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Optus cable upgrade ushers in 20Mbps

Optus has upgraded its cable network in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane boosting maximum speeds to up to 20Mbps on certain plans.

19/12/2007 11:52 AM

Telstra turns on 30Mbps cable in Sydney, Melbourne

Telstra has upgraded its cable speeds in Sydney and Melbourne, offering users a bump to 30Mbps.

12/09/2007 04:41 PM

Fibre optic networks to break light speed?

German scientists claim to have broken the light speed barrier, which could blow away the known limitations of modern networking but the technology is unlikely to make it into a product -- if at all -- until most administrators working today have retired.

16/08/2007 02:31 PM

30Mbps cable coming to Australia this year

Telstra has announced that its cable network will be upgraded to provide speeds of 30Mbps in the coming months.

13/08/2007 11:31 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

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

Telstra stands up for shareholders

Telstra has denied it is being inflexible by deciding against a fibre to the node network (FTTN) deployment until the right regulatory environment comes into play, a senior executive said.

02/05/2007 09:39 AM

Telstra lauds cable plan to US

Telstra's involvement in a new submarine cable to run from Asia to the US will boost connectivity between Australia and Asia, according to Telstra chief operating officer Greg Winn.

02/05/2007 09:19 AM

Optus to turn away customers

From 25 June, the nation's number two telco Optus will no longer sell fixed-line telephony and broadband services to consumer customers outside the planned range of its own network.

02/04/2007 11:27 AM

BigPond tries to soothe Cable Extreme worries

Telstra's BigPond Internet service provider has sought to assuage concerns its new upgraded cable broadband plans won't offer higher speeds to some users by offering rebates to those who do not see an improvement.

05/04/2006 04:49 PM

BigPond doubles cable speeds

Telstra's BigPond Internet service provider plans next month to boost its cable broadband network speeds to up to 17Mbps.

15/02/2006 02:40 PM

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