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The article presents information on the rollout of superfast broadband ADSL2+ in Australia and its adoption by most of the Australian customers. While fast broadband for most consumers means "high-speed" connections of 1.5Mbit/s, power users are gravitating toward ADSL2+, which breaks the 8Mbit/s barrier of unrestricted ADSL and can reach theoretical speeds of 24Mbit/s. Superfast broadband is already available in select exchanges launched by pioneers like Internode Inc. and iiNet but now the biggest ISPs are getting ready to move as well. Once most of the early adopters and businesses are won over by the inherent technical advantages of ADSL2+, content will probably become a major driver of ADSL2+ into the wider market.

The article reports on the growth of commercial voice-over Internet protocol (VoIP) services in Australia. More than 50 companies, including most major ISPs and VoIP upstarts, are competing for a small but growing consumer VoIP base measured in the tens of thousands. IP telephony is cost effective in allowing structured transaction definition calls to be carried to the nearest capital city, then terminated into the Public Switched Telephone Network at the cost of an untimed local calls. Moving voice calls to IP offers a lot of call savings because IP calls are routed between customer service and representatives. Problems with IP arise when companies underestimate the amount of bandwidth they will need to add to a particularly busy phone network on top of already high volumes of traffic from corporate applications, backups, database queries and other everyday activities.

The article offers a guide for amateur radio operators traveling to Australia. Australia is covered under the CEPT reciprocal licensing program, hence there is no need to apply for a separate Australian amateur license. The author suggests taking a dual-band handheld, which would facilitate immediate and direct contact with Australian amateurs. The radio the author brought to Australia had APRS built in. The APRS protocols are the same in Australia as in the U.S.

The article reports on the overhauling of the pricing structure for the top-tier products of NBN Co., a government-owned company behind the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Australia. Topics include the conflict between customers, resellers and NBN Co. caused by the under-provisioned bandwidth by NBN retail service providers (RSPs), the impact of the connectivity virtual circuit (CVC) structure from NBN Co. on the resellers, and the percentage of end users who buys 25Mbps of NBN packages.

Colt Technology Services has introduced faster network connectivity to two of the company's key low-latency routes in the APAC region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the details of the proposed broadband monitoring program which is released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Topics mention including the call for the potential suppliers to pitch their services, monitoring the county's broadband speeds and cost of the Broadband Performance Monitoring and Reporting (BPMR) program.

The article reports on the launching of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Australia which will offer wide expansion of interactive cultural content and digital collections on the Internet. It notes that the NBN technology will be extended to artists, designers, cultural centres, writers, film producers, arts organizations and venues in the country. It also explains the context of a discussion paper National Culture Policy which affirmed the importance of NBN.

The article focuses on the switch to digital television (TV) service from analogue TV service in Australia. It informs that the Federal Government of Australia is switching off the analogue TV service in different regions of Australia. It is stated that the reason for switch include better picture, sound quality and additional channels. The disadvantage of analogue TV is its inefficient use of bandwidth. It also informs about the set-top box (STB), a digital TV tuner.

The article presents information related to 43 billion dollars National Broadband Network, planned to be built in Australia. It is stated that fibre-optic cabling will be used for the network that will carry gigabits of data per second over 15km to 20km distance. The British government lowered its coverage target from 98 percent to 90 percent of Australians due to expensive fibre networks.

The article reports on the various plans for super fast broadband communication provided by various Internet Service Providers in Australia. Only iiNet's ADSL2+ is available in selected exchanges in all Australian capital cities. Internode Inc. offers Home-Extreme-Value plan which uses ADSL2+ and offers a speed of 24Megabit/second, 20GB download and costs $59.95 per month. It is actually cheaper than Telstra's 1.5Megabit/second plan. iiNet offers iibroadband2+ Light plan also uses ADSL2+ and offers 24 Megabit per second of speed, 40GB of download, and costs $49.95/month. Superfast broadband plans is available in some metro and regional areas via enhanced ADSL or Optus and Telstra Cable.

This article presents a list of broadband Internet service providers in Australia. Some of them are Arrow Voice, iSage Internet, Midcoast Internet, OzEmail Flexed Broadband, People Telecom, Shiftrelead Broadband and TeeGee Internet.

