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• The future of the Internet

  Link computers via an ultra-high-speed broadband network, and you might get a glimpse of the real Net future.

• NSW switches on broadband network

  The NSW government on Saturday switched on the core of its new broadband network in a move it said would "close the digital divide" between country and metropolitan areas of the state.

• Trujillo: Government's broadband plan a fantasy

  Telstra's former chief executive Sol Trujillo has suggested the federal government's $43 billion fibre-optic broadband network plan may come to nothing.

• Thodey warns challenging times ahead

  At Telstra's annual general meeting today, the telco's chief executive David Thodey today said it was facing challenging times as it sought to leverage its position as a "great Australian company" in the face of proposed legislation to split up its operations.

• Productivity Commission warns on NBN optimism

  The Federal Government's Productivity Commission has warned of "optimism bias" in the application of a cost-benefit analysis to the National Broadband Network.

Blogs (29)

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  BIG is butt ugly

  There's something to be said for the Japanese philosophy of Kaizen an idea of continually improving business via small changes something that unfortunately doesn't seem to glean many votes or impress punters.

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  Telstra: We hear separation rumours

  Is the government manoeuvring towards a structural separation of Telstra?

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  Broadband hearing unplugged (day 2)

  The second day of hearings last week (4 March) for the Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network.

• The contractor conundrum

  I wasn't surprised when I heard about the uproar up in Queensland over a proposed government model for hiring contractors. Sure, it seemed to take the industry by storm and they're peeved, but there's definitely an underlying issue here that something needs to be done about an issue which has made itself into a monster on the sly.

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  Don't be an IT snake oil salesman

  IT often promises the government much with the big pull being productivity gains and cost savings, but does the government think about IT in the terms of something that will cure its ills or something which could backfire and give it process diarrhea for a decade?

Features and Case Studies (78)

• Telstra between a rock and the ACCC?

  The proposed regulatory reforms ahead of the roll-out of the National Broadband Network rely on a finely balanced carrot and stick approach. But will Telstra cooperate with the government's ultimatum?

• Telstra should plan for separation

  If Telstra is serious about engaging with the Federal Government over the National Broadband Network it should immediately start the work needed to break itself in two.

• Are clueless politicians holding IT back?

  The level of ignorance from Australian politicians about technology can be staggering. Here's some of the worst examples we've seen, and a short recipe for resolving the issue.

• NBN will require a govt blank cheque

  A new Goldman Sachs report reinforces the market's conclusion that, whatever the National Broadband Network looks like, it is going to have to be taxpayer-funded and the cheques will be massive.

• Striving for mediocrity

  Iif the latest NBN scenario planning is right, David Thodey will have to accept that even an optimal outcome for both Telstra and the government will not deliver dramatic returns for Telstra's one million shareholders.

Reviews (2)

• Broadband: Which plan is for you?

  The broadband business -- plans, peaks, and penalties -- can be confusing to say the least. We line up some of Australia's best.

• What's next for wireless

  The frequency is changing from wired working to a wireless world. Can this new wave of technology help you gain the cutting edge?

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