Customers of Optus and iiNet, along with users of TPG and Internode, have a much faster Internet connection than their Telstra-using counterparts, according to results generated by ZDNet Australia's Broadband Speedtest.
After Bruce Billson, Opposition spokesperson for Communications, claimed yesterday that the federal government is planning on cutting subsidies to rural and regional broadband providers, a number of industry sources have cast doubt on whether the policy axe has been raised over the Australian Broadband Guarantee.
A group of nine ISPs sent a letter to the ACCC accusing the telco of stifling competition and urging the regulator to throw its full force behind an investigation.
WA based ISP iiNet has launched its naked DSL service today -- where customers can take broadband without an accompanying phone line -- the first of its kind to be made available on a large scale basis in Australia.
Australia's first pure wireless Internet service provider launched its commercial broadband Internet service in Sydney today, claiming full independence from Telstra-owned telephony infrastructure.
Pretty soon, the government will be screening and filtering our email as well as making blogs like this one disappear.
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Australia's first pure wireless Internet service provider launched its commercial broadband Internet service in Sydney today, claiming full independence from Telstra-owned telephony infrastructure.
Boss of internet service provider Exetel, John Linton, says the National Broadband Network should be handed to the only company that can build it Telstra and he's not impressed by NBN Co chief Mike Quigley.
Since last November when iiNet very loudly launched its naked DSL product, "naked" has been on everybody's lips, and it seemed like everybody was in on it. Some, however have held out. This round-up of 13 ISPs looks into who's got it, who doesn't and who wants to.
Google's Vint Cerf shares his thoughts on the limitless possibilities of the Internet.
It's been an exceptionally busy period for the nation's largest Internet service provider, but all for the wrong reasons.
Australian ISPs have ambitions to become content providers as well as connection providers.
Former BigPond group managing director Justin Milne talks about whether there is a conflict between the ISP and cable TV provider Foxtel.
iiNet could soon be providing mobile phone services through a major partnership, according to CTO Greg Bader. He also revealed that the ISP is confident it will replace Optus as Australia's second largest broadband provider.
One of the best things about Australia's number three broadband provider iiNet, is that the company is a disruptive influence on the market, according to its CTO Greg Bader.
Modem manufacturer D-Link had been distributing one of its ADSL modems to some of Telstra's largest wholesale customers without the carrier's interoperability certification for around four months.
Australia still has way to go before it can meet its full potential with wireless and broadband.
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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.
Adobe's Media Player is an excellent application that is beautifully designed and easy to use. Shame about the currently available content.
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