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Telstra's 21Mbps Next-G boost and Internode's new 100Mbps FttH networks may be both companies' show ponies, but when it comes to helping most of us, their need-for-speed posturing is just a box-and-dice distraction that we've all seen before.
South Australia's Yorke Peninsula with just 11,780 people spread across 5,834 square kilometres, is known more for its rugged natural beauty than its technological prowess. But now that Internode has brought broadband to the entire peninsula, the area has become a very important part of Australia's telegeography.
The South Australian government hopes to build a fibre broadband network in the regional centre of Mount Gambier.
The average datacentre lasts between 15 and 20 years, so when the current generation of datacentres near the end of their working life, will their replacements be at all familiar?
Yes, says iiNet, and the telco giant's price chains are keeping smaller players from venturing down the rural broadband route.
Better known for its work in the preservation of rare species such as the Sumatran Tiger, the Adelaide Zoo can now stand along side some of the most powerful corporations in the world having implemented a wireless LAN, and Internet connectivity throughout its 8 hectare (aprox 20 acre) site.
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