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Australia to Become WiMax Testbed

Posted by Zonk on from the lots-of-space-to-wardrive dept.

shrewd writes "AU News site Whirlpool has news on a huge AUD $37 million investment by Intel in a WiMax project. From the article: 'Australia will become the world's testbed for WiMAX - Intel's wireless broadband technology - with the announcement that the chip giant will invest AUD $37million in the expansion of the Unwired network in Australia ... Unwired CEO David Spence said the investment will make WiMAX an absolutely mainstream technology. 'Unwired will be in the unique position of having access to the majority of the WiMAX-designated 3.5 GHz and 2.3 GHz licensed bands in Australia's major metropolitan areas,' Spence said.'"

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  1. Crikey! by TheOtherAgentM · · Score: 4, Funny

    I see live video streams of the Crocodile Hunter in our future.

    "She's a beautiful critter! Look at the power of her jaws as she's chomping on my laptop!"

  2. If it doesn't work well, by Karma_fucker_sucker · · Score: 3, Funny
    then I guess people will get really angry and call it "MadMAX"! - get it Australia...MadMax Movies with Mel Gibson... well...get it?

    Ok, that was lame. I really need to get some lunch!

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    Evil people don't think they're evil. - George Lucas, Making of Ep III
    1. Re:If it doesn't work well, by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 3, Funny
      then I guess people will get really angry and call it "MadMAX"! - get it Australia...MadMax Movies with Mel Gibson... well...get it?

      You're supposed to put the follow-up explanation to your joke in an immediate (well, 2 minutes later) post.

      You're right, you do need lunch.

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      "It's the height of ridiculousness to say for those 9 lines you get hundreds of millions."
  3. Re:is this healthy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    We are studying it. Why do you think they're doing it in Australia and not some where important? ;)

  4. Truly Machiavelian by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 3, Funny
    Austrailia is where most of the smart Hong Kong money went when the British gave it up. Intel is essentially buying the top tier of the Asian market for chump change.

    Centrinos for everyone!!!

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    No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
  5. safer this way by Peter+La+Casse · · Score: 4, Funny
    Australia will become the world's testbed for WiMAX

    This is good news. If WiMAX turns people into zombies, the problem will be confined to Australia.

  6. Australia gets screwed right now by Ryan+Stortz · · Score: 4, Funny
    Despite the fact I'm still stuck on dialup at home (in the US, just outside of Lansing, MI); Australia has been getting screwed for a long time. They have some of the most outragous connection fees and draconian limits on use. Good for them.

    Oh yeah, and here's the obligatory bash quote for the local phone monopoly:

    <FreeFrag> The most secure computer in the world is one not connected to the internet.
    <FreeFrag> Thats why I recommend Telstra ADSL.
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    Bugs are just features that have been fixed.
  7. Canberra by Diablo1399 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does Canberra count as a major metropolitan area? Oh please please please please please. . .