Broadband

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  TPG launches new 5G Home Broadband plans as alternative to the NBN

  TPG has launched two new 5G home broadband plans as an alternative to its NBN plans.

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  Telcos slammed for sleazy NBN sales

  The use of high-pressure sales tactics by telcos trying to sell NBN services to households and small businesses has been condemned by groups representing consumers and the telecommunications industry.

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  NBN Co CEO rejects broadband pricing criticism

  Claims by telcos that NBN Co’s wholesale pricing is creating an “unsustainable industry” are unfounded, the network operator’s chief executive has argued.

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  Labor’s Rowland pledges digital inclusion drive, action on FTTN performance

  Shadow communications minister Michelle Rowland has committed a Labor government to waging war on Australia’s digital divide, addressing factors that can degrade fibre to the node performance, and examining the feasibility of co-investment to boost t...

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  Optus 5G service to challenge NBN

  Optus has revealed details of its first 5G product, with the telco planning to offer a home broadband service using the new wireless standard at a price point that represents a serious challenge to the NBN.

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  What is QoS?

  Many routers (and modem/routers) offer a QoS feature, which is a handy way of ensuring that, for example, sending email and browsing the Web won't interfere with fast-paced online games or calls using Skype. QoS stands for 'Quality of Service' and it...

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  How to troubleshoot a faulty Internet connection

  Just got back from my folks' house, where Mom and Dad were each encountering the same problem with their respective computers: frequent, sporadic losses of Internet connectivity.

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  Tethering tutorial: How to use your iPhone as a modem

  Using a mobile phone as a modem isn't a new feature — in fact, many smartphones came and went before the iPhone had this capability.

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  How to troubleshoot your broadband connection

  If you’re having intermittent connection problems then there’s often useful information to be gleaned from your router. Check the log, which lists the date and time of each reconnection. In the above screenshot, the router has just reconnected and th...

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  Best Aussie Internet plan deals in January 2022

  The best Aussie Internet plan deals for January 2022

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  ​Large cracks appear in nbn business case

  The key operational, financial metrics show that if it follows its current trajectory, the NBN model will reduce competition by squeezing out the mid-tiered telco companies and ultimately put a significant cost burden on to the consumer – thus, negat...

• After Wheeler unveils proposal, what's next for net neutrality?

  A flurry of activity will follow the plan from U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler to reclassify broadband as a regulated public utility as the foundation for new net neutrality rules.

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  Kiwi schools fast-track digital learning with N4L

  “Network for Learning came along and it’s made a massive change to how we work."

• Net neutrality faces uncertain court ruling in US

  It's difficult to predict how an appeals court will rule after it hears arguments Monday in Verizon Communication's challenge of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules.

Whitepapers about broadband

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  What to expect from 802.11ac

  Although residential Wi-Fi applications are a primary focus for these 802.11ac technologies, they will also have a considerable impact on enterprise wireless LANs (WLANs). Both increasing the wireless bandwidth in a cell and the trend towards multiple antennas will make it easier to provide seamless Wi-Fi coverage around physical obstructions, such as elevator shafts and stair wells. Download to learn more.