Stories about broadband

Telstra boosts cable speeds to 100Mbps
Telstra is ready to flick the switch on Melbourne’s upgraded 100Mbps cable broadband network, but users wait to learn the price for having Australia’s fastest home Internet...
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BitTorrent hub pushes ahead with next-gen file sharing network
While the stoush continues over The Pirate Bay, fellow Torrent hub IsoHunt is rolling out its own ‘social file sharing’ project.
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Optus pulls a swifty with new mobile broadband plans
Lower prices, more data and cheaper modems – Optus’ revised wireless broadband plans are all good, until your monthly data allowance is halved after 12 months...
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Finland declares 1Mbps broadband to be a legal right, with 100Mbps to come...
The Finnish government has decreed that all citizens will be entitled to at least a 1Mbps broadband connection by July next year, with a 100Mbps service mandatory by 2015.
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Vodafone cuts prepaid mobile broadband to $99, doubles data to 1GB
Vodafone’s Prepaid Mobile Broadband Starter Pack now sells at $99 and throws in 1GB of data for the bundled dual-band USB modem.
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Aussie home broadband connections tip past the 50% mark
Despite one in every two Australian homes having a fixed broadband connection, we barely make it into the Top 20 list of countries with the highest penetration of home broadband.
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Facebook Lite offers content without the crud
New Facebook Lite isn’t quite so ‘in your face’ – it’s a leaner, cleaner and dare we say more Twitter-esque look without the overload of apps, ads and other distractions.
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Telstra's massive nerve centre exposed
Telstra has marked the 10th anniversary of its jumbo-sized Global Operations Centre in Melbourne by throwing the doors open to media.
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Conroy to roll out WiMax to broadband blackspots
Despite having mothballed the previous government's $1bn OPEL WiMax network plan, Stephen Conroy has announced his great new idea: a WiMax network to cover broadband blackspots.
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Tweet from the Moon - now you can
If you ever wanted to tweet from the Moon, expect some significant latency issues unless you use these guy's technology.
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Telstra slugs new landline customers with $100 penalty for moving to naked DSL
A new $100 ‘temporary connection charge’ for disconnecting a landline after three months is claimed to dissuade customers from joining competing ISPs on a naked DSL plan.
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Optus admits slow broadband problem
Optus has admitted that it has been "shaping" internet connections to a slower speed than advertised.
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BUDGET 2009: Rudd splashes tech cash
The Federal Government budget 2009 cuts in some areas that hurt, but tech has won out for once.
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MyNetfone launches Naked ADSL2+
MyNetFone's naked ADSL2+ packs surprisingly good value -- $39 a month for 5GB peak usage. You could pay that much to Telstra just in line rental.
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NBN rollout getting started: Conroy
When the going gets politically tough, the NBN gets going, apparently. Senator Conroy says the government is moving quickly to get started on the fibre network in regional areas.
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