Archive for July, 2009
Government told to back off as TelstraClear announce upgrades to its network
Following a recent announcement by TelstraClear of its intended plans to upgrade 80 000 cable broadband connections in Christchurch and Wellington the cable broadband provider went on to negative comments on the government’s plans, which is likely to push it further from the $1.5 billion that will be used for ...
Wireless 3G broadband modem router released by Edimax
The new 3G-6200n Wireless 3G broadband router was recently released by Edimax, which is a company that designs, manufactures and develops cutting edge network solutions. With full support for 3G broadband at speeds of up to 7.2Mbps the 3G-6200n will provider any network user, whether they are wireless or wired, the ...
Vodafone Australia lowers prepaid mobile broadband prices
It has been reported that mobile communications giant Vodafone Australia has recently reduced the cost of its prepaid mobile broadband package, making it more affordable for consumers to get online without needing to be in a fixed location. Mobile broadband services have become more and more popular over recent months, with ...
Understanding Mobile Broadband Technology
The mobile phone market in Australia has always been a strong one with in excess of 100% penetration before the influx of 3G high speed services in 2007. This lead to even more market growth, and these 3G mobile networks have been used by various providers to give mobile broadband ...
First part of the broadband rollout in Tasmania is to be major towns
The latest plans to roll out super fast broadband services to as many as 200 000 businesses and homes in Tasmania will see three of the states main regional centres benefiting from the new services. Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd and Premier, David Bartlett recently announced that Midway Point in the south, ...
Access to the old NBN documents will cost $24 000 says the government
Access to the documents that explain the reason for the cancelling of the original National Broadband network proposal will cost the Opposition part $24 000 according to the Federal Government. Demands for the documents regarding the original proposals for the NBN (National Broadband Network), which has now been replaced by a ...
Exclusion of non-profit and charity groups from digital plan causes row
The recently released national roadmap for the future of the digital economy in Australia will be a dead-end for charity and non-profit groups, according to charity organisation Connecting Up Australia. The chief executive of the Adelaide-based group, Doug Jacquier said that this latest document was "a slap in the face for ...
Competition between broadband providers set to increase
With a number of broadband service providers about to roll out new broadband infrastructures throughout Australia the level of competition between telco’s is set to pick up pace in the coming months. It is widely believed that at some point over the next few weeks ISP Netspace, which is based in ...
Senate advise that most homes will find high-speed broadband unnecessary
The super-fast broadband speeds that will soon be delivered by the new National Broadband Network (NBN) may be something that many homes in Australia simply do not want according to recent information given to the Senate Committee. The latest plans for the NBN will see the building of a new broadband ...
Board and chair for NBN to be announced soon says Government
The new chair and board of the Federal Governments National Broadband Network in Australia will be announced in the very near future according to Stephen Conroy, the Communications Minister. Senator Conroy recently advised "We're looking at announcing the chair and hopefully the full board very, very shortly, we are just going ...
