Broadband
WiMIN or WiMAX: Stacks of WiMAX facts?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Buzz Broadband certainly set the WiMAX cat amongst the pigeons when their CEO basically said that WiMAX sucks. Now the WiMAX empire and its supporters have struck back, bigtime, no doubt sending Buzz into a spin.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Buzz Broadband certainly set the WiMAX cat amongst the pigeons when their CEO basically said that WiMAX sucks. Now the WiMAX empire and its supporters have struck back, bigtime, no doubt sending Buzz into a spin.
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Qantas in-flight email and SMS at sky high prices?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Qantas has announced that it’s finally delivering SMS and email services to passengers on selected domestic Australian flights by the end of 2008. Alarmingly they have issued no prices (suggesting it will be expensive), while US airlines will introduce in-flight broadband this year – on the cheap!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Qantas has announced that it’s finally delivering SMS and email services to passengers on selected domestic Australian flights by the end of 2008. Alarmingly they have issued no prices (suggesting it will be expensive), while US airlines will introduce in-flight broadband this year – on the cheap!
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WiMAX trashed – and praised – in Australian trials
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Two WiMAX operators in Australia are telling very different stories of their experiences at a WiMAX conference underway in Bangkok, according to an online report.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Two WiMAX operators in Australia are telling very different stories of their experiences at a WiMAX conference underway in Bangkok, according to an online report.
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ABC launches 1, 2 and 3 new online TV channels
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Just like the BBC in the UK, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has launched a range of online channels. The first will let you ‘catch up’ on broadcast programs, the second has a range of documentaries while the third will offer to sell you digital media – but it’s all still in ‘beta’.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Just like the BBC in the UK, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has launched a range of online channels. The first will let you ‘catch up’ on broadcast programs, the second has a range of documentaries while the third will offer to sell you digital media – but it’s all still in ‘beta’.
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Internode goes for the mother lode: Naked ADSL2+
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Internode now supplies Naked ADSL2+ bundled with a VoIP service to 350 phone exchanges in Australia thanks to an agreement with Optus Wholesale. Also promised is ‘long range’ ADSL to directly compete with 3.5G wireless networks for rural and regional customers within Internode’s reach.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Internode now supplies Naked ADSL2+ bundled with a VoIP service to 350 phone exchanges in Australia thanks to an agreement with Optus Wholesale. Also promised is ‘long range’ ADSL to directly compete with 3.5G wireless networks for rural and regional customers within Internode’s reach.
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Survey confirms broadband users aren’t stupid
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
AVRRA, the Australian Video Rental Retailers Association, says online movie downloads are a ‘tough sell’, referencing a Diffusion Group survey of 1,975 US broadband users claiming that only 9.5% say they regularly download movies. However, there is evidence to suggest that the results are skewed.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
AVRRA, the Australian Video Rental Retailers Association, says online movie downloads are a ‘tough sell’, referencing a Diffusion Group survey of 1,975 US broadband users claiming that only 9.5% say they regularly download movies. However, there is evidence to suggest that the results are skewed.
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Vodafone cosies up to Crazy John’s and chooses Ericsson for HSPA
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
As Vodafone builds its HSPA network with Ericsson equipment, an agreement with mobile phone retailer Crazy John’s ensures an even bigger national distribution network to capitalise on a 3.5G network that aims to compete strongly against Telstra’s Next G.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
As Vodafone builds its HSPA network with Ericsson equipment, an agreement with mobile phone retailer Crazy John’s ensures an even bigger national distribution network to capitalise on a 3.5G network that aims to compete strongly against Telstra’s Next G.
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Access regime "incapable" of dealing with the future fibre network
By: Stuart Corner
As the government prepares to spend $4.7b on a fibre to the node network and struggles with developing a suitable access regime, a PhD thesis by former Telstra executive, Ross Kelso , argues that the access regime is incapable of dealing with such a network.
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By: Stuart Corner
As the government prepares to spend $4.7b on a fibre to the node network and struggles with developing a suitable access regime, a PhD thesis by former Telstra executive, Ross Kelso , argues that the access regime is incapable of dealing with such a network.
