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Telestra In $1.5 Billion Network Upgrade |
| Australia - Telestra management
will in coming months present to the board a blueprint for a $1.5 billion upgrade
of the company's core residential voice and data network. |
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10Mbps Broadband Launched |
| Australia - Internet service
provider, BigAir, is offering 10Mbps broadband service to some of its residential
customers. The ISP, which specialises in providing internet access for residents
of low-rise apartments and tower blocks, claimed that the new offering was the
fastest available in Australia. |
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Nigeria
Broadband Access Network |
| Nigeria - A project was said
to have been conceived by the state government very recently to facilitate the
business of government, education, commerce, training and health systems in
the state. The project is a satellite-based communication facility for delivery
of a broad range of multimedia services incorporating video, audio and data
to user - organizations. |
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Telstra May Escape Fines |
| Australia - THE competition
watchdog is considering whether to lift regulatory sanctions imposed on Telstra
last year, in a move that could allow the telco to escape fines of more than
$300 million. |
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Broadband Use Up By
50m Worldwide |
| The number of broadband lines grew
by 50 million across the world in 2004, according to figures from telecoms analyst
Point-Topic. Worldwide growth slowed slightly from 63 per cent in 2003 to 50
per cent in 2004, but some individual countries far outstripped the global average.
Thai broadband lines, for example, grew by 90 per cent over the year. |
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AOL Opening Gates
Of The Walled Garden |
| The walls surrounding America Online
Inc.’s well-manicured gardens are crumbling. In a move both risky and essential,
AOL is abandoning its strategy of exclusivity and will free much of its music,
sports and other programming to non-subscribers in hopes of boosting ad sales. |
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World's Top Spammers |
| Spam mail has become one of the
biggest problems on the Internet; it consumes precious bandwidth, wastes computer
resources, and causes huge financial losses to corporations. |
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PC Ownership To Double
By 2010 |
| The number of personal computers
worldwide is expected to double by 2010 to 1.3 billion machines, according to
a report by analysts Forrester Research. |
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Halo 2 Spurs Online
Gaming Boom |
| The much-hyped and long-expected
broadband gaming boom, where hordes of players from around the globe do battle
online, may finally be underway thanks to the popularity of the Halo 2 live-play
video game. |
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Artists
and Musicians Are Positive About The Internet |
| Musicians are embracing the internet
as a way of reaching new fans and selling more music, a survey has found. The
study by US researchers, Pew Internet, suggests musicians do not agree with
the tactics adopted by the music industry against file-sharing. |
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New Rules Open Up Radio Spectrum |
| UK - One of the UK's key
natural resources is to undergo a big shake-up. Radio spectrum plays a vital
role in broadcast media and telecommunications, as well as being essential to
emergency services and air traffic control. |
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Broadband To Be
Offered Over Electrical Lines |
| US - Multiband Corporation
(NASDAQ: MBND) a provider of voice, data and video systems and services to business
and government clients, announced today that it has secured new agreements for
the deployment of Telkonet's (AMEX: TKO) broadband PlugPlus(TM) system. |
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The Market For Broadband Over Powerline |
| Business Wire - Research
and Markets has announced the addition of The Market For Broadband Over Powerline
to their offering. The 1st Edition; The Market For Broadband Over Powerline
report is a comprehensive 100-page study of the potential market for BPL technology. |
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European Broadband
Prices Fall 23% |
| Europe - Broadband prices
in Europe have decreased by approximately 23 per cent across the three main
speeds, according to a report from market research firm Broad Group. |
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