The wireless broadband service iBurst will be available in Sydney by the end of the year after a deal between the owners of the network and Telstra Wholesale.
Australians will soon have another alternative for wireless broadband Internet, with Melbourne start-up Azure Wireless set to step into the ring with more establish players.
The international body responsible for the allocation of radio spectrum has given its approval for airlines to provide broadband access on aeroplanes.
An international standards body will try again next week to settle on an industrywide blueprint for UWB, or ultrawideband, a wireless technology meant to rival Bluetooth.
Sydney is the stage for pre-commercial testing of a new wireless broadband network, with trials beginning this week.
Life may be like a box of chocolates -- but telecoms right now is gearing up to be a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, as service providers seek increasingly novel ways to blend their offerings.
Sprint's WiMAX roll-out in Baltimore will prove the Australian government's decision to worm its way out of the Opel WiMAX contract was a short-sighted, and ultimately damaging, political stunt that has benefited nobody.
As Christmas roars in upon us and the Rudds, Trujillos, and Conroys of the world hang their Christmas stockings, everybody is casting an eye to 2008 and the changes it will bring.
Post-election adrenaline surging through his veins, one of the first acts performed by new Communications Minister Stephen Conroy was to disband the expert panel that his predecessor Helen Coonan had appointed last June to evaluate tenders for fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) construction.
With the CEO of US mobile operator and WiMax cheerleader Sprint, Gary Forsee, now leaving his job, questions are being raised about whether confidence in WiMax can recover from such a body blow.
Optus is now offering its wireless broadband plans cheaper, but only for the first 12 months.
A consortium of component and equipment makers reveals plans to promote the 802.16a wireless broadband standard in hopes of riding the success of Wi-Fi networking.
Much-hyped broadband wireless technology won't get its big break for another five years, analysts say.
WiMax, the controversial long range wireless broadband technology, is set to spread across rural Australia from next year -- but despite the outgoing Howard government's ambitious project, both fixed and mobile variants of the technology are already being deployed around the world.
Australia is about to undergo a long overdue broadband boom, according to an industry report to be released later this month.
Joseph Hanlon takes you through the pros and cons of wireless broadband to help you figure out if it's right for you.
An international standards body will try again next week to settle on an industrywide blueprint for UWB, or ultrawideband, a wireless technology meant to rival Bluetooth.
The NC10 betters previous Samsung netbooks with a built-in HSDPA SIM card reader and the portability this provides. Optus wireless broadband bundles seem like excellent value.
The hardware performs its part of the equation just fine, but if you're considering Optus' wireless broadband make sure you take advantage of its seven-day trial period.
Fancy a 1.3Mbps broadband pipeline direct to your notebook, without a cable in sight? The new BigPond wireless data card makes good on Telstra's lofty promises for its Next G network.
As long as you're a metropolitan broadband user, Telstra BigPond Wireless Broadband delivers well, but it can't be said to be an inexpensive broadband option.
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