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  • EFTel buys aaNet in ISP consolidation

    EFTel has bought aaNet in a deal heralding further consolidation among the ranks of Internet service providers.

  • Tasmania powers up 12Mbps broadband

    Internet service provider Datafast, in partnership with Aurora Energy and hardware vendor Mitsubishi Electric, today kicked off a 12Mbps broadband over power line service in Hobart, which the company claims is the world's first large-scale commercial trial.

  • Consolidation heats up in Aust ISP market

    Datafast has cancelled its merger with fellow Internet service provider (ISP) Chariot, with the latter subsequently picking up Melbourne-based Alphalink instead.

  • ISPs face tough broadband choice

    Ongoing mergers and acquisitions in the Internet provider space reflect the hard choices facing dial-up minnows in a market demanding broadband, says a senior analyst.

  • Datafast acquires broadband.com.au

    Datafast Telecommunications has acquired the broadband.com.au portal with plans of adding voice services in the next year.

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  • Australia's telco sector ripe for consolidation

    The obvious candidates for consolidation in Australia's telecommunications sector are the 170 internet service providers that are scratching to make a living, but others include Dodo, M8 Telecom, Macquarie Telecom and Eftel.

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