Juniper scores Kmart network replacement

Retailer Kmart is replacing its existing network switches with Juniper hardware.
 

Blue Coat sizes up video traffic

Worried about the amount of network bandwidth being used up by web video? A new version of Blue Coat's Reporter keeps tabs on what's going on.
 

Sonos Play:3

A smaller and less expensive wireless speaker unit brings the magic of the Sonos whole-house audio system to a wider audience.
 

Gyppedsland: NBN's too hard basket meets 'install different'

The news that several towns in Gippsland will miss out on a piece of the moral broadband challenge of our generation is joined by the NBN Co shifting responsibility for getting consent to get the fibre connected from itself, to ISPs, although renters will still need the landlord’s consent.
 

Sonos pushes play on its Play:3 system

Sonos today introduced the Sonos Play:3, a new media hub intended to deliver wall-to-wall HiFi sound at a more affordable pricepoint.
 

McTiVia: screen share to your TV for viewing online content

Looking for a different way of getting your TV online? McTiVia adds to the choices.
 

Review: Colasoft Capsa 7 WiFI

WiFi traffic is, by nature, more ethereal than its wired equivalent. Specialised tools are necessary to diagnose wireless network faults, and Colasoft has extended its excellent Capsa line with a new product to sniff and analyse your WiFi network.
 

Vodafone's network improvements as 9000 register for class-action

As around 9000 people have registered to express their interest in the Piper Alderman class action against Vodafone, the beleaguered telco says is it “building greater reliability and capacity into the Vodafone network”, and that it is “our highest priority and our biggest investment.”
 

Melbourne Christmas tree lights get the Wi-Fi treatment

Christmas trees and Christmas lights are commonplace in city centres and shopping districts. But handing over control of the lights to visitors is unusual.
 

Nextgen hits half-way in regional backbone blackspots rollout

Transmission services provider Nextgen Networks today celebrated the completion of 3000km of construction in the Australian Government’s Regional Backbone Blackspots Program (RBBP) in an event attended by Communications Minister in Melbourne. According to Nextgen, it has now reached the half-way point of its network construction.