Netcomm has announced it will roll out DSL broadband services in metropolitan and regional centres throughout Australia as early as the first quarter 2001 - pitting the company directly against Telstra.
has altered its method for listing ADSL equipment certified interoperable with its network after it was discovered last month that a manufacturer had been distributing modems to ISPs and major resellers without the carrier's certification for months.
Modem manufacturer D-Link had been distributing one of its ADSL modems to some of Telstra's largest wholesale customers without the carrier's interoperability certification for around four months.
Most Australian service providers are pushing the wrong DSL services on to customers, with -sting in the tail" pricing to boot, hampering the uptake of broadband in the local market.
Optus is staying tight-lipped about its recent efforts to secure a large supply of DSL modems.
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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.
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.
Modem manufacturer D-Link had been distributing one of its ADSL modems to some of Telstra's largest wholesale customers without the carrier's interoperability certification for around four months.
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