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BigPond
Type	Subsidiary of Telstra
Founded	1996 as Telstra Internet
Headquarters	Sydney, Australia
Key people	Justin Milne Group Managing Director
Industry	Telecommunications / Media
Services	Internet service provider News Email BigPond TV Hosting Online Storage BigBlog / I-Pond Job Recruitment Online Online DVD rental Online music store Online game store Online shopping
Employees	10,500 (2007)
Parent	Telstra
Website	www.bigpond.com

BigPond is an Australian Internet service provider and is a subsidiary of Telstra. BigPond is Australia's largest ISP in terms of both subscribers, revenue and coverage, and since 2005 has continued to expand its business, growing to have 50% of the Australian internet market share.^[1] BigPond, as it is owned by Telstra, has a majority share of internet penetration in Australia due to Telstra owning most telephone exchanges. Based in Sydney, BigPond is now a nationwide company through the success of marketing and deals, and buying customers back from competitors. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... A subsidiary, in business, is an entity that is controlled by another entity. ... Telstra Corporation (ASX: , NZX: TLS, NYSE: TLS) (formed from Telecom Australia) is an Australian telecommunications and media company under private ownership, with a dominant position in landline telephone services, a large share of mobile phone services, domestic consumer (including dial-up access, 50% of Broadband internet broadband cable modem, satellite... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... This article is about a term used in economics. ... “ISP” redirects here. ... For other uses, see News (disambiguation). ... E-mail, or email, is short for electronic mail and is a method of composing, sending, and receiving messages over electronic communication systems. ... A file hosting service, online file storage service, or online media center is an Internet hosting service specifically designed to host static content, typically large files that are not web pages. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Recruitment refers to the process of finding possible candidates for a job or function, usually undertaken by recruiters. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Gaming on demand (also called GoD) is to computer games as video on demand is to video rental or video purchase. ... Online shopping is the process consumers go through to purchase products or services over the Internet. ... This article is about work. ... For the band, see Big Brother and the Holding Company. ... Telstra Corporation (ASX: , NZX: TLS, NYSE: TLS) (formed from Telecom Australia) is an Australian telecommunications and media company under private ownership, with a dominant position in landline telephone services, a large share of mobile phone services, domestic consumer (including dial-up access, 50% of Broadband internet broadband cable modem, satellite... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... “ISP” redirects here. ... A subsidiary, in business, is an entity that is controlled by another entity. ... Telstra Corporation (ASX: , NZX: TLS, NYSE: TLS) (formed from Telecom Australia) is an Australian telecommunications and media company under private ownership, with a dominant position in landline telephone services, a large share of mobile phone services, domestic consumer (including dial-up access, 50% of Broadband internet broadband cable modem, satellite...

Internet

• Cable - BigPond is Australia's largest provider of cable internet, which covers Australia's main cities (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and the Gold Coast). Speed plans on Telstra's cable network are 8, 17 and 30 Mb down and 128 Kb and 1 Mb up. Currently the 30 Mb down, 1 Mb up plan is currently only available in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
• ADSL - BigPond provides both ADSL and ADSL2+ services where available, with speeds ranging from 256 Kb up/64 Kb down to 20 Mb up/1 Mb down.
• Wireless - BigPond, through Telstra's Next G Network, provides the largest wireless network covergae in Australia, reaching 98.9% of the population. Speeds range from 256 Kb to 6 Mb depending on the area.

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Services

BigPond webportal design.

BigPond Internet
BigPond provides internet access via ADSL, ADSL2+, Cable, Next G, and Dialup. Speeds vary from each type of technology. Currently BigPond Cable has a maximum speed of up to 30mb/1mb (in Sydney and Melbourne), and 17mb/512kb in all other areas. ADSL speeds are up to 24mb/1mb where available. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional modem can provide. ... TU G.992. ... // The term cable Internet access or Cable Internet refers to the delivery of Internet service over this infrastructure. ... Wi-Fi (also WiFi, wifi, etc. ... In telecommunication, the term dial-up has the following meanings: Dial-up access, typically to the Internet A service feature in which a user initiates service on a previously arranged trunk or transfers, without human intervention, from an active trunk to a standby trunk. ...

BigPond Movies
Allows Australian residents to buy movies online, which are then downloaded can then be played on their computer for a certain amount of time (usually 48 hours). BigPond members get a discount on the price of each movie.

BigPond Games (GameArena)
GameArena is the name of BigPond's free online games service, previously known as Wireplay. The service is managed by Mammoth Media and based on the east coast of Australia. Use of the file library, public servers and booking service is freely available to anyone, but provides specific advantages to Telstra customers such as preference in downloads and unmetered usage, as well as various bonuses in competitions. In order to gain access to a majority of game servers, the client The Arena, must be installed to connect through the firewall. This means that GameArena administrators can ensure troublemakers are consistently dealt with. ^[2] This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... This article is about the network security device. ... The terms network administrator, network specialist and network analyst designate job positions of engineers involved in computer networks, the people who carry out network administration. ...

The site provides news, downloads and servers primarily for the PC, though it has recently also branched out to include console sites. GameArena also provides an online game shop GameNow, which again sports various benefits to BigPond customers. ^[3] GameArena recently went through a new shift with the merging of GameNow and Gameshop into itself. The new name is simply BigPond GameArena.^[4] A stylised illustration of a modern personal computer A personal computer (PC) is a computer whose original sales price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals. ...

GameArena currently operates over 100 gaming servers, which are monitored by a volunteer force of administrators, known as GameOps. GameCreate is a service offered free of charge where users may book a server for a specific game for a 2 hour period of time. This server is private and can be used for either ladder training or social events.^[5]

BigBlog and I-Pond
Launched in 2004 and 2006 respectively, both provide a way of communication between BigPond members and the outer internet community. BigBlog is essentially an online blog that can be created by users with BigPond internet. I-Pond is a personalised space, similar to Myspace and once again can be accessed by BigPond members for no extra fee. MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

References

External links

• BigPond official site
• BigPond GameArena