A new cable from Wikileaks alleges that iiNet was targeted by the American film industry because the company was large enough, and that it avoided Telstra which was deemed to have considerable financial resources and a “demonstrated willingness to fight hard and dirty”.
Category: Technology news
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US studios avoided Telstra battle and went after iiNet instead in copyright case
Leaked documents from the US Embassy in Canberra reveal that Hollywood studios chose to go after third-largest internet provider iiNet, rather than Telstra, in a hard-fought online copyright case set to be heard for a third time by the High Court in Sydney.
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‘Bulletproof’ skin: researcher creates silk that helps stop bullets
A bio-art project to create bulletproof skin has given a US researcher even more hope his genetically engineered spider silk can be used to help surgeons heal large wounds and create artificial tendons and ligaments.
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NetComm supplies bespoke gear for NBN 4G LTE rollout
As part of the partnership with Ericsson, the communications vendor’s revenue from the custom-made product will be determined by NBN take-up rates.
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Telstra still a major headache for iiNet
National broadband provider iiNet this week opened fire on Telstra on a range of fronts, accusing the telco of causing trouble with its new fibre rollout in South Brisbane, jacking up the price of accessing its wholesale ADSL broadband service and biting off more than it deserved in the first draft of its NBN structural separation undertaking filed with the competition regulator.
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NBN the answer to disability and disadvantaged: Conroy
Communications minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has sought to position the National Broadband Network (NBN) as a means to connect those who are digitally isolated as a result of age, illness or disability.
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F1 team grants teenager Matthew James’s wish for bionic hand
Mercedes GP Petronas says a British teen who asked the Formula One team to sponsor his bionic hand has received a new prosthetic limb.
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Google’s Buying Out Motorola For 12.5 Billion USD
Google has made a particularly interesting announcement that affects their mobile Linux operating system as well as hardware. Google has just announced they will be acquiring Motorola Mobility at a price of around 12.5 billion USD.
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NBN Co CIO: The IT leadership strategy of Australia’s new telco
NBN Co has a head start that would leave many telcos green with envy. Armed with $27 billion in government funding, and at least $9 billion from debt markets, the two-year old National Broadband Network wholesaler has the resources and backing that could catapult it ahead many of its decadesold equivalents.
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Acqusitions lead iiNet to 48% revenue hike
The Perth-based ISP has posted an increase in revenue from $474 million to $699 million for the year ending 30 June 2011.