After years of delay, Basslink said today that it had made its first connection over the new fibre-optic cable between Tasmania and the mainland a few days ago.
Basslink has chosen Swedish networking giant Ericsson as its vendor partner to light up the Basslink cable, which is slated to bring 40Gbps worth of internet capacity to the Apple Isle sometime in early 2009.
Researchers at the US Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have detailed a technique that can boost solar cell output and turn tinted windows into solar panels.
An instrument developed for analysing minerals on Mars may be used on earth to help the Australian resources industry.
IBM researchers have achieved a new record in data transfer rates, 300Gbps, using their new "Optochip" fibre optic chip.
It's been a long time coming, but it seems that OLED displays are finally beginning to creep onto the market.
Installing cables can be difficult especially if they're 9,000 kilometres long and up several kilometres underwater. Our photo gallery gives you a look inside the 'Ile de Sein', a ship used to lay Telstra's latest fibre optic cable, which will become part of Australia's global Internet network backbone.
A group of researchers have found a way to transfer the equivalent of three DVDs per second.
So you've replaced your copper cables with fibre optics, but now you're having problems. This article shows how to troubleshoot faults in fibre optic cables, including questions to ask to narrow down possible causes.
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The next generation in DVD technology will let consumers carry the equivalent of a hard drive on a disc, but what are they supposed to do with all that capacity? Interact, supporters say.
Australia still has way to go before it can meet its full potential with wireless and broadband.
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Intel said it has produced chips with the 65-nanometer manufacturing process, a strong sign the company will continue to keep pace with Moore's Law.
Third-generation mobile technology has arrived, duly accompanied by a barrage of hype. But the industry is already casting its eyes forward to the next big thing - 4G.
Consumers will be able to buy free-standing 3D televisions in the next five years, according to an Australian company bringing out the new product.
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