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  • Deutsche Telekom joins Telstra and G9 in fibre fight

    The Asian arm of one of Europe's largest telcos, Deutsche Telekom, has announced it may join the race to build Australia's urban fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) network.

  • Save broadband from the politicians

    Internet access and infrastructure have rarely been -- how shall I put it? -- the sexiest of subjects. Yet in this election, it seems politicians are finally realising the power of technology both as a vote winner and a means of communicating with the increasingly tech-savvy electorate. Oh dear ...

  • Telstra says fibre to the node plans on hold

    Telstra today confirmed the fibre to the node (FTTN) component of its Next Generation Network (NGN) would remain on hold after the government opted not to intervene to allow the carrier to restrict third-party access to its planned new infrastructure.

  • Telstra fibre move disappoints Coonan

    Telstra's decision not to proceed with its plans to build a new fibre broadband network was disappointing, Communications Minister Helen Coonan said today.

  • Fibre in their hands: Crucial panel unveiled

    With the details of who will build Australia's bush broadband network freshly released, the government has also taken the next step towards choosing whether Telstra or the rival G9 consortium will build the long-awaited 50Mbps urban fibre network.

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    Labor: Clueless on wireless?

    If there ever were concrete evidence that Labor is blowing smoke up the proverbials of the Australian population, it came earlier this month as Senator Stephen Conroy, the man charged with promoting Labor's fibre-everywhere policy while simultaneously taking potshots at his counterpart Senator Helen Coonan, put his foot squarely in his mouth.

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