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Gosling thinks wireless cellphone downloads bad: is he kidding?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
I was incredibly surprised and saddened to learn that the father of Java, James Gosling, is firmly stuck in the 20th century, oddly believing that the “over-the-air” (OTA) distribution of mobile applications is somehow the wrong idea – and yet he uses an iPhone!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
I was incredibly surprised and saddened to learn that the father of Java, James Gosling, is firmly stuck in the 20th century, oddly believing that the “over-the-air” (OTA) distribution of mobile applications is somehow the wrong idea – and yet he uses an iPhone!
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Outraged Telstra says court loss threatens future broadband investment
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The High Court of Australia has ruled against Telstra’s assertions that allowing competitors inexpensive access to Telstra’s network sees those competitors unfairly acquiring Telstra’s assets without just compensation – and Telstra is not happy!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The High Court of Australia has ruled against Telstra’s assertions that allowing competitors inexpensive access to Telstra’s network sees those competitors unfairly acquiring Telstra’s assets without just compensation – and Telstra is not happy!
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Telco industry group presents FTTx manifesto to Gov't
By: Stuart Corner
Australian Communications Minister Steven Conroy has been presented with a comprehensive set of recommendations for a future fibre to the premises network, developed by the FTTP Special Interest Group.
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By: Stuart Corner
Australian Communications Minister Steven Conroy has been presented with a comprehensive set of recommendations for a future fibre to the premises network, developed by the FTTP Special Interest Group.
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Steve Wozniak - Apple critic and the original Wozni-hacker
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
In Sydney this week at a broadband event, Steve Wozniak let loose with his views on the iPhone, the MacBook Air and Apple TV – while also saying Australia’s new ‘broadband’ plan is just ‘adequate’, suggesting we'll soon need to upgrade to even faster speeds.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
In Sydney this week at a broadband event, Steve Wozniak let loose with his views on the iPhone, the MacBook Air and Apple TV – while also saying Australia’s new ‘broadband’ plan is just ‘adequate’, suggesting we'll soon need to upgrade to even faster speeds.
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Steve Wozniak, Apple critic and the original Wozni-hacker
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
In Sydney this week at a broadband event, Steve Wozniak let loose with his views on the iPhone, the MacBook Air and Apple TV – while also saying Australia’s new ‘broadband’ plan is just ‘adequate’.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
In Sydney this week at a broadband event, Steve Wozniak let loose with his views on the iPhone, the MacBook Air and Apple TV – while also saying Australia’s new ‘broadband’ plan is just ‘adequate’.
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Gotalk threatens PSTN with ‘unbeatable triple the difference’ deal?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Naked DSL, VoIP and phone card provider Gotalk has promised to ‘spark a major controversy in the Australian telco market’ with a challenge ‘it believes no competitor will be able to beat’. Deal or no deal?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Naked DSL, VoIP and phone card provider Gotalk has promised to ‘spark a major controversy in the Australian telco market’ with a challenge ‘it believes no competitor will be able to beat’. Deal or no deal?
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Huawei eyes Australian WiMAX market
By: Stephen Withers
China-based Huawei is trying to attract the attention of companies that have obtained licences for WiMAX spectrum in Australia.
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By: Stephen Withers
China-based Huawei is trying to attract the attention of companies that have obtained licences for WiMAX spectrum in Australia.
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All options on the table in UK broadband policy review
By: Stuart Corner
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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By: Stuart Corner
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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ACMA: Consumers ‘happy’ with telco services – but not farmers
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released a nearly year-old report providing a ‘snapshot of consumer satisfaction’ with landline, mobile, VoIP and Internet services.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released a nearly year-old report providing a ‘snapshot of consumer satisfaction’ with landline, mobile, VoIP and Internet services.
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Internode and co. want ACCC to force Telstra to wholesale ADSL2+
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The predicted action by Telstra’s competitors seeking wholesale access to their ADSL2+ infrastructure has begun in earnest, with Internode and nine other ISPs filling a nine page letter with Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The predicted action by Telstra’s competitors seeking wholesale access to their ADSL2+ infrastructure has begun in earnest, with Internode and nine other ISPs filling a nine page letter with Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission.
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