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Westnet trials iiNet ADSL2+

Perth-based internet service provider Westnet has started trialling ADSL2+ services using its new parent iiNet's broadband network, with a formal launch date likely to come before the end of the year.

04/09/2008 09:59 AM

Internode extends ADSL2+ range

Internet service provider Internode today launched a new type of naked ADSL2+ service, using its own equipment at telephone exchanges to increase the range of its fast broadband.

27/08/2008 01:37 PM

30,000 get naked with iiNet

Australia's third-largest internet service provider iiNet today said it had signed up more than 30,000 local customers to its naked DSL service and more than 80,000 to its internet telephony offering.

18/08/2008 05:46 PM

SA to fill Adelaide's ADSL blackspots

The South Australian government has gone to market for a telecommunications carrier to fill Adelaide's ADSL black spots until the $4.7 billion national fibre-to-the-node broadband network (NBN) gets underway.

29/07/2008 05:30 PM

Getting naked not worth it: AAPT

Despite the rush by other providers to start selling so-called naked DSL, where broadband is sold without a phone line, the nation's third largest telco AAPT today said it would continue to hold back on the grounds that the product has been priced too low.

18/07/2008 02:34 PM

Naked DSL extends broadband reach

Within two months, Internode will tackle customers who have previously sat in ADSL black spots, by offering its new naked service up to seven kilometres from its own exchange network.

16/07/2008 02:24 PM

2.4 million more Aussies now have 20Mbps

Telstra has announced it has finished switching on ADSL2+ at over 900 exchanges to give 2.4 million Australians a theoretical maximum downlink speed of up to 20 Mbps.

11/04/2008 03:14 PM

Telstra 'loses game of chicken' on ADSL2+ rollout

Telstra has officially switched on over 900 ADSL2+ exchanges, amid allegations of spin by the telco over its decision to back down on the issue of regulation.

06/02/2008 03:11 PM

Top 10 innovations to change the tech world

2007 saw millions of innovations shoot from the minds of tech heads into the world of reality -- here are a few ZDNet Australia thought were pretty cool.

31/12/2007 10:08 AM

Optus u-turns on monthly excess-data charge

Singtel-owned Optus has introduced excess download charges on its home and broadband "Fusion" bundles, less than a week after telling ZDNet Australia that it had no plans to do so.

07/12/2007 01:46 PM

Optus toys with excess charges on broadband plans

Optus has recalled "erroneous" point-of-sale brochures for its Optus Fusion home phone and broadband bundles, which state that the carrier charges for excess downloads.

27/11/2007 05:53 PM

iiNet leaps out and exposes naked DSL

WA based ISP iiNet has launched its naked DSL service today -- where customers can take broadband without an accompanying phone line -- the first of its kind to be made available on a large scale basis in Australia.

15/11/2007 12:28 PM

iiNet keeps raincoat on, ready to expose naked DSL

WA-based ISP iiNet has announced plans to launch its naked DSL service later this month.

05/11/2007 09:49 AM

When tech heads need tech support

Apparently doctors make the worst patients. Following that logic, technology journos have got to be among the most stubborn tech support callers.

18/10/2007 12:13 PM

AAPT promises 'naked DSL' by Christmas

AAPT has revealed that it will start selling Internet connectivity without the need for a phone connection before the end of the year.

22/08/2007 10:30 AM

Is cable the answer to Australian broadband woes?

What many of us may have forgotten is that there is already a perfectly acceptable technology for delivering triple-play services — voice, TV and data over a single cable — and doing it cost-effectively and at high volume.

02/08/2007 12:20 PM

TPG ponders naked DSL

Internet service provider TPG has revealed it's toying with offering users unbundled ADSL2+ without the need for a Telstra line.

30/07/2007 05:53 PM

Optus dodges mobile in latest cap bundle

Optus is moving into bundling, offering consumers what they claim is the first joint phone and broadband cap in Australia.

16/07/2007 10:27 AM

Internode tackles light heavy users

Internode has launched a new broadband plan -- despite earlier comments by an exec that the ISP had too many choices already.

06/07/2007 09:46 AM

Internode blames YouTube for broadband price hikes

Internode increased the price of its broadband Internet services on Monday, including several high-usage plans being hit with a AU$40 per month hike, and blamed increasing use of YouTube and BitTorrent for the changes.

04/06/2007 12:21 PM

  • 50 significant moments from internet history

  • Westnet trials iiNet ADSL2+

  • iiNet to offer mobile phone services?

  • Internode extends ADSL2+ range

  • Apple has killed the video store; will ISPs be next?

  • 30,000 get naked with iiNet

  • Naked DSL: Australian service provider roundup

  • SA to fill Adelaide's ADSL blackspots

  • Getting naked not worth it: AAPT

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