Primus Telecom Australia

Infobox_Company
company_name = Primus Telecom Australia Pty Ltd
company_
company_type = Public OTCBB (NASDAQ|PRTL)
foundation = July 1, 1997
location = Melbourne, Australia
key_people = Ravi Bhatia, CEO
num_employees = 700 approx (2008)
industry = Telecommunications
products = Local/Long Distance Telephony, Broadband, Mobile Phones, VoIP
revenue = $902 Mil USD (2007) [http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=833388]
net_income = gain$15.7 Mil USD (2007) [http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=833388]
homepage = [http://primus.com.au/ www.primus.com.au]

Primus Telecom Australia is one of Australia's leading telecommunications companies.

As a full service carrier, Primus operates its own fibre network in the five major capital cities, delivering a range of business direct-connect services including ISDN, frame relay, ATM, telephone line, broadband x-DSL and mobile, as well as telephone line, broadband x-DSL and mobile services direct to residential customers.

The Australian business is part of the global Primus Telecommunications Group Inc with operations in Europe, North and South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. The company uses an extensive global network of owned and leased transmission facilities. It has ownership interests in around 40 undersea fibre optic cable systems, 23 international gateway switches, a satellite earth station and a variety of operating relationships that deliver traffic worldwide.

The parent company, Primus Telecommunications Group Incorporated, is a Nasdaq-listed company (PRTL) with world headquarters in Washington DC, USA.

Primus Australia's head office is in Melbourne, Australia with offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

History

Primus Telecom was the first carrier to be granted a license to compete against Telstra, when full competition was introduced in Australia in 1997.

Globally, Primus is one of the world's ten largest carriers of international voice traffic. [ [http://www.primus.com.au/PrimusWeb/AboutUs/ About us - Internet Service Provider (ISP) and Phone Company - Primus Telecom ] ]

Residential Products

* Broadband (ADSL & ADSL2+)
* Home Telephone
* Dial-up Internet
* Speedster (Mobile Broadband)
* Mobiles
* Lingo (VoIP)
* GlobeTalk Calling Cards

Other add-on services include; Broadband Top-Ups, Green Broadband (see below), Anti-Virus & Anti-Spam filtering, iSpeed Dial-up Internet accleration, WebFilter proxy, Global Roaming, Wireless Hotspot access and Web SMS.

Business Products

* Internet & Data (ADSL, ADSL2+, SHDSL)
* Voice (PSTN, ISDN, VoIP, Inbound 1300/1800, Intelligent Network)
* Speedster (Mobile Broadband)
* Mobiles & Blackberry
* Private IP Networks
* Domain Names & Web Hosting
* Data Centre Services (Virtual Hosting, Dedicated Hosting, Co-Location, Managed Services)

Green Broadband

Primus Telecom Australia's 'Green Broadband' program allows broadband customers to minimize the greenhouse impact of their internet usage. For every Green Broadband customer, Primus plants an average of 5 native trees every year through their exclusive partner Landcare Australia – one of Australia’s most trusted and respected environmental organisations.

Primus AOL

In February 2004, AOL|7 was purchased by Primus Telecom. A division of Primus Telecom Australia, Primus Online Pty Limited trades as [http://www.primusonline.com.au Primus-AOL] .

ee also

* Primus Telecommunications Group Inc
*Broadband Internet Access (Australia)
*Group of Four (Australia)

References

External links

* [http://www.primus.com.au Primus Australia]
* [http://www.primusonline.com.au Primus-AOL]
* [http://www.primustel.com Primus US]
* [http://www.primustel.com/globetalk Globetalk Prepaid/Postpaid Calling Card Services]
* [http://www.primusbusiness.co.uk Primus UK Business]
* [http://www.primusvoip.co.uk Primus UK VOIP]
* [http://finance.google.com/finance?q=OTC:PRTL PRTL on Google Finance]