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NBN Co now a wireless play: Slattery

Labor's deal with the independents to roll out the National Broadband Network (NBN) to regional areas first means it will now have to place a big emphasis on the wireless component of the network's construction, according to Pipe Networks managing director and long-time NBN critic Bevan Slattery.

15 hours ago in NBN by Renai LeMay 2 Comments

Asus DSL-N13

The Asus DSL-N13 offers the basic needs for anyone looking to set up an ADSL2+-based network, although it's a little pricey considering its lack of security features and high power consumption. Still, some may find the USB FTP server functionality invaluable, and it should be a good workhorse in any home environment.

15 hours ago in Router by Craig Simms Comment

Hostech continues acquisition rampage

Small-to-medium business telecommunications supplier Hostech has continued its spate of rapid company buyouts in the past year, announcing the acquisition of Albury-based IT company Netrics today.

16 hours ago in Hostech by Josh Taylor Comment

Clap, clap to industry for quake response

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and city mayor Bob Parker have both branded it a "miracle" that no-one died in last weekend's Christchurch earthquake.

16 hours ago in New Zealand by Darren Greenwood Comment

Cash-strapped start-ups asked to pitch big

Exclusive entrepreneurial club Innovation Bay has put out a call asking for cash-strapped start-ups to pitch their business ideas to its members at an invitation-only dinner event.

17 hours ago in Start-up by Luke Hopewell Comment

BT on Asia Pac hiring spree

Telecommunications giant BT is hiring 300 staff across the Asia Pacific, including Australia, for some 15 new professional services portfolios.

17 hours ago in Telcos by Darren Pauli Comment

IT must flash for Gershon cash: analysts

After the Gillard Government reclaimed power on Tuesday, analysts have said that IT projects in the public sector will need to "show us the goods" or miss out on Gershon reinvestment funding.

18 hours ago in Government by Luke Hopewell Comment

Billion BiPAC 7800N

Although it comes without 5GHz capability, the 7800N has great wireless throughput and is a solid base for your ADSL2+ network.

18 hours ago in VoIP by Craig Simms Comment

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15GB ...? What plan are you on???? A few months ago I wanted to sign up for a better deal than I was getting - but the Optus guy put m...

10 hours ago by MickeyFinn on Optus cable upgrade ushers in 20Mbps

I cannot imagine any sort of wireless technology being more superior than fiber. This is because that wireless is a shared medium whereas...

10 hours ago by xtatic on Much cheaper NBN wins it by a whisker

The backhaul fibre network for regional Australia mostly exits I believe. My understanding is that Telstra has fibre backhaul to the majo...

11 hours ago by smbris on NBN Co now a wireless play: Slattery

Why do I not think the whole privatisation of Telstra wasnt such a great idea in the way they did it? Telstra has at this time assets tot...

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12 hours ago by AlbionColt on Public servant blog mentality 'crazy': Gruen

Going to mean bullshit with the "filter" still on.

13 hours ago by Hyperion on Telstra up to speed on NSW school roll-out

If the NBN is fully implemented, depending on your line of work, you may not need to drive to work at all, instead work from home.

13 hours ago by JackDore on NBN roll-out rejig adds no cost: Conroy

If the NBN is fully implemented, depending on your line of work, you may not need to drive to work at all, instead work from home.

13 hours ago by JackDore on NBN roll-out rejig adds no cost: Conroy

Ummm, from the initial announcement in April 2009, Conroy said $43B maximum cost, JV between government and private sector. Which part of...

13 hours ago by RS on NBN roll-out rejig adds no cost: Conroy

And I'm sure you deserve $40B spent on you and whatever you want, while the rest of the nation goes without...

14 hours ago by RS on NBN roll-out rejig adds no cost: Conroy

So it will have the same *emphasis*.. just in reverse order. Just remember what emphasis actually means because it doesn't necessari...

14 hours ago by Imitation on NBN Co now a wireless play: Slattery

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Well id rather see the 40 billion put into making my trip to work 20 minutes faster and reducing the price of houses so that i can actual...

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Internode's Simon Hackett says his company will lose customers to BigPond because of wholesale port costs. http://bit.ly/cDosCu

NBN roll-out ramps up post election and rejig adds no cost: Conroy http://bit.ly/cnNdET

Oh you're back again old faithful, LOL! So you're no longer claiming "binding agreement" and now asking about a "for...

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