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Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBN

Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBN

With the 2013 federal election likely to fall within weeks of the opening of the 700MHz spectrum, could Malcolm Turnbull again be considering an increased role for wireless?

April 10th, 2012 in Lte by David Braue 53 Comments 4 Votes
Would the Coalition really buy Telstra's copper?

Would the Coalition really buy Telstra's copper?

One hopes that Malcolm Turnbull was deadpanning when he recently referred to the possibility of buying Telstra's copper access network, because if that's what his alternative NBN policy is based on, then the industry can kiss 15 years of hard-fought progress under deregulation goodbye.

March 21st, 2012 in Telstra by David Braue 63 Comments 5 Votes
Rudd has put the NBN in mortal danger

Rudd has put the NBN in mortal danger

As the Labor leadership hurtles towards a flashpoint, it's becoming increasingly likely that the party will not survive the 2013 election, taking the National Broadband Network down with it.

February 24th, 2012 in Turnbull by David Braue 68 Comments 49 Votes
Abbott paving a telecoms road to nowhere

Abbott paving a telecoms road to nowhere

Fish, barrel; fox, henhouse; Abbott, NBN. Mocking Tony Abbott's ignorance of telecoms has become so easy and habitual that his latest pronouncements would normally hardly merit a response.

February 2nd, 2012 in NBN by David Braue 31 Comments 9 Votes
No case for change in New Zealand

No case for change in New Zealand

I have been in the UK for just over a year, and now that I'm back in New Zealand for good, I have noticed quite a few changes.

November 29th, 2011 in Government by Darren Greenwood Comment 1 Vote
Time to end election day blackout

Time to end election day blackout

Imagine being fined up to $20,000 for tweeting "Vote Labour" or "Down With John Key".

November 25th, 2011 in Social Networking by Darren Greenwood 2 Comments 1 Vote
Sans costs, Turnbull's 'policy' is no policy

Sans costs, Turnbull's 'policy' is no policy

Malcolm Turnbull may not have been announcing Liberal Party policy last week, but he might as well have been. Yet while his statements featured fewer technical fantasies than previous attempts, his unabashed optimism about Telstra and refusal to substantiate his claims with fact prove that the Coalition still lacks the gravitas to formulate workable NBN alternatives.

July 25th, 2011 in NBN by David Braue 22 Comments 8 Votes
NSW iVote reports online voting success

NSW iVote reports online voting success

A new electronic voting system at the NSW state election has been declared highly successful, with four times as many people using the technology than the NSW Electoral Commission had hoped.

July 21st, 2011 in Government by AAP Comment 2 Votes
Avoiding the Lib's ghost of broadband past

Avoiding the Lib's ghost of broadband past

As the Liberal Party mulls over the contents of a report that dissected its failings in the 2010 Election campaign, one being the lacklustre alternate broadband policy, Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull is preparing to shop the party's current version of that policy to business groups tomorrow.

July 19th, 2011 in NBN by Josh Taylor 16 Comments 3 Votes
Anonymous ally 'leaks' public election data

Anonymous ally 'leaks' public election data

An affiliate of the infamous hacktivist group Anonymous claims to have hacked the New South Wales Electoral Commission, posting data from this year's state election. According to the Electoral Commission, however, the data had already been made available to media outlets on election night and came from a public FTP server.

July 5th, 2011 in Security by Luke Hopewell 1 Comment 1 Vote

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Quigley speaks out on the NBN and policy

With the fate of his company depending on who wins the Federal Election this Saturday, NBN Co chief executive Mike Quigley took a range of questions from the media yesterday.

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Australian NBN subscribers are opting for 100/40 over 12/1 speeds: http://t.co/QsWk7u6Y That's the least surprising news I've ever read! :)

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RT @juhasaarinen: NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis

Poor Oracle, poor, poor Oracle, I feel so sorry for them. I really hope they don't go bust, for at least another 5 or 6 months. Sucked in...

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2 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN's Tassie upgrade to cost $1.3 million

I think that a CBA is unlikely because with the high proportion of customers now electing for the highest rate (50% of connections in Apr...

2 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN cost-benefit analyses are so 2011

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DDoS works because you have enough compromised machines to clog the pipe or servers of the victim. If, the victim's pipe is widened by a ...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on National Botnet Network coming: Earthwave

Please stop with the analytical, common sense and facts, Gregory. Those opposed to the NBN don't want to hear such things, which is why ...

3 hours ago by Beta on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBN

But, yet again, Turnbull is clearly in error when he says that other companies cannot roll out copper. In South Brisbane Telstra chose to...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

Not much point running fiber back to the exchange if that exchange itself is connected by copper. It is access to fiber backhaul that de...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

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3 hours ago by Beta on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

So instead you want these estates wired up with fiber and then left, unconnected with no service, until the fiber rollout reaches them in...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

@paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

RT @joshgnosis: @paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

Water, roads and electricity were all rolled out by government because there private companies weren't interested as the ROI in the early...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis

Chrome beats Internet Explorer in global Web browser race | ZDNet http://t.co/3XfMdUXM

The case you outline, South Brisbane, is in fact the coalitions prefered model. They WANT the incumbent telco, Telstra, to provide the f...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

Cybersecurity #collaboration between the US & Australia. http://t.co/p2uKLSBi

So, over time, the Coalition policy will cost much much more than Labor's because they intend to subsidise the broadband of farmers and t...

4 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Malaysia held up as NBN king

Any form of science training counts against you as a politician, in the coalition parties, doubly so. There may be others who keep quiet...

4 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Qld govt IT to be cleaned up by audit http://t.co/r4oNuNW8 #qldpol

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Microsoft is serious about open source: 10 proof points | ZDNet http://t.co/2OtDR11D

Sorry HC, what is meant by "Cinders "?

5 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

Thanks Beta, I could hear the nurse walking down the corridor as you posted. Much better now.

5 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

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Before accusing me of fudging the figures, that was the percentage in April, the latest available. It seems that as the advantage of the ...

10 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

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

10 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

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

10 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

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