Bushfires commission takes some big hits over the internet

MORE than 5700 people have logged in to watch the Bushfires Royal Commission as it was streamed live on the internet, including 100 "unique browsers" watching from overseas.

Bandwidth Boogies

Seasonal cheer runs low when TV and podcasts compete for valuable bandwidth. By Charles Wright.

Open That Window

Charles Wright looks at what to do when you don't get the bandwidth you want.

Australia Caught In Internet Time Warp

Researchers tell Helen Meredith of potential trade and defence problems caused by bandwidth and configuration kinks in the telephone network.

Banks Left In The Lurch As Telstra Hops Back Onto Bandwidth Bandwagon

Telstra yesterday acquired a half share in the region's biggest global wholesale business for about $228 million and the provision of $37 million of working capital. That sounds like a good deal.

Bandwidth On Demand

A set of global industry standards for Ethernet, extending its flexibility and simplicity to carrier networks, has been approved by the International Telecommunication Union as the networking standard comes of age. Twenty-one years after the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers publish

Defence Bid To Cash In On Iraq

The Australian Defence Force, having given itself a tick for its role in Iraq, has made a bid for better logistical support, more armour, flying drones and satellite bandwidth.

Strike Up The Bandwidth

Sequence Reducers have given the NSW Ambulance Service some breathing space, writes Adam Turner.

Telstra Tackles The Spam Problem

Telstra's wholesale arm has launched an anti-spam and antivirus service. Its new Wholesale Safe Internet system will re-route emails before they enter ISP networks and should save on bandwidth, administration resources and email storage. The system will allow ISPs to allow end-user customers to decide whether they want to opt in or out of the service.

Bandwidth Blues Continue To Stifle E-learning

Moves are afoot to remedy speed problems.

Move To The Beat Of The Band

Could it be that our political masters have finally grasped the concept of bandwidth? At the World Congress of IT in Adelaide recently, Prime Minister John Howard announced the formation of a Broadband Advisory Group (BAG), to be chaired by the Minister for Communications, Senator Richard Alston.

Schools Stuck In A Bandwidth Warp

A rethink on Internet access is urgently needed, writes Jenny Sinclair.