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

  • State Internet body slams broadband price frenzy

    Protests over Telstra's new broadband deals continued as the Western Australian Internet Association (WAIA) expressed their outrage, saying Telstra has delivered a "devastating blow" to competition in the Internet industry.

  • Optus unveils new Internet plans

    Optus has released new plans for its cable broadband and dial-up Internet products, but potential OptusNet DSL customers will have to wait until March for new pricing.

  • Small businesses choose home broadband plan

    Australian small businesses are turning to broadband plans designed for home use as better value than plans targeted for business use, according to a survey.

  • New DSL standard offers faster speeds

    An emerging high-speed Internet standard in Europe holds potential for faster download speeds and broader availability for many businesses--if they're willing to wait a while.

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  • Still need broadband? Satellite may be the answer

    Consider this scenario: DSL, ISDN, and cable aren't available. Dedicated lines are too pricey. Wireless is limited to line-of-sight. If your company needs broadband, you have another option: satellite.

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • Intel plots path of WiMax

    Intel predicted three years of solid development in wireless broadband on Tuesday, as it showed the first samples of its Rosedale 802.16 WiMax chip.

Reviews (66)

  • Is broadband right for you? Here are nine signs that it isn't

    Recently I asked how many of you still use a telephone line to connect to the Internet. The result? Plenty of you still use the good old standby, the dial-up modem. That wasn't really a surprise, although from what you read in magazines and on Web sites you'd think everyone already had a broadband connection.

  • 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.

  • D-Link DI-701 Residential Gateway

    The D-Link DI-701 hardware device acts as a buffer between your computer and the Net, and additionally lets you share the broadband connection with the other machines in an office or home network environment.

  • 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.

  • ZoneAlarm Internet Security 6.0

    ZoneAlarm Security Suite puts Norton and McAfee to shame with its easy-to-use triple-layer firewall, antivirus, antispam and now antispyware features.

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