The Senate Select committee on the National Broadband Network has decided to hold up to three more hearings to deal with issues raised by recently released draft exposure legislation.
Moments after shadow Minister for Communications Tony Smith criticised the government and NBN Co for proceeding without a business plan, NBN Co chief outlined his plan for business: ubiquitous 1Gbps services.
Pipe Networks' shareholders have voted to approve a $373 million deal that will see the company acquired by TPG Telecom.
Internet service provider Internode has signed up for 2.5 gigabits per second more international capacity from Southern Cross Cable's Network with plans to buy another 12.5.
A media rights watchdog has listed Australia in a report on countries that pose a threat of internet censorship.
In the New Zealand Government's first ever infrastructure plan, it calls its own broadband investment into question.
If you think the National Broadband Network will automatically speed up everything on the internet, you're wrong. Inefficiencies in TCP/IP network protocols mean a lot of time will still be spent setting up application-layer data streams.
Most people would describe the digital divide as the discrepancy in the availability of new technologies, particularly broadband. On that basis, the roll-out of the NBN (extending broadband to almost every household in Australia) should be good news as it will lessen the divide.
The patriotic Kiwi in me would like to see our much maligned telco sue its French supplier Alcatel-Lucent as discussed in the media, but the evidence is that any such court case would be fraught with danger.
The wording of the draft NBN legislation, now up for public comment, revealed the surprising possibility that NBN Co could become a telecommunications retailer under certain circumstances, suggesting massive government hypocrisy that could upset the tenuous balance of Australia's telecommunications market.
I would be surprised if iiNet managing director Michael Malone and Netspace managing director Stuart Marburg haven't been flirting with the idea of a merger on and off for the past decade.
There are a handful of free and paid services that make it easy to host enormous files such as HD video recordings and send them to a friend, family member or business associate.
When Suncorp's new chief executive Patrick Snowball stepped on board in late 2009, the tier two banking and insurance firm's chief information officer Jeff Smith wasted no time showing his new boss the ropes.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has put a stop to telco's marketing "theoretical maximum" speeds to consumers. Should Conroy be banned from making speed claims too?
Thodey's dress sense was showed off last week at Telstra's half year results, which, like his leadership style, is so different to that of his predecessor. But can the dramatic change in pace save Telstra?
At the Mobilize conference held in San Francisco, Motorola unveiled Motoblur, a new user interface based around social networking. The Android OS-based skin will feature live widgets for integrating sites like Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace, as well as aggregating contact details and displaying recent status updates during calls.
ACT senator and former shadow Minister for ICT Kate Lundy told ZDNet.com.au last month in a video interview that a project as large as the National Broadband Network was bound to see schedule slippage.
At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford University, panelists discuss benefits that huge companies like Google and Facebook could get from embracing open source, such as third-party developers integrating their products into new application versions and easier connectivity with emerging technologies. Panelists include Ron Yekutiel, CEO of Kaltura; Kim Polese, CEO of SpikeSource; and moderator Matt Asay, vice president of business development at Alfresco and a member of the CNET Blog Network.
ZDNet.com correspondent Sumi Das speaks with senior editor Sam Diaz about the efforts of Twitter, Facebook and MySpace, the significance of the Sun-Oracle deal to the datacentre market and the rumours swirling around Apple.
Australians tell us what they think of the $43 billion National Broadband Network.
MSI's latest netbook impresses us with a quality keyboard.
McAfee Total Protection 2010 hits many of the right notes. It's easy to use and it's effective, but years of below-average releases will likely leave many users unwilling to give it a try.
The Samsung B3310 is simple and fuss-free, and is suited to those who need a phone for making calls and the occasional web surfing or social networking.
McAfee has put considerable effort into its new user interface, but also made its 2010 security programs far better in the process.
Do you disagree with the bigger-is-better camp? Fear not, HTC has those with small pockets covered with the upcoming release of its scaled down HD2.
Spyware safety
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Filter protesters brave Vic weather
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