Broadband
HSPA heaven and GPS goodness from Ericsson and Dell
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The trend towards building HSPA modems directly into laptops goes into overdrive as Ericsson launches a new HSPA and GPS equipped notebook module, with Dell the latest major international customer, after Lenovo earlier this year. Who needs dongles and cards, when built-in is better?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The trend towards building HSPA modems directly into laptops goes into overdrive as Ericsson launches a new HSPA and GPS equipped notebook module, with Dell the latest major international customer, after Lenovo earlier this year. Who needs dongles and cards, when built-in is better?
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Basslink bites back: plans to be a wholesale carrier
By: Stuart Corner
The owners Basslink power cable linking Tasmania to the mainland seem intent on using its optic fibre to become a wholesale telecommunications carrier, rather than simply selling dark fibre access to a third party via the Tasmanian Government.
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By: Stuart Corner
The owners Basslink power cable linking Tasmania to the mainland seem intent on using its optic fibre to become a wholesale telecommunications carrier, rather than simply selling dark fibre access to a third party via the Tasmanian Government.
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Budget allocates $207m to subsidise rural broadband
By: Stuart Corner
The Australian Broadband Guarantee program has received additional funding in the 2008–09 Budget which will bring the total program funding up to $270.7 million and extend the programme for a further four years from 1 July 2008
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By: Stuart Corner
The Australian Broadband Guarantee program has received additional funding in the 2008–09 Budget which will bring the total program funding up to $270.7 million and extend the programme for a further four years from 1 July 2008
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Basslink botch-up stymies Tasmanian broadband
By: Stuart Corner
The Tasmanian Government's hopes of breaking Telstra's monopoly of fibre access to the island have foundered with the owners of alternative capacity on the Basslink power cable playing hardball.
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By: Stuart Corner
The Tasmanian Government's hopes of breaking Telstra's monopoly of fibre access to the island have foundered with the owners of alternative capacity on the Basslink power cable playing hardball.
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Internode drops transfer fee - for now
By: Stephen Withers
Following price cuts to selected ADSL plans, Internode is waiving the usual transfer fee in an attempt to attract more subscribers to switch from their current ISP.
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By: Stephen Withers
Following price cuts to selected ADSL plans, Internode is waiving the usual transfer fee in an attempt to attract more subscribers to switch from their current ISP.
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Australia jumps to number four in global e-readiness rankings
By: Stuart Corner
Australia has achieved a significant improvement in the latest edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranking of the e-readiness of 69 nations, jumping from ninth place in 2007 to fourth in 2008.
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By: Stuart Corner
Australia has achieved a significant improvement in the latest edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranking of the e-readiness of 69 nations, jumping from ninth place in 2007 to fourth in 2008.
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Tasmanian Government strangling the Internet?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Australia’s southern island, Tasmania, has two fibre optic connections to the mainland, but with only one carrying consumer and business traffic, and the other apparently laying idle. With major ISP, Internode, ceasing the sign-up of new ADSL2+ consumer customers, is the Apple isle suffering affordable Internet denial?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Australia’s southern island, Tasmania, has two fibre optic connections to the mainland, but with only one carrying consumer and business traffic, and the other apparently laying idle. With major ISP, Internode, ceasing the sign-up of new ADSL2+ consumer customers, is the Apple isle suffering affordable Internet denial?
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A better way to measure broadband penetration; but...
By: Stuart Corner
The OECD is often criticised for the way it attempts to compare broadband penetration and usage in member countries. The Information Technology And Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has attempted a more meaningful comparison but it omits one very important parameter.
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By: Stuart Corner
The OECD is often criticised for the way it attempts to compare broadband penetration and usage in member countries. The Information Technology And Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has attempted a more meaningful comparison but it omits one very important parameter.
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Australian Liberal Party outraged over Government comms fund ‘raid’
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Bruce Billson, the Federal Opposition spokesman for Communications, is outraged that the Labor Party wants to use the existing AUD $2 billion Communications Fund for anything at all, aside from letting it generate around $100m in interest per year.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Bruce Billson, the Federal Opposition spokesman for Communications, is outraged that the Labor Party wants to use the existing AUD $2 billion Communications Fund for anything at all, aside from letting it generate around $100m in interest per year.
