Broadband technology means less holiday for smaller businesses
With smaller businesses doing all that they can to survive the current climate, the prospect of owners and staff having holidays has shrunk, partly fuelled by advanced broadband services. In the current economic climate, many smaller businesses are having to go the extra mile in order to survive the difficulties. For ...
ISPs sign up to NBN WBA
Over the past few days a number of Internet Service Providers have signed up to the Wholesale Broadband Agreement with the company rolling out the National Broadband Network, NBN Co. It has been announced recently that some of Australia's Internet Service Providers have not started to come on board with NBN ...
Smart phones help to fuel mobile phone sales in Australia
It is believe that smart phones and wireless mobile broadband services have helped to fuel a surge in mobile phone sales in Australia over the past twelve months. More and more of us now find it difficult to imagine or remember how we ever managed with the variety of internet enabled ...
End of NBN trial agreement raises tensions
According to recent reports the end of the trial NBN agreement between NBN Co and Internet Service Providers has resulted in increased tension in relation to the final form of the wholesale agreement that will be used. The trial agreement between the company heading up the National Broadband Network in Australia, ...
Inflight Internet access trialled by Qantas
It has been reported that the Australian airline, Qantas, is trialling inflight internet access on certain flights and routes, so some passengers will be able to get online using their various devices from February. Many people these days like to be able to get online using broadband and internet devices no ...
Conroy dismisses concerns over number of NBN connections
The Australian Broadband and Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has recently brushed aside concerns over the number of NBN connections as of the end of last year. It was reported recently that last year ended with around four thousand connections to the National Broadband Network in total, with a larger proportion being ...
Abbott continues slating NBN
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has continued slating the National Broadband Network, once again describing it as the 'one of the all time white elephants' in a recent interview. If there is one thing you have to give the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, credit for it's his consistency and passion when it ...
High broadband penetration and PC ownership results in greater demand for IT professionals
A recent report has shown that the increasing uptake of PCs coupled with the rising penetration of broadband services has resulted in an increased demand for IT professionals in Australia. According to a recent report the demand for IT professionals and services in Australia has been on the rise as a ...
Four thousand connected to National Broadband Network by end of last year
Official figures have been released by the company heading up the National Broadband Network, NBN Co, showing that by the end of last year there were around four thousand connections to the National Broadband Network. Last year saw some major milestones being achieved with regards to the rollout of the long ...
Shoppers in Western Australia pushed to shop online
According to recent reports restricted opening hours at shopping malls and retailers in Western Australia has pushed a rising number of consumers in the area to shop online over Christmas. According to a recent report a rising number of people have been using the Internet to make purchases in the Western ...
