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NBN cost-benefit analyses are so 2011

A year ago, Malcolm Turnbull repeatedly proclaimed that a coalition government would stop the NBN in its tracks and conduct a cost-benefit analysis on the NBN. These days, the analysis doesn't even get a look in. Is the idea dead forever — or could it still offer some value?

2 days ago in Turnbull by David Braue 7 Comments 1 Vote

Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy's office has said it means nothing that 35,000 Telstra copper connections have been made to houses in greenfield estates, even though it shows how many more premises it has reached than the government's NBN fibre.

May 18th, 2012 in NBN by AAP, and Suzanne Tindal 22 Comments Vote

Optus upgrades school satellite for $15m

Optus has signed a five-year $15 million contract with the NSW Department of Education and Communities to provide satellite services to schools in remote areas, so that they have access to broadband.

May 17th, 2012 in Broadband by Suzanne Tindal Comment Vote

Malaysia held up as NBN king

Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull used Malaysia as an example of how Australia should be treating broadband in a speech yesterday, after Informa Telecoms and Media (T&M) released statistics showing that Malaysia's roll-out is trumping others in the region.

May 16th, 2012 in NBN by Suzanne Tindal 35 Comments Vote

NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Tony Abbott's budget reply speech has been lambasted for its lack of detail, and when it came to the NBN, Abbott still managed to slip in a prodigious number of mistakes.

May 15th, 2012 in Abbott by David Braue 173 Comments 9 Votes

NBN satellite base set for Bourke's backyard

Bourke, in north-west NSW, has been picked as one of 10 towns across Australia to host a satellite ground station as part of the National Broadband Network (NBN).

May 11th, 2012 in NBN by AAP 3 Comments 1 Vote

Time to come clean on NBN costs

NBN Co is presenting a new corporate plan at the end of this month. Could it be bad news for the government?

May 10th, 2012 in NBN by Phil Dobbie 43 Comments 2 Votes

TV Now ruling tests Convergence Review spirit

The ruling against Optus' TV Now mobile-content service reinforces the idea that content providers should be able to exclude and financially punish consumers for using particular technologies, going against the idea of the Convergence Review.

May 1st, 2012 in Mobile by David Braue 1 Comment Vote

Internode doubles its ADSL2+ reach

Internode has expanded the number of telephone exchanges through which its customers can access ADSL2+ services by offering services via iiNet equipment.

May 1st, 2012 in Broadband by Suzanne Tindal 1 Comment Vote

Optus offers free broadband with mobile

Over the weekend, Optus announced a new offer: free fixed broadband with some of its mobile plans.

April 30th, 2012 in Mobile Phones by Suzanne Tindal Comment Vote

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NICTA's glimpse of tomorrow's tech: pics

National ICT Australia (NICTA) has thrown its doors open for the seventh time in as many years, inviting all to see what's next in cutting-edge technology and also to open the Digital Productivity Showcase, a demonstration of future applications that will likely use and show the capabilities of the National Broadband Network.

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Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

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Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
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