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  • Internode broadband to rural SA rescue

    Internode will deploy some AU$3.5 million of broadband infrastructure through rural South Australia in a new project responding to the needs of a regional group of local councils.

  • Internode stops regional broadband rollout

    Internet service provider Internode has halted its regional broadband rollout due to an "unexpected and premature end" of the federal government's Broadband Connect Program.

  • Broadband usage tops 3.6m

    There were more than 3.6 million broadband connections in Australia as of 30 September last year, a report by the nation's competition regulator revealed on Friday.

  • Broadband hits three million connections

    Broadband connections in Australia have passed the three million mark, according to a report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

  • Aussie broadband numbers close to three million

    There are now almost three million broadband connections in Australia, including two million ADSL connections.

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Blogs (9)

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    ADSL2+ at last but at what cost?

    Much has been made of Telstra's decision to finally stop holding Australia to ransom, and to actually turn on the ADSL2+ equipment it has installed in what is apparently over 900 of its exchanges around the country.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Fit for purpose, not just for headlines

    With the OPEL bid cancelled and procedural questions dogging the FTTN bid, Australia is currently in something of a technological limbo.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Exchange students learn the taste of defeat

    We've all experienced that irritating feeling upon walking into a nearly empty restaurant, only to see little 'reserved' signs on the empty tables, and to be told by the matre d' that no tables are available even as other people enter and are escorted to their tables.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Grant Denyer loves speed

    At Telstra's launch of its ADSL2+ services, the telco trotted out celebrities left right and centre to get the press excited.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    US shows what OPEL could have been

    Sprint's WiMAX roll-out in Baltimore will prove the Australian government's decision to worm its way out of the Opel WiMAX contract was a short-sighted, and ultimately damaging, political stunt that has benefited nobody.

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Features and Case Studies (3)

  • NEC goes for VoIP

    NEC's business-grade broadband wholesale division, NEXTEP, is tooling up its national network to provide Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, with a wireless offering also on the horizon.

  • Still need broadband? Satellite may be the answer

    Consider this scenario: DSL, ISDN, and cable aren't available. Dedicated lines are too pricey. Wireless is limited to line-of-sight. If your company needs broadband, you have another option: satellite.

  • The rights and wrongs of WiMax

    When the government announced that Optus and Elders had won the bid to build Australia's bush broadband network, it provoked jeers and plaudits alike, but it was the ISPs' choice of WiMax as the bearer technology that has provoked the most furious storm of argument. Just how will the technology stand up to life in the bush?

Reviews (7)

  • Wireless -- willing but not able

    Australia still has way to go before it can meet its full potential with wireless and broadband.

  • 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.

  • Netgear DG834G

    The DG834G combines five network functions in a single box — ADSL modem, router, switch, firewall and 802.11g wireless access point.

  • 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.

  • Billion myGuard 7500GL

    Billion's myGuard 7500GL is an excellent wireless ADSL router for SOHO users. Its security features include QoS control, VPN access, a firewall and Trend Micro services.

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