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Broadband vital for jobs, economic prosperity says Conroy
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-07-26 22:28:28
The Minister for Broadband, Communications & Digital Economy, Stephen Conroy, has laid Australia’s future economic prosperity very much at the doorstep of the ICT industry and the development of the National Broadband Network (NBN).
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-07-26 22:28:28
The Minister for Broadband, Communications & Digital Economy, Stephen Conroy, has laid Australia’s future economic prosperity very much at the doorstep of the ICT industry and the development of the National Broadband Network (NBN).
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SA Techport fibre opens up defence precinct
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-07-26 21:32:39
The not-for-profit South Australia Broadband Research and Education network (SABREnet) has completed its dark fibre infrastructure extension into Adelaide’s Techport naval industry precinct.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-07-26 21:32:39
The not-for-profit South Australia Broadband Research and Education network (SABREnet) has completed its dark fibre infrastructure extension into Adelaide’s Techport naval industry precinct.
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Victoria’s pitch for NBN HQ with $5 million ICT investment
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-07-26 04:26:38
With NSW and Victoria vying for the honours to host the National Broadband Network Corporation the Victorian Government has upped the ante with its announcement that it is investing $5 million to develop and trial next generation ICT applications.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-07-26 04:26:38
With NSW and Victoria vying for the honours to host the National Broadband Network Corporation the Victorian Government has upped the ante with its announcement that it is investing $5 million to develop and trial next generation ICT applications.
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First Tassie towns for National Broadband Network named
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-07-24 23:23:36
The Tasmanian communities of Smithton, Scottsdale and Midway Point will be the first to receive optical fibre broadband connections in the rollout of the National Broadband Network in Tasmania.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-07-24 23:23:36
The Tasmanian communities of Smithton, Scottsdale and Midway Point will be the first to receive optical fibre broadband connections in the rollout of the National Broadband Network in Tasmania.
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Former Telstra Country Wide chief, Doug Campbell to chair Tassie NBNCo.
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-07-24 23:04:20
Doug Campbell, former head of Telstra Country Wide and former deputy MD of Telstra, has been named as chair of the Tasmanian NBN Company (TNBN Co), a joint venture between NBNCo and Aurora Energy that will rollout and operate the National Broadband Network in Tasmania.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-07-24 23:04:20
Doug Campbell, former head of Telstra Country Wide and former deputy MD of Telstra, has been named as chair of the Tasmanian NBN Company (TNBN Co), a joint venture between NBNCo and Aurora Energy that will rollout and operate the National Broadband Network in Tasmania.
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Mike Quigley to be CEO of NBN Co
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-07-24 22:30:03
The Australian Government has named former Alcatel-Lucent senior executive Mike Quigley as the executive chairman of the company set up to deliver the National Broadband Network (NBNCo), describing him as "an Australian executive who has reached the top of their profession globally, and is now able to bring the benefit of that experience home."
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-07-24 22:30:03
The Australian Government has named former Alcatel-Lucent senior executive Mike Quigley as the executive chairman of the company set up to deliver the National Broadband Network (NBNCo), describing him as "an Australian executive who has reached the top of their profession globally, and is now able to bring the benefit of that experience home."
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Opposition's FoI ploy for NBN details hits $24k brick wall
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-07-22 22:25:52
Shadow communications minister Nick Minchin's attempts to use FoI to get the government to reveal details of its NBN RFP process have a hit a $24,000 brick wall: the cost of processing the requests for the hundreds of documents involved. However Minchin claims that the number and ownership of documents alone is telling.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-07-22 22:25:52
Shadow communications minister Nick Minchin's attempts to use FoI to get the government to reveal details of its NBN RFP process have a hit a $24,000 brick wall: the cost of processing the requests for the hundreds of documents involved. However Minchin claims that the number and ownership of documents alone is telling.
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Open IPTV standards needed to integrate NBN services
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-07-21 22:48:54
Video in all its forms has long been touted as a "killer application" for the national broadband network, but according to Ericsson the big opportunity is to exploit tight integration between video content and related services that will be made possible by open IPTV standards and the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-07-21 22:48:54
Video in all its forms has long been touted as a "killer application" for the national broadband network, but according to Ericsson the big opportunity is to exploit tight integration between video content and related services that will be made possible by open IPTV standards and the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).
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Creating an illusion of progress on the Tasmanian NBN
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2009-07-16 05:32:21
Claims that the Tasmanian NBN is progressing according to the schedule promised in April don't stack up.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2009-07-16 05:32:21
Claims that the Tasmanian NBN is progressing according to the schedule promised in April don't stack up.
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NBN coming to Tasmania: first tender called
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2009-07-16 01:00:57
The first stage of the National Broadband Network (NBN) deployment is about to begin in earnest with the release of a tender for the supply of fibre optic cable.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2009-07-16 01:00:57
The first stage of the National Broadband Network (NBN) deployment is about to begin in earnest with the release of a tender for the supply of fibre optic cable.
