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Conroy readies fibre-for-greenfields draft
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-11-24 02:22:19
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy will release within days the discussion draft of legislation that would mandate fibre connections for all greenfield sites, a key indicator for developers and infrastructure providers in making near-term investment decisions.


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Telstra goes 100Mbps on cable; trials set top box
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2009-11-18 22:47:43
Telstra has upgraded its Melbourne HFC network to provide 100Mbps download capability. The carrier is also introducing its own set-top box for free-to-air and BigPond TV channels.


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NZ Government calls for FTTP players
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Networks

2009-10-20 22:05:16
The New Zealand Government has kicked off the partner selection process for its $NZ1.5 billion ultra-fast broadband network initiative with the release of an invitation to participate in the provision of partially Government funded FTTP networks that will serve around 75 percent of the population.


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Aerial cables could halve the cost of NBN: Ericsson
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Networks

2009-08-19 02:49:03
Attaching NBN fibre to power poles instead of putting it in underground ducts would reduce the cost of the rollout by one third to a half, according to an Ericsson guru on NBN matters.


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TransACT offers broadband over FTTH at 100Mbps
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-08-07 02:09:03
TransACT is set to become the first ISP in Australia to offer broadband over an FTTH network at 100Mbps (20Mbps upstream) as a commercial offering.


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The value of FTTH to home buyers? At least $5000
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-05-31 02:17:02
The Federal Opposition is trying to score points against the Government by claiming that the cost of mandatory FTTH in new housing developments will be an unwelcome impost on home buyers. The facts, however, suggest otherwise.


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Aussie Gov't seeks views on mandating FTTP in 'greenfield' developments
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-05-31 02:14:01
The Australian Government has started a consultation process on its proposal to make provision of fibre to the home mandatory in all new 'greenfield' residential developments from 1 July 2010, and has issued a consultation paper.


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NBN critics 'opportunistic': Conroy
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Telecoms

2009-05-20 21:41:40
Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has again slammed National Broadband Network (NBN) critics, accusing them of opportunistic misrepresentation when claiming that towns of under 1000 people will automatically miss out on fibre.


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NBN to cost less than $43 billion: Conroy
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2009-05-19 02:25:27
Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has stated that the government expects the actual cost of the National Broadband Network to be "significantly lower than $43 [billion]".


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Pollies squabble over NBN
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Telecoms

2009-05-13 01:54:56
Federal Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has slammed an Opposition ultimatum threatening to block the National Broadband Network (NBN) as "grossly irresponsible" and "hypocritical". Meanwhile, his Opposition counterpart has tagged the NBN as a "white elephant".


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NBN good for economy, ROI not so easy: Report
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Technology

2009-05-11 00:30:32
The proposed National Broadband Network (NBN) will potentially deliver significant long-term benefits to the Australian economy but it will be a major challenge just to get private funding into the project, let alone give investors a good return on their money.


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NBN turf war erupts between Victoria and Queensland
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-04-14 01:12:36
The Victorian government is putting forward a strong case to be the home of the National Broadband Network (NBN), following an earlier claim by Queensland. New South Wales has yet to put up its hand for consideration.


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Tasmania to get first bite of the NBN apple
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-04-08 00:32:56
The Federal and Tasmanian governments have confirmed that the build-out of the National Broadband Network will begin in Tasmania. Construction is expected to begin in July.


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Rudd's NBN rethink: 16 months too late
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!

Category: Telecommunications blog

2009-04-06 19:06:45
The biggest question about the Government's decision to abandon the NBN RFP and go back to the drawing board is: why did it take so long?


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