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NBN keeps industry guessing

NBN keeps industry guessing

One question still unresolved about the NBN is how much customers will pay for their 100Mbit connection.
Sholto Macpherson Jun 30 2009, 7:00AM Mobility
NBN good for health

NBN good for health

IDC believes the NBN could unleash a boom in the health market, particularly in electronic patient record - which is made up of electronic medical records (EMR)and electronic health records(EHR).

Lilia Guan Jun 19 2009, 3:00PM Services
Separation of Telstra, a key issue

Separation of Telstra, a key issue

Should the telco industry wait around 12 years for the NBN to force Telstra to separate its wholesale and retail division, or should the Government intercede now?



Lilia Guan Jun 19 2009, 2:57PM Collaboration
ABC renews $100m Optus satellite deal

ABC renews $100m Optus satellite deal

Launch of new Optus satellite imminent.
Brett Winterford Jun 19 2009, 9:26AM Mobility
NBN will do away with Telstra litigation

NBN will do away with Telstra litigation

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) Telecommunications Report 2007-08 showed the local telco industry is full of competition but bogged down in litigation and customer complaints.

Lilia Guan Jun 17 2009, 2:13PM Collaboration
Huawei upbeat on Vodafone-3 merger

Huawei upbeat on Vodafone-3 merger

Huawei Australia said it does not expect sales of its popular wireless broadband USB modems to fall when Vodafone and Hutchison 3 merge.
Ry Crozier Jun 15 2009, 8:31AM Hardware
Minchin calls for release of "secret" NBN letter

Minchin calls for release of "secret" NBN letter

Shadow Minister for Communications Nick Minchin has called on the Government to release a confidential letter of advice received from the NBN Expert Panel.
Ben Grubb Jun 12 2009, 1:00PM Collaboration
CRN Poll results: 50 percent say NBN a waste of time

CRN Poll results: 50 percent say NBN a waste of time

In this week's CRN poll, readers were if the Government's $11 billion for the NBN, worth $43 billion, enough of an investment?

Lilia Guan Jun 5 2009, 2:58PM Collaboration
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

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