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  • May date for Vodafone 3G bush launch

    Vodafone has announced firm dates on the completion of its 3G roll-out, which had been delayed last year due to problems with its supplier Ericsson.

  • IBM boosts Ballarat facility

    IBM today said it would create 300 new technology jobs in the Victorian city of Ballarat, using government funding to open a new building at Ballarat Technology Park.

  • $20 million for Victorian backhaul

    Victoria has earmarked $20 million for building new fibre optic links to rural areas in order to improve regional backhaul and network connectivity

  • How bloody well accredited are you?

    Tourist industries in most states have collaborated to create a national tourism accreditation portal which eases the process of tourist businesses becoming certified.

  • Telstra tells Coonan: Get your facts straight

    Telstra is up in arms over letters it says Communications Minister Helen Coonan has sent to homes located in broadband-enabled areas telling them they have no high-speed connection available.

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    NBN should be free, says economist

    Why the National Broadband Network should be free, and other stories from another day of the Senate Select Committee on the Rudd Government's telco infrastructure baby.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Is cable the answer to our broadband woes?

    Somewhere along the line, it became assumed that xDSL technologies -- which run over the last-mile of wiring so tightly controlled by Telstra -- were the only way forward for Australian broadband.

  • Is cable the answer to Australian broadband woes?

    What many of us may have forgotten is that there is already a perfectly acceptable technology for delivering triple-play services voice, TV and data over a single cable and doing it cost-effectively and at high volume.

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  • Have (IT) certs will travel?

    Is certification better than experience? Here's what industry analysts and IT professionals have to say, including issues with MCSE.

  • Broadband in Ballarat?

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

  • Australia overreacts to Indian outsourcing: Gartner

    The level of outrage over the outsourcing of software development to India is disproportionate to the effect it is having on the local industry, according to analysis group Gartner.

  • Outsourcing overseas

    Sending software development tasks overseas is the latest cost-cutting phenomenon, but is it a case of 'you get what you pay for'? How can you optimise offshore development?

  • Gigabits and pieces: Speed up your network

    There's no question data volumes are growing; how long will it be before 100 megabits isn't enough? ZDNet Australia evaluates the performance benefits and cost effectiveness of gigabit Ethernet over copper and fibre.

Reviews (2)

  • Voice over IP: Security, stability, success

    If you're thinking about voice over IP, we take a look at the steps involved in getting it set up and what's on offer from four major vendors.

  • Gigabits and pieces: Speed up your network

    There's no question data volumes are growing; how long will it be before 100 megabits isn't enough? ZDNet Australia evaluates the performance benefits and cost effectiveness of gigabit Ethernet over copper and fibre.

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