items tagged with NBN
$43 billion FTTH Nation Building Network back to the future
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-04-07 01:19:17
Those old enough remember the days when Telstra and Australia Post were one combined Federal Government authority called the PMG (Postmaster General). Under the control of the Government, the PMG built up the core of the extensive national communications infrastructure we have today. The $43 billion FTTH National Broadband Network is a welcome return to those days.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-04-07 01:19:17
Those old enough remember the days when Telstra and Australia Post were one combined Federal Government authority called the PMG (Postmaster General). Under the control of the Government, the PMG built up the core of the extensive national communications infrastructure we have today. The $43 billion FTTH National Broadband Network is a welcome return to those days.
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Welcome mat out for NBN from Telstra and CCC
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-04-06 23:25:08
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-04-06 23:25:08
Telstra and its old adversary, the Competitive Carriers’ Coalition have both ‘welcomed’ the government’s decision on the national broadband network (NBN) – but, it’s probably just the start of the next round of sniping between these two muscled up fighters.
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Heaven for the Filter Crowd
Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-04-06 22:06:47
So, you wondered how the ACMA was going to stop WikiLeaks being the publisher-of-choice for the latest version of the 'blacklist?' Wonder no more.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-04-06 22:06:47
So, you wondered how the ACMA was going to stop WikiLeaks being the publisher-of-choice for the latest version of the 'blacklist?' Wonder no more.
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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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NBN to make 49% up for grabs but who wants it?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-04-06 19:57:16
The just announced $43 billion Australian Government owned National Broadband Network would be open to up to 49% private investment, including from Telstra, the Government said today. The question is will there be any takers?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-04-06 19:57:16
The just announced $43 billion Australian Government owned National Broadband Network would be open to up to 49% private investment, including from Telstra, the Government said today. The question is will there be any takers?
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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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BREAKING NEWS NBN RFP scrapped!
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-04-06 18:07:17
The Government has terminated the NBN RFP process on the basis of advice from the independent panel of experts that none of the national proposals offered value for money and will instead establish a new company that will invest up to $43 billion over eight years to build and operate a National Broadband Network.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-04-06 18:07:17
The Government has terminated the NBN RFP process on the basis of advice from the independent panel of experts that none of the national proposals offered value for money and will instead establish a new company that will invest up to $43 billion over eight years to build and operate a National Broadband Network.
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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 jumps out of filter fire into iiNet ire
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-04-02 08:50:06
Senator Stephen Conroy's watch as Communications Minister seems to be going from bad to worse after publicly making comments that could land him legal hot water. The comments at a public telecoms conference about a high profile court case involving ISP iiNet have been deemed by a number of sources as inappropriate, defamatory and potentially prejudicial to the case.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-04-02 08:50:06
Senator Stephen Conroy's watch as Communications Minister seems to be going from bad to worse after publicly making comments that could land him legal hot water. The comments at a public telecoms conference about a high profile court case involving ISP iiNet have been deemed by a number of sources as inappropriate, defamatory and potentially prejudicial to the case.
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Communications Alliance calls for ‘NBN Digital Vision Day’
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-03-31 03:35:46
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-03-31 03:35:46
Communications Alliance, the peak industry body for the Australian communications industry, has called for a ‘NBN Digital Vision Day’ to set the direction for Australia’s transition to the broadband environment.
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Telstra's CTO leaps to the defence of DOCSIS 3.0
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-03-12 19:32:21
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-03-12 19:32:21
Telstra has been quick to respond to criticism of the capabilities of DOCSIS 3.0, and HFC networks in general, with a blog post on Nowwearetalking from its CTO, Hugh Bradlow.
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Conroy confirms NBN decision "just weeks away"
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-03-12 19:19:48
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-03-12 19:19:48
Communications minister Stephen Conroy told the Senate during question time on Wednesday that a decision on the NBN was "just weeks away".
