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  • Melbourne start-up brings wireless broadband home

    Australians will soon have another alternative for wireless broadband Internet, with Melbourne start-up Azure Wireless set to step into the ring with more establish players.

  • Primus snaps up more WiFi hotspots

    Primus Telecom today announced it signed an agreement with Xone that will allow its customers to access 39 new wireless hotspots.

  • Ballmer tells Oz: get with the broadband

    Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer yesterday tip-toed around Australia's broadband debate but said that if the country was to engage in cloud computing business that telcos and the government needed to 'get on with' delivering high speed broadband at a fair price.

  • Optus beefs up WiFi hotspot coverage

    Optus has signed an agreement with Azure Wireless that will see customers of the Singapore Telecommunications-owned carrier gain access to an additional 450 WiFi hotspots.

  • Australia soon to be wireless savvy: Telsyte

    Wireless local loop (WLL) and hotspot infrastructure is set to explode in Australia, according to Australian telecommunications analyst firm Telsyte.

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Blogs (2)

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    In mundanity, Wi-Fi finds a new purpose

    What's the first thing you look at when you check into a hotel room? The bed? The view? The minibar?

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    iPhone and Wi-Fi: the way to 4G?

    Internode has no incentive to provide free access to its Wi-Fi networks for any reason at all, apart from genuine love, and maybe the joy of finding a new way to flip Telstra the bird.

Reviews (1)

  • Optus Wireless Connect

    Optus' combo PC Card ticks every box on the wireless menu, including 3G, GPRS and Wi-Fi, to serve road warriors with a smorgasbord of connectivity.

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