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Will The NBN's 12Mbps be enough? Not nearly, say some
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-07-21 23:10:23
The Australian Government is promising at least 12Mbps and BT in the UK, up to 100Mbps, but in the hyperconnected household of there could be multiple devices and applications all demanding, and creating data at these rates, and there are many differing views as to what is the best way to deliver this bandwidth.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-07-21 23:10:23
The Australian Government is promising at least 12Mbps and BT in the UK, up to 100Mbps, but in the hyperconnected household of there could be multiple devices and applications all demanding, and creating data at these rates, and there are many differing views as to what is the best way to deliver this bandwidth.
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Australian Government further delays “National Broadband Network”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-18 11:24:57
With any Australian fibre-based broadband network still up to 5 years away, the date of completion just got extended by at least 6 months as the Australian Federal Government extends the time for “robust proposals” to be submitted for consideration. As usual, the Federal Opposition is outraged!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-18 11:24:57
With any Australian fibre-based broadband network still up to 5 years away, the date of completion just got extended by at least 6 months as the Australian Federal Government extends the time for “robust proposals” to be submitted for consideration. As usual, the Federal Opposition is outraged!
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BT plans £1.5b super broadband network
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-07-15 21:44:57
In a move that closely parallels Telstra's 2005 announcement of its FTTN plans, UK incumbent telco BT has promised to deliver high speed broadband services to 10 million UK homes (40 percent of total): if it can get the appropriate guarantees from the regulator.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-07-15 21:44:57
In a move that closely parallels Telstra's 2005 announcement of its FTTN plans, UK incumbent telco BT has promised to deliver high speed broadband services to 10 million UK homes (40 percent of total): if it can get the appropriate guarantees from the regulator.
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Telstra fumes at 15% hike on cost of FTTN broadband claim
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-05 07:25:00
The T4: Tell the Truth Telstra website, has published a report from the Centre for International Economics (CIE) claiming Telstra would charge 15% more for broadband services if it wins the FTTN network. Telstra has slammed the report as “bogus” – who’s right?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-05 07:25:00
The T4: Tell the Truth Telstra website, has published a report from the Centre for International Economics (CIE) claiming Telstra would charge 15% more for broadband services if it wins the FTTN network. Telstra has slammed the report as “bogus” – who’s right?
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Telstra's $15b FTTN estimate "scaremongering"
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-05-26 01:04:39
Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo's recent claim that the cost of rolling out an FTTN network to 98 percent of Australian homes would be closer to $15b than the $8 billion in the government's estimate has been dismissed as "a vain attempt to scare off the opposition," but some industry players think his estimate is, if anything, too low.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-05-26 01:04:39
Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo's recent claim that the cost of rolling out an FTTN network to 98 percent of Australian homes would be closer to $15b than the $8 billion in the government's estimate has been dismissed as "a vain attempt to scare off the opposition," but some industry players think his estimate is, if anything, too low.
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Auditor General says Conroy breached broadband tender requirements: opposition
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-23 04:41:45
Australian Federal Opposition Communications Spokesperson Bruce Billson says a letter from the Auditor-General shows that Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has breached his own “broadband tender requirements”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-23 04:41:45
Australian Federal Opposition Communications Spokesperson Bruce Billson says a letter from the Auditor-General shows that Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has breached his own “broadband tender requirements”.
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The slow road to faster Australian broadband
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-22 09:08:10
Although faster fibre broadband in Australia will still take years to build, the process has been delayed by another 12 weeks to give potential bidders more time to examine network information before lodging their proposals.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-22 09:08:10
Although faster fibre broadband in Australia will still take years to build, the process has been delayed by another 12 weeks to give potential bidders more time to examine network information before lodging their proposals.
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Internet ossifying, warns architect
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-05-08 00:56:42
The potential for the Internet to continue to fuel collaboration, innovation and creativity is waning rather than increasing, according to a highly regarded network architect.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-05-08 00:56:42
The potential for the Internet to continue to fuel collaboration, innovation and creativity is waning rather than increasing, according to a highly regarded network architect.
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Huawei's technology support mixed FTTN and ADSL deployment
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-04-29 02:38:26
The question of whether a fibre to node network can be deployed without cutting off all exchange based ADSL services through a node has been the subject of much debate. Huawei claims that its latest product will enable operators to do exactly this.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-04-29 02:38:26
The question of whether a fibre to node network can be deployed without cutting off all exchange based ADSL services through a node has been the subject of much debate. Huawei claims that its latest product will enable operators to do exactly this.
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New Zealand National Party promises fibre to the home
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-21 23:28:01
The countries are different and so are the political parties but the pre-election announcement by New Zealand's National Party that it would invest $NZ1.5 billion over the next six years to rollout fibre to the majority of New Zealand homes bears many similarities to the Australian Labor Party's pre-election pledge of March 2007: and just look at the mess the ALP has now got itself into!
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-21 23:28:01
The countries are different and so are the political parties but the pre-election announcement by New Zealand's National Party that it would invest $NZ1.5 billion over the next six years to rollout fibre to the majority of New Zealand homes bears many similarities to the Australian Labor Party's pre-election pledge of March 2007: and just look at the mess the ALP has now got itself into!
