Company Profile

Celebrating 21 years in 2008!

TeleBiz Cairns - business telephone systems, commercial voice & data solutions, satellite phone sales & rentals.

The Telephone system brand names we service and supply include: Alcatel, Aria, Avaya, CISCO, Dallas Delta, GN Netcom, Hybrex, Interquatz, Leader, mynetfone, NEC, Nitsuko, Oricom, Panasonic, Plantronics, Polaris, Polycom, Sennheiser, Silvertongue, Simtel, Sirocco, Uniden and Toshiba.

Satellite Phones we supply include Motorola on the Iridium network and Thuraya phones on the Thuraya network.

Our Managing Director celebrates 21 years in the telco industry in 2008, having been appointed the first Telstra (formerly Telecom) Dealer in Australia in 1992 and in 2005 appointed the first Optus Master Partner for QLD & NT. These days TeleBiz is not aligned to any particular telco network service carrier (by choice) which means we can provide impartial advice about network carriers in the best interests of our customers. Our head office is located at Unit 3 Traders Lane, Corner of McCormack and Anderson Streets, Cairns QLD 4870

Ph: 07 4032 1556   Fax: 07 4032 0556   After hours emergency: 0417 770 177

TeleBiz Client Base

TeleBiz is a leading regional supplier of Satellite Phones and we maintain over 1000 business telephone systems throughout northern Australia. We servce clients in all the following categories:

Airlines Churches Cultural Organisations, e.g. Art Galleries Emergency Services e.g. Queensland Rescue Helicopter Export Firms Government - Federal, State & Local IT Companies Manufacturing Media & Marketing, e.g. TV Stations Motor Trades & Car Rental Firms Police Stations Professional Companies, e.g. Accountants, Law Retail/Distribution, e.g. Coles, Super A-Mart Sports Clubs Transport, e.g. Airlines and Sunbus Travel Industry

Banks & Mortgage Lenders Building & Construction Education Entertainment, e.g. Movie Production Finance/Insurance Hospitality, small and large Medical Centres Marine Vessels & Fishing Industries Mining & Resources Not For Profit (NFP) Organisations Primary Production Real Estate Firms Remote Community Councils Trades - small, medium and large TTNQ HQ & Tourism Operators

Key Staff

Managing Director

Rod Harris FAICD, FAIM, MFCA

Rod Harris is an accomplished Company Director. Accreditations include: Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (with Diploma), Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and Member of the Franchise Council of Australia. Formerly the Deputy Chair of Commerce Queensland (FNQ branch) and Board member of Cairns Regional Gallery and current Far North Regional Electricity Councilor. Rod is a certified engineer with over twenty years’ executive experience within the IT&T industry, e.g. Managing Director of TeleTalk and TeleBiz. Rod is also a former Australian & NZ sports champion. Early career employers included Yamaha (Aust & NZ), Link Telecommunications (Aust) and Tait Electronics (NZ).

Senior Technician

John Turner MAIPM, Adv Dip Tel Eng

With a wealth of knowledge spanning 30 years from the days of step-by-step and crossbar exchanges to IP/VoIP PBX, John’s experience includes project management design, construction and specification of telecommunication projects and engineering documentation. John is a certified telecommunications technician with an Advanced Diploma in Telecommunication Engineering and is a member of the Australian Institute of Project Management.