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  • Aurora dumps broadband over powerline

    Aurora Energy has decided to withdraw from a three-year-old broadband-over-powerline experiment as a result of cost pressures.

  • Basslink resolution close: CitySpring

    Basslink cable owner CitySpring this week said negotiations to switch on the undersea fibre-optic cable to Tasmania were close to concluding, bringing hopes of increased broadband capacity to the island state.

  • Tassie SMEs lose out as Basslink hits delays

    The lack of choice in broadband plans in Tasmania, caused by delays to the Basslink fibre optic cable, is hitting small business in the state hard.

  • NBN not enough for business say Tasmanians

    The national broadband network will not be fast enough for Tasmanian businesses, according to consumer action group Digital Tasmania, and could even mean further delays for the Basslink cable.

  • Tasmania powers up 12Mbps broadband

    Internet service provider Datafast, in partnership with Aurora Energy and hardware vendor Mitsubishi Electric, today kicked off a 12Mbps broadband over power line service in Hobart, which the company claims is the world's first large-scale commercial trial.

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  • 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.

  • Around the world in ... Fibre-to-the-home

    If the world's homes are to enjoy the same high speed connectivity as its offices, the current thinking goes, then fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) will soon become necessary. However, not all Internet economies were created equal.

  • Consumers rights still lagging: ACA chief

    In an exclusive interview, the Australian Communications Authority's retiring chairman Dr Bob Horton explains why consumer rights continue to lag. He touches on other topics including regulating mobile adult content.

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