The first stage of an upgrade of the submarine Southern Cross Cable linking New Zealand and Australia to the United States has added 260Gbps.
As part of a push to unify its global network services, AT&T has announced it will be expanding its capabilities in the region -- but only in response to competitors who are already here, according to one analyst.
Researchers have transmitted light through the glasslike fibres of a deep-sea sponge.
NSW electricity carrier TransGrid has signed a deal for the supply of SDH fibre-optic networking equipment and deployment services in a move which could increase the availability of broadband services to rural areas.
Key players in Australia's telecommunications industry have staked out their ground in a heavyweight industry conference today, with the government and Telstra backing the current telecomms regime and SingTel Optus crying foul.
I was interested to read that Telstra had the good sense to finally hand over its network designs to the Federal government last week.
Every IT administrator knows the consequences of network downtime -- mass staff whining, a total help desk meltdown, and really vicious complaints from the same senior managers who stripped the budget of the funds required to keep the network running in the first place. But it's not always something that can be avoided.
Installing cables can be difficult especially if they're 9,000 kilometres long and up several kilometres underwater. Our photo gallery gives you a look inside the 'Ile de Sein', a ship used to lay Telstra's latest fibre optic cable, which will become part of Australia's global Internet network backbone.
Scientists at IBM Research have discovered a new way to get carbon nanotubes to emit light, a breakthrough that might one day lead to advances in fibre-optic technology.
Tracking developments in networking technologies such as IEE 802.11b and cabling standards, are part of James Ding's focus at the University of Sydney.
So you've replaced your copper cables with fibre optics, but now you're having problems. This article shows how to troubleshoot faults in fibre optic cables, including questions to ask to narrow down possible causes.
It seemed like a good idea at the time, but Australian utilities' recent abandonment of broadband over powerline (BPL) technology has all but sealed the fate of a technology that was once hoped to bring high-speed data to every corner of Australia.
Scientists at IBM Research have discovered a new way to get carbon nanotubes to emit light, a breakthrough that might one day lead to advances in fibre-optic technology.
The ProCurve Switch 8212zl is a sophisticated and highly configurable network switch capable of handling 48 10-Gigibit Ethernet ports.
The first fibre-only Ethernet standard has been approved, opening the door for a new generation of Ethernet products.
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