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4/08/2014
Australian broadband speeds improve
Average peak connection speeds in Australia have doubled over the last three years as more households switch to high-speed broadband, according to the latest figures from Akamai.US-based internet platform Akamai handles the internet traffic for some of the world's largest organisations, with one trillion web requests daily, and is therefore
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4/08/2014
Australia to be in top five for household broadband penetration
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy today released the National Digital Economy Strategy, which holds the key aim that Australia be one of the top five OECD countries for household broadband penetration.The strategy, which was launched at the annual CeBIT Australia information technology industry conference in Sydney, seeks to improve broadband
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4/08/2014
NBN Co explains pricing model on Whirlpool
Following industry criticism of the National Broadband Network’s (NBN) pricing model, NBN Co has taken to Australian technology forum Whirlpool to defend its pricing.NBN Co’s spokesperson Scott Rhodie posted an extensive explanation of the wholesale pricing, which has already attracted almost 40 pages of comments debating the subject.Internode
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4/08/2014
Broadband users warned over scam
If you are called up out of the blue and told your computer has a virus, hang up immediately, Australians are being warned.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) are warning broadband and computer users not to fall for a new scam, where victims are asked for credit card
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4/08/2014
Australia ranks 50th for broadband speed
Australia ranks 50th in the world for broadband speeds, lagging behind neighbour New Zealand.    In its 'State of the Internet' study of broadband speeds around the world, content distribution service Akamai gave Australia a global rank of 50 for its average connection speed of 2,613kbps, while New Zealand charted at 42 with 2,912kbps.Australia
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