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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
Liberal Senator has 'no confidence' in the NBN

Liberal Senator has 'no confidence' in the NBN

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern Australia Ian MacDonald has lashed out at the Government over its broadband strategy, saying he has 'no confidence' in Minister Conroy's capacity to deliver Australia a National Broadband Network.
Staff Writers Mar 12 2009, 2:25PM Collaboration
Budde: Farewell Sol, Telstra's liability

Budde: Farewell Sol, Telstra's liability

Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo and Chairman Don McGauchie are "liabilities" in terms of the carrier's potential, according to a new research note by telecommunications analyst Paul Budde.
Brett Winterford Mar 11 2009, 12:23PM Collaboration
Telstra upgrading to 100Mbps cable in Melbourne

Telstra upgrading to 100Mbps cable in Melbourne

Telstra has shrugged off its exclusion from the National Broadband Network to invest $300 million upgrading its cable network.
Brett Winterford Mar 10 2009, 1:08PM Collaboration
Telstra offers handy NBN tips to the Government

Telstra offers handy NBN tips to the Government

The Federal Government has very few remaining viable options left to meet its requirements for a national broadband network, according to Telstra's head of public policy, David Quilty.
Brett Winterford Mar 4 2009, 9:49AM Collaboration
Internode launches FTTH speed offensive in greenfield estates

Internode launches FTTH speed offensive in greenfield estates

Internode will deliver 100Mbps retail fibre-to-the-home services over the OptiComm network to around a dozen 'greenfield' suburbs nationwide.
Staff Writers Feb 26 2009, 8:03AM Mobility
$42 billion stimulus package doesn’t impress ACS

$42 billion stimulus package doesn’t impress ACS

Overnight approval of the Federal government’s latest economic stimulus package has failed to win Australian Computer Society (ACS) support with the peak body accusing the government of “failing to recognise the potential of the ICT industry”.
Staff Writers Feb 6 2009, 7:50AM Finance
Government confirms “ambition” to sign NBN contract by March

Government confirms “ambition” to sign NBN contract by March

Opposition communications spokesman Nick Minchin has derided the government’s lack of “openness and transparency” on the NBN, as it continues to shield the results of the expert panel’s report from the public.
Staff Writers Feb 4 2009, 4:34PM Collaboration
NBN final report in, but government is gagged

NBN final report in, but government is gagged

The Federal Government will get its first detailed look at the NBN proposals on the table after the 'expert panel' handed over its final report today.
Staff Writers Jan 23 2009, 7:22AM Collaboration
How much revenue can the channel expect from NBN?

How much revenue can the channel expect from NBN?

There are plenty of opportunities with NBN, as long as you have the right attitude.
Staff Writers Jan 19 2009, 11:56AM Collaboration
Telstra takes aim at NBN winner despite lost billions

Telstra takes aim at NBN winner despite lost billions

Telstra has claimed that between $1 and $2 billion in annual revenues may be at risk after its exclusion from the NBN process but that it is already in a ‘good competitive position’ to take on the successful bidder.
Staff Writers Jan 9 2009, 7:04AM Collaboration
Self-regulation failure forces Conroy to lay down NBN law

Self-regulation failure forces Conroy to lay down NBN law

Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has criticised the Australian telecommunications sector for its inability to ‘cooperate, have a discussion or reach a common position’ on the NBN – or anything else of importance.
Ry Crozier Dec 18 2008, 11:17AM Collaboration
Telstra and Govt's NBN fall out bad for both sides

Telstra and Govt's NBN fall out bad for both sides

While outrage has been expressed over Telstra being ousted from the National Broadband Network (NBN) bid, it will prove to be a burden for the telco and the Government.
Lilia Guan Dec 16 2008, 2:02PM Collaboration

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