News (16)

  • G9 "officially" enters FTTN fray

    update:The competition to build a national fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) broadband network stepped up today, with the Optus-led G9 consortium officially confirming it will enter the fray.

  • Govt-OPEL WiMax deal 'hit by Telstra case worries'

    The government's plan for bush WiMax coverage may well have hit a hurdle, after concerns over an ongoing court case with Telstra reportedly led to a delay in signing the contract with OPEL to build the network.

  • AU$6.4m NT broadband plan sparks political stoush

    With an election looming, regional broadband has once again found itself at the centre of a political battle -- this time, it's the Northern Territory's turn for a war of words.

  • No high-speed broadband before election

    A decision on who will build a high-speed broadband network in capital cities and large regional centres will not be made before the federal election.

  • Fibre and WiMax plans will not be derailed: Coonan

    Communications Minister Helen Coonan fought back today against attacks on the government's WiMax and fibre to the node plans, saying that opponents had sought to cloud the broadband debate.

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Blogs (3)

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Dear carriers: More walking, less talking

    Sometimes, a well-placed and well-timed letter can make all the difference. Other times, it can make no difference at all and even hurt your case. This week's missive by the Competitive Carriers' Coalition, I would suggest, falls into the latter category.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Conroy's Six: Can FTTN's gatekeepers deliver?

    Post-election adrenaline surging through his veins, one of the first acts performed by new Communications Minister Stephen Conroy was to disband the expert panel that his predecessor Helen Coonan had appointed last June to evaluate tenders for fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) construction.

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    Helen Coonan's fact hunt

    In the broadband war, it seems, everyone has an opinion and those with a vested interest are playing fast and loose with the truth.

Features and Case Studies (2)

  • The rights and wrongs of WiMax

    When the government announced that Optus and Elders had won the bid to build Australia's bush broadband network, it provoked jeers and plaudits alike, but it was the ISPs' choice of WiMax as the bearer technology that has provoked the most furious storm of argument. Just how will the technology stand up to life in the bush?

  • Unwired wary of big carriers in broadband spectrum sale

    Unwired CEO, David Spence, has urged Australia's communications regulators to protect a tranche of prime wireless broadband spectrum due to be auctioned September from anti-competitive behaviour by existing carriers.

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