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What happened in Senate Estimates this week? What's the issue with tech company taxes? What company's been breached now? Find out on our podcast.
2 days ago in NBN by ZDNet Australia Staff Comment 1 Vote
What happened in Senate Estimates this week? What's the issue with tech company taxes? What company's been breached now? Find out on our podcast.
2 days ago in NBN by ZDNet Australia Staff Comment 1 Vote
Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband Network (NBN), more than any other plan, CEO Mike Quigley has revealed.
2 days ago in NBN by Josh Taylor 60 Comments 4 Votes
NBN Co will spend $1.3 million on replacing outdated network technology in 700 premises in Tasmanian trial sites for the National Broadband Network (NBN).
2 days ago in NBN by Josh Taylor 6 Comments 5 Votes
The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has urged Telstra and the other telcos to join forces in their access negotiations with NBN Co.
2 days ago in NBN by Josh Taylor Comment 1 Vote
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are on the rise, and, according to Earthwave CEO Carlos Minassian, the situation will get worse when the National Broadband Network (NBN) rolls out.
6 days ago in AusCERT 2012 by Michael Lee 14 Comments Vote
A report into the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has delivered mixed results, finding that the organisation is appropriately representing consumers and interest groups, but risks fermenting anti-industry sentiment in public, while under-representing small business interests.
6 days ago in Government by Luke Hopewell 1 Comment Vote
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
It's fast, ubiquitous and it boosts productivity. Are there any downsides to the National Broadband Network (NBN)?
May 17th, 2012 in NBN by Phil Dobbie 13 Comments 2 Votes
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
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* number of articles per week
Coalition MPs this week are claiming NBN Co-targeted Labor electorates in Queensland as places to roll out the NBN, while neglecting neighbouring Liberal National electorates. But is that accurate?
The National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) has opened its Network Operations and Test Facility (NOTF), which it calls the "nerve centre" of the NBN. Take a walk with ZDNet Australia to see what the back end of Australia's biggest network will be like.
Before accusing me of fudging the figures, that was the percentage in April, the latest available. It seems that as the advantage of the ...
2 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.
Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.
Wireless currently carries less than 2% of total internet data traffic. Simply to carry the existing traffic, we would need 50 times the ...
2 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBNThe stupidest part about a wireless solution for the burbs is that it will actually cost more to put an antenna on the roof to get the si...
3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBNThe problem is not range of the cell in the urban areas where Turnbull wants LTE instead of fibre, it is the number of users. In urban ar...
3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBNAfter the Second World War, the pursuit of pleasure domains the entire world atmosphere, Lancel (Lancel) to adapt rapidly into the demand...
4 hours ago by PokArrackpask on Spam sees Westnet blocked by BigPondRT @DellEnterprise: Dell Secureworks talks with ZDNet about Android's biggest #security flaws - http://t.co/LSFLQVFq #infosec
4 hours ago by ostejskal on twitter, retweetNBN users opt for 100Mbps: Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband ... http://t.co/sjtFSU3g
5 hours ago by ozspeedtest on twitter, retweet"Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband Network (NBN), more than a... http://t.co/M3P24Htn
5 hours ago by redditau on twitter, retweetAnother thing I found so misleading here is the step on how you assume to make the USB bootable . (The NTLDR needs to be renamed to USBNT...
5 hours ago by WindowsAnalyzer on Boot Windows XP from a USB flash driveYou can also use the help of these links, just incase your stuff failed, I probably got Windows build by using the Pebuilder as per the i...
5 hours ago by WindowsAnalyzer on Boot Windows XP from a USB flash driveRT @CorrieB: An iPad for every child: Inevitable or impossible? http://t.co/I7uS8l9s Thx to @timbuckteeth for this; http://t.co/jxkqIRIp
7 hours ago by njdixpin on twitter, retweetRT @MADinMelbourne: roxon "will enable more families to access credit" @MLolderandwiser: Privacy Act amendments http://t.co/Mv4c7PC2 via @zdnetaustralia
8 hours ago by GreenUpOz on twitter, retweetNBN users opt for 100Mbps - ZDNet Australia http://t.co/fLfHMzPn #australia #technews
8 hours ago by tweets4oz on twitter, retweetRT @konradski: Whaddayaknow - turns out Wi-Fi CAN interfere with a plane's navigation systems http://t.co/ospQCU2S
8 hours ago by RooiRobot on twitter, retweetThis story has been voted 5 times in the last 24 hours!
9 hours ago, NBN's Tassie upgrade to cost $1.3 millionSorry no deal Cinders, I'd rather send my money to someone and watch them desperately try to stop the NBN as this has much better enterta...
9 hours ago by Hubert Cumberdale on NBN users opt for 100MbpsWhat else can you expect from a Dodo customer?
