecom, part of M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (“M2” ASX: MTU), to provide upgraded, advanced voice, data and managed WiFi services. This builds on a long-term relationship between the two companies which started in 2003. Primus’ Private IP Network (PiPN) solution for CFAL covers the supply, installation, and ... News | Tuesday, 31 January 2012 Read more |
Primus Telecom steps into three year deal with Payless Shoes Delivers private IP network, hosted PBX and managed firewall across 232 stores18 January 2012 – Melbourne, Australia : Independent Australian shoe retailer Payless Shoes Pty Ltd has signed a million dollar, three-year deal with Primus Telecom, part of M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (“M2” ASX: MTU), to provide an integrated Voice and Data Network solution including network based EFTPOS system plus additional hosted services across its 232 stores as well as its Sydney-based company head office. The deployment will include a ... News | Monday, 23 January 2012 Read more |
Primus Australia signs NBN Co Wholesale Broadband Agreement12 January 2012 – Melbourne, Australia Primus Australia, apart of M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (“M2” ASX: MTU) has today announced that it has signed NBN Co’s Wholesale Broadband Agreement (WBA). The WBA sets out the terms and conditions that the NBN Co will use to govern the supply of products and services to its wholesale customers. “We are delighted to be a part of such an important agreement for the future ... News | Monday, 23 January 2012 Read more |
Primus Australia accredited to deliver telephony services on the NBN14th December 2011 - Melbourne, Australia: Primus Australia announced today that it has gained full accreditation to deliver fixed-line telephone services to customers on the NBN. Primus Australia is now fully accredited for both broadband and telephone services on the NBN and along with its broadband plans will now develop new voice-only plans as well as a selection of new voice and broadband bundles that are specifically suited to ... News | Monday, 23 January 2012 Read more |
Australia’s Government Data Centre Facilities Panel now includes Primus Australia, offering services from its Melbourne facilitiesMELBOURNE – 16th November 2011: Primus Australia, part of M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (“M2” ASX: MTU), today announced it is now on the Federal Government's Data Centre Facilities Panel, offering services from its Melbourne facilities. “We fully support this significant Federal initiative and are excited to lend our expertise and resources in helping government agencies avoid costs and improve sustainability,” said Primus Australia’s CEO Tom Mazerski. "As a key ... News | Wednesday, 16 November 2011 Read more |
Primus Australia connects customers in all NBN first release sitesMELBOURNE – (Tuesday 6 September 2011) – Primus Australia, part of M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (“M2” ASX: MTU), today announced that it has now connected customers in all five of the NBNCo first-release sites across mainland Australia. The five locations include an area of Armidale in NSW, part of the suburb of Brunswick in Melbourne, the communities of Minnamurra and Kiama Downs in NSW; parts of the western suburbs ... News | Tuesday, 6 September 2011 Read more |
iPrimus launches broadband monitoring iPhone® and Android® AppOffers customers the chance to win 1 GB extra free broadband each month* Melbourne, 13 July 2011: iPrimus has launched the iPrimus Help Centre mobile app for both the iPhone® and Android® operating systems, enabling customers to keep a close eye on their fixed broadband usage, while allowing customers to pit their gaming skills against iPrimus to win a 1GB data top-up if they have exceeded their monthly data allowance. According ... News | Tuesday, 12 July 2011 Read more |
Primus announces Accella Cloud Video ConferencingMelbourne, 18 May 2011: Today, Primus Telecom announced its new hosted video conferencing solution, Accella Cloud VC, with a live video conferencing demonstration at the National Broadband Network (NBN) mainland launch in Armidale.”With the growing demand for video conferencing Primus wanted to offer customers a solution that leveraged the innovation of the cloud to offer superior value and performance. Designed to slash upfront investment costs, Accella Cloud VC, moves the ... News | Tuesday, 17 May 2011 Read more |