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Melbourne Uni opens ‘NBN Institute’
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-07-16 00:52:27
As rivalry heats up between eastern states hoping to attract the National Broadband Network company headquarters to their capital city, Victorian Premier John Brumby has thrown in a sweetener with the opening of a $50 million broadband institute at Melbourne University.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-07-16 00:52:27
As rivalry heats up between eastern states hoping to attract the National Broadband Network company headquarters to their capital city, Victorian Premier John Brumby has thrown in a sweetener with the opening of a $50 million broadband institute at Melbourne University.
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PMs new point-man for tech challenges
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-07-15 20:58:03
Prime Ministerial advisor and former NineMSN chief executive Martin Hoffman has suddenly emerged as the go-to guy for Rudd Government technology planning, appointed to the board of Stephen Conroy’s National Broadband Network company and to Lindsay Tanner’s Government 2.0 taskforce in the space of a fortnight.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-07-15 20:58:03
Prime Ministerial advisor and former NineMSN chief executive Martin Hoffman has suddenly emerged as the go-to guy for Rudd Government technology planning, appointed to the board of Stephen Conroy’s National Broadband Network company and to Lindsay Tanner’s Government 2.0 taskforce in the space of a fortnight.
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Comms Alliance sets out NBN definition plans - but will the Government listen?
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-07-15 01:32:13
Communications Alliance has formally kicked off its work programme to define in detail how the National Broadband Network might operate, but it has no guarantee how much of its output the Government will take on board as it progresses with its own NBN implementation plans.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-07-15 01:32:13
Communications Alliance has formally kicked off its work programme to define in detail how the National Broadband Network might operate, but it has no guarantee how much of its output the Government will take on board as it progresses with its own NBN implementation plans.
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Australian-developed SaaS platform for Spanish telco
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts
2009-07-14 02:42:42
Spanish telco, Telefonica, the world’s third-largest telecommunications company, is to deploy an Australian-developed SaaS platform from NEC.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts
2009-07-14 02:42:42
Spanish telco, Telefonica, the world’s third-largest telecommunications company, is to deploy an Australian-developed SaaS platform from NEC.
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ALP's Tasmanian fund raising dinner raises eyebrows
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-07-13 02:54:25
An ALP election fund raising dinner in Tasmania charging $5000 per head and to be hosted by communications minister Stephen Conroy and Tasmanian premier David Bartlett is raising concerns in the run up to multimillion dollar contracts being awarded to rollout the NBN in Tasmania.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-07-13 02:54:25
An ALP election fund raising dinner in Tasmania charging $5000 per head and to be hosted by communications minister Stephen Conroy and Tasmanian premier David Bartlett is raising concerns in the run up to multimillion dollar contracts being awarded to rollout the NBN in Tasmania.
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NBN a threat to Telstra competitors says analyst
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-07-07 21:23:02
Despite the widespread ebullience about the announced Australian National Broadband Network, Telstra's competitors actually see it as a threat to their existing businesses - and they're right. This is the belief of a leading global telecommunications analyst.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-07-07 21:23:02
Despite the widespread ebullience about the announced Australian National Broadband Network, Telstra's competitors actually see it as a threat to their existing businesses - and they're right. This is the belief of a leading global telecommunications analyst.
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Government seeks $$ to help with broadband backhaul rollout
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-06-30 23:56:23
The Government has called tenders for the construction, operation and maintenance of the first six locations to receive additional backhaul links under its $250m regional broadband backhaul plan. and is looking for contributions in cash or kind from bidders.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-06-30 23:56:23
The Government has called tenders for the construction, operation and maintenance of the first six locations to receive additional backhaul links under its $250m regional broadband backhaul plan. and is looking for contributions in cash or kind from bidders.
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First NBN backbone tenders called
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2009-06-30 21:32:09
Although the Federal government previously suggested that the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout would begin in Tasmania, the first round tenders are all for mainland facilities.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2009-06-30 21:32:09
Although the Federal government previously suggested that the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout would begin in Tasmania, the first round tenders are all for mainland facilities.
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NBN legislation facing months of delays
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-27 23:48:24
The Government has tabled its first piece of legislation aimed at expediting the rollout of the National Broadband Network, only to have it referred to a Senate enquiry - a move likely to delay its passage by several months.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-27 23:48:24
The Government has tabled its first piece of legislation aimed at expediting the rollout of the National Broadband Network, only to have it referred to a Senate enquiry - a move likely to delay its passage by several months.
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NBN to boost healthcare ICT spend to $2.4 billion
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-06-18 00:58:30
The National Broadband Network is set to give Australia's ICT sector a multi-billion dollar boost through the rollout and delivery of e-health services over the next three years.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-06-18 00:58:30
The National Broadband Network is set to give Australia's ICT sector a multi-billion dollar boost through the rollout and delivery of e-health services over the next three years.
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