COMPANY NEWS: BitTitan, an Idera company, announced today that Tim O'Neill has joined the company as its new Asia-Pacific sales manager.

Two publicly listed Australian network providers have made a deal that could provide enterprises a new way to obtain fast Internet services.

Wireless broadband supplier BigAir has selected a converged compute and storage platform from Nutanix as it scales up its IT infrastructure.

Pioneering wireless Internet provider BigAir has grown bigger with the acquisition of all shares in Oriel Technologies, expected to complete by year’s end with Oriel to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary. 

Sydney-based IT and telecommunications company, Anittel Group is continuing negotiations on a transition plan after entering into an agreement with listed carrier BigAir Group for the sale of its general hosting and network infrastructure and carrier business for a cash consideration of $6.5 million.

Fixed broadband wireless network operator BigAir is to acquire another fixed wireless network operator Link Innovations whose network covers Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Newcastle and a number of regional markets including Gosford, Coffs Harbour and Dubbo.

Broadband wireless access network operator, BigAir (ASX: BGL) has more than doubled its NPAT for the six months to 31 December 2011, to $1.97m, and has set its sights a major player providing Internet access to the tertiary student accommodation sector.

BigAir Group revenues rose 51 percent to $5.1m for the half year to 31 December 2010 through a combination of growth of its high margin 'on-net' fixed wireless data services and new revenue from the managed ISP assets of Star-Tech Communications, acquired in July 2010 and which has formed the core of a new division.

A group of ICT companies is working to help flooded Queensland businesses get up and running again with free and discounted services.

Two years after fixed broadband wireless network operator, Clever Communications (ASX: CVA) launched a hostile and ultimately unsuccessful takeover bid for rival operator BigAir (ASX: BGL), The Clever board has welcomed an off-market takeover offer from BigAir.

Fixed wireless network operator and service provider, BigAir Group (ASX: BGL), has reported record EBITDA for the year to 30 June 2010 of $3.20m, an increase of 50 percent on the previous year and ahead of market guidance of $3.0m.

BigAir (ASX BGL) has signed a strategic master supply agreement (MSA) with NTT Australia, the local subsidiary NTT Communications, the international and long distance service arm of Japanese telco giant NTT that enables BigAir to supply fixed wireless services as an integral part of a NTT Australia's communications offering to corporate customers.

Clever Communications (ASX: CVA), a provider of fixed broadband wireless services to businesses in major metro areas, is planning to sell those parts of its business that serve customers by reselling wireline and mobile services from other telcos to M2 Telecommunications (ASX: MTU) for $5m.