iPrimus lights up the mainland with NBN announced as retail service provider for NBNCo mainland services.MELBOURNE – April 8, 2011 – iPrimus today announced that it has been selected by NBNCo as a “First Release” NBN provider for the upcoming NBN end-user trials across the five first release sites on the Australian mainland. The announcement follows a very successful partnership for iPrimus with NBN Tasmania to provide services in Midway Point, Scottsdale and Smithton as part of the NBN trial in 2010. In announcing its appointment ... News | Thursday, 7 April 2011 Read more |
First Australian school to connect to the National Broadband Network in Tasmania with iPrimusSt Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School in Smithton, Tasmania is the first school in Australia to be connected to the National Broadband Network (NBN) with iPrimus. The school’s NBN connection officially went live today at a special event attended by the Premier of Tasmania, David Bartlett, MP. The milestone connection, which was announced today by the Catholic Education office in conjunction with its technology partners; iPrimus, Saturn Communications and Generation-E Hobart ... News | Thursday, 25 November 2010 Read more |
Primus Telecom - MIS Strategic 100Primus has been acknowledged for 2010 as one of the MIS Strategic 100. The annual MIS Strategic 100 profiles the 100 most strategically relevant vendor organisations for CIOs. Broken into three sections - Global, Local and Rising Stars - the vendors are selected by a panel of CIOs and independent industry experts, with the profiles written by the MIS editorial team. Primus Telecom was selected as one of the most relevant local ... News | Tuesday, 2 November 2010 Read more |
Primus Telecom announces the first business connected on the national broadband network in TasmaniaPrimus Telecom today announced the first business customer had been connected to the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Scottsdale, Tasmania, scoring another first for Primus for the NBN.Primus Telecom CEO, Ravi Bhatia stated: “After announcing the first residential customer to be connected, we’re delighted to be announcing the first business customer to be connected to the NBN in Tasmania. This reinforces Primus’ position as a leader in innovation for leading ... News | Monday, 26 July 2010 Read more |
iPrimus Announces its First Pioneer Service Connected on the National Broadband Network in TasmaniaiPrimus today announced its first fully operational pioneer customer has been connected to the National Broadband Network in Midway Point, Tasmania. iPrimus General Manager of Marketing and Products, Andrew Sims stated: "This is a fantastic and significant milestone for Tasmania and iPrimus. The installation, set-up and coordination went well which is a testament to the hard work and effort of everyone involved." The iPrimus Extreme 100Mbps service was installed during the day ... News | Friday, 2 July 2010 Read more |
Primus Telecom Launches NBN Broadband Services for the Next Generation in TasmaniaPrimus Telecom today announced the launch of its services on the National Broadband Network (NBN) in selected regional towns in Tasmania. Primus Telecom is one of only a few Retail Service Providers to offer Fibre to the Home (FTTH) services to the regional towns that are part of NBN Tasmania’s initial roll-out. They include Smithton, Scottsdale and Midway Point. Primus CEO Ravi Bhatia said: “We are thrilled to be one of ... News | Wednesday, 19 May 2010 Read more |
Primus welcomes ACMA inquiry into customer serviceResponding to this morning’s announcement by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) that it will conduct an inquiry into customer service and complaints handling in the telecommunications industry, Mr Ravi Bhatia, CEO of Primus Telecom, expressed his support for the ACMA led inquiry. Commenting on the terms of the inquiry, Mr Bhatia stated, “Primus welcomes the inquiry. The industry has received a bad wrap in recent times, which is ... News | Wednesday, 21 April 2010 Read more |
Primus Telecom partners with NBN Co to become among the first NBN Ready Service Providers in Tasmania...Primus CEO Ravi Bhatia demonstrates new generation services at NBN launch event in Tasmania... Primus Telecom today announced its partnership with NBN Co Tasmania and its participation in the proof of concept launch of the National Broadband Network in Tasmania, held today in Mornington, Tasmania. At the event, Senator Stephen Conroy referred to Primus Telecom as one of the first service providers to be NBN ready. Primus CEO Ravi Bhatia stated: “We ... News | Monday, 15 March 2010 Read more |