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The bid to build Australia's FTTN network: a one horse race
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-13 03:35:15
Communications minister Stephen Conroy has issued his long-awaited request for proposals to build a broadband network delivering at least 12Mbps to 98 percent of the Australian population, with up to $4.7b of government funding. It seems to have been set up as a one horse race for Telstra.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-04-13 03:35:15
Communications minister Stephen Conroy has issued his long-awaited request for proposals to build a broadband network delivering at least 12Mbps to 98 percent of the Australian population, with up to $4.7b of government funding. It seems to have been set up as a one horse race for Telstra.
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FTTN needn't displace ADSL, says ISP
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-04-08 00:48:48
The idea that the rollout of a fibre to the node (FTTN) network would mean the removal of existing copper-based services is a "myth", according to the managing director of a substantial ISP.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-04-08 00:48:48
The idea that the rollout of a fibre to the node (FTTN) network would mean the removal of existing copper-based services is a "myth", according to the managing director of a substantial ISP.
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A high fibre (to the home) diet produces less gas:
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-03-16 23:06:41
We've all heard how better broadband will support lots of eco-friendly greenhouse gas reducing activities like telemedicine and teleworking, but the FTTH Council Europe has gone one better and attempted to balance the gains of these activities against the environmental impact of laying and operating FTTH networks. Not surprisingly, it's all good news.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-03-16 23:06:41
We've all heard how better broadband will support lots of eco-friendly greenhouse gas reducing activities like telemedicine and teleworking, but the FTTH Council Europe has gone one better and attempted to balance the gains of these activities against the environmental impact of laying and operating FTTH networks. Not surprisingly, it's all good news.
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FTTN is all very well, but what about the long haul
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-03-13 00:48:39
The visiting head of Canadian telco, Axia Netmedia has told the Atug conference thata ubiquitous open access long haul network network around Australia could be built for $2 billion and with it competition would be able to deliver affordable high speed access to much of Australia.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-03-13 00:48:39
The visiting head of Canadian telco, Axia Netmedia has told the Atug conference thata ubiquitous open access long haul network network around Australia could be built for $2 billion and with it competition would be able to deliver affordable high speed access to much of Australia.
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Conroy names expert panel for fast-track FTTN network
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-03-11 00:39:37
Australian Communications minister, Stephen Conroy, has named six experts to assist in drawing up an RFP for its $4.7b next generation network and to assist in evaluating RFPs.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-03-11 00:39:37
Australian Communications minister, Stephen Conroy, has named six experts to assist in drawing up an RFP for its $4.7b next generation network and to assist in evaluating RFPs.
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Fibre for the node may be already there
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-03-09 22:46:20
Former Telstra executive Ross Kelso reckons that Telstra might already have fibre ready to serve nodes in a future FTTN network in most of metropolitan Australia.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-03-09 22:46:20
Former Telstra executive Ross Kelso reckons that Telstra might already have fibre ready to serve nodes in a future FTTN network in most of metropolitan Australia.
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Telstra's first foray into fibre to the customer
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-03-09 22:37:04
Once upon a time in a telco long long ago and far far away executives dreamed of a fibre to the home network part funded by service providers. But then along came the big bad American CEO.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-03-09 22:37:04
Once upon a time in a telco long long ago and far far away executives dreamed of a fibre to the home network part funded by service providers. But then along came the big bad American CEO.
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Access regime "incapable" of dealing with the future fibre network
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-03-06 16:16:52
As the government prepares to spend $4.7b on a fibre to the node network and struggles with developing a suitable access regime, a PhD thesis by former Telstra executive, Ross Kelso , argues that the access regime is incapable of dealing with such a network.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-03-06 16:16:52
As the government prepares to spend $4.7b on a fibre to the node network and struggles with developing a suitable access regime, a PhD thesis by former Telstra executive, Ross Kelso , argues that the access regime is incapable of dealing with such a network.
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Telco industry group presents FTTx manifesto to Gov't
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-03-05 23:33:32
Australian Communications Minister Steven Conroy has been presented with a comprehensive set of recommendations for a future fibre to the premises network, developed by the FTTP Special Interest Group.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-03-05 23:33:32
Australian Communications Minister Steven Conroy has been presented with a comprehensive set of recommendations for a future fibre to the premises network, developed by the FTTP Special Interest Group.
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Steve Wozniak - Apple critic and the original Wozni-hacker
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-04 16:25:20
In Sydney this week at a broadband event, Steve Wozniak let loose with his views on the iPhone, the MacBook Air and Apple TV – while also saying Australia’s new ‘broadband’ plan is just ‘adequate’, suggesting we'll soon need to upgrade to even faster speeds.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-04 16:25:20
In Sydney this week at a broadband event, Steve Wozniak let loose with his views on the iPhone, the MacBook Air and Apple TV – while also saying Australia’s new ‘broadband’ plan is just ‘adequate’, suggesting we'll soon need to upgrade to even faster speeds.
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