items tagged with Wireless broadband
Optus cable cut? Think of your own backup plan
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-17 05:27:36
If you were one of the many individuals or businesses affected by the recent Optus cable snafu caused by a backhoe driver working for the Gold Coast City Council, it’s time to think about a Plan B in case it ever happens again. What can you do?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-17 05:27:36
If you were one of the many individuals or businesses affected by the recent Optus cable snafu caused by a backhoe driver working for the Gold Coast City Council, it’s time to think about a Plan B in case it ever happens again. What can you do?
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Government boosts bush broadband subsidy for ISPs
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-01 21:42:37
The Australian government has thrown its weight behind the provision of broadband for regional and rural dwellers by allocating a significant boost in subsidies for customers. Subsidies of up to $6000 per customer will be provided by the latest version of the federal government's Australian Broadband Guarantee.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-01 21:42:37
The Australian government has thrown its weight behind the provision of broadband for regional and rural dwellers by allocating a significant boost in subsidies for customers. Subsidies of up to $6000 per customer will be provided by the latest version of the federal government's Australian Broadband Guarantee.
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3 Mobile slices prices, then Telstra launches $0 iPhone attack!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-01 08:09:37
3 Mobile drops its prices, then Telstra launches its $0 iPhone attack while even giving some prices but not yet exposing the whole enchilada. Meanwhile, doubts arise over Telstra’s iPhone working properly in the bush, a Griffin case might come to the rescue – and 3 Mobile Hong Kong launches prices, data and plans for the iPhone 3G - which could be the world's best value!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-01 08:09:37
3 Mobile drops its prices, then Telstra launches its $0 iPhone attack while even giving some prices but not yet exposing the whole enchilada. Meanwhile, doubts arise over Telstra’s iPhone working properly in the bush, a Griffin case might come to the rescue – and 3 Mobile Hong Kong launches prices, data and plans for the iPhone 3G - which could be the world's best value!
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iBurst now an IEEE standard
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-06-17 01:13:54
The iBurst mobile wireless broadband technology - arguably the first truly mobile broadband technology to go into commercial service when it was launched in Sydney in March 2004 - has finally become an international standard, IEEE 802.20.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-06-17 01:13:54
The iBurst mobile wireless broadband technology - arguably the first truly mobile broadband technology to go into commercial service when it was launched in Sydney in March 2004 - has finally become an international standard, IEEE 802.20.
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More woes for WiMAX? 802.20 rises from the dead - UPDATED.
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-06-16 20:46:47
A few years ago the 802.20 broadband wireless technology was touted as a serious rival to mobile WiMAX, and 3G mobile broadband, but it was given up for dead thanks to a dysfunctional IEEE working group. Now, out the blue, the IEEE has announced finalisation of the standard, and Kyocera says that the technology underpinning the standard is its proprietary iBurst system
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-06-16 20:46:47
A few years ago the 802.20 broadband wireless technology was touted as a serious rival to mobile WiMAX, and 3G mobile broadband, but it was given up for dead thanks to a dysfunctional IEEE working group. Now, out the blue, the IEEE has announced finalisation of the standard, and Kyocera says that the technology underpinning the standard is its proprietary iBurst system
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3G iPhone 2.0 launches! Really disappointing or really cool?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-09 14:28:07
Nah, just kidding. The second coming of the Jesus iPhone 3G is actually very cool, massive price drops, 3G, GPS – but there’s several missing features that everyone will now be complaining about! What’s in and what’s out? Photos in article - all pre-launch photos were fake!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-09 14:28:07
Nah, just kidding. The second coming of the Jesus iPhone 3G is actually very cool, massive price drops, 3G, GPS – but there’s several missing features that everyone will now be complaining about! What’s in and what’s out? Photos in article - all pre-launch photos were fake!
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More Next G notebooks, from Toshiba
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2008-05-26 15:36:56
Toshiba has introduced three new laptop computers with embedded HSPA modems preconfigured to work on Telstra's Next G network.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2008-05-26 15:36:56
Toshiba has introduced three new laptop computers with embedded HSPA modems preconfigured to work on Telstra's Next G network.
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Talk of 42Mbps HSPA+ 3G iPhone pure fantasy?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-05-25 06:50:50
An article in Australian publication ChannelNews quotes an unnamed Telstra executive as claiming that not only will Telstra get the 3G iPhone, but that it will run at 42Mbps download speeds by Christmas 2008. Pure fantasy?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-05-25 06:50:50
An article in Australian publication ChannelNews quotes an unnamed Telstra executive as claiming that not only will Telstra get the 3G iPhone, but that it will run at 42Mbps download speeds by Christmas 2008. Pure fantasy?
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3 doesn’t ditch dongle, just releases new one
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-24 22:10:08
Don’t want the ‘soap-on-a-rope’ 3.5G mobile broadband USB modem dongle dangling from the back of your laptop or desktop PC? Three releases a new one that looks like a USB memory stick – but if it doesn’t fit properly you might need a short USB extension cable anyway. So much for wire free!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-24 22:10:08
Don’t want the ‘soap-on-a-rope’ 3.5G mobile broadband USB modem dongle dangling from the back of your laptop or desktop PC? Three releases a new one that looks like a USB memory stick – but if it doesn’t fit properly you might need a short USB extension cable anyway. So much for wire free!