iPrimus announce sponsorship of "Rock the Boats" local music festival2nd February, 2010. The “Rock the Boats” iPrimus music stage at Waterfront City will bring a great collection of free live music from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th of February. Rock, blues, jazz, pop and country music will all be featured from some of Australia’s best live artists, with the addition of some live indie acts that have recently been discovered through the “Kool Skools” project. The iPrimus stage will ... News | Tuesday, 2 February 2010 Read more |
Primus Telecom Approves Measures To Block Child Pornography OnlinePrimus Telecom announced today that it is in full support of the Federal Government’s policy to block online child pornography and welcomed the opportunity to work with the Government to further develop and implement its policy. Senator Conroy announced new Government legislation to help protect Australian families online, with new cyber-safety measures designed to filter undesirable content. As anticipated, Senator Conroy also announced the introduction of mandatory ISP-level filtering of ... News | Tuesday, 15 December 2009 Read more |
The Coalition Seeks To Abandon Regional Australia According To Primus TelecomResponding to this afternoon’s announcement from the Coalition that it will seek to defer consideration of the Rudd Government’s legislative reforms for the telecommunications industry, Mr Ravi Bhatia, CEO of Primus Telecom and Chairman of TASA (TERRiA Access Seekers Association) expressed his disappointment that the Coalition was turning its back on Australian consumers and businesses in regional Australia. Mr Bhatia said, “This decision appears to go against the Coalition’s previously stated ... News | Tuesday, 20 October 2009 Read more |
2009 Telco Reform Package National Focus Forums – hosted by ATUG and PrimusATUG and Primus Telecom have joined forces to broaden the understanding of the new Telecommunications reform package As a result of the NBN and proposed restructuring of telecommunications in Australia, Australian businesses will have opportunities to manage more efficiently, develop new applications, attract new customers, offer better service & widen their markets. ATUG and its members have been long term advocates of the kind of changes Government is set to deliver following ... News | Saturday, 26 September 2009 Read more |
Primus Telecom Melbourne Data Centre Statement 10 August 09MEDIA STATEMENT10 August 2009 Further to our outage notification of yesterday, please note that the previously scheduled upgrade to the Data Centre’s CitiPower substation that has been planned for Saturday 15th August and Sunday 16th August will proceed. During this upgrade, new HT switchgear and transformer will be installed. The facility will be operating on two running diesel generators prior to HT mains being isolated. An additional emergency diesel generator which is ... News | Monday, 10 August 2009 Read more |
Basslink's Switch-On Provides Faster & Cheaper Broadband for Primus' Tasmanian Customers...Telstra's Tasmanian monopoly for high speed internet is over... Today Primus Telecom announced that a new era of faster and cheaper broadband has begun in Tasmania with the activation of its transmission on Basslink’s fibre-optic cable to Tasmania. Primus Telecom’s increased backhaul to Tasmania using the new Basslink cable will increase interstate capacity, while introducing increased competition on the important communications route from mainland Australia to Tasmania. According to Primus Telecom CEO ... News | Thursday, 6 August 2009 Read more |
iPrimus customers get unmetered freedom on their TiVoiPrimus announced today that it has signed an agreement with Hybrid Television Services (ANZ) Pty Limited, the exclusive licence holder for TiVo in Australia and New Zealand, to offer unmetering to TiVo media devices owned by iPrimus customers. This includes downloads of video content as well as services (like weather and games), software updates and electronic program guide data that are also delivered over the internet. iPrimus General Manager, Marketing & ... News | Sunday, 10 May 2009 Read more |
iPrimus offers ADSL2+ at over 1500 exchanges Australia wideiPrimus announced today that it has extended its ADSL2+ broadband reach to over 1500 exchanges across Australia. iPrimus General Manager, Marketing & Products, Andrew Sims said: “This is great news for customers, to be able to extend our ADSL2+ coverage in one single hit and offer high speed broadband into exchanges we previously couldn’t.” “Our plans start from $69.95 for 6GB of data, which represent some of the best value in the ... News | Thursday, 23 April 2009 Read more |
