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  • Cheaper broadband may be a-peering

    A strong demand for peering services between ISPs has seen Internet peering facilitator PIPE Networks expand its Brisbane operations into four additional Australian cities.

  • 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.

  • 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 outlines enterprise customer wins

    The nation's number two telco Optus today outlined a number of new and renewed enterprise customer wins as part of its quarterly financial results statement.

  • Optus rolls out 3G

    Optus today rolled out its first Australian third generation (3G) site in the national capital, ahead of similar launches of its high speed wireless service in Sydney and Melbourne by the end of the year.

  • Residential broadband: does Optus want out?

    Australian telecommunications analyst Paul Budde is standing by his belief that Optus will soon withdraw from the residential broadband market.

  • OzEmail claims new pricing kills "bill shock"

    Australian Internet service provider, OzEmail, claims its newest start-up broadband deal is designed to eliminate "broadband bill-shock".

  • VPNs without all the hassles

    Running a virtual private network can save you money on leased lines, but can also create a lot of work. Can managed VPN services save you the trouble?

  • Uecomm lures retail chain from dial-up

    Supermarket clearance chain Not Quite Retail (NQR) finally decided to ditch dial-up internet for its chain of 26 stores and headquarters in March, instead signing up for an Ethernet WAN connection from Uecomm.

  • Fibre has a Bright future in WA

    Western Power subsidiary Bright Telecommunications is ramping up its search for equity partners as it plans to expand its Perth optical fibre network to further homes and businesses.

  • Optus breaks away from Telstra infrastructure

    SingTel Optus' push to reduce its reliance on Telstra's network for its business services stepped up during the year ended 31 March, with four in five new services provided using Optus infrastructure.

  • AAPT DSLAM proposition "high-risk": Analyst

    A decision by embattled telco AAPT to invest in its own ADSL network would be "high-risk" and could make the business less attractive to suitors in the event of a sale, according to telecommunications research firm Ovum.

  • Staff cuts come as Telstra commences network upgrades

    Telstra cut around 1,000 full-time staff positions in the six months from June 30 last year and has commenced the network buildouts it announced in November.

  • Banking on the ACCC

    Can the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission "help" Telstra's competitors?

  • Broadband Anyone?

    Cable & Wireless Optus is planning to use Telstra's existing copper wire network to roll out a national digital subscriber line (DSL) broadband network in Australia. Move over cable, there's a new game in town, and it's coming to a phone socket near you.

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