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Internode takes on Telstra in Alice Springs

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: National broadband company Internode launched ADSL2+ services in Alice Springs.

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Leaveraging new communications infrastructure deployed by Nextgen Networks, Internode has installed its DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) equipment in the Alice Springs telephone exchange.

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This makes Internode the first competitive ADSL2+ provider to deliver alternative ADSL2+ services to those offered by Telstra, claims the company in a release. Internode’s equipment will give access to new services such as IPv6, Annex M and Naked ADSL2+.

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Internode product manager Jim Kellett said Internode’s new services would deliver “positive outcomes” to the local community. “Internode today unleashes true broadband competition in Alice Springs,” he said.

“Internode is now delivering its best performance and most affordable ADSL2+ plans to people in the Alice, which gives them a real choice for the first time,” he added.

The new Nextgen fibre-optic cable connects Alice Springs with Tarcoola in SA, where it interconnects with a major fibre-optic cable between Adelaide and Perth.

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