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• Internet space race

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

• Aust ISP shuts down access

  Satellite broadband ISP Access 1 suddenly closed down last Friday, leaving its customers less than eight hours to find alternative Internet access.

• 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.

• AU$2 billion to replace pair gain unnecessary: Telstra

  Telstra has revealed the cost of replacing the pair gain technology that has caused so much anguish throughout Australia would hit AU$2 billion, according to the Opposition.

• Decline in broadband growth halted: ACCC

  Growth in the number of Australian broadband users halted its precipitous decline in the first quarter of 2003, according to figures released in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's Snapshot of Broadband Deployment.

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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.

• Tech threats to Telstra can't be "strangled at birth": ACCC

  Australia's competition regulator has warned it will act to ensure technological innovations that pose a serious threat to Telstra's dominance of the telecommunications sector are not "strangled at birth".

• Guide to VoIP in Australia

  Making phone calls over the Internet isn't just for the tech savvy anymore. Using Voice over Internet Protocol is easier than ever before, with several services out there that can help drastically reduce your phone bill.

• Internet VPNs: the WAN and the light?

  They promise low-cost connectivity that could make conventional, expensive WANs a thing of the past. But can roll-your-own Internet VPNs really deliver?

• Broadband: Lessons from South Korea

  Connection speeds that Australians can only dream of are readily available to South Korean consumers and businesses -- thanks to government support for a massive infrastructure rollout.

Reviews (8)

• 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.

• Guide to VoIP in Australia

  Making phone calls over the Internet isn't just for the tech savvy anymore. Using Voice over Internet Protocol is easier than ever before, with several services out there that can help drastically reduce your phone bill.

• Telstra NetComm Turbo 7 Series Wireless Gateway

  NetComm Turbo 7 Series Wireless Gateway provides an easy set-up, good coverage and modest speed. While this system gives you the advantage of portable wireless gateway, wireless services are less reliable and cannot match ADSL2 speeds.

• Broadband: Which plan is for you?

  The broadband business -- plans, peaks, and penalties -- can be confusing to say the least. We line up some of Australia's best.

• The broadband route: 12 routers tested

  Looking for an easy way to extend that broadband connection to more of your organisation's PCs? One of these broadband routers could be the solution.

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