NEC Australia's NEXTEP DSL wholesale division will speed up the ongoing upgrade of its broadband infrastructure to the ADSL2+ standard as part of an access agreement announced today with Internet service provider People Telecom.
People Telecom has signed a new AU$200 million supply agreement with Telstra for its national fixed wired and broadband services.
The nation's second-largest telco today said it will fight "until the last breath" Telstra's desire to lock competitors out of using its planned fibre-optic broadband network.
Some 15 of South Australia's regional local councils have joined forces as they attempt to tackle the sticky problem of how to eliminate broadband blackspots in their areas.
Internet service provider Netspace won't yet commit to expanding its ADSL2+ network past Melbourne due to the instability of the fledgling broadband industry.
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