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• Optus residential DSL due by March

  Optus has announced that it expects its residential ADSL service to be available to consumers by March 2004 after today signing off lengthy negotiations with Telstra Wholesale.

• AU$15 million upgrade for iiNet's ADSL2+ network

  Internet service provider (ISP) iiNet will invest a further AU$15 million into expanding its ADSL2+ network which should increase its coverage to 90 percent of metropolitan Australia, the ISP announced today.

• ISP offers unlimited site-to-site data transfer

  In a bid to grab a larger slice of the business DSL pie, Pacific Internet is now offering unlimited data transfer between two or more sites hooked up to its network.

• Internet space race

  Satellite-based Internet access is ready for lift-off, but when will it rocket past cable and DSL?

• Aust broadband: bottom of the ladder

  Thirty or so years since the birth of the Internet, we seem to be at a technological standstill when it comes to access speeds and bandwidth. If it is meant to be a superhighway, why does it feel like a back road?

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  Just how fast is fast, anyway?

  There's something immensely gratifying about accomplishing the seemingly impossible -- particularly in IT, where pundits regularly proclaim that a particular technology has hit its physical limits.

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  Too little, too late, for the local loop?

  The news this week that Canberra-based TransACT was going to start rolling out fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services it announced in May, was at first intriguing.

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• Aust broadband: bottom of the ladder

  Thirty or so years since the birth of the Internet, we seem to be at a technological standstill when it comes to access speeds and bandwidth. If it is meant to be a superhighway, why does it feel like a back road?

• Superfast DSL shows its pace

  Today's broadband could be relegated to slowcoach status as next-generation chips get ready to rumble - but only for townies.

• 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.

• NSW Parliament: Life after Telstra

  As the place where all legislation governing New South Wales originates, NSW Parliament has more than your basic obligations when it comes to ensuring the security of its data. But how can a small government department, with just five network staff looking after a main office and network of 94 branch offices spread across the country, ever hope to keep up?

• VoIP: ROI in seven months for car dealership

  For Western Australia's DVG Automotive Group, the ability to move phone calls over a data network was just the beginning of a VoIP project that's on track to pay for itself in as little as seven months.

Reviews (42)

• Bandwidth buffering solved

  For Australia's remote rural web users, relying on a dial-up modem has meant that video technology is still a long way off.

• NetComm NCT240

  NetComm have offered a small scale DSLAM designed for hotels, serviced apartments or serviced offices. We found it to be a very robust device which is easy to deploy and manage.

• Billion myGuard 7500GL

  Billion's myGuard 7500GL is an excellent wireless ADSL router for SOHO users. Its security features include QoS control, VPN access, a firewall and Trend Micro services.

• Troubleshooting your DSL connection

  If your DSL connection is on the fritz, don't just sit around cursing your ISP. Consult these troubleshooting tips instead.

• Banking on broadband

  Thousands of SMEs are expected to move to DSL broadband by the end of the year. ZDNet Australia examines the industry and shows how to navigate this competitive and confusing market.

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