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• AARNet upgrades high speed broadband project

  Southern Cross Cable Networks (SCCN) has extended its partnership with Australian Academic and Research Network (AARNet) to sponsor the Southern Cross Trans-Pacific Optical Research Test (SXTransPORT) project, which provides a high bandwidth connection for research and education purposes between Australia and other countries.

• AARNet spruiks open standards for video conferencing

  In a bid to support open standards for video conferencing, the Australian Academic Research Network (AARNet) has joined the Open Visual Communication Consortium (OVCC).

• AARNet to Kinect the elderly over the NBN

  The Australian Academic Research Network (AARNet) has jumped onboard a collaborative broadband project to develop enabling technology for the elderly to exercise at home over the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• NSW DET, AARNet, click through to collaborative learning in schools

  Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNet) has enabled the NSW Department of Education and Training to collaborate learning for students across the state.

• AARNet hooks up first education customer to the NBN

  The Cathedral School in Townsville was connected to the National Broadband Network (NBN) this week by the Australian Academic and Research Network (AARNet), with students and staff now having fibre optic access speeds of 100 megabits per second (Mbps).

• Fast Five: this week in IT, 19/08

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• AARNet to trial National Time and Frequency Network

  The Australian Academic and Research Network (AARNet) has teamed up with a local research consortium to develop and trial technology to underpin a National Time and Frequency Network (NTFN).

• AARNet launches five-year plan

  The Australian Academic and Research Network (AARNet) has announced a wide range of initiatives around network upgrades, collaboration, and mobility as part of a new five-year plan.

• AARNet aims for 100Gbps network within 12 months

  Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNET) will convert its network to 100 Gigabits per second (Gbps) within 12 months following a successful 40Gbps trial on its East Coast optical network.

• AARNet showcases global learning environment to Armidale school

  The Australian Academic and Research Network (AARNet) has showcased a 3D theatre to students at Ben Venue Public School in Armidale.

• AARNet unleashes Cloud storage on educated masses

  The Australian Academic Research Network (AARNet) has pushed its storage-as-a-service offering, CloudStor, into general availability for all members of the service provider’s network, following a year-long alpha test.

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  NBN costs weigh on uni student market

  James Cook University has warned of the potential for the National Broadband Network (NBN) to price university students out of the broadband market without continued monitoring of regional fibre backhaul competition.

• AARNet looks to specialised NBN services

  The Australian Academic and Research Network (AARNet) is in negotiations with universities covered by the National Broadband Network’s (NBN) first mainland release sites in an attempt to offer “always-on access” to students and researchers at their homes.

• Collaborative gastrointestinal research gets boost via AARNet broadband

  Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNet) has used its high speed broadband network to share gastrointestinal e-health research with practitioners in parts of Asia.

• 2011 a year of 'network development' for AARNet: CEO

  Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNet) will attempt to expand its international access network in coming years in an attempt to stretch its reach for research projects, according to the service provider's chief executive, Chris Hancock.