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  • Setting the stage for 2004

    Is the stage set for significant IT growth in the coming year? Check out the scores.

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    The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has decided Internet Service Providers can no longer advertise Internet connections slower than 500kbps as "broadband", providing a stark reminder of Australia's relatively poor performance in the global broadband stakes.

  • Feds push regional broadband 'brokers'

    The federal government is expanding from 13 to 24 its network of community broadband 'brokers' which aggregate regional demand and look to entice service providers to meet it.

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    The Victorian Minister for Information and Communications Technology has lashed out at the federal government saying it has not provided rural Victorians with adequate access to broadband technology despite the region's increasing demand.

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    Key players in Australia's telecommunications industry have staked out their ground in a heavyweight industry conference today, with the government and Telstra backing the current telecomms regime and SingTel Optus crying foul.

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    2008: The year of making good

    It has been a busy year in telecoms, whether because of the increasingly bitter relationship between Telstra and the government; the awarding of the contentious but (finally) progressive broadband contract to OPEL; the pivotal election that led to a change of government; or the move of 3G mobile technology into the mainstream at last.

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    The more things change...

    With all the excitement over the iPhone, few people have noticed that 1 July was the 11th anniversary of the deregulation of Australia's telecommunications market.

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    The next-generation wireless technology could take us one step closer to the mobile nirvana of one bill for mobile, Wi-Fi and broadband connectivity.

  • What's in store for 2003

    Broadband, wireless, the increasing prevalence of voice technologies, Web services .Net and Java based platforms - 2003 is already shaping up to be an interesting year.

  • Shocking times for Aussie broadband over powerline

    It seemed like a good idea at the time, but Australian utilities' recent abandonment of broadband over powerline (BPL) technology has all but sealed the fate of a technology that was once hoped to bring high-speed data to every corner of Australia.

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    The frequency is changing from wired working to a wireless world. Can this new wave of technology help you gain the cutting edge?

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