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Huawei's technology support mixed FTTN and ADSL deployment
By: Stuart Corner
The question of whether a fibre to node network can be deployed without cutting off all exchange based ADSL services through a node has been the subject of much debate. Huawei claims that its latest product will enable operators to do exactly this.
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By: Stuart Corner
The question of whether a fibre to node network can be deployed without cutting off all exchange based ADSL services through a node has been the subject of much debate. Huawei claims that its latest product will enable operators to do exactly this.
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Wow, more mobile phones in Australia than Aussies!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
There’s 21 million Australians – and 21.26 million phone services “in operation” as at 30 June 2007 – meaning more mobile phones than Australians. We aren’t just the lucky country, we’re the connected country, too!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
There’s 21 million Australians – and 21.26 million phone services “in operation” as at 30 June 2007 – meaning more mobile phones than Australians. We aren’t just the lucky country, we’re the connected country, too!
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New Zealand National Party promises fibre to the home
By: Stuart Corner
The countries are different and so are the political parties but the pre-election announcement by New Zealand's National Party that it would invest $NZ1.5 billion over the next six years to rollout fibre to the majority of New Zealand homes bears many similarities to the Australian Labor Party's pre-election pledge of March 2007: and just look at the mess the ALP has now got itself into!
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By: Stuart Corner
The countries are different and so are the political parties but the pre-election announcement by New Zealand's National Party that it would invest $NZ1.5 billion over the next six years to rollout fibre to the majority of New Zealand homes bears many similarities to the Australian Labor Party's pre-election pledge of March 2007: and just look at the mess the ALP has now got itself into!
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HTC Shift lands in Australia at last
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The long awaited HTC shift, a 7-inch ultra-portable Windows Vista Business computer, merged with a Windows Mobile style device, has finally landed in Australia, but it isn’t cheap!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The long awaited HTC shift, a 7-inch ultra-portable Windows Vista Business computer, merged with a Windows Mobile style device, has finally landed in Australia, but it isn’t cheap!
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New bush broadband comms network to save lives in Western Australia
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The state of Western Australia (WA) is Australia’s largest, covering an enormous area that truly brings to life the “tyranny of distance”. But now, a new broadband communications network in WA aims to bring comms in the bush firmly into the 21st century – at last!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The state of Western Australia (WA) is Australia’s largest, covering an enormous area that truly brings to life the “tyranny of distance”. But now, a new broadband communications network in WA aims to bring comms in the bush firmly into the 21st century – at last!
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Internode finds going ‘naked’ is very popular... for ADSL2+
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Consumers keen to strip away the shackles of line rental by going naked with ADSL2+ have ogled Internode’s Naked ADSL2+ offerings with well over 1000 sign-ups. It seems that Internode shown that things can look better... naked – and is now offering the service to those with existing phone lines, too.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Consumers keen to strip away the shackles of line rental by going naked with ADSL2+ have ogled Internode’s Naked ADSL2+ offerings with well over 1000 sign-ups. It seems that Internode shown that things can look better... naked – and is now offering the service to those with existing phone lines, too.
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Telstra gets ‘ok’ to Close Down ‘CDMA’ Mobile Architecture
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
CDMA... the cherished dear mobile architecture of rural and regional Australia is to be officially closed down come the 28th of April, 2008 – and boy, is Telstra happy!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
CDMA... the cherished dear mobile architecture of rural and regional Australia is to be officially closed down come the 28th of April, 2008 – and boy, is Telstra happy!
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Watch out, Joost: Adobe’s Media Player “amps” up the ante!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Adobe’s new cross platform, customisable ‘Adobe Media Player’, or AMP, offers a range of well known TV programming from CSI: NY to Star Trek and plenty more from major players, giving ‘video consumers’ a whole new channel to watch!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Adobe’s new cross platform, customisable ‘Adobe Media Player’, or AMP, offers a range of well known TV programming from CSI: NY to Star Trek and plenty more from major players, giving ‘video consumers’ a whole new channel to watch!
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Telstra completes 900 exchange ADSL2+ upgrade
By: Stuart Corner
Telstra has announced completion of the rollout of ADSL2+ services to an additional 907 exchanges, announced in February, four months ahead of schedule.
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By: Stuart Corner
Telstra has announced completion of the rollout of ADSL2+ services to an additional 907 exchanges, announced in February, four months ahead of schedule.
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