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Panic stations! Internet addresses running out says OECD
By: Stuart Corner
The OECD says governments and business must "work together more effectively and urgently to meet the growing demand for Internet addresses and secure the future of the Internet economy," but the world knew a decade ago that this parlous state of affairs was inevitable: initiatives to date have clearly been inadequate.
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By: Stuart Corner
The OECD says governments and business must "work together more effectively and urgently to meet the growing demand for Internet addresses and secure the future of the Internet economy," but the world knew a decade ago that this parlous state of affairs was inevitable: initiatives to date have clearly been inadequate.
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Nokia CEO flags shift into services
By: Stuart Corner
Less than 20 years ago the world's dominant cellphone manufacturer was making, amongst a host of other things, car tyres. Now it's shifting focus again, into services, and gearing up to take on Microsoft and Google.
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By: Stuart Corner
Less than 20 years ago the world's dominant cellphone manufacturer was making, amongst a host of other things, car tyres. Now it's shifting focus again, into services, and gearing up to take on Microsoft and Google.
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Australian comms minister canvasses structural separation
By: Stuart Corner
Australia's communications minister, senator Stephen Conroy, has said that he would consider a structural separation of Telstra along the lines of separation regimes introduced in Singapore, the UK and New Zealand in order to ensure a competitive market in the provision of future broadband services.
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By: Stuart Corner
Australia's communications minister, senator Stephen Conroy, has said that he would consider a structural separation of Telstra along the lines of separation regimes introduced in Singapore, the UK and New Zealand in order to ensure a competitive market in the provision of future broadband services.
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Whether to extend life of space shuttles or not? Oh, well maybe?
By: William Atkins
Some U.S. federal politicians are trying to extend the operational life of NASA’s space shuttle fleet past 2010. Others aren’t so sure it is the wisest thing to do. Oh, what do we do?
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By: William Atkins
Some U.S. federal politicians are trying to extend the operational life of NASA’s space shuttle fleet past 2010. Others aren’t so sure it is the wisest thing to do. Oh, what do we do?
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China says it’s Number One in Internet Population. Is it?
By: William Atkins
China states that it is the world’s largest Internet user country, with 221 million Internet users. However, it counts its people in a much more relaxed manner than the U.S., which has an estimated 212 million Internet users.
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By: William Atkins
China states that it is the world’s largest Internet user country, with 221 million Internet users. However, it counts its people in a much more relaxed manner than the U.S., which has an estimated 212 million Internet users.
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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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Talking up the looming Internet gridlock
By: Stuart Corner
An AT&T executive has made headlines by claiming that a global investment of $US130 billion will be needed in the next three years to stop the Internet becoming grid-locked, but he has no indication of how this investment will be funded, or even if a radical change in business models for Internet services will be needed. Perhaps he is simply scaremongering.
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By: Stuart Corner
An AT&T executive has made headlines by claiming that a global investment of $US130 billion will be needed in the next three years to stop the Internet becoming grid-locked, but he has no indication of how this investment will be funded, or even if a radical change in business models for Internet services will be needed. Perhaps he is simply scaremongering.
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Duct tape saves the day on the Moon
By: William Atkins
The date was December 11, 1972. NASA Apollo astronauts Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt had landed on the Moon. Lucky for them a roll of good old-fashion duct tape was onboard after damaging their lunar rover.
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By: William Atkins
The date was December 11, 1972. NASA Apollo astronauts Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt had landed on the Moon. Lucky for them a roll of good old-fashion duct tape was onboard after damaging their lunar rover.
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Media state NASA will stay 6 months on Moon in 2020. Incorrect!
By: William Atkins
Based on comments by Carl Walz, NASA Director of Advanced Capabilities Division, some media reports are stating that astronauts will be staying six months on the Moon in 2020. These media statements are not correct. Please read on.
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By: William Atkins
Based on comments by Carl Walz, NASA Director of Advanced Capabilities Division, some media reports are stating that astronauts will be staying six months on the Moon in 2020. These media statements are not correct. Please read on.
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ACCC's role in evaluating broadband network proposals is indeed 'critical'
By: Stuart Corner
Communications minister Stephen Conroy has sought to defend the evaluation process for responses to his RFP for a national broadband network, describing the ACCC's role as critical. Critical as in: "having a decisive or crucial importance in the success or failure of something" it is not. Try critical as in "having the potential to become disastrous" instead.
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By: Stuart Corner
Communications minister Stephen Conroy has sought to defend the evaluation process for responses to his RFP for a national broadband network, describing the ACCC's role as critical. Critical as in: "having a decisive or crucial importance in the success or failure of something" it is not. Try critical as in "having the potential to become disastrous" instead.
