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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?

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

Ausgrid network to talk back to operators

Ausgrid is rolling out upgrades to the electricity grid in Port Stephens, with technology that will allow the network infrastructure to "talk" to operators on what might be wrong.

4 days ago in Research by Michael Lee 2 Comments Vote

Is undervalued Primus a dead telco walking?

After a decade and a half of telco competition, the sale of Primus' infrastructure for $192 million is a sobering reminder of how hard it is to build value in the sector.

April 17th, 2012 in Primus by David Braue 2 Comments Vote

WorkCover outsources datacentre work

WorkCover Queensland has made the decision to stop managing its own core IT infrastructure, and has instead moved it to two externally provided datacentres that it believes will help cater for the organisation's future growth.

February 22nd, 2012 in Cloud by Michael Lee 1 Comment 4 Votes

Optus attacked over council cable costs

Sutherland Shire Council is locked in a stalemate with Optus over the $110,000 cost of a cable replacement in the shire's local shopping centre, with the council seeking legal advice after a verbal agreement went south.

February 10th, 2012 in Telcos by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote

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

Hacker targets utilities to show up govt

A twenty-something-year-old hacker said that he hacked into a South Houston water utility to show that it can easily be done, after US officials downplayed the risks from a report of an intrusion at an Illinois water plant.

November 21st, 2011 in Security by Elinor Mills Comment Vote

Past is past in 10-year ADSL planning

Assuming that the NBN progresses as planned, ISPs need to plan their copper-loop investment strategies as they wind down their ADSL2+ services and shift to the NBN over the next decade. Yet, as a group of providers buys more DSLAMs and then clamours to be reimbursed for benefiting from the competitive market of the past 14 years, it's clear that the reign and importance of ADSL2+ is still not over.

October 27th, 2011 in Dslam by David Braue 31 Comments 4 Votes

NSW open to cyber attack: researcher

The NSW Police Force has tightened up its security over the past decade, decommissioning systems that were linked to other agencies as part of the Sydney Olympics; however, one contractor who worked on the project said NSW infrastructure remains vulnerable to cyber attack.

October 6th, 2011 in Security by Michael Lee 1 Comment Vote

CSC renews $25m Vic energy deal

Victorian electricity distributor Powercor-CitiPower has renewed its IT services contract with CSC for a total of $25 million over five years.

August 22nd, 2011 in Contracts by Michael Lee Comment Vote

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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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