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D-Link launches 802.11n access points for SMBs E-mail
by Alex Zaharov-Reutt   
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
D-Link in the US is launching 802.11n WLAN access points specifically for the SMB market, to increase adoption of wireless N in business despite the lack of final 802.11n ratification. Although these access points are US-only for now, D-Link Australia says it will launch them early in 2009.

 
Next G to support 21Mbps by year end: devices will take longer E-mail
by Stuart Corner   
Monday, 06 October 2008
Telstra has marked the second anniversary of the launch of its Next G network by confirming that it will be the first in the world to support downstream data speeds of 21Mbps by year end, but don't expect to be able to make use of this anytime soon.

 
Mid ocean launch for Google-backed O3b broadband satellites E-mail
by Stuart Corner   
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
The first 16 satellites of O3b, which is planning to launch a network of medium earth orbit satellites to provide broadband backhaul services for ISPs and cellular network operators in developing countries will be launched on a Russian rocket from a platform in the middle of the ocean starting in late 2010.

 
Terria touts for supplier for NBN rollout E-mail
by Stuart Corner   
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Terria, the consortium of eight Australian telcos planning to bid against Telstra for the right to build Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN), is canvassing for potential suppliers for every aspect of the network build.

 
US Gov't OK's Pipe's submarine cable to land in Guam E-mail
by Stuart Corner   
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Pipe Networks has cleared one of the last major hurdles in its plan to build an optic fibre network between Sydney, Guam and Papua New Guinea with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granting it landing rights in Guam.

 
Google backed satellite venture promises broadband from the skies E-mail
by Stuart Corner   
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
O3b Networks - backed by Google, Liberty Global and HSBC - plans to launch a multi-satellite network that wil deliver "fibre performance over satellite at prices comparable to fibre" enabling ISPs and telcos in developing nations to deliver "cost-effective voice and broadband services at speeds equivalent to those enjoyed in the developed world."

 
AARNet offers 10Gbps access E-mail
by Stuart Corner   
Monday, 04 August 2008
AARNet has upgraded the access portion of its network to enable member institutions to gain access at 10Gbps, up from 1Gbps giving them 10Gbps links (10,000 times faster than the average Australian broadband service) to other Australian and overseas institutions, and even higher speeds are planned.

 
How unlucky can you get? Optus loses both Sydney - Brisbane fibre links E-mail
by Stuart Corner   
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Optus has suffered simultaneous outages on both its optic fibre cables linking Brisbane and Sydney causing major disruption to fixed and mobile voice and data traffic, and Internet access.

 
Ericsson Australia to take lead role in future mobile network deployments E-mail
by Stuart Corner   
Monday, 14 July 2008
In preparation for the introduction of the Long Term Evolution (LTE) of mobile technology into carrier networks Ericsson is to open, in Melbourne, its first centre dedicated to bridging the gap between R&D and deployment of the new technologies in carrier networks worldwide.

 
Make the most of YouTube while you can: before the great bandwidth famine. E-mail
by Stuart Corner   
Sunday, 13 July 2008
A new study forecasts that demand for Internet bandwidth will grow by an order of magnitude in five years, straining current network architectures to the limit.

 
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