items tagged with National Broadband Network Australia
The National Broadband Network is a proposed Fibre to the Node (FTTN) and/or Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) network in Australia. The Australian Government has called for proposals to build an Open Access Network providing download speeds of 12 Megabits per second or more to at least 98% of Australian homes and businesses, for which it is offering to contribute up to A$4.7 billion, in the form of a public private partnership. It will be the largest single infrastructure investment in Australia's history
NBN could bring real competition to voice market
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-04-06 21:50:30
With few exceptions, Internet connectivity for homes has piggybacked on another service. Is that about to change?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-04-06 21:50:30
With few exceptions, Internet connectivity for homes has piggybacked on another service. Is that about to change?
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Promises, promises: Government changes tack on NBN
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2009-04-06 21:06:45
Three weeks ago communications minister Stephen Conroy was adamant that the Government would fulfil its election promise of an FTTN network delivering at least 12Mbps to 98 percent of the population, that the RFP process would run its course and that Telstra had Buckley's chance of getting back in. Today's announcement breaks all three of those promises.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2009-04-06 21:06:45
Three weeks ago communications minister Stephen Conroy was adamant that the Government would fulfil its election promise of an FTTN network delivering at least 12Mbps to 98 percent of the population, that the RFP process would run its course and that Telstra had Buckley's chance of getting back in. Today's announcement breaks all three of those promises.
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Government foreshadows major telecoms regulation reform
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-04-06 19:50:22
The Government has foreshadowed the biggest reform of telecommunications regulation in more than a decade as part of its revised plans for the national broadband network, and has set out a series of radical proposals in a discussion paper.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-04-06 19:50:22
The Government has foreshadowed the biggest reform of telecommunications regulation in more than a decade as part of its revised plans for the national broadband network, and has set out a series of radical proposals in a discussion paper.
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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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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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Who's the April Fool?
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2009-04-04 02:30:12
A spoof article published in Computerworld Australia on 1 April claiming that Telstra had agreed to a retail/wholesale split if it were to win the NBN went badly awry and precipitated a flurry of trading in Telstra stock. Recriminations and regrets are flowing thick and fast and ASIC is rumoured to be investigating, But who is really to blame?
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2009-04-04 02:30:12
A spoof article published in Computerworld Australia on 1 April claiming that Telstra had agreed to a retail/wholesale split if it were to win the NBN went badly awry and precipitated a flurry of trading in Telstra stock. Recriminations and regrets are flowing thick and fast and ASIC is rumoured to be investigating, But who is really to blame?
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Axia & Cisco miss out on second Singapore NBN contract
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-04-03 17:01:03
Australian National Broadband Network hopeful, Axia Netmedia, has had it hopes of a second major role in Singapore's National Broadband Network dashed with selection of Singapore operator StarHub as the preferred bidder for the next generation OpCo contract.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-04-03 17:01:03
Australian National Broadband Network hopeful, Axia Netmedia, has had it hopes of a second major role in Singapore's National Broadband Network dashed with selection of Singapore operator StarHub as the preferred bidder for the next generation OpCo contract.
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Conroy promises a Telstra-free NBN very soon.
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-03-12 23:36:17
Any doubts that communications minister Stephen Conroy will soon announce an NBN decision that is at least close to what the ALP's pre-election promise envisaged were comprehensively quashed by his comments at the ATUG conference today. Likewise, if Telstra thought it had the slightest chance of getting back into the NBN process, that prospect was also comprehensively quashed.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-03-12 23:36:17
Any doubts that communications minister Stephen Conroy will soon announce an NBN decision that is at least close to what the ALP's pre-election promise envisaged were comprehensively quashed by his comments at the ATUG conference today. Likewise, if Telstra thought it had the slightest chance of getting back into the NBN process, that prospect was also comprehensively quashed.
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An NBN decision next week?
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-03-05 14:43:43
If communications minster Stephen Conroy's is being upfront with his latest statements on the NBN there is a possibility that he could announce the government's decision next week.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-03-05 14:43:43
If communications minster Stephen Conroy's is being upfront with his latest statements on the NBN there is a possibility that he could announce the government's decision next week.
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iiNet bankrolls Tech Wired's FoI assault on NBN panel's report
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-26 14:13:02
iiNet has agreed to fund the estimated $3600 cost of a request under freedom of information for access to the NBN Expert Panel's report to the minister, initiated by news web site Tech Wired.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-26 14:13:02
iiNet has agreed to fund the estimated $3600 cost of a request under freedom of information for access to the NBN Expert Panel's report to the minister, initiated by news web site Tech Wired.
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More ISPs invited to offer subsidised broadband
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-02-25 23:04:43
While we're waiting for a decision on who will build the National Broadband Network, the federal government has announced a new round under the Australian Broadband Guarantee scheme. And the minister has pointed out that people affected by recent natural disasters may qualify for a subsidy under the Guarantee.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-02-25 23:04:43
While we're waiting for a decision on who will build the National Broadband Network, the federal government has announced a new round under the Australian Broadband Guarantee scheme. And the minister has pointed out that people affected by recent natural disasters may qualify for a subsidy under the Guarantee.
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Opposition bemoans “veiled in secrecy” NBN process
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-01-21 21:44:12
After news came through earlier today that the NBN Expert Panel had released its report, which the Government says it will not release, the inevitable cry of complaint from the Federal Opposition has arisen, blasting Senator Conroy for the secretive process.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-01-21 21:44:12
After news came through earlier today that the NBN Expert Panel had released its report, which the Government says it will not release, the inevitable cry of complaint from the Federal Opposition has arisen, blasting Senator Conroy for the secretive process.