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The bid to build Australia's FTTN network: a one horse race
By: Stuart Corner
Communications minister Stephen Conroy has issued his long-awaited request for proposals to build a broadband network delivering at least 12Mbps to 98 percent of the Australian population, with up to $4.7b of government funding. It seems to have been set up as a one horse race for Telstra.
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By: Stuart Corner
Communications minister Stephen Conroy has issued his long-awaited request for proposals to build a broadband network delivering at least 12Mbps to 98 percent of the Australian population, with up to $4.7b of government funding. It seems to have been set up as a one horse race for Telstra.
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All power to the network
By: Stuart Corner
Networking giant Cisco is turning its attention to the consumer market, but if you think this means selling wireless access points and broadband routers for home use, think again. Cisco's ambition is for a vast range of consumer services implemented in and delivered through its technology embedded in service provider networks.
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By: Stuart Corner
Networking giant Cisco is turning its attention to the consumer market, but if you think this means selling wireless access points and broadband routers for home use, think again. Cisco's ambition is for a vast range of consumer services implemented in and delivered through its technology embedded in service provider networks.
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A tale of two WiMAX operators
By: Stuart Corner
Depending on whether you believe Optus/Elders or communications minister Stephen Conroy Opel's plans to use fixed WiMAX technology to deliver broadband services in regional Australia were/were not viable, but in metro areas its certainly looking good with Clever Communications following BigAir in posting positive cashflow from their fixed WiMAX networks.
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By: Stuart Corner
Depending on whether you believe Optus/Elders or communications minister Stephen Conroy Opel's plans to use fixed WiMAX technology to deliver broadband services in regional Australia were/were not viable, but in metro areas its certainly looking good with Clever Communications following BigAir in posting positive cashflow from their fixed WiMAX networks.
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Long Term Evolution not so far away
By: Stuart Corner
In less than two years the next phase of 3G cellular technology should be commercially available and its backers say it will be cost and performance competitive with ADSL. This raises some rather interesting issues for rural Australia.
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By: Stuart Corner
In less than two years the next phase of 3G cellular technology should be commercially available and its backers say it will be cost and performance competitive with ADSL. This raises some rather interesting issues for rural Australia.
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Cisco riding high on a flood of terabytes
By: Stuart Corner
Cisco attributes burgeoning sales of its high end carrier router to carriers having to cater for massive increases in video traffic on the Internet, but how do carries generate additional revenues to recoup their investments?
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By: Stuart Corner
Cisco attributes burgeoning sales of its high end carrier router to carriers having to cater for massive increases in video traffic on the Internet, but how do carries generate additional revenues to recoup their investments?
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Government claims 38 percent shortfall in Opel wireless coverage
By: Stuart Corner
The Federal Government has found a loophole that has enabled it to extricate itself from the much maligned deal under which the previous Coalition Government commited almost $1 billion to the Optus - Elders joint venture in return for the provision of broadband services to huge areas of regional and rural Australia, but the means by which it has done this seem highly questionable.
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By: Stuart Corner
The Federal Government has found a loophole that has enabled it to extricate itself from the much maligned deal under which the previous Coalition Government commited almost $1 billion to the Optus - Elders joint venture in return for the provision of broadband services to huge areas of regional and rural Australia, but the means by which it has done this seem highly questionable.
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Tandberg and Nortel team for telepresence: what about Microsoft?
By: Stuart Corner
The market for telepresence - virtual reality videoconferencing is tipped to take off. The announcement of a tie-up between Tandberg and Nortel raises questions about Microsoft's role in the market -given the strong unified communications relationship between Nortel and Microsoft.
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By: Stuart Corner
The market for telepresence - virtual reality videoconferencing is tipped to take off. The announcement of a tie-up between Tandberg and Nortel raises questions about Microsoft's role in the market -given the strong unified communications relationship between Nortel and Microsoft.
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A high fibre (to the home) diet produces less gas:
By: Stuart Corner
We've all heard how better broadband will support lots of eco-friendly greenhouse gas reducing activities like telemedicine and teleworking, but the FTTH Council Europe has gone one better and attempted to balance the gains of these activities against the environmental impact of laying and operating FTTH networks. Not surprisingly, it's all good news.
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By: Stuart Corner
We've all heard how better broadband will support lots of eco-friendly greenhouse gas reducing activities like telemedicine and teleworking, but the FTTH Council Europe has gone one better and attempted to balance the gains of these activities against the environmental impact of laying and operating FTTH networks. Not surprisingly, it's all good news.
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