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NBN will not happen but structural separation will says Gen-i boss
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-11 03:34:10
The departure of Sol Trujillo from Telstra will pave the way for structural separation of the carrier and the NBN is dead in the water says the Australian boss of Telecom NZ's giant services subsidiary Gen-i. What's more, regulation will continue to play a big role in the newly separated Telstra.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-11 03:34:10
The departure of Sol Trujillo from Telstra will pave the way for structural separation of the carrier and the NBN is dead in the water says the Australian boss of Telecom NZ's giant services subsidiary Gen-i. What's more, regulation will continue to play a big role in the newly separated Telstra.
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Conroy's finest hour or depth of despair as NBN decision looms
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-10 09:03:58
There is a growing feeling that the coming week could well shape up to be one of the most significant turning points in Australian telecommunications history. The Federal Government, represented by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy, has a monumental decision to make and an equally monumental problem on its hands.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-10 09:03:58
There is a growing feeling that the coming week could well shape up to be one of the most significant turning points in Australian telecommunications history. The Federal Government, represented by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy, has a monumental decision to make and an equally monumental problem on its hands.
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Internode in the market with new ‘high performance’ Internet access service for business
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Services
2009-03-05 20:27:52
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Services
2009-03-05 20:27:52
Just a week after Internode boss, Simon Hackett announced an FTTH service with speeds up to 100mbps and ridiculed the proposed NBN target speeds of 12mbps, the South Australian ISP has launched a new service which it says is designed to deliver high performance, fully symmetrical Internet access to Australian businesses.
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NBN would provide hundreds of needed jobs says recruitment boss
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-04 17:53:30
The boss of one of Australia's largest ICT recruiters says the much delayed National Broadband Network could provide hundreds of desperately needed ICT jobs. ICT project managers are being let go by the hundreds across Australia and recruiters are looking to the Telecoms sector to keep the market afloat with projects like the NBN.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-04 17:53:30
The boss of one of Australia's largest ICT recruiters says the much delayed National Broadband Network could provide hundreds of desperately needed ICT jobs. ICT project managers are being let go by the hundreds across Australia and recruiters are looking to the Telecoms sector to keep the market afloat with projects like the NBN.
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Conroy talks up NBN at CeBIT broadband forum
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-03 22:51:32
The National Broadband Network (NBN) will be the greatest thing since sliced bread and is the answer to Australia's economic woes, if one is to believe the rhetoric from the Minister for Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy Stephen Conroy at the world's biggest technology trade fair this week. Speaking to a high level conference on broadband at CeBIT in Hannover Germany, Senator Conroy equated the NBN with economic stimulus.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-03 22:51:32
The National Broadband Network (NBN) will be the greatest thing since sliced bread and is the answer to Australia's economic woes, if one is to believe the rhetoric from the Minister for Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy Stephen Conroy at the world's biggest technology trade fair this week. Speaking to a high level conference on broadband at CeBIT in Hannover Germany, Senator Conroy equated the NBN with economic stimulus.
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Telstra gets on with winning business despite its problems
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-03-02 05:50:51
Well, Telstra might have its problems with exclusion from the NBN, falling fixed line revenues, Sol’s departure and now the long-expected offloading of Kaz. Brushing all that aside, however, the big T still forges ahead with core business, announcing a new contract today to deploy fibre to the home broadband (FTTH) in a South Australian housing estate and, just a few days ago, a seriously large contract to deploy the Cisco TelePresence system for the federal government across all states and territories and a number of government departments.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-03-02 05:50:51
Well, Telstra might have its problems with exclusion from the NBN, falling fixed line revenues, Sol’s departure and now the long-expected offloading of Kaz. Brushing all that aside, however, the big T still forges ahead with core business, announcing a new contract today to deploy fibre to the home broadband (FTTH) in a South Australian housing estate and, just a few days ago, a seriously large contract to deploy the Cisco TelePresence system for the federal government across all states and territories and a number of government departments.
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