SKA telescope to provide a billion PCs' worth of processing (updated)
Two technologies currently under research by IBM may hold the key to being able to process and store the Exabyte (one thousand million Gb) of data expected to flow per day from the Square Kilometre...
View ArticleBackhaul partner signed for VividWireless network
The build-out of Australia’s first 4G network has taken a step forward with the signing of Canadian company DragonWave to supply wireless backhaul for the forthcoming VividWireless Perth network.
View ArticleTelstra separation the “deal of the decade” for shareholders: IDC
The separation of Telstra presents a once in a decade opportunity for its shareholders according to IDC telecommunications analyst David Cannon.
View ArticleIn Brief: TPG raises $65m
TPG Telecom has completed an institutional placement to raise $65 million through the issue of around 41 million new ordinary shares at $1.585 – a 5.4 per cent discount to the last closing price.
View ArticleQLD energy agency builds secure Wi-Fi network
Queensland government electricity agency Powerlink will roll out a secure Wi-Fi network for four of its primary sites .
View ArticleIPTV faces new foe in Apple's revamped TV
The first three Australian internet service providers (ISPs) to sign up to Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) service FetchTV now face increased competition in the form of Apple's newly revamped Apple TV...
View ArticleProductivity Commission report could get Opposition to back NBN: Turnbull
The National Broadband Network (NBN) could get the Opposition's approval if a Productivity Commission study into the $43 billion project came back with a positive report, shadow communications...
View ArticleCSIRO wireless broadband over TV becoming a reality
The CSIRO is moving to attract millions of dollars worth of commercial investment from networking vendors ahead of the first field trial of its in-house broadband wireless over analogue television...
View ArticlePivotel Federal Court case against Optus advances
Pivotel has notched up a minor victory in its Federal Court case against Optus, with the satellite service provider being granted the right to file a statement of claim.
View ArticleAttorney-General overwhelmed by support for R18+ games classification
Some 98.2 per cent of individual submissions responding to the federal government’s R18+ computer games classification discussion paper support the introduction of an adult rating for games, according...
View ArticleMandatory ISP filter still on the agenda: Gillard
The Federal Government’s mandatory internet service provider (ISP) level filter is still on the agenda, according to the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard.
View ArticleTelstra 'red zones' diminish
In line with receding flood waters in Queensland, Telstra has advised customers that it will now be able to restore broadband, wireless and mobile services in more affected areas.
View ArticleExetel signals march on SMB market
Exetel chief executive, John Linton, has signalled that the internet service provider has begun reshaping itself to better target the country's small and medium businesses.
View ArticleR18+ games rating decision due July
A decision on the introduction of an R18+ rating for computer games could arrive as soon as July, the Minister for Justice, Brendan O’Connor, has said.
View ArticleOptus calls for NBN volume discounts
Optus will push for NBN Co to be given the power to offer volume discounts to service providers on the National Broadband Network (NBN) under legislation currently in Senate Committees hearing.
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