Primus Welcomes NBN Decision and Opportunity For Stronger CompetitionMelbourne, Australia – April 7, 2009 --Primus Telecom has strongly welcomed and noted its support for the Government’s proposals for the roll out of a high speed broadband network and the commencement of an inquiry into industry reform. According to Primus CEO Ravi Bhatia the proposals published today will deliver substantial competition benefits to consumers and businesses across Australia. “The decisions taken today are truly historic, and are clearly ... News | Tuesday, 7 April 2009 Read more |
Primus U.S. Holding Company Announces Plan of ReorganizationRestructuring Expected to Benefit Primus Australia Greater Level of Investment in Australian Operations is Foreseen Melbourne, Australia -- March 16, 2009 --Primus Telecom Australia said today that its U.S. holding company, Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated together with three affiliated holding companies, (“the Holding Companies”), has reached an agreement with various noteholders on the terms of a consensual financial restructuring of their debt. The agreement, which is expected to be consummated through ... News | Monday, 16 March 2009 Read more |
iPrimus to participate in ISP filtering pilotiPrimus announced today that it will be participating in the Australian Government’s ISP filtering pilot. iPrimus is among six service providers selected by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy to participate in the ISP filtering ‘live’ pilot after submitting an expression of interest. iPrimus’ General Manager of Marketing & Products, Andrew Sims said, “Our customer demographics are well suited to the trial, with a large concentration of families with ... News | Monday, 16 February 2009 Read more |
iPRIMUS offers high quality ABC iView unmetered to all customersiPRIMUS, one of Australia’s leading broadband providers, today announced that it has started offering ABC’s iView internet TV service unmetered to its customers nationally. ABC’s iView service provides iPrimus customers access to six, high resolution channels streamed straight to the customers desktop, without having the data consumed by the service counted towards their monthly data allowance. iPrimus’ General Manager of Marketing & Products, Andrew Sims said: “This is great for iPrimus’ customers ... News | Thursday, 11 December 2008 Read more |
iPrimus Launches Speedster - Australia’s First Capped Price Mobile Broadband ServiceiPrimus today launched iPrimus Speedster, Australia’s first capped price high speed mobile broadband service, to meet burgeoning demand from customers for mobile connectivity. iPrimus Speedster allows customers to access the Internet on the go without being tied to a fixed line and without having to be concerned about excessive download charges. Primus Australia CEO, Mr Ravi Bhatia said: “We at iPrimus are leaders in introducing competitively priced high quality services and ... News | Wednesday, 27 August 2008 Read more |
iPrimus Announces Father of All Broadband ServicesiPrimus, one of Australia’s leading broadband providers, today announced Big Kahuna, a new high speed ADSL2+ service that includes 200 GB of data, the largest data amount ever offered by an Australian broadband provider to residential customers. Big Kahuna is targeted at users who want high speed, top performance and huge downloads. “iPrimus has a proud and distinguished history of leadership in broadband services in Australia since we were the first ... News | Wednesday, 28 May 2008 Read more |
G9 appoints Michael Egan as ChairmanMay 15, 2008 The G9 today announced that the Hon. Michael Egan has been appointed as its Chairman. The announcement was made on behalf of G9 by Mr Ravi Bhatia, CEO of Primus Telecom Australia. Mr Bhatia said the appointment was another major step forward for G9, which will be bidding to provide the Federal Government’s National Broadband Network. “Mr Egan will take up the appointment immediately and together with Mr Michael Simmons, the ... News | Wednesday, 14 May 2008 Read more |
Senator Stephen Conroy officially opens Primus Telecom's 430 seat Call Centre in MelbourneThe Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, today officially opened Primus Telecom’s new 430 seat Call Centre in Melbourne. Primus has invested significantly in this state-of-the-art Call Centre in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD. “By investing in Australia’s telecommunications industry, Primus is continuing to play an important role in delivering competition for the benefit of Australian consumers. The Australian Government welcomes investments such as ... News | Wednesday, 30 April 2008 Read more |
