When regulation goes too far
As a tech journalist, you soon learn the view of the "end users" who make up your publication's readership; typically, the IT manager or CIO.
May 18th, 2012 in Government by Darren Greenwood 1 Comment Vote
As a tech journalist, you soon learn the view of the "end users" who make up your publication's readership; typically, the IT manager or CIO.
May 18th, 2012 in Government by Darren Greenwood 1 Comment Vote
The ruling against Optus' TV Now mobile-content service reinforces the idea that content providers should be able to exclude and financially punish consumers for using particular technologies, going against the idea of the Convergence Review.
May 1st, 2012 in Mobile by David Braue 1 Comment Vote
The last two Saturdays of this month will see teams hacking away in Sydney for a chance to be taken under Pollenizer's wing.
March 2nd, 2012 in Start-ups by Chris Duckett Comment 23 Votes
Aussie crowdsourcing start-ups DesignCrowd and 99designs have gone head to head, expanding at the same time to the United Kingdom, but, according to both companies, there's always room for competition.
February 17th, 2012 in Start-ups by Michael Lee Comment 1 Vote
ISPs are enthusiastically embracing the ACCC's decision to declare Telstra ADSL services, but Telstra is understandably less excited. Now that wholesale ADSL is nearly as cheap as wholesale NBN services, will internet access get even cheaper?
February 16th, 2012 in Accc by David Braue 13 Comments 35 Votes
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Rod Sims has vowed to keep a more vigilant eye on online retailers this year, stating online businesses are not above the law and offline companies need to play fair.
February 14th, 2012 in Retail by Michael Lee 1 Comment Vote
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released its review on Seagate's proposed acquisition of Samsung's hard disk drive (HDD) business, and given it the green light.
December 19th, 2011 in Samsung by Michael Lee Comment Vote
In part two of the Optus story, Twisted Wire tracks the telco's history through the years of intensified competition, and asks, will it last another 20 years?
December 1st, 2011 in Telcos by Phil Dobbie Comment 2 Votes
It is ironic that Optus celebrated the 20th anniversary of its establishment — the putative beginning of Australia's telecoms competition — in the same way that it began: by attacking a monopolist in a hail of vitriol and dire warnings of imminent systemic collapse. This time around, however, it's threatened not by Telstra or NBN Co, but by an upstart WA ISP with big dreams and the resources to make them real.
November 22nd, 2011 in Optus by David Braue 3 Comments 2 Votes
Optus' recently revealed agreement to talk nicely about the NBN for the next 15 years reinforces the lengths to which NBN Co will go to ensure its network is built in a protective, competition-free bubble. But as ever more-onerous market protections come to light, we have to ask: is NBN Co tilting the field too far in its own favour? And could its caution compromise carriers' return on their LTE investments?
September 7th, 2011 in NBN by David Braue 4 Comments 1 Vote* number of articles per week
The ACCC is standing before a chasm, with the lack of certainty around regulation of the national broadband network putting a question mark beside the commissions' future role.
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An Australian team has recently demonstrated its robotics "wizardry" by advancing to the grand finals of an international land warfare robot competition to be held in South Australia in November.
Australian NBN subscribers are opting for 100/40 over 12/1 speeds: http://t.co/QsWk7u6Y That's the least surprising news I've ever read! :)
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9 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.
Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.
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