Telstra has completed the 100Mbit upgrade to their Melbourne cable network and are next planning to get 30Mbit speeds into the rest of the country; but first they'll need to dispel those endless NBN comparisons

The Australian Government will build its own $43 billion National Broadband Network, in a move that returns Australia's telecommunications economy to an era of part-public, part-private ownership.

Kevin Rudd's announcement yesterday that, in effect, the winner of the NBN process was nobody was something of a jaw-dropping moment. Should broadband users be overjoyed by the NBN, or cautiously wary?

Hands up who wants 12Mbps? Fingers crossed that kicking Telstra out of the plan (for now) means we still get the speeds we want and the plans we can afford.

TiVo have doubled their drive capacity, introduced IPTV capabilities, vast amounts of new content and better home networking options. But can the marketplace handle another content provider?

Internode is putting in the call to save copper-line broadband. But is it already too late?

A Telstra and Nortel fibre optic trial saw 100GB speeds recorded from Sydney to Adelaide last month, in a move that may improve Telstra's network substantially

Around 5,000 homes in Tasmania will be the first to experience 100Mbps Internet via the National Broadband Network - which government backers are likening to the electricity revolution.