Primus Doubles Melbourne Data Centre Capacity and Adds Advanced Managed ServicesPrimus Media Release Melbourne April 6, 2008 Primus Telecom today announced completion of the multi-million dollar expansion and upgrade of its fully owned and operated Data Centre in Melbourne. Primus Telecom CEO, Ravi Bhatia, said, "The expansion, which doubles the footprint of the Melbourne Data Centre, will allow us to address the increasing demand from our customers for outsourcing IT and online networking infrastructure and storage and content distribution applications." "We currently provide a ... News | Saturday, 5 April 2008 Read more |
Primus Australia Boosts Fibre Optic Network Capacity Ten FoldMelbourne, Australia, September 13, 2007 Primus Australia today announced it was boosting its fibre optic transmission capacity by ten fold in response to customer demand for broadband capacity. Primus Australia Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Mr Ravi Bhatia said, “This major investment will provide us with the platform to offer our customers with “gold-plated” super fast video and audio streaming, IPTV, VOIP and other Broadband services. This will be Primus’ next ... News | Wednesday, 12 September 2007 Read more |
Primus Australia to expand broadband networkMelbourne, Australia, June 27, 2007 Primus Australia today announced it has commenced the roll-out of 100 additional DSLAMs over the next six months to augment and expand its existing national broadband telecommunications network. Primus Australia CEO, Mr Ravi Bhatia said, “This deployment will increase our network reach by over 50%. This expansion of Primus infrastructure has been driven purely and simply by customer demand. Moreover, our infrastructure ownership allows us to guarantee ... News | Tuesday, 26 June 2007 Read more |
Australia moves one step closer to a competitive national broadband network as G9 lodges a ‘special access undertaking’In a move which brings Australia one step closer to a competitive national broadband network, the G9 consortium of telecommunications companies today announced the lodgement of a Special Access Undertaking (SAU) with the ACCC. The SAU is an important step in the G9’s plan to build a competitive national broadband network using fibre-to-the-node to deliver high-speed internet access. The proposed network will reach more than four million households and businesses and then ... News | Thursday, 31 May 2007 Read more |
Primus high speed link allows quality control in Rockpool’s move to MelbourneMelbourne, Australia, November 30, 2006 – Award winning chef, Neil Perry has utilised a high speed data link from his Rockpool restaurant in Sydney in order to keep a close eye on the quality of offerings in his newly-opened Melbourne restaurant. Primus Telecom is helping Neil Perry to maintain the highest quality across his two restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne through a video-conferencing facility deployed over Primus’ fibre optic network. Neil Perry ... News | Wednesday, 29 November 2006 Read more |
Primus provides communications services for Jamie Oliver’s charity foundation and restaurantMelbourne, Australia, October 6 2006 - Primus Telecom is delighted to be supporting Chef Jamie Oliver's new Melbourne restaurant, Fifteen, and his Fifteen Foundation by providing state-of-the-art telecommunications, network, and data centre services. Primus Telecom has supplied Fifteen Melbourne with telecommunications services to ensure that both the restaurant and the foundation headquarters operate with world-class communications facilities and support. Primus was chosen by the Fifteen Foundation because of its capacity to promptly ... News | Thursday, 5 October 2006 Read more |
Primus offers free Internet phone calls and trial for thousands of VictoriansPrimus Telecom, which introduced low cost international calling and award-winning dial-up Internet services to Australian consumers, now plans to offer thousands of Victorians the chance to make free calls and experience the latest in telephone technology with the Primus Internet Phone free trial. From today, people can experience for themselves how this innovative service can change their calling habits and dramatically slash call costs. The offer is also available through The Age, ... News | Tuesday, 26 September 2006 Read more |
Primus Telecom to provide communications solutions for Hungry Jack’s and KFCMelbourne, Australia, September 12, 2006Primus Telecom will build an integrated communications and IT platform for 300 Hungry Jack’s and KFC stores around Australia. Primus Telecom has been successful in winning a significant Private IP Network deal with Competitive Foods Australia Pty Ltd (CFAPL), the operator of Hungry Jack’s outlets nationwide and KFC stores in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Primus was selected as a result of a strongly contested competitive tender ... News | Monday, 11 September 2006 Read more |
