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Axe falls: Virgin Media plans to kill 600 management jobs

Parent Liberty Global says telco can only grow with layoffs
Kelly Fiveash, 20 Sep 11:38

TPG floats fibre cherry-pick

Wants to connect half-a-million to basement broadband
Richard Chirgwin, 18 Sep 01:16

iiNet getting ready for 802.11ac

Celeno tapped as silicon supplier
Richard Chirgwin, 16 Sep 23:35

Virgin Media gives TiVo users access to Netflix

Set-top boxes will get Netflix app for access to on-demand service

Telstra's Thodey is NBN kingmaker after Oz election

The shape of yesterday things to come is about to be revealed
Richard Chirgwin, 09 Sep 20:57

Ofcom launches idiot's guide to traffic-shaping

'Streaming video is like driving a heavy lorry. But you're a car'
Bill Ray, 04 Sep 16:03

Deloitte research says NBN a winner for households

Productivity, telework the big pluses, says government-commissioned study
Richard Chirgwin, 04 Sep 00:07

China: Forget running water, bumpkins. Have some lovely broadband

Ha ha, try tapping all of that web traffic, NSA!
Faultline, 30 Aug 07:57

IiNet creates cut-price diffusion brand 'Jiva'

Eighty bucks a month for all the voice and data bits you can bite
Simon Sharwood, 19 Aug 20:38

ACCC wants to check broadband performance

Probes to help ID dodgy services
Richard Chirgwin, 15 Aug 01:14

BRUCE WILLIS (ad) DIES HARD (in Sky broadband telly fib ban)

'Come out to the coast, we'll get together, shoot an advert, have a few laughs...'
Kelly Fiveash, 14 Aug 11:23

Bill Gates's barbed comments pop Google's broadband balloons

'When you're dying of malaria ... I’m not sure how it'll help you'
Jack Clark, 08 Aug 18:48

Tough luck, bumpkins! Blighty broadband speed gap misery worsens

Cities hit 26.4Mbit/s average, countryside stuck in 9.9Mbps gear
Kelly Fiveash, 07 Aug 14:29
secondary age school kids outside NBN truck

NBN builder Syntheo gives up in two States

Not enough money to be made digging holes and slinging cable
Simon Sharwood, 06 Aug 21:02

Opinion

How long will the next NBN Co board last?

Zero tolerance for delays means new board members are headed for a hot seat

PHWOAR! Huh! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, Prime Minister

Comment Why I BACK Cameron's War on Porn, by Reg chap Bill Ray
Bill Ray, 23 Jul 09:59
Brain virus disk

No FTTH under alternative Oz NBN plan, says Oppn. leader

Did Tony Abbott forget his own policy or re-write it on the fly?
Richard Chirgwin, 04 Jun 05:11
IBM graphene broadband frequency mixer

Australia downloads a limping 13 Mbps, says Ookla

Looking under the data, it's not so simple
Richard Chirgwin, 15 May 23:04

News

iiNet to buy Adam Internet

Swoops after Telstra's tilt tanks
Simon Sharwood, 05 Aug 21:56

The O2 4G Lottery: Are YOU in one of the three LUCKY cities?

But you'll need a new phone, SIM for network's breakneck mobe broadband
Bill Ray, 01 Aug 09:29

And the new ISP for US Starbucks stores is ... Google?

AT&T ousted in nationwide Wi-Fi upgrade plan
Neil McAllister, 31 Jul 23:16

Sky falling: 119,000 Brits flee O2, Be after Murdoch broadband gobble

Whiff of octogenarian media lord sends 1 in 5 running
Kelly Fiveash, 26 Jul 11:44

BT's not at home to Mr Profit, but its lordly boss probably isn't too fussed

See, this is how you do it, m'lord Livingston will say
Kelly Fiveash, 25 Jul 11:06

ISPs: Relax. Blocking smut online WON'T really work

Updated Plus: Anti-porn MP slathered with porn (well, her website anyway)
Kelly Fiveash, 24 Jul 12:03

US remains global sluggard in broadband speed rankings

'We're number 9! We're number 9!'
Iain Thomson, 24 Jul 00:32

PHWOAR! Huh! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, Prime Minister

Comment Why I BACK Cameron's War on Porn, by Reg chap Bill Ray
Bill Ray, 23 Jul 09:59

Internode's Simon Hackett offers re-engineered NBN plan

Fibre build might be affordable if other costs stripped out
Richard Chirgwin, 18 Jul 21:54

ITU readies gigabit G.fast standard for copper's last wild ride

FM broadcasters prep 'git offa mah lawn' signs
Richard Chirgwin, 18 Jul 03:03

BT slammed for FAILING to explain why its broadband investment has shrunk

'Are you exploiting your monopolistic position', asks PAC chair
Kelly Fiveash, 17 Jul 17:33
yellow measuring tape - black writing

Researchers seek Internet's choke points

DSL more resilient than cable when the chips are down
Richard Chirgwin, 17 Jul 05:37
The Register breaking news

PM writes ISPs' web filter ads for them - and it must say 'default on'

Deadline to tweak blurbs just 'days away' - and telcos are furious with 'misleading' words
Kelly Fiveash, 16 Jul 11:08
secondary age school kids outside NBN truck

NBN Co CEO Quigley retires, won't deny he was pushed

Head of Australia's broadband project says now's the right time to leave
Simon Sharwood, 12 Jul 01:43
The Register breaking news

Sky asks Ofcom to unlock BT cabinets

Bundled FTTC not competitive
Richard Chirgwin, 10 Jul 03:05

FCC approves SoftBank's acquisition of Sprint

Sprint also now free to move forward on Clearwire share snap-up
Rik Myslewski, 06 Jul 00:28
Sea King lifts horse from mud. Pic: RAF

Spending watchdog SAVAGES rural broadband push

Ofcom, BT and DCMS line up outside headmistress' office with mags down pants
The Register breaking news

EU chucks €18m at research for stupidly fast networks

'We must prepare for the data revolution,' thunders Steelie Neelie
Kelly Fiveash, 04 Jul 10:43
Adstral green boxes, photo by Dave Wilby

Broadband rivals 'pleased' over Ofcom's market shake-up plans. Maybe too pleased

BT overjoyed by 'pricing freedom', TalkTalk says it's good for competition
Kelly Fiveash, 03 Jul 11:03
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BT workers cuffed over fake overtime and moonlighting claims

8 suspects bailed as 'bogus car-clamping biz' allegations fly
Kelly Fiveash, 01 Jul 12:32