Broadband is still the stuff of dreams for many Australian enterprises. What is holding Australian businesses back from widespread take-up of this technology? We've compiled this comprehensive collection of local articles in a bid to reveal the full extent of broadband's penetration in Australia.
Aust movie download costs could hit AU$117
Want to watch David Arquette fleeing from mutated spiders in Eight Legged Freaks on the Internet? The experience could cost you AU$117 if you're not careful, telecommunications research organisation Telsyte claims.
NSW Gov touts plans for broadband competition
The NSW Government will provide access to its telecommunications infrastructure and "optimise" its purchasing power to encourage competition in the broadband space.
Fears rural doctors stymied by Aust broadband
Pharmaceutical company Aventis claims it is taking its medical education role into the Internet age--however, there are signs rural doctors have been forgotten in the process.
Businesses give broadband a wide berth
Corporations are cautious about using broadband Internet services in essential areas of their business, according to a new study.
DSL cracks cable as Aust broadband choice
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technologies are rapidly overtaking cable in Australia as the broad-band connection of choice, industry figures have confirmed.
Aussies finally see a value in broadband
Australia's broadband sector has at last received good news with a new Nielsen//NetRatings report revealing a 25 percent surge in home user connections over the past three months.
Ringing in a new telecoms era
Five years after Australia started dismantling Telstra's telecommunications monopoly, the company continues to dwarf its would-be rivals.
Australian SMEs facing broadband gridlock
Lack of infrastructure in existing buildings, coupled with cost and confusion, are holding SMEs back from adopting broadband, according to one Melbourne advocate.
Telstra CTO: 'Cheap broadband' not-so-cheap
Telstra's chief technology officer, Dr Hugh Bradlow, has disparaged recent entrants into the broadband market, referring to their products as 'snake oil'.
Is cheap local broadband still a PIPE dream?
A new Internet Peering service has been launched in Brisbane, a system that could allow ISPs to offer cheap broadband access.
