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  • BigPond disconnecting Trojan-infected customers

    Telstra BigPond is temporarily disconnecting compromised computers from its network to stem a tide of malware swamping its servers and delaying e-mail and Web site requests.

  • WA peering exchange announces traffic rise

    The Western Australian Internet Association (WAIA) has reported an increase of traffic by up to 300 megabits per second on its non-profit Internet peering exchange, the Western Australian Internet Exchange (WAIX), over the past 11 months.

  • Undersea cable strife immerses BigPond

    Some BigPond customers are facing delays accessing international Web sites, following damage to Telstra's main cable out of Australia, SEA-ME-WE-3.

  • Internet gridlock to occur in just two years

    The US telecoms giant AT&T has claimed that, without investment, the Internet's current network architecture will reach the limits of its capacity by 2010.

  • The shape of packets to come

    How do you ensure critical Net traffic gets through while less important--and often expensive--traffic is curtailed? Also: What is "packet shaping"?

Blogs (7)

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    Get your hands off my Internet, Virgin!

    Getting into the finer print of Virgin's broadband-over-3G plans is a little like getting up close and personal with the office hottie and then discovering they have a personal hygiene problem.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Pot, meet kettle. Kettle, pot.

    Will Internode's (sudden) and dramatic price hike for its broadband plans undo the G9's plans for an affordable, high-speed broadband network?

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    One asterisk can ruin your whole day

    When broadband providers offer packages that you think look to good to be true, you're rarely disappointed.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Apple has killed the video store; will ISPs be next?

    The Olympics are nearly over, and the Australian team deserves kudos for an excellent performance all around. Yet even as the Olympic sun sets on the Bird's Nest for the last time this weekend, millions of spectators around the world will be scanning their dials in the hope of finding something else to fill their viewing hours.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    The more things change...

    With all the excitement over the iPhone, few people have noticed that 1 July was the 11th anniversary of the deregulation of Australia's telecommunications market.

Features and Case Studies (58)

  • How much does unwanted Internet traffic really cost?

    Have you ever wondered just how much "junk" Internet traffic is costing your company? One of Jonathan Yarden's coworkers recently tasked him with finding out. In this case study, learn how he went about gathering this information, and see how unwanted traffic affects his organisation's bottom line.

  • The shape of packets to come

    How do you ensure critical Net traffic gets through while less important--and often expensive--traffic is curtailed? Also: What is "packet shaping"?

  • What happened to WiMax's American dream?

    With US cellular operator Sprint Nextel and WiMax provider Clearwire suspending their partnership to build a new nationwide wireless network using WiMax, the future looks precarious for the much-hyped technology that was supposed to revolutionise the mobile Web.

  • VoIP the right prescription for Melbourne medical chain

    It may have had its share of teething pains, but medical clinic chain Medi 7 has used its VoIP and open source Asterisk PABX rollout to improve call routing and slash thousands of dollars in telecommunications costs.

  • BigPond blues

    It's been an exceptionally busy period for the nation's largest Internet service provider, but all for the wrong reasons.

Reviews (28)

  • Broadband: Which plan is for you?

    The broadband business -- plans, peaks, and penalties -- can be confusing to say the least. We line up some of Australia's best.

  • Kazaa killer or broadband filler? 2 Packet shapers tested

    Managing bandwidth usage -- either over a costly Internet connection or a crucial WAN link -- is becoming easier thanks to a range of packet shaping devices. We look at two of the best.

  • The broadband route: 12 routers tested

    Looking for an easy way to extend that broadband connection to more of your organisation's PCs? One of these broadband routers could be the solution.

  • The ABCs of 802.11 standards

    After 13 years of proprietary products and ineffective standards, the networking industry has finally decided to back one set of standards for wireless networking: the 802.11 series from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). These emerging standards define wireless Ethernet, or wireless LAN (WLAN).

  • Optus USB Slimline Modem

    The Optus USB modem works as advertised, but fluctuations in service and a few software bugs have hampered our experience during testing.

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