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  • AU wireless LAN market growth continues: IDC

    The Australian wireless LAN (WLAN) market is continuing to build from last year, according to the research released by IDC today.

  • Will Wi-Fi take over the airwaves?

    As wireless home networking catches on, the climate is right for growth in the Wi-Fi market, according to a new study.

  • Telstra transformation under microscope

    Investors will focus on Telstra's outlook for the next two years and particularly the progress of its "transformation" and the associated cost savings, when the company releases its results next week.

  • VoIP to dominate SME use by 2010

    A recent Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) report found that a majority of businesses still use a fixed-line phone service as their main form of voice communication, but one observer has claimed that VoIP will be prevalent across SMEs by 2010.

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    Google executives said they have no plans to build a browser and downplayed threats from Microsoft's new advertising system and plans to bundle search into Vista.

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    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.

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    700MHz auction: The death knell for Aussie 4G?

    The world of speculative telecommunications investments has quieted down considerably since the beginning of the decade, when hype-fuelled carriers plunked down billions to reserve the right to carry mobile phone calls, video calls, and massive volumes of spam at high speed using then-fanciful 3G mobile technology.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Seven: The new Telstra?

    A good merger always gets the pulse racing -- and Seven's takeover of Unwired could be shaping up to be one of the most interesting for a while.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Don't you dare Touch my new iPod

    Is Apple keeping the iPod Touch and iPhone platform closed to third party developers to protect its impressive record on security?

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    Lazy and impatient? Telstra has the answer

    Near field communications -- or NFC -- may sound like another dull mobile acronym. However, the reality is a smooth system that will delight the lazy and impatient.

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  • Analyst labels McDonalds' wireless strategy "confusing"

    "It is confusing and expensive," IDC senior analyst for wireless communication, Warren Chaisatien, says about the hotspots set up by Telstra in 44 McDonalds restaurants in Australia.

  • What happened to WiMax's American dream?

    With US cellular operator Sprint Nextel and WiMax provider Clearwire suspending their partnership to build a new nationwide wireless network using WiMax, the future looks precarious for the much-hyped technology that was supposed to revolutionise the mobile Web.

  • 10 mobile trends: Should you care?

    silicon.com's Jo Best looks at 10 oft-debated areas in mobile and wireless and asks a simple question: how much should you care over the next 12 months?

  • Analysts predict Wi-Fi crash

    The money being spent on the rollout of 802.11b networks has been compared to the excesses of the dot-com boom, with Wi-Fi tipped to play second fiddle to Bluetooth.

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    Employees feel pressured to be available to bosses at all hours of the day, a study suggests.

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  • Will Wi-Fi take over the airwaves?

    As wireless home networking catches on, the climate is right for growth in the Wi-Fi market, according to a new study.

  • AU mobile carriers 'failing' to educate public: analyst

    Australian mobile carriers have failed to educate the public on the possible uses of mobile data services, resulting in 'disappointing' take up of most mobile data services, according to analyst group Frost & Sullivan.

  • Analysts predict Wi-Fi crash

    The money being spent on the rollout of 802.11b networks has been compared to the excesses of the dot-com boom, with Wi-Fi tipped to play second fiddle to Bluetooth.

  • What's next for wireless

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

  • New wireless standard gets green light

    The next generation of digital entertainment products will run off a new wireless networking standard completed this week

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