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  • Nortel: Video will drive telcos towards 20Mbps broadband

    ADSL providers will have to provide much faster speeds in the battle to keep cable at bay, according to Nortel Networks.

  • Video on demand edges closer for Australians

    Foxtel and Austar have revealed plans to offer near-video-on-demand (VOD) service following the completion of digital upgrades to the pairs' networks.

  • Microsoft goes to Hollywood

    Microsoft's surprise decision to submit Windows Media Series 9 as a standards candidate to Hollywood underscores the software giant's ambitions to take its multimedia technology beyond the Net, as well as the considerable barriers it faces.

  • VOD companies chase speedy Net access

    The video-on-demand and Net access industries are engaged in a tug-of-war over broadband connections, sparking debates about when an Internet connection should be considered "high speed."

  • DivX not just for bootlegs

    A dark-horse competitor is joining the bitter battle over Internet video standards, promising to bring an MP3-like challenge to market leaders Microsoft and RealNetworks.

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  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Why the VHA merger will boost competition

    The ACCC is concerned that a Vodafone-Hutchison merger will stifle mobile competition, but after new figures reveal systematic deception by carriers it's prudent to ask: could the merger really make things any worse than they already are?

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