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A $0 laptop is not free and never will be!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-24 03:40:16
Telstra’s $0 upfront laptop has generated much debate over whether the deal is a good one or not, but anything that locks you into a multi-year contract with technology that gets rapidly out of date is usually best avoided.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-24 03:40:16
Telstra’s $0 upfront laptop has generated much debate over whether the deal is a good one or not, but anything that locks you into a multi-year contract with technology that gets rapidly out of date is usually best avoided.
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3's key to mobile broadband to open doors
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-05-22 02:39:22
A new wireless broadband modem from 3 looks pretty spiffy, with styling that's closer to a USB TV tuner than the familiar mouse-like modem it's been offering customers.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-05-22 02:39:22
A new wireless broadband modem from 3 looks pretty spiffy, with styling that's closer to a USB TV tuner than the familiar mouse-like modem it's been offering customers.
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Sprint WiMAX set to blast off in two US cities by end 2008
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-18 10:13:40
US telco Sprint is finally moving ahead with its WiMAX plans and will have a WiMAX 4G network installed in Baltimore and Washington DC by the end of 2008, after a year of endless testing - but two cities is far from complete US coverage.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-18 10:13:40
US telco Sprint is finally moving ahead with its WiMAX plans and will have a WiMAX 4G network installed in Baltimore and Washington DC by the end of 2008, after a year of endless testing - but two cities is far from complete US coverage.
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Quad-band 3G iPhone to ‘qonquer’ the world?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-05-16 03:19:51
In my previous 3G iPhone article, noting that Optus and Vodafone had officially announced they were both independently bringing the iPhone to Australia, I looked at three 3.5G frequencies, but forgot a fourth which any iPhone should also support. In addition, Vodafone answered some of my 3.5G frequency questions...
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-05-16 03:19:51
In my previous 3G iPhone article, noting that Optus and Vodafone had officially announced they were both independently bringing the iPhone to Australia, I looked at three 3.5G frequencies, but forgot a fourth which any iPhone should also support. In addition, Vodafone answered some of my 3.5G frequency questions...
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HSPA heaven and GPS goodness from Ericsson and Dell
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-15 19:27:20
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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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-15 19:27:20
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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3G iPhone to be a tasty triple-band treat?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-05-14 20:33:37
With confirmed iPhone resellers AT&T and Rogers using 850MHz 3G networks, just like unconfirmed Australian iPhone reseller Telstra, and with SingTel (Optus) and Vodafone using 900MHz and 2100MHz 3.5G networks in Australia, will the 3G iPhone support the 2100MHz, 850MHz and 900MHz networks in a tasty global 3.5G triple-band treat?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-05-14 20:33:37
With confirmed iPhone resellers AT&T and Rogers using 850MHz 3G networks, just like unconfirmed Australian iPhone reseller Telstra, and with SingTel (Optus) and Vodafone using 900MHz and 2100MHz 3.5G networks in Australia, will the 3G iPhone support the 2100MHz, 850MHz and 900MHz networks in a tasty global 3.5G triple-band treat?
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Big names back new WiMAX operator
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-05-07 20:01:19
Several well-known IT and communications companies are behind Clearwire, a new company that plans a nationwide WiMAX network.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-05-07 20:01:19
Several well-known IT and communications companies are behind Clearwire, a new company that plans a nationwide WiMAX network.
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Integrate your voice and data communications with Telstra Next Dimension Working™
Written By: Paul Hosking
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-05-07 15:50:59
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Written By: Paul Hosking
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-05-07 15:50:59
- sponsored editorial -
Typically the costs of an integrated communications
network would be prohibitive for smaller and medium sized businesses.
Telstra removes the need for the large upfront investment by offering
integrated business technology solutions as an affordable service
billed monthly as an operational expense.Read More About Integrate Your Voice And Data Communications With Telstra Next Dimension Working™...
Free Wi-Fi is an idea that won’t fly
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-03 03:19:46
In a world of ever growing costs, ever changing technologies, and ever lying governments, why did anyone ever believe Premier Iemma’s promise that Sydney – and other CBDs – would ever truly get free Wi-Fi?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-03 03:19:46
In a world of ever growing costs, ever changing technologies, and ever lying governments, why did anyone ever believe Premier Iemma’s promise that Sydney – and other CBDs – would ever truly get free Wi-Fi?
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Mobile broadband players eyeing 2.5GHz spectrum
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-05-02 05:46:47
In the unending war of words between the rival mobile broadband camps - WiMAX and 3G/HSPA - an oft-repeated criticism levelled at the HSPA camp is that the spectrum available for the technology will not support the anticipated huge take-up of mobile broadband services. If the HSPA camp gets its way - that could change.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-05-02 05:46:47
In the unending war of words between the rival mobile broadband camps - WiMAX and 3G/HSPA - an oft-repeated criticism levelled at the HSPA camp is that the spectrum available for the technology will not support the anticipated huge take-up of mobile broadband services. If the HSPA camp gets its way - that could change.
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NSW says bye-bye to free Wi-Fi
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-01 21:46:32
In the biggest non-surprise of 2008, the Government of Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, has backpedalled on an election promise that would have seen CBDs of major cities in the state, including Sydney, receive free Wi-Fi.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-01 21:46:32
In the biggest non-surprise of 2008, the Government of Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, has backpedalled on an election promise that would have seen CBDs of major cities in the state, including Sydney, receive free Wi-Fi.
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