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• iiNet announces DSL rollout plan

  Internet service provider iiNet has announced plans to roll out its own DSL broadband infrastructure covering approximately 11,000 ports across Australia.

• Primus slashes headcount

  Telecommunications player Primus Telecom today conceded 10 percent of its 1,000-strong workforce in Australia was being axed due to an organisational restructure of permanent and casual staff.

• 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.

• Telstra begins to unwind

  Telstra wholesale, and broadband wholesaler RequestDSL, have today unveiled a trial spectrum sharing agreement which could lead to an improvement in the roll-out and pricing of broadband in Australia.

• iiNet boosts broadband plans

  Internet service provider iiNet has upgraded its "bliink" broadband plans following an announcement of moves to roll out its own DSL broadband infrastructure.

Blogs (5)

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  Telecom's XT network still off at launch

  Telecom New Zealand yesterday launched its new XT 3G mobile network at a ritzy event in Auckland. But the network hasn't gone live yet, which is likely due to new hardware being installed to curb interference that is causing rival Vodafone a headache.

• Is cable the answer to Australian broadband woes?

  What many of us may have forgotten is that there is already a perfectly acceptable technology for delivering triple-play services voice, TV and data over a single cable and doing it cost-effectively and at high volume.

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  Is cable the answer to our broadband woes?

  Somewhere along the line, it became assumed that xDSL technologies -- which run over the last-mile of wiring so tightly controlled by Telstra -- were the only way forward for Australian broadband.

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  Conroy's Six: Can FTTN's gatekeepers deliver?

  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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  Too little, too late, for the local loop?

  The news this week that Canberra-based TransACT was going to start rolling out fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services it announced in May, was at first intriguing.

Features and Case Studies (14)

• 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.

• Telstra 2.0 won't solve the problem

  Former Communications Minister Richard Alston writes that it is critically important to reinvigorate the competitive process in Australia's telecommunications industry with the National Broadband Network and not simply replace one behemoth with another.

• The war against VoIP: How long can the telcos fight?

  Voice over IP has reached some major milestones in 2008 in both the enterprise and consumer ends of the market but how long can traditional telcos continue to fight against this disruptive technology?

• Around the world in ... Fibre-to-the-home

  If the world's homes are to enjoy the same high speed connectivity as its offices, the current thinking goes, then fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) will soon become necessary. However, not all Internet economies were created equal.

• Alcatel Lucent: Ray Gilbert

  Ray Gilbert, assistant vice president for IT enterprise collaboration at Alcatel Lucent, tells ZDNet.com editor-in-chief Dan Farber how the telecom services provider is addressing mobility needs and convergence challenges for the next generation of digital devices.

Reviews (2)

• Wireless broadband set to i-Burst into Australia

  The i-Burst venture is on track to deliver planned wireless broadband services at prices competitive with existing DSL offerings after securing new investments totalling AU$14 million.

• Wi-Fi: The revolution will not be oversold?

  To be a networking player in 2003, Wi-Fi is not just a good idea. It is not an option. It is an absolute essential. But don't let the whiff of industry fashion fool you. Despite the best efforts of the hype-meisters, this revolution is showing signs of keeping its feet on the ground.

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