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Telstra yesterday launched the BigPond Elite Network Gateway, which is claimed to be the fastest device of its type in Australia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the Telstra Corp. Ltd.'s launching of 850-megahertz High Speed Downlink Packet Access Next G network which brings high-speed wireless broadband Internet that could raise the profits of the Australian based company. The company focuses on the competitive advantage of the new network which covers 98% of the population. Moreover, the additional speed and data coverage of Next G will open up a wider section of the enterprise market in the country.

The prospect of siphoning off extra bandwidth on pay-per-use wireless networks has emerged, reports "New Scientist" magazine. "Changing the MAC code may not be unlawful if access codes don't prohibit it," said Electronic Frontiers Australia's Kimberley Heitman. Recent Wi-Fi cards make it possible to increase your share of bandwidth by altering the MAC protocol in Linux, with legal opinion divided on the consequences. Logging on to a wireless LAN without permission, on the other hand, is definitely illegal.

Australia-based Personal Broadband Australia's iBurst network is a connectivity cure-all for everyone from road warriors to home users. The former will appreciate the ability to connect from almost anywhere without hunting down wireless fidelity hotspots or facing outlandish GRPS data rates. However, iBurst isn't just for the mobile set: the service brings broadband within reach of homes not serviced by ADSL and cable. Due for launch in December 2003, iBurst makes clever use of portions of the 3G mobile phone spectrum to provide users with always-on Net access with a reach and data rate that puts wireless fidelity to shame. Personal Broadband Australia claims the iBurst technology can cope with users moving at up to 60 km/h.