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• Optus dumps 256Kbps ADSL

  The nation's number two telco will stop selling ADSL plans at 256Kbps -- the lowest speed commonly sold in Australia.

• Optus residential DSL due by March

  Optus has announced that it expects its residential ADSL service to be available to consumers by March 2004 after today signing off lengthy negotiations with Telstra Wholesale.

• Pacific Internet defuses Optus VoIP hype

  Interest in Voice over Internet Protocol technology has reached fever pitch amongst Australian businesses, an Optus survey claims, but competing research by Pacific Internet suggests otherwise.

• Optus reveals final DSL pricing

  Optus has announced pricing for its new DSL broadband plans, which the company expects to boost its push for a significant share of the residential DSL market.

• More ISPs join broadband price war

  A number of smaller ISPs have joined the broadband price war which flared last week between Telstra and Optus.

Blogs (4)

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  Getting naked reveals the hard truth of ULL

  Streaker Robert Ogilvie may have learned the hard way that getting naked can be painful, but many other Australians are apparently learning the same lesson as they try to break ties with Telstra once and for all.

• Is cable the answer to Australian broadband woes?

  What many of us may have forgotten is that there is already a perfectly acceptable technology for delivering triple-play services voice, TV and data over a single cable and doing it cost-effectively and at high volume.

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  Is cable the answer to our broadband woes?

  Somewhere along the line, it became assumed that xDSL technologies -- which run over the last-mile of wiring so tightly controlled by Telstra -- were the only way forward for Australian broadband.

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  Just how fast is fast, anyway?

  There's something immensely gratifying about accomplishing the seemingly impossible -- particularly in IT, where pundits regularly proclaim that a particular technology has hit its physical limits.

Features and Case Studies (6)

• Australian naked DSL mega-roundup

  Since last November when iiNet very loudly launched its naked DSL product, "naked" has been on everybody's lips, and it seemed like everybody was in on it. Some, however have held out. This round-up of 13 ISPs looks into who's got it, who doesn't and who wants to.

• The war against VoIP: How long can the telcos fight?

  Voice over IP has reached some major milestones in 2008 in both the enterprise and consumer ends of the market but how long can traditional telcos continue to fight against this disruptive technology?

• Broadband in Ballarat?

  Getting broadband to everyone in Australia should be a major concern for businesses and government.

• Wireless ISP launches Australian service

  Australia's first pure wireless Internet service provider launched its commercial broadband Internet service in Sydney today, claiming full independence from Telstra-owned telephony infrastructure.

• Finding the perfect teleworking tools

  Technology is allowing workers to stay in contact no matter where they are. How do you choose the right combination of hardware, software, data transport, and voice transport, then secure the whole lot and make sure your organisation is set up to take advantage?

Reviews (3)

• Banking on broadband

  Thousands of SMEs are expected to move to DSL broadband by the end of the year. ZDNet Australia examines the industry and shows how to navigate this competitive and confusing market.

• UPDATE: Aust ISPs in legal limbo for four months over modem

  Modem manufacturer D-Link had been distributing one of its ADSL modems to some of Telstra's largest wholesale customers without the carrier's interoperability certification for around four months.

• Broadband: Which plan is for you?

  The broadband business -- plans, peaks, and penalties -- can be confusing to say the least. We line up some of Australia's best.

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