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    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.

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    Corporations are cautious about using broadband Internet services in essential areas of their business, according to a new study.

  • 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.

  • Adelaide to get AU$9.6 million non-Telstra DSL network

    South Australian Internet Service Provider Adam Internet has announced that it would invest AU$9.6 million into a private next generation broadband network in Australia, independent of Telstra's exchanges.

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

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    The longest last mile

    How much should Telstra be charging for unconditioned local loop?

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

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    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.

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  • Australian naked DSL mega-roundup

    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.

  • That other broadband revolution

    While everyone was distracted by the NBN, a revolution was under way in the supply of fixed line broadband.

  • Australia on brink of a broadband boom

    Australia is about to undergo a long overdue broadband boom, according to an industry report to be released later this month.

  • 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.

  • 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?

Reviews (48)

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Telstra pledges better bush telecommunications

    Telstra Country Wide has announced a AU$231 million investment in 2003/04 to improve services to regional areas.

  • D-Link DSA-3100

    The DSA-3100 gives your small business a good reason to provide wireless Internet access to customers as a value-added service.

  • 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.

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