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News (43)

• Internode resumes Tassie ADSL2+ sales

  Internet service provider Internode today said it had resumed selling high-speed ADSL2+ services in Tasmania, due to the imminent prospect of BassLink switching on its cable back to the mainland.

• NBN not worth the effort: Internode

  Internode managing director Simon Hackett this week said he had doubts about whether the National Broadband Network would ever be built and questioned whether it was worth the effort.

• Internode to extend broadband network

  Internet service provider (ISP) Internode will extend its rollout of high-speed ADSL2+ broadband infrastructure to a further 50 telephone exchanges on the nation's east coast.

• Internode appoints first ops chief

  National internet service provider Internode has promoted internal staff Liz Cornelissen to be its first chief operations officer, ending a small string of senior management appointments.

• Internode blames YouTube for broadband price hikes

  Internode increased the price of its broadband Internet services on Monday, including several high-usage plans being hit with a AU$40 per month hike, and blamed increasing use of YouTube and BitTorrent for the changes.

Blogs (6)

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  Where next for Vodafone and 3?

  So where did Vodafone and Hutchison go wrong and will they fare any better as a combined entity? Telstra's Deena Shiff, Internode's Simon Hackett and analyst Paul Budde discuss the issue in this week's Twisted Wire podcast.

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  WiMax in Australia: Part two

  WiMax could be the standard that drives the next phase of mobile broadband, it provides an opportunity for players wanting to establish a pure IP network to carry voice and data effectively but is this what operators want?

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  Et tu, Internode?

  Is Hackett the Saruman the once-good wizard who is seduced by the dark powers of Sauron of my recent Lord of the Rings scenario? Is something rotten in Renmark and elsewhere?

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  A guide to the future of the internet

  Last week we looked at the history of the internet in Australia. It's been around for 20 years and changed our lives in so many ways. Imagine what it could do given another 20 years.

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  A third of the way to a zettabyte

  This week on Twisted Wire we look at how internet usage is changing in Australia and around the world. How are we meeting this demand and how is the cost structure changing for the service provider?

Features and Case Studies (3)

• Aussie ISPs have content ambitions

  Executives from several of Australia's largest internet service providers have over the past few months expressed their desire to become media companies in their own right.

• Net neutrality is an 'American problem'

  The leaders of three of Australia's largest ISP's have declared the Net neutrality debate as solely a US problem and further, that the nation that pioneered the internet might want to study the Australian market for clues as to how to solve the dilemma.

• ISP-level content filtering won't work

  Federal Government plans to introduce ISP-level filtering to provide a 'safer' internet experience for Australian families are likely to be met with significant resistance from within the ISP community.

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  Internode talks Tasmanian backhaul problems

  Internode managing director Simon Hackett talks about the cost of providing broadband services in Tasmania.

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