The article expresses concerns over the high cost of international bandwidth in Australia as of June 2003. Even the prices of international bandwidth has reduced by more than 75 percent, there has been no improvement in Australia-based Telstra Corp. Ltd.'s broadband plans, while its rival company Optus Corp. has substantially reduced its service. Download limits stop consumers freely enjoying broader Internet content and are designed to hedge them into watching supplied content by an Internet service provider.

The article reports on the increase in the number of homes and businesses in Australia that are connected to higher speed National Broadband Network (NBN) plans. Topics discussed include the NBN's monthly progress report showing the increase in the number of subscribers who have upgraded their speeds, the growth attributed to NBN's wholesale promotion and the program expected to encourage Internet service providers (ISP) to reduce bandwidth congestion and sell higher broadband plans.

The article discusses the unveiling of new bundled services by Australian government-owned corporation National Broadband Network (NBN) which will help retail service providers (RSPs) to sell higher speed NBN plans. According to the author, underprovisioning of bandwidth capacity by RSPs has been the reason for speed problems faced by consumers.

The article presents the author's views on Communications Minister and Senator Stephen Conroy's announcement regarding the continuation of national broadband network (NBN) during the federal election in Australia. He comments that over Australia's fixed-line infrastructure, NBN would end up with a monopoly. He remarks that the NBN would be sold off under the Labor Party's plans.

The article offers information on the asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) and cable deals in Australia cited by the APC and independent broadband price-monitoring service Broadband Choice as best broadband deals for June 2007. The deals presented are qualified to meet at least three of the selection criteria set by APC and Broadband Choice. The selection criteria is categorized into four plans, such as the budget, light, family and high-speed plans. The budget plan criteria includes deal under $ 35 per month, while the light plan includes deal under $ 60 per month with at least 512 kilobyte speed and 1 gigabyte data. On the other hand, deals for family plan and high-speed plan are under $ 80 per month with 10 gigabyte data and under $ 100 with a minimum of 10 gigabyte data.

The article reports on the promise of the Australian Labor Party to build a $ 4.7 billion fiber-based broadband network if it will be elected in the 2007 general election. The party states that it hopes to address the broadband standoff by forcing the government to re-established its relationship with telecommunications company Telstra Corp., that has been ruined when the latter walked away from talks with the competition regulator. Meanwhile, the communication minister opened talks with Telstra again, and is considering to modify the competition laws. However, Telstra's biggest competitor, Optus, warns that it will sue the government if it enters a deal with Telstra that may have an anti-competitive effects.

The article reports on the demand of faster fixed-line broadband among Internet service providers (ISPs) in Australia. ISPs are expanding through ADSL2+. Companies like Exetel have already switch over to broadband in Sydney and Melbourne. Exetel's 12-month plans start at $30 per month for 1GB of downloads during peak time.

This article reports that the Federal Government of Australia has announced a $1.1 billion package to plug gaps in broadband coverage. The lion's share of the money, $878 million, will fund the Broadband Connect scheme, which extends the existing Higher Bandwidth Incentive Program (HiBIS). Although funding from the HiBIS has predominantly been used to subsidise the installation of expensive satellite dishes, the government says the Broadband Connect funding will be issued on a technologically neutral basis, supporting the rollout of wireless, satellite, fibre and high speed copper broadband infrastructure. A further $113 million will be spent directly on new broadband infrastructure in areas such as health and education, as long as state governments or private companies agree to match the government's funding. The funding, announced a few weeks before the government disclosed that approval for the privatisation of Telstra Corp. Ltd. had been rubber-stamped by the Senate, is complemented by a $2 billion trust fund. Interest earned on this money will be used to provide communication services for rural Australia.

The article focuses on reforms that are going to take place in the field of broadband communication in Australia. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, any connection that's 256Kbit/s or faster is labeled broadband that is not much as compared to broadband speed in South Korea, where the middle-of-the-road broadband is 8Mbit/s. Part of the problem is Telstra's total ownership of the largest ADSL network. But Australian Internet service providers are fighting back and reducing their reliance on Telstra's speed-hobbled network by installing their own ADSL head-end hardware directly into the nation's telephone exchanges. Telstra has announced to upgrade 200 key telephone exchanges, bringing ADSL2+ capability to 500,000 premises.

Evaluates the wireless broadband system from Unwired, available in the Australian market in November 2004. Features; Cost.

Compares several broadband Internet plan in Australia. BigPond 200M ADSL from BigPond; Bizmail 25G-4G from Bizmail Broadband; DataCo B256 from DataCo.

