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
Competitors call for ASIC/ASX investigation of Telstra's NBN RFP tactics
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-12-14 19:06:56
The Competitive Carriers’ Coalition has accused Telstra of failing to adequately inform the market of is activities around the national broadband network and has called on ASIC and the ASX to investigate.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-12-14 19:06:56
The Competitive Carriers’ Coalition has accused Telstra of failing to adequately inform the market of is activities around the national broadband network and has called on ASIC and the ASX to investigate.
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Telstra & the NBN: it will be a long time till the fat lady sings
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-12-14 18:41:51
Its exclusion from the National Broadband Network appears to have taken Telstra by surprise, but it certainly won't be taken lying down, and there are many hurdles to another bidder getting a green light, and the funding to rollout the NBN.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-12-14 18:41:51
Its exclusion from the National Broadband Network appears to have taken Telstra by surprise, but it certainly won't be taken lying down, and there are many hurdles to another bidder getting a green light, and the funding to rollout the NBN.
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Conroy “a manifest failure” over Telstra NBN exclusion: Minchin
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-14 17:58:41
Australia’s Shadow Communications Minister, Senator Nick Minchin, has savaged the Rudd Labor Government and the Minister for Communications, Senator Stephen Conroy, over the “total ineptitude and mishandling” of the NBN process which has now seen Telstra excluded for a “remarkable” and “trivial reason”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-14 17:58:41
Australia’s Shadow Communications Minister, Senator Nick Minchin, has savaged the Rudd Labor Government and the Minister for Communications, Senator Stephen Conroy, over the “total ineptitude and mishandling” of the NBN process which has now seen Telstra excluded for a “remarkable” and “trivial reason”.
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So how much has Telstra really spent on its NBN bid?
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-12-14 17:57:48
Last week Telstra was talking up the investment it had made planning for the National Broadband Network. Now it has been excluded, it is telling a very different story.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-12-14 17:57:48
Last week Telstra was talking up the investment it had made planning for the National Broadband Network. Now it has been excluded, it is telling a very different story.
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Conroy kicks Telstra out of NBN race
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-12-14 16:39:30
The Government has excluded Telstra from the National Broadband Network RFP process on what appears to be a technicality - that it failed to include a plan for how to involve small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the building of the NBN.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-12-14 16:39:30
The Government has excluded Telstra from the National Broadband Network RFP process on what appears to be a technicality - that it failed to include a plan for how to involve small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the building of the NBN.
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Conroy: don’t be coy on Telstra proposal, says Minchin
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-14 00:08:40
It might be the political silly season but the Shadow Minister for Communications is pouring the pressure onto Minister for Communications, Senator Stephen Conroy, to come clean on whether Telstra’s “non-compliant proposal” has “made the cut” in the bid to build the NBN.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-14 00:08:40
It might be the political silly season but the Shadow Minister for Communications is pouring the pressure onto Minister for Communications, Senator Stephen Conroy, to come clean on whether Telstra’s “non-compliant proposal” has “made the cut” in the bid to build the NBN.
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Conroy cries “crikey!” over Opposition broadband “insult”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-09 22:04:37
Ok, so Senator Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Communications, didn’t quite say “Crikey!” but he’s not happy over the claimed “shambolic broadband stunt” from the Federal Opposition which is an “insult to regional voters”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-09 22:04:37
Ok, so Senator Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Communications, didn’t quite say “Crikey!” but he’s not happy over the claimed “shambolic broadband stunt” from the Federal Opposition which is an “insult to regional voters”.
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'State of the Regions' report bemoans state of broadband in Australia
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-12-07 23:40:25
A war of words has erupted between the Australian Local Government Assocation (ALGA) and the Federal Opposition following release by ALGA of it annual economic snapshot of Australia's regions which quantifies the considerable deleterious impact on regional Australia of inadequate broadband services.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-12-07 23:40:25
A war of words has erupted between the Australian Local Government Assocation (ALGA) and the Federal Opposition following release by ALGA of it annual economic snapshot of Australia's regions which quantifies the considerable deleterious impact on regional Australia of inadequate broadband services.
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Aussie NBN network already being bypassed by Next G?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-07 20:47:21
With plenty of talk recently about how wireless technologies could make the proposed Australian "National Broadband Network" or NBN redundant, Telstra is already demonstrating an 800km rollout of fibre in the Northern Territory alongside wireless solutions that are serving rural and regional Australia with high-speed broadband – today.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-07 20:47:21
With plenty of talk recently about how wireless technologies could make the proposed Australian "National Broadband Network" or NBN redundant, Telstra is already demonstrating an 800km rollout of fibre in the Northern Territory alongside wireless solutions that are serving rural and regional Australia with high-speed broadband – today.
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Industry eager to exploit NBN
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-12-04 20:19:28
The Australian Computer Society last week called for the Government to support the development of services that would exploit the future National Broadband Network, but according industry researcher, IBISWorld, industry is already champing at the bit for 12Mbps, and for speeds well beyond that.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-12-04 20:19:28
The Australian Computer Society last week called for the Government to support the development of services that would exploit the future National Broadband Network, but according industry researcher, IBISWorld, industry is already champing at the bit for 12Mbps, and for speeds well beyond that.
