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Australia was connected to the internet when Darwin established a connection to the University of California in Berkeley, California and connecting via a UUCP dial-up using an early version of Rick Adams SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol).
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Intenet Widey used in Australia
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first permanent circuit connecting AARNet to ARPANet
using TCP/IUP over X.25 was established in May 1989. It linked the University of Melbourne with the University of Hawaii via a 2400-bit/s (bits per second) satellite connection. Later upgraded to 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and then 256 kbit/s, at a time which the US end-point was moved to San Jose at a NASA facility. -
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Telstra and Optus rolled-out separate cable Internet services, focusing on the east coast.
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first consumer ADSL services were made available via Telstra Bigpond
the first consumer ADSL services were made available via Telstra Bigpond, at speeds of 256/64 kbit/s (downstream/upstream), 512/128 kbit/s, and 1500/256 kbit/s. Telstra chose to artificially limit all ADSL speeds to a maximum of 1500/256 kbit/s. As ADSL required access to the telephone exchange and the copper line — which only Telstra had — this allowed Telstra to be dominant due to the expense of roll-out for other companies and Telstra's established customer base. Other ISPs followed suit soon -
The first competition to Telstra's DSLAMs was provided by then Optus subsidiary XYZed, launching business-grade xDSL
The first competition to Telstra's DSLAMs was provided by then Optus subsidiary XYZed, launching business-grade xDSL services from 50 exchanges in September 2000. -
residential infrastructure market began in 2003, when Adelaide-based ISP Internode installed a DSLAM in the town of Meningie,
Competition in the residential infrastructure market began in 2003, when Adelaide-based ISP Internode[12] installed a DSLAM in the town of Meningie, South Australia. Several other service providers have since begun deploying their own DSLAMs. The presence of non-Telstra DSLAMs allowed the service providers to control the speed of connection, and most offered "uncapped" speeds, allowing the customers to connect at whatever speed their copper pair would allow, up to 8 Mbit/s. Ratification of ADSL2 -
In 2005, Telstra announced it would invest A$210 million in upgrading all of its ADSL exchanges to support ADSL2+
In 2005, Telstra announced it would invest A$210 million in upgrading all of its ADSL exchanges to support ADSL2+ by mid-2006, though they did not say whether they would continue to restrict access speeds. -
announced new intentions to substantially alter their copper phone network and setup a "Fibre to the Node (FTTN)"
in 2006, they announced new intentions to substantially alter their copper phone network and setup a "Fibre to the Node (FTTN)" network. This was later scrapped, with Telstra citing regulations forcing it to provide cheap wholesale access to its competitors as the reason not to invest in upgrading their network. -
Telstra uncapped its retail and wholesale ADSL offerings to the maximum attainable speed of ADSL to 8 Mbit/s
In late 2006, Telstra uncapped its retail and wholesale ADSL offerings to the maximum attainable speed of ADSL to 8 Mbit/s, however with a limited 384 kbit/s upstream speed. This has allowed many Australians access to higher speed broadband, while the comparatively lower wholesale rates discouraged competitive infrastructure investment in most cases. -
Telstra's 2006 introduction of the "Next G" HSPA network
Wireless broadband in Australia is widespread, with many point-to-point fixed wireless broadband providers serving broadband-poor regional and rural areas, predominantly with Motorola Canopy and WiMAX technologies. Telstra's 2006 introduction of the "Next G" HSPA network (which reportedly covers 99% of the Australian population as of September 2008) with speeds advertised of being up to 14 Mbit/s,[15] and stimulated investment in wireless broadband by competitors Optus, Vodafone and Hutchison Te -
Naked Dsl By iinet
In November 2007 the first Naked DSL product was announced by iiNet.[33] Shortly after this other internet providers also started to provide DSL products without telephony service over copper, reducing line rental fees.