Archive for August, 2009
Delivery of WiMAX will be a struggle for Unwired
The initial cost projections made by Unwired for the deployment of its new WiMAX network is likely to be a struggle for the Australian wireless service provider according to experts. The rollout of a WiMAX network that would cover most of the cities in Australia had originally been expected to cost ...
Optimisation not fibre optics required to get better broadband speeds
Claims that consumers will not see any real benefits from the increased capacity created by the governments National Broadband network and that the optimisation of the current broadband services would produce much better results has been made by the local head of a network optimisation specialist. The scathing attack came from ...
New pricing process introduced by the ACCC branded stupid and ridiculous
A number of operators looking for to make interim plans for broadband access prior to the rollout of the NBN network, which is years away, have said that the draft pricing for fixed-line wholesale services from consumer watchdog, the ACCC would destroy any chance of investment in broadband over copper-wires. The ...
Aussie broadband providers hit with flood of complaints
It has been reported that many of the major broadband providers in Australia have been receiving complaints over their levels of service amongst other things despite efforts to try and improve service levels. According to a recent report consumers in Australia are making thousands of complaints each month to some of ...
Profits for Telstra and Optus increase by 10 percent thanks largely to the iPhone
A huge increase in mobile phone and mobile broadband usage that has been caused by the massive take-up of the Apple iPhone has been announced as a key factor in a rise in the profits recently announced by network operators Telstra and Singtel. The huge gain in the number of mobile ...
More data backs up increased take up of Internet advertising
In order to grow their businesses in the best possible way many small businesses are now changing over to internet media according to the latest trends reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. In 2005-2006 the proportion of businesses having broadband internet access stood at 82.5 percent according to a survey ...
Stagnation for Australian broadband penetration reported
A recent report from a web hosting company in Australia has shown that the level of growth in relation to broadband users with connections of 2Mbps and over has stagnated in the first quarter of this year. A web hosting company in Australia has recently released a report that shows how ...
International capacity should be invested in by the Australian government
Recent comments from the CEO of broadband network operator, Pacnet advised that international carriage competition is something that Australia is currently lacking, although something can be done by the government to change this. The recent rise in video consumption throughout the country has led to a massive increase in the need ...
ICT week launches second National ICT Careers Week
Stephen Conroy, the Australian Communications Minister, has been talking about the National Broadband Network this week after kicking off the second National ICT Careers Week. The second ever National ICT Careers Week in Australia was launched this week by the communications minister, Stephen Conroy. According to reports Conroy has been using ...
Remote farmers heaviest users of the net
New statistic have found that remote farms are less inclined to opt for high-speed fibre connections, which will be part of the NBN rollout but still access the internet more than metro farms. The Australian bureau has recent release statistics that have found that compared to the city metro farms the ...