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Telstra's plumber puts the case for a Telstra NBN
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-12-04 03:39:28
Telstra has staged the latest move in the ongoing PR battle over the National Broadband Network: a presentation from its 'Plumber', COO Greg Winn, seeking to communicate the complexity and difficulty of the project, and only Telstra's ability to build and operate it.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-12-04 03:39:28
Telstra has staged the latest move in the ongoing PR battle over the National Broadband Network: a presentation from its 'Plumber', COO Greg Winn, seeking to communicate the complexity and difficulty of the project, and only Telstra's ability to build and operate it.
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With no NBN, ADSL2+ will drive the “next five years of broadband”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-03 05:57:39
Telecommunications research firm Market Clarity says that Aussies are switching to high-speed ADSL 2+ services, “with or without the government’s NBN”, in a trend that “will drive the next five years of broadband market development”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-03 05:57:39
Telecommunications research firm Market Clarity says that Aussies are switching to high-speed ADSL 2+ services, “with or without the government’s NBN”, in a trend that “will drive the next five years of broadband market development”.
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Conroy ignored AG's advice by accepting Telstra's NBN non-bid
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-12-01 00:22:22
Shadow communications minister Nick Minchin claims that communications minister Stephen Conroy has ignored written advice from the Attorney General that he could only accept Telstra's non-compliant bid for the national broadband network by altering the terms of the RFP.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-12-01 00:22:22
Shadow communications minister Nick Minchin claims that communications minister Stephen Conroy has ignored written advice from the Attorney General that he could only accept Telstra's non-compliant bid for the national broadband network by altering the terms of the RFP.
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Putting the NBN cart before the digital economy horse
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-11-30 19:59:37
With the RFPs for Australia's National Broadband Network now in, communications minister Stephen Conroy is talking about awarding contract(s) by the end of March, but the Australian Computer Society has re-iterated its warnings that figuring out what we are going to use the network for should be a national priority.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-11-30 19:59:37
With the RFPs for Australia's National Broadband Network now in, communications minister Stephen Conroy is talking about awarding contract(s) by the end of March, but the Australian Computer Society has re-iterated its warnings that figuring out what we are going to use the network for should be a national priority.
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Dear Mr McGauchie...Please explain
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-11-30 14:42:14
Telstra's chairman has sunk to a new low in its attempts to discredit rivals in the battle for the National Broadband Network, branding former Telstra executives heading rival bidder, Acacia, as having "not done the company any good at all and not done a lot of good for the customers."
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-11-30 14:42:14
Telstra's chairman has sunk to a new low in its attempts to discredit rivals in the battle for the National Broadband Network, branding former Telstra executives heading rival bidder, Acacia, as having "not done the company any good at all and not done a lot of good for the customers."
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Quaking Quilty questions Singtel Optus $10 billion NBN “black hole”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-11-27 21:50:20
With many believing Telstra is set to win the National Broadband Network (NBN) tender, come what may, Telstra’s David Quilty is going out on an all-out attack on Singtel Optus, questioning its “$10 billion funding hole” and labelling it a “sub-prime NBN bidder”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-11-27 21:50:20
With many believing Telstra is set to win the National Broadband Network (NBN) tender, come what may, Telstra’s David Quilty is going out on an all-out attack on Singtel Optus, questioning its “$10 billion funding hole” and labelling it a “sub-prime NBN bidder”.
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Conroy: no guarantee of 98 percent NBN coverage
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-11-26 21:01:46
Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, has said there is no guarantee that the National Broadband Network (NBN) will cover 98 percent of Australians and businesses. The Minister made breathtaking admission under intense scrutiny from the media.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-11-26 21:01:46
Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, has said there is no guarantee that the National Broadband Network (NBN) will cover 98 percent of Australians and businesses. The Minister made breathtaking admission under intense scrutiny from the media.
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Minister welcomes NBN bids
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-11-26 00:46:39
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has welcomed the proposals to build the National Broadband Network (NBN) - "one of the largest infrastructure investments undertaken by any Australian Government" - but has warned contenders that they face "an extremely competitive assessment process."
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-11-26 00:46:39
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has welcomed the proposals to build the National Broadband Network (NBN) - "one of the largest infrastructure investments undertaken by any Australian Government" - but has warned contenders that they face "an extremely competitive assessment process."
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Acacia's NBN promises 100 percent population coverage
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-11-26 00:17:56
The dark horse in the contest to build Australia's National Broadband Network, Acacia Australia, has confirmed that it has lodged a bid and says it will exceed the RFP requirement of 12Mbps to 98 percent of the population by delivering at least this bandwidth to 100 percent "at an affordable cost" using a mix of technologies.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-11-26 00:17:56
The dark horse in the contest to build Australia's National Broadband Network, Acacia Australia, has confirmed that it has lodged a bid and says it will exceed the RFP requirement of 12Mbps to 98 percent of the population by delivering at least this bandwidth to 100 percent "at an affordable cost" using a mix of technologies.
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Terria NBN bid morphs into Optus bid
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-11-25 22:38:09
After promising for months that it would bid for the national broadband network the Terria consortium has been reduced to a supporting role in a bid from its dominant member, Optus, which through Optus Networks Investments (ONI), has submitted a bid for the NBN "backed by Terria"
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-11-25 22:38:09
After promising for months that it would bid for the national broadband network the Terria consortium has been reduced to a supporting role in a bid from its dominant member, Optus, which through Optus Networks Investments (ONI), has submitted a bid for the NBN "backed by Terria"
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