Chamber music brings intimate appeal to a new generationPrimus is the Principal Partner of Chamber Music Australia, which will present six one-hour performances at BMW Edge, Federation Square to promote a fresh understanding of this exquisite musical style. “Chamber Music Australia would not survive without the vision and support of Primus Telecom,” says Benjamin Woodroffe, General Manager of Chamber Music Australia. Chamber music is a form of classical music written for a small group of instruments and traditionally played in ... News | Monday, 11 September 2006 Read more |
Primus Launches WirelessHome BroadbandMelbourne, Australia, July 3, 2006 Primus Telecom today announced the launch of WirelessHome, a new residential wireless broadband product that allows users to move easily around their home and remain online. WirelessHome comprises a standard Primus Broadband Plan together with a wireless modem that enables a high-speed connection to a personal computer or laptop, providing a wireless local area network (LAN) in and around the home. This will make life easier for ... News | Sunday, 2 July 2006 Read more |
Primus launches Post-Paid MobileMelbourne, Australia, May 31 2006 PRIMUS TELECOM LAUNCHES NEW POST-PAID MOBILE PHONE SERVICE Customers can now bundle home phone, Internet and mobile services for convenience and savings Melbourne, Australia, May 31 2006 - Primus Telecom, today announced the launch of Primus Mobile, its new post-paid mobile phone service for the residential market. Primus Telecom customers will now be able to bundle their home phone, Internet and mobile services, and benefit from the savings available ... News | Tuesday, 30 May 2006 Read more |
Primus releases web text SMS offeringMelbourne, Australia, April 20, 2006 GIVE YOUR THUMBS A REST WITH THE NEW PRIMUS WEB TEXT SMS DIRECT FROM YOUR COMPUTER SMS to groups, from spreadsheets, or use ‘Flash’ SMS Melbourne, Australia, April 20, 2006 - Primus Telecom today released WebTXT, a personal messaging service that allows Primus Internet subscribers to send an SMS (short message service) direct from a computer. WebTXT gets around the problem of keying text messages into a ... News | Wednesday, 19 April 2006 Read more |
Introducing new Homecap planMelbourne, Australia, April 17, 2006 PRIMUS INTRODUCES NEW HOMECAP PLAN TO PUT A LID ON CALL COSTS Local, national, international and calls to mobiles included in capped price Melbourne, Australia, April 17, 2006 - Primus Telecom today announced new phone plans for residential customers with price capping that can provide up to $250 worth of calls each month on a low monthly plan. The Primus HomeCap plan gives customers joining Primus the benefit ... News | Sunday, 16 April 2006 Read more |
US Trade Rep supports Telstra concernsMelbourne, Australia, April 7, 2006 US TRADE REPRESENTATIVE SUPPORTS AUSTRALIAN CONCERNS OVER TELSTRA Melbourne, Australia, April 7, 2006 - The United States Trade Representative has today supported the concerns raised by rivals over Telstra’s anti-competitive behaviour in the Australian market. The comments are contained in the 2006 Section 1377 Review of Telecommunications Trade Agreements released by the Office of the United States Trade representative today. The report says Telstra has been aggressive in attempting ... News | Thursday, 6 April 2006 Read more |
Primus launches VOIP serviceMelbourne, Australia, March 6, 2006 PRIMUS TELECOM LAUNCHES NATIONAL VOIP SERVICE TO RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS CUSTOMERS TalkBroadband offers low priced, high quality Internet calls Melbourne, Australia, March 6, 2006 - Primus Telecom today announced the launch of TalkBroadband, a new powerful and feature-rich nationwide Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service that uses broadband instead of traditional copper lines. The new Primus TalkBroadband service dramatically cuts telephone costs with untimed calls to anywhere in ... News | Sunday, 5 March 2006 Read more |
Primus appoints new head of business improvementMelbourne, Australia, February 20, 2006 PRIMUS TELECOM APPOINTS NEW HEAD OF BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT TO DRIVE INTERNAL CHANGE Melbourne, Australia, February 20, 2006 - Primus Telecom today announced the appointment of Ms Marion Macleod as Head of Business Improvement, reporting to the Managing Director. The position will be responsible for ensuring that the systems and processes behind all of Primus’s products and services are operating efficiently and in a way that fully meets customer ... News | Sunday, 19 February 2006 Read more |
