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  • The truth about Aust broadband technologies

    Is it the technology you can't do without or an expense you don't need? We examine the alternatives, pitfalls, myths, and benefits.

  • Optus launches naked DSL

    Optus this morning announced it would offer naked DSL broadband plans, as well as broadband offerings provided on a "month-to-month" basis.

  • Optus reaches broadband milestone

    Australia's number two telecommunications player, Optus, claims it is on course to become the country's second largest DSL provider by the end of the year after hitting the 200,000 subscriber mark in its broadband business.

  • Optus mulls own DSL network as milestone reached

    Optus today said it had reached 100,000 resale DSL broadband customers since entering the market less than 12 months ago. The move comes amid indications the number two telco plans shortly to announce details of an investment of up to AU$100 million in its own DSL network.

  • Optus unleashes broadband pricing defence

    Optus has unleashed its newest defence in the broadband pricing war with Telstra and other Internet service providers, announcing significant cuts to its broadband plans.

  • Telstra undercuts Optus DSL

    Telstra announced yesterday new budget prices for its high-speed Internet services, beating out the fledgling Optus DSL a day before its launch.

  • Optus in wide-scale DSL rollout

    Optus this morning announced a AU$150 million rollout of its own broadband Internet digital subscriber line (DSL) equipment to hundreds of exchanges around Australia.

  • Optus residential DSL due by March

    Optus has announced that it expects its residential ADSL service to be available to consumers by March 2004 after today signing off lengthy negotiations with Telstra Wholesale.

  • Let the broadband price war begin

    Australia's second largest telco Cable & Wireless Optus has announced its rollout of wholesale DSL to business customers throughout the country, which one industry expert believes is the beginning of a price war as fierce as that of the mobile phone market.

  • Survey: Aust broadband oversold, under-delivered

    Telstra has borne the brunt of an Australian Consumers Association broadband satisfaction survey which supports its view that ADSL providers haven't been delivering on promises.

  • Australia slow and steady in the broadband race: IDC

    Australia remains the "broadband backwater" compared to other developing countries, according to IDC's newest forecast report.

  • D-Link opens residential ADSL/cable gateway

    Network communications equipment and solutions provider D-Link Australia has released a home and small business DSL/cable modem residential gateway that allows multiple computers to share a cable or DSL Internet connection.

  • Banking on broadband

    Thousands of SMEs are expected to move to DSL broadband by the end of the year. ZDNet Australia examines the industry and shows how to navigate this competitive and confusing market.

  • Harnessing broadband's potential

    With the growing adoption of broadband connections in businesses and homes, content providers need to start thinking about how to cater to broadband audiences. Is the broadband user significantly different? What are the killer apps for broadband audiences? And what do content providers need to think about to cope with the new demands?

  • -Skyblaster" takes off

    Optus has announced the launch of its two-way broadband satellite Internet service called -Skyblaster" to go hand-in-hand with its existing broadband cable and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) capabilities.

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