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ACCC's role in evaluating broadband network proposals is indeed 'critical'
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-17 01:55:56
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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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-17 01:55:56
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
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-13 03:35:15
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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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-13 03:35:15
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
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-11 16:52:29
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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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-11 16:52:29
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
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-08 00:21:00
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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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-08 00:21:00
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
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-03 21:56:58
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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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-03 21:56:58
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
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-03 00:24:53
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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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-03 00:24:53
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
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-02 01:27:00
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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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-02 01:27:00
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?
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-03-22 01:23:24
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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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-03-22 01:23:24
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:
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-03-16 23:06:41
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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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-03-16 23:06:41
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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FTTN is all very well, but what about the long haul
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-03-13 00:48:39
The visiting head of Canadian telco, Axia Netmedia has told the Atug conference thata ubiquitous open access long haul network network around Australia could be built for $2 billion and with it competition would be able to deliver affordable high speed access to much of Australia.
Read More About FTTN Is All Very Well, But What About The Long Haul...
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-03-13 00:48:39
The visiting head of Canadian telco, Axia Netmedia has told the Atug conference thata ubiquitous open access long haul network network around Australia could be built for $2 billion and with it competition would be able to deliver affordable high speed access to much of Australia.
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Trojan steals Gmail passwords – and charges for it
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-03-12 06:19:57
Nobody wants to lose their e-mail. So, for Gmail users, G-Archiver seemed like a great buy. For $US 29.95 this shareware app will make a duplicate of your Gmail account on your hard disk, for as many accounts as you like. What its users didn't count on was that G-Archiver's authors helped themselves to your Gmail username and password too.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-03-12 06:19:57
Nobody wants to lose their e-mail. So, for Gmail users, G-Archiver seemed like a great buy. For $US 29.95 this shareware app will make a duplicate of your Gmail account on your hard disk, for as many accounts as you like. What its users didn't count on was that G-Archiver's authors helped themselves to your Gmail username and password too.
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Telstra's first foray into fibre to the customer
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-03-09 22:37:04
Once upon a time in a telco long long ago and far far away executives dreamed of a fibre to the home network part funded by service providers. But then along came the big bad American CEO.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-03-09 22:37:04
Once upon a time in a telco long long ago and far far away executives dreamed of a fibre to the home network part funded by service providers. But then along came the big bad American CEO.
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Be the next big thing in open source
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-03-09 17:28:54
So you’ve got an idea for a great app and you’re thinking of making your own open source project? Here are some items to consider and some sites that will help you on your journey. We’ll also see how some well-known open source teams did it.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-03-09 17:28:54
So you’ve got an idea for a great app and you’re thinking of making your own open source project? Here are some items to consider and some sites that will help you on your journey. We’ll also see how some well-known open source teams did it.
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It seems that independent EPA safety boards may not be independent at all
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-03-02 09:33:23
A scientist in favor of banning a chemical was taken off an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chemical safety board, while others in the chemical industry, in favor of not banning similar chemicals, remain on similar boards.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-03-02 09:33:23
A scientist in favor of banning a chemical was taken off an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chemical safety board, while others in the chemical industry, in favor of not banning similar chemicals, remain on similar boards.
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All options on the table in UK broadband policy review
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-02-28 05:54:50
The UK Government has just announced a review of broadband policy. The reasons given will be familiar to anyone in Australia who has been following the tortuous path of broadband policy development in this country for the past several years. But the approach is very different.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-02-28 05:54:50
The UK Government has just announced a review of broadband policy. The reasons given will be familiar to anyone in Australia who has been following the tortuous path of broadband policy development in this country for the past several years. But the approach is very different.
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Vomit or Linux: your choice
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-02-27 07:48:49
Imagine standing on the road. An oncoming car is heading rapidly towards you. You have a choice to move, or to stay. Now consider that in business you need to choose a server platform wisely but often Windows shops become entrenched because it is the status quo. A couple of user experiences show why you ought to think about it more.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-02-27 07:48:49
Imagine standing on the road. An oncoming car is heading rapidly towards you. You have a choice to move, or to stay. Now consider that in business you need to choose a server platform wisely but often Windows shops become entrenched because it is the status quo. A couple of user experiences show why you ought to think about it more.
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Filtering the Finnish way? forget it
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-02-27 04:42:22
Australian Communications minister, Stephen Conroy claimed last week in support of his drive to mandate ISP filtering in Australia that "ISPs in a number of countries, such as the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway and Finland, have successfully introduced ISP level filtering." He may well come to regret that statement.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-02-27 04:42:22
Australian Communications minister, Stephen Conroy claimed last week in support of his drive to mandate ISP filtering in Australia that "ISPs in a number of countries, such as the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway and Finland, have successfully introduced ISP level filtering." He may well come to regret that statement.
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Engin: We've blown $26m; we got it wrong, now give us $8.4m to keep afloat
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-02-24 23:02:47
Having blown the $26 million that Seven Network pumped in when it took a 33 percent stake in 2006, VoIP provider Engin has terminated its ambitious triple play intentions and is asking shareholders for another $8.4m just to keep it in business.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-02-24 23:02:47
Having blown the $26 million that Seven Network pumped in when it took a 33 percent stake in 2006, VoIP provider Engin has terminated its ambitious triple play intentions and is asking shareholders for another $8.4m just to keep it in business.
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They know what you like and they know where you are. It's an ad man's dream!
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-02-17 16:39:16
In the movie Minority Report, as the hero strides down the street video advertising billboards spring to life and address him by name: all thanks to identifying him by scanning the unique patterns of his irises. Today multimedia cellphones and a new cellphone location technology promise to deliver similar personalisation to advertisers.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-02-17 16:39:16
In the movie Minority Report, as the hero strides down the street video advertising billboards spring to life and address him by name: all thanks to identifying him by scanning the unique patterns of his irises. Today multimedia cellphones and a new cellphone location technology promise to deliver similar personalisation to advertisers.
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Norton Online Living Report: scary stats for parents; social networking strong
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-02-16 04:39:40
Symantec have released their first ever ‘Norton Online Living Report’, a bi-annual survey that gives a snapshot of how different cultures and countries approach the Internet and lets us see how our daily lives are affected by the online world, with some very interesting stats for parents on children’s Internet use.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-02-16 04:39:40
Symantec have released their first ever ‘Norton Online Living Report’, a bi-annual survey that gives a snapshot of how different cultures and countries approach the Internet and lets us see how our daily lives are affected by the online world, with some very interesting stats for parents on children’s Internet use.
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