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FTTH model needs thorough development

FTTH model needs thorough development

Analyst firm, Ovum says, Fibre-to-the-home technology is sound, however the business and regulatory model around FTTH cause uncertainty.

Lilia Guan Jun 5 2009, 2:54PM Collaboration
Huawei eyes NBN as local sales climb

Huawei eyes NBN as local sales climb

Networking vendor Huawei racked up some $327 million in contract sales locally last year, fuelled in part by strong growth in wireless.
Staff Writers May 29 2009, 12:56PM Collaboration
Opinion: NBN opens a giant can of worms

Opinion: NBN opens a giant can of worms

The Federal Government's decision to invest in a $43 billion national broadband network (NBN) has created more questions and forced the issue of separating Telstra to the forefront of everyone's mind.

Lilia Guan May 27 2009, 3:27PM Collaboration
ACCC: NBN opens Telstra wounds

ACCC: NBN opens Telstra wounds

Australian Consumer Competition Commission (ACCC) believed the National Broadband Network (NBN) project reinforced the need for a review of Telstra's operation.

Staff Writers May 25 2009, 3:07PM Collaboration
Rudd to spend $16m training NBN engineers

Rudd to spend $16m training NBN engineers

The Rudd Government has announced it will invest $16.15 million in a training facility for networking engineering students at the Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE (GippsTAFE).
Jenny Eagle May 19 2009, 3:29PM Training & Development
AusCERT09: Security will make or break NBN potential

AusCERT09: Security will make or break NBN potential

E-security is high on the Federal Government's agenda as it prepares for the country's digital future, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said at the region's largest security conference in the Gold Coast this morning.
Negar Salek in the Gold Coast May 18 2009, 3:00PM Security
Swan's ‘B+’ 2009/10 Federal Budget at a glance

Swan's ‘B+’ 2009/10 Federal Budget at a glance

Budget 2009-10 has revealed scant direct ICT stimulus measures apart from the NBN but a number of indirect opportunities around innovation, prompting the AIIA to rate it a ‘B+’.
Ry Crozier May 13 2009, 3:07PM Finance
CeBIT09: NSW Government wants to build NBN testbeds

CeBIT09: NSW Government wants to build NBN testbeds

The NSW Government has established a broadband implementation taskforce in a bid to secure the NBN company headquarters in Sydney.
Ry Crozier May 12 2009, 3:20PM Collaboration
IDC predicts netbooks to re-shape how PCs are sold

IDC predicts netbooks to re-shape how PCs are sold

The recession is re-wiring the channel.
Nate Cochrane May 5 2009, 1:33PM Hardware
Intel insists WiMAX better than 3G for regional NBN

Intel insists WiMAX better than 3G for regional NBN

It would be better to install a WiMAX wireless network to connect regional towns to the NBN’s optic fibre network rather than upgrading 3G, said an Intel spokesman at the Intel Solutions Summit at the Gold Coast, Queensland.
Sholto Macpherson Apr 30 2009, 10:35AM Collaboration
NBN takes to the stage at CeBit

NBN takes to the stage at CeBit

Australian IT trade show to host conference on IT and the national broadband network (NBN)



Staff Writers Apr 22 2009, 5:49AM Collaboration
Optus said 'Yes' to the end of fixed-lines

Optus said 'Yes' to the end of fixed-lines

Telstra's rival who welcomed the Federal Government's NBN said it would end Telstra's 'monopoly control of the nation'.

Staff Writers Apr 14 2009, 9:43AM Collaboration
Labor's NBN plans to hit regional sweet spots

Labor's NBN plans to hit regional sweet spots

Tasmania will be one of the first areas to get high-speed internet connection through the National Broadband Network.

Staff Writers Apr 12 2009, 6:45AM Collaboration
Consumers to pay a premium under NBN plan

Consumers to pay a premium under NBN plan

If back-of-the-envelope sums are any guide, Australians would need to be paying at least $70-$80 a month for the high-speed national broadband network to be profitable for investors.
Brett Winterford Apr 8 2009, 3:05PM Collaboration
Internet industry welcomes NBN re-think

Internet industry welcomes NBN re-think

The Federal Government's National Broadband Network, announced today, has been widely welcomed by ISPs and industry groups.
Staff Writers Apr 7 2009, 2:54PM Collaboration
Regional reseller said NBN plan better than Telstra's Next G proposal

Regional reseller said NBN plan better than Telstra's Next G proposal

Local reseller, Ian Grieve, owner of Computer Ambulance told CRN exclusively, that Telstra's answer to the NBN plans wouldn't work in regional areas.

Lilia Guan Apr 7 2009, 2:20PM Mobility
Government announces NBN plans

Government announces NBN plans

The Australian Government will build its own $43 billion National Broadband Network, in a move that returns Australia's telecommunications economy to an era of part-public, part-private ownership.

Brett Winterford Apr 7 2009, 9:45AM Collaboration
Telstra brings regional exchanges up to speed

Telstra brings regional exchanges up to speed

Telstra is one week into an upgrade of 421 regional exchanges to ADSL2+ and has also announced a $42 million investment in Next G base stations to be rolled out before the end of June.
Ry Crozier Apr 1 2009, 2:38PM Collaboration
NBN debate looks more like Opel discussion

NBN debate looks more like Opel discussion

The Government is losing focus on the NBN to the point where debate is starting to follow the same lines as the previous Government’s canned Opel project, according to the Australian Computer Society.
Ry Crozier Mar 21 2009, 8:50AM Mobility
Give us time to make NBN decision, says Government

Give us time to make NBN decision, says Government

Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy won’t be coerced into fast-tracking a decision on the NBN, more or less telling delegates of the ATUG conference in Sydney today to give the Government the time required to make the right decision.
Brett Winterford Mar 14 2009, 11:00AM Collaboration

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