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NBN “Expert Panel” releases report – but only to the Govt
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-01-21 19:44:31
The Opposition’s desires to see the NBN (National Broadband Network) report released publicly seem to have been dashed by the Minister for Communication’s latest statement, which says the report has been received, but won’t be released to anyone else.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-01-21 19:44:31
The Opposition’s desires to see the NBN (National Broadband Network) report released publicly seem to have been dashed by the Minister for Communication’s latest statement, which says the report has been received, but won’t be released to anyone else.
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Coalition demands Expert Panel’s NBN report: Minchin
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-01-19 22:06:41
Ready to munch on the findings of the Expert Panel’s NBN report is one Senator Nick Minchin, the Shadow Minister for Broadband, who is pre-ripping into the Rudd Labor Government over the release (or otherwise) of the NBN recommendations.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-01-19 22:06:41
Ready to munch on the findings of the Expert Panel’s NBN report is one Senator Nick Minchin, the Shadow Minister for Broadband, who is pre-ripping into the Rudd Labor Government over the release (or otherwise) of the NBN recommendations.
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Coalition says Labor changing 98% broadband NBN promise
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-01-17 22:05:23
Opposition Shadow Minister for Communications, Senator Nick Minchin, has put out a statement claiming Australia’s Federal Labor Government is trying to change its promise to deliver fibre based broadband to 98% of Australians by using wireless from commercial operators instead.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-01-17 22:05:23
Opposition Shadow Minister for Communications, Senator Nick Minchin, has put out a statement claiming Australia’s Federal Labor Government is trying to change its promise to deliver fibre based broadband to 98% of Australians by using wireless from commercial operators instead.
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Telstra could adopt 'scorched earth' policy to stymie NBN
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-01-08 00:16:16
Statements made yesterday by Telstra CEO Sol Trujilo suggest the company could sacrifice swathes of its copper network to stave off competition from the successful National Broadband Network.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-01-08 00:16:16
Statements made yesterday by Telstra CEO Sol Trujilo suggest the company could sacrifice swathes of its copper network to stave off competition from the successful National Broadband Network.
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NBN exclusion won't impact us, says Telstra
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-12-17 17:16:24
Faced with a plummeting share price in the wake of being locked out of the National Broadband Network RFP process, Telstra has written to its shareholders to tell them that the exclusion will have no impact on its business or its financial guidance, and to talk up is ability to compete using its existing and planned network technologies.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-12-17 17:16:24
Faced with a plummeting share price in the wake of being locked out of the National Broadband Network RFP process, Telstra has written to its shareholders to tell them that the exclusion will have no impact on its business or its financial guidance, and to talk up is ability to compete using its existing and planned network technologies.
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NBN alternatives: NZ does the homework Australia should have done
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-12-15 17:41:04
Amid all the controversy surrounding Australia's National Broadband Network, let's not forget that the promise of at least 12Mbps to 98 percent of the population for around $9b was basically an ALP 'back of the envelope' calculation. Thanks to InternetNZ, a much thoroughly researched approach has been taken across The Ditch.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-12-15 17:41:04
Amid all the controversy surrounding Australia's National Broadband Network, let's not forget that the promise of at least 12Mbps to 98 percent of the population for around $9b was basically an ALP 'back of the envelope' calculation. Thanks to InternetNZ, a much thoroughly researched approach has been taken across The Ditch.
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Media Q&A with Conroy over Telstra NBN exclusion
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-15 02:10:47
Australia's Minister for Communications, Senator Stephen Conroy, held a press briefing at 2.30pm today to discuss Telstra being excluded from the National Broadband Network (NBN) process. Here is the transcript of the Q&A session with the assembled media thereafter, supplied by the Senator's spokesperson and media adviser, Tim Marshall.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-15 02:10:47
Australia's Minister for Communications, Senator Stephen Conroy, held a press briefing at 2.30pm today to discuss Telstra being excluded from the National Broadband Network (NBN) process. Here is the transcript of the Q&A session with the assembled media thereafter, supplied by the Senator's spokesperson and media adviser, Tim Marshall.
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Conroy: We won't be held to ransom on NBN
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-12-14 23:38:40
Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy, has explained that Telstra's exclusion from the current National Broadband Network (NBN) request for proposal process was the result of the carrier's failure to meet the mandatory conditions.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-12-14 23:38:40
Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy, has explained that Telstra's exclusion from the current National Broadband Network (NBN) request for proposal process was the result of the carrier's failure to meet the mandatory conditions.
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SME involvement in NBN not a "peripheral issue"
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-12-14 19:59:35
Telstra's competitors are calling for an ASIC/ASX investigation over what Telstra and the Opposition say is the 'peripheral' RFP issue of SME involvement in the National Broadband Network, but it is there in black and white, in the RFP: 'proponents' that do not include SME involvement provisions will not be considered. However 'proposals' that do not include SME involvement provisions might be....
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-12-14 19:59:35
Telstra's competitors are calling for an ASIC/ASX investigation over what Telstra and the Opposition say is the 'peripheral' RFP issue of SME involvement in the National Broadband Network, but it is there in black and white, in the RFP: 'proponents' that do not include SME involvement provisions will not be considered. However 'proposals' that do not include SME involvement provisions might be....
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