Get up to speed on the latest broadband news across Australia. Learn more about broadband-related issues around ADSL, ADSL2+, Cable, VoIP, Mobile Broadband and Wireless Broadband.
Searching for a high speed, fixed line broadband connection (ADSL) can be heartbreaking (for this article, we’re going to exclude Mobile Broadband, which is still in its infancy, and Cable, which is very limited). Many people have been frustrat...
read more...21/12/2011 02:33 PM
By Jesse S. Somer, Compare Broadband, Sept.30, 2011The current debate between Australia’s two major political parties, the Labor Party and the Liberal Party, about whether or not our citizens need a fibre-to-the-home (FFTH) National Broadband N...
read more...30/09/2011 03:56 PM
iiNet has announced three competitively-priced plans for the National Broadband Network (NBN), starting from $49.95 a month for 40GB at a speed of 12/1Mbps.The Internet Service Provider (ISP) is offering three plans at 12Mbps, with the option to upgr...
read more...19/09/2011 02:12 PM
The National Broadband Network (NBN) has gone live in Brunswick, Melbourne, with the Prime Minister attending a switching on ceremony.According to the NBN, the fibre optic test site covers approximately 2,689 premises, with residents in more than hal...
read more...04/08/2011 02:55 PM
A group of Armidale residents in rural New South Wales are the first mainland Australians to receive the National Broadband Network.Prime Minister Julia Gillard attended the launch ceremony, pushing a big red button to switch on the service. Ms Gilla...
read more...19/05/2011 02:59 PM
The National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) has released a list of twelve companies intending to offer fibre optic broadband to Australian homes and businesses for the initial mainland release.Big surprises accompanied the new list of Internet Se...
read more...08/04/2011 02:46 PM
The Federal Government has rejected claims that advances in wireless broadband technology could render the National Broadband Network (NBN) redundant.Telstra is upgrading its wireless network with Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology and said 4G serv...
read more...16/02/2011 03:12 PM
The Federal Opposition Leader has called on the Government to abandon the National Broadband Network (NBN) to free up cash for the recovery effort in Queensland, following the flood crisis in the state."The National Broadband Network is a luxury that...
read more...19/01/2011 02:43 PM
The government has released a business plan for the National Broadband Network (NBN), which outlines some of the services the NBN Co expects will be offered once high-speed broadband is available throughout the country.In the early years of the NBN, ...
read more...21/12/2010 05:11 PM