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  • No NBN winner: Govt goes FTTH alone

    The Federal Government has terminated the National Broadband Network tender process with no winner, instead flagging plans to invest billions in building its own fibre-to-the-home network to 90 per cent of Australians over the next eight years.

  • Voda protests Telecom NZ pricing

    Vodafone NZ has complained that prices set yesterday for competitors to access Telecom New Zealand's fibre-to-the-node roadside cabinets are too high for competitors to make a profit.

  • ACCC's Samuels endorses Telstra break-up

    Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel today endorsed Telstra's structural separation.

  • Minchin calls for broadband market review

    The Coalition has called on the Rudd Government to have the Productivity Commission examine Australia's broadband market or risk wasting billions on its new national network proposal.

  • Telecom NZ tables options for fibre plan

    Telecom New Zealand has proposed two options for achieving the New Zealand Government's ultra-fast broadband goals.

Blogs (5)

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    Kev the Broadband Builder

    Is the NBN announcement a good thing? The industry at large seems to say yes. The Opposition is less sold on the idea, as you'll hear from Nick Minchin.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    What's behind Seven's Foxtel hunt?

    Seven has made no secret of its expansion ambitions, but buying into pay-TV monolith Foxtel lends even greater clarity to the network's long-term vision. With wireless distribution and solid content channels under its belt, can Seven bring IPTV into the mainstream?

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Trust us with the NBN; we're politicians

    As Rudd and Conroy railroad the NBN into reality, the Liberals are trying to inject some due process into the whole thing by holding Labor accountable for its decisions. However, with the future of Australian telecoms on the line and no real viable alternative, is it just a bit late for accountability?

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Let's build our own damn NBN

    If there's fibre running to the node down my street by the end of 2009, I'll eat my own shoes with mustard sauce.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Confessions of an ATUG conference

    Those of us who've spent a bit of time attending conferences around Australia will know that every event has its bloopers. This week's Australian Telecommunications Users Group (ATUG) conference held in Sydney was certainly no exception.

Features and Case Studies (5)

  • Victorian greenfield bars Alcatel-Lucent

    Alcatel-Lucent's optical network terminal (ONT) equipment was not considered suitable for an open access fibre deployment similar to the future NBN roll-out at a greenfield estate in Victoria, according to the project's builder.

  • Joyce: NZ's new broadband man

    New Zealand's new Communications Minister Stephen Joyce has the gargantuan task of dragging New Zealand into the next broadband age, a labour which will take 10 years.

  • Around the world in ... Fibre-to-the-home

    If the world's homes are to enjoy the same high speed connectivity as its offices, the current thinking goes, then fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) will soon become necessary. However, not all Internet economies were created equal.

  • 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.

  • The smart choice for Telstra

    A simple way forward for the National Broadband Network and for Telstra has now emerged.

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