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  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    WiMax in Australia: Part one

    Will WiMax ever get a stronghold in Australia? The answer, it seems, depends on who you ask. This week's Twisted Wire puts the question to those in the know.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    You got your VoIP on my broadband!

    Life may be like a box of chocolates -- but telecoms right now is gearing up to be a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, as service providers seek increasingly novel ways to blend their offerings.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Fibre isn't for everyone

    Just a few days after the Australia Connected program was launched Communications Minister Helen Coonan was selling the initiative to the TV talk shows.

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    WiMax in Australia: Part two

    WiMax could be the standard that drives the next phase of mobile broadband, it provides an opportunity for players wanting to establish a pure IP network to carry voice and data effectively but is this what operators want?

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Seven vividly proves WiMax not dead yet

    It wasn't too long ago that critics of WiMax wireless technology were declaring it dead at the starting gate.

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  • Around the world in.... WiMax

    WiMax, the controversial long range wireless broadband technology, is set to spread across rural Australia from next year -- but despite the outgoing Howard government's ambitious project, both fixed and mobile variants of the technology are already being deployed around the world.

  • Broadband in Ballarat?

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

  • Australia on brink of a broadband boom

    Australia is about to undergo a long overdue broadband boom, according to an industry report to be released later this month.

  • 3com, Netgear Australia square off

    Two of Australia's top managing directors of networking firms go head to head on critical issues.

  • PwC goes wireless with Telstra

    Telstra is set to announce a large corporate deal with PricewaterhouseCoopers for its mobile business broadband service.

Reviews (40)

  • Fries with your broadband?

    Even in big cities it can be a heck of a lot easier to find a Big Mac than it can be to find a wireless hotspot.

  • Wireless broadband set to i-Burst into Australia

    The i-Burst venture is on track to deliver planned wireless broadband services at prices competitive with existing DSL offerings after securing new investments totalling AU$14 million.

  • Wireless -- willing but not able

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

  • Telstra CDMA 1xRTT Communication Card

    Telstra's wireless CDMA 1x network is for Australian road warriors who don't mind paying big bucks for maximum mobility.

  • Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G HSDPA Card

    Vodafone's enhanced notebook PC Card delivers what the mobile telco calls 'business class 3G broadband' -- but until more of the 3G network is upgraded with HSDPA, most users will remain stuck in economy seats.

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