The third-generation (3G) mobile phone network that carrier Hutchison shares with Telstra will be upgraded to the HSDPA mobile broadband standard in the first half of next year.
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has decided Internet Service Providers can no longer advertise Internet connections slower than 500kbps as "broadband", providing a stark reminder of Australia's relatively poor performance in the global broadband stakes.
Australian broadband telecommunications company QPSX has filed a AU$115 million writ against Siemens and Deutsche Telekom, claiming infringement of its SAR patent technology.
Telstra has launched an ADSL Demand Register to determine where there is enough demand to economically upgrade an exchange to be ADSL enabled.
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A key electronics industry group has approved a significant standard for wireless broadband specifications known as "WiMax," giving a boost to a technology proclaimed as a breakthrough for cheap high-speed Internet access.
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Nokia is laying off 550 employees in its network equipment-making division because of a "reduced need for hardware R&D work," the handset maker announced Wednesday.
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