The article reports on the assertion of National Broadband Network (NBN) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bill Morrow that price is not the reason for the low uptake of higher speeds on the network. Other topics include the most popular choices of NBN-activated households, other charges imposed by the network, and Morrow's claim that very few Australians currently require gigabit speeds.

The article reports that communication technology company NBN is considering rolling out its Next-Generation Passive Optical Network 2 ( NG-PON2) in Australia to deliver on its future bandwidth and capacity requirements on broadband systems. Topics discussed include the speed that it achieved during trials, the dynamic provisioning of bandwidth using the technology, and the views of Ray Owen, head of Oceania at Nokia technology company, on it.

The article reports on the move of the telecommunication company NBN Co. Ltd. 100/40 megabits per second wholesale service on its fixed wireless network from early 2018 in Australia. It states that the offer is made possible by aggregating four 20 megahertz carriers and requires antenna to the end user's premises. It mentions that the technology was developed by Ericsson, Netcomm Wireless and Qualcomm.

The article discusses plans of telecommunications firm NBN to push ahead with new scheme that aims to combat under-provisioning of capacity by retail service providers (RSPs) and deliver price certainty for RSPs that sell National Broadband Network Service. It mentions the RSPs are expected to receive discount on one of the key fees they are charged by NBN. It presents views of Sarah Palmer, executive general manager of pricing, on Connectivity Virtual Circuit charge.

The author points out that fibre to the home (FTTH) is a viable solution for the need for more bandwidth. He explains why the FTTH and the overall high speed broadband strategy of a country has become a major political issue, citing Australia where FTTH was a major election campaign issue. He cites how Australia implemented or facilitated an FTTH network. Some major drivers for the deployment of FTTH are discussed.

Juniper Networks stands to gain from the entrance of Netflix into Australia, according to executives at the networking equipment supplier. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the statement of Malcolm Turnbull, the Communications Minister in Australia, regarding Fiber-To-The-Premises (FTTP) which is not essential for home connections that are under the area of Netflix, a streaming media company. Topics include the interests of Australians for higher bandwidth, the link between the line speeds and downloaded volume of data in the country, and the performance of accessing technology to be demonstrated by the National Broadband Network (NBN).

The article focuses on the plan of Australia-based telecommunications company National Broadband Network Co. (NBN) to increase the speed offered on its fixed wireless component and possibility for its hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) network to hit gigabit speeds. Topics discussed include statement from NBN's chief executive officer (CEO) Bill Morrow regarding fixed wireless network, capital investments, and spectrum bandwidth.

Hosted services provider RackCorp is set to replace up to 200 ageing networking switches in Australia over the next four years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Australia has finally beaten Mongolia in download internet speeds, according to the Net Index by Speedtest.net. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The bandwidth and breadth of deployment of the National Broadband Network (NBN) has the potential to open up new possibilities for Australian industries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Machine to machine (M2M) communications may have had a subdued year in Australia during 2011, but telco services provider Verizon Business is expecting big things of one of the underlying technologies of smart grids, smart homes and e-health in 2012. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

NBN Co chief executive, Mike Quigley, has sought to drive the final nail into the fibre versus mobile wireless contest stating that politics surrounding the technology debate had become "sterile". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Australia and New Zealand are the only nations where browser-based file sharing applications used in the enterprise are more business centric than entertainment focused when it comes to bandwidth, a new report has claimed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Australia's internet speeds continue to lag behind the rest of the world, according to a new research report from Akamai. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Federal Government has some way to go to convince the general public of the National Broadband Network's worth, according to the head of the Australian Academic and Research Network, (AARNet). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fourth-generation wireless technologies Long Term Evolution (LTE) and the more widely known WiMAX are unlikely to play a part in delivering the National Broadband Network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cloud Computing is coming to your neighbourhood, and market competition soon will demand that you give it attention, because its likely rapid growth will bring large benefits for enterprises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Australian scientific agency the CSIRO reports that a $12 million upgrade to its radio telescope, which will boost bandwidth from 128 MHz to 2 GHz, is almost completed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Atlas Specialty Metals has saved more than $4000 a month in excess bandwidth consumption by subscribing to a hosted spam prevention service. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With limited bandwidth, Australian offshore oil and gas producer, Coogee Resources Ltd, was struggling with network performance issues including "unacceptable' packet loss and delays. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]