For the fourth year in a row, manufacturer Billion has claimed the title of Australia’s most popular broadband hardware by topping the Australian Broadband Survey for 2009.

Held by tech-savvy site Whirlpool, the Australian Broadband Survey for 2009 was completed by more than 23,600 broadband consumers during four weeks at the start of this year.

Billion topped the hardware table, with 23.4 per cent of respondents nominating it as their broadband modem brand. The next most popular brand attracted votes from only 13.4 per cent of respondents.

Eight Billion routers were among the 29 models listed in the survey. These most popular Billion models include Billion’s VoIP series (BiPAC 7404VGO-M, BiPAC 7404VGP-M, BiPAC 7401VGP-M and BiPAC 7401VGPR3) and Billion’s Wireless series (BiPAC 7800N and BiPAC 7300G).
Again, more than 90 per cent of Billion users described themselves as satisfied or very satisfied with its performance. Full details of the Australian Broadband Survey are at http://whirlpool.net.au/survey/2009/.

Australian technology distributor PCRange sells Billion broadband products through a national reseller network.  PCRange managing director Raaj Menon said Billion continued to meet the needs of discerning consumers. “Most people who complete the Australian Broadband Survey regard themselves as technically proficient,” he said.

“That means they know what they want and they can tell what doesn’t work: For Billion to win the applause of a tough crowd like that is a terrific performance. What’s really sweet is that we've done it four years in a row!”

The Billion brand will appear prominently on the PCRange stand at the CeBIT 2010 technology trade show, running May 24-26 this year at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour.

Billion product images are available for download from http://www.impress.com.au/press-releases-mainmenu-1/billion-mainmenu-67/259-billion-product-image-download-page.html

About PCRange www.pcrange.com.au

PCRange is the exclusive Australian distributor for technology convergence products including:

• Billion broadband networking devices
• Minitar wireless networking devices
• AXIM 3G/P2P wireless routers
• Withings WiFi Body Scale.

Billion at a glance

Billion Electric Co. Ltd. (Taiex: 3027, trading as BILLION) is founded in Taiwan in 1973 and has grown to be one of the leading providers of network equipment and power supply products in the Asia Pacific. With the establishment of the Communication Division, Billion has reinforced its commitment to developing next-generation network equipment and Internet access devices to meet the needs of home users, telecommuters, SOHOs and SMBs around the globe. Billion has received a number of awards for its networking products and has acquired a considerable customer base across Europe, America, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific. Since March 2009, Billion’s Power Division has added its investment in R&D and manufacturing of Smart Grid business in addition to the power supply products. This division has been officially re-named the "Power and Energy Management Division" (PEM Division) to illustrate Billion’s long-term focus on “Green” product development. With the supply of Smart Grid to reduce carbon emissions resulting in more energy-saving products, Billion aims to contribute to environmental protection and green planet. For more information, please visit www.billion.com.

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