Broadband Articles

There’s been a lot of chatter lately, especially in political circles, about the value of the National Broadband Network (NBN). In a nutshell, the coalition opposition would like to take a smaller approach, using much of the infrastructure in p... read more...

News! Internode footprint more than doubled…Abbott pledges to abandon NBN if elected…Free Wi-Fi at Flinders St Station (Melbourne)…Exetel chief John Linton passes away…Turnbull responds to NBN request for less regulation&h... read more...

Long the social and meeting hub of Melbourne's CBD, Flinders Street Station may just become the social media hub too.Metro spokeswoman Geraldine Mitchell announced today that Flinders Street Station would be the "perfect place to launch a free wi-fi ... read more...

Exetel's chief executive, John Linton, passed away on Wednesday night after suffering a stroke. Linton's son, James Linton, broke the news to the community with a post on his father's blog. He wrote: "This is the saddest day of my life, I have lost m... read more...

Internode has announced today that its presence will extend to 450 exchanges throughout Australia, up from 208. The news follows the surprise announcement in December 2011 that iiNet, a frequent market rival and ideological twin, would incorporate th... read more...

Australian IT site ZDNet has reported today that Tony Abbott, the opposition leader, unveiled plans to wind back the $37bn National Broadband Network if elected. The move would come as part of a broad range of cuts that would bring the budget back in... read more...

A month earlier than expected, Internode has formally changed hands, Internode Director Simon Hackett confirmed yesterday.iiNet's acquisition of Internode was announced last December, and yesterday afternoon iiNet chief executive Michael Malone confi... read more...

The Australian internet industry is usually defined by the Big 4 carriers, and their distinct positions in the industry: Telstra (grand old man), Optus (worthy competitor), iiNet (agile upstart with a good attitude) and TPG (utility provider with low... read more...

A new wireless technology is being trialed in the US that might bring some faint glimmers of hope to those who are simply too far from an ADSL exchange or even too far for mobile broadband. The new technology, alternately dubbed Super Wi-Fi or TV Ba... read more...