9 hours ago by Hubert Cumberdale on NBN users opt for 100MbpsNBN users opt for 100Mbps - Communications - News - ZDNet Australia: NBN users opt for 100Mbps - Communications ... http://t.co/btB9gKWg
10 hours ago by tomlaing on twitter, retweetNBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/xKqEb4bE via @zdnetaustralia
10 hours ago by tomlaing on twitter, retweetBiometric bugs too dangerous for public? http://t.co/8JLz5tdF via @zdnetaustralia
10 hours ago by thrunobulax on twitter, retweetOh please dont be unkind, I gotta have some fan's. btw I agree I dont set the standard, but who does I wonder?
11 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100MbpsYou agree but give him thumbs down... I think you'd better take the medication before one of your alter ego's Fred/Frank/Frergers appear...
11 hours ago by Beta on NBN users opt for 100Mbps+1
12 hours ago by Beta on NBN users opt for 100MbpsWar talk dominates #AusCERT 2012 - http://t.co/SlBpMj0c - #security #cyber
12 hours ago by Secure_View on twitter, retweetSo we agree it was a stupid idea and even stupider comment then ;-)
12 hours ago by Beta on NBN users opt for 100MbpsNot you obviously ;-)
And stop giving yourself thumbs up FFS.
Ok Beta, understand now, just one point who sets the standard?
12 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100MbpsOh no Beta you misunderstand me. I like my waterfront home and deep water jetty, it's those "other" people who can move to Willunga.
12 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100MbpsI agree with you Magnus, but really most people like living on the coastal fringe.
12 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100MbpsTravel Tech Q&A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/vYexrDwu #ipad
12 hours ago by MikeGari147 on twitter, retweetExploring: Travel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray: Ewan Gray, Skyscanner's director for Asia ... http://t.co/bNLCyobv #ICTChallenge
12 hours ago by Valdy on twitter, retweetExploring: Travel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray: Ewan Gray, Skyscanner's director for Asia ... http://t.co/HEPuJgyt #ICTChallenge
12 hours ago by dewacorp on twitter, retweet#NewSouthWales ditches registration stickers 4 light #vehicles in favour of #technology http://t.co/xX5N0Rp9
12 hours ago by cyberactivsvces on twitter, retweetAnother use is city based top surgeons using 8K resolution monitors to provide real-time assistance to country surgeons and doctors to op...
12 hours ago by Magnus on NBN users opt for 100MbpsAnonymous hacks Reliance's Internet filtering server - ZDNet (blog) http://t.co/uObU1HBP http://t.co/0UBXxwX4
13 hours ago by whitelabelsec on twitter, retweetWhich Windows will make for a better tablet? http://t.co/4mAHg850
14 hours ago by Wippy0012 on twitter, retweetListening to @stilgherrian cover AusCERT and cyberwar, http://t.co/6lGUEz8H
15 hours ago by sylmobile on twitter, retweetTravel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/VN5tGJzC
15 hours ago by iPad_Cable on twitter, retweet#Westpac Board goes paperless with #Ipads with #Tabula #App http://t.co/duxuj2fd #Cybersecurity #Bank
15 hours ago by cyberactivsvces on twitter, retweetMicrosoft is serious about open source??? http://t.co/mqQGgta7
15 hours ago by ragavj on twitter, retweet@joedamato just try varying caps randomly. Maybe they do this http://t.co/1FN5FwYv
16 hours ago by nzkoz on twitter, retweetNSW outlines datacentre migration plans - Hardware - News - ZDNet Australia http://t.co/OQfUl0D1
16 hours ago by martinscerri on twitter, retweet"on the new fast Internets everyone wants the fast plan" #orly #nareally #yarly http://t.co/kvfCa84A
16 hours ago by stirlo on twitter, retweetChrome overtakes IE: does it matter? http://t.co/e4SILk8a
17 hours ago by misscecille on twitter, retweetA ZDNet study showed that British Facebook users are drunk in 76 percent of their photos.
17 hours ago by rolandirwin on twitter, retweetThe HDMI cable ripoff and why retail is really dying http://t.co/eFT7zEW7
17 hours ago by rensits on twitter, retweetTravel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/IUysbyKf
17 hours ago by ForshawFlip on twitter, retweetTravel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/V7vL5QB9
17 hours ago by JamesVickery on twitter, retweetZDNet reports Microsoft launches its own social service http://t.co/VJS5BkwF
18 hours ago by FoiExpertNSW on twitter, retweetby http://t.co/vmlLt4bh: Travel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray: Ewan Gray, Skyscanner's director for Asia P... http://t.co/4bfDRXo4
18 hours ago by InternetTechSec on twitter, retweetTravel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/CtNlVWN7
18 hours ago by Cloud9Truths on twitter, retweetTravel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray: Ewan Gray, Skyscanner's director for Asia Pacific, shares some of h... http://t.co/ZxjpmqiM
18 hours ago by oztechguy on twitter, retweetThis story has been voted 12000 times in the last 24 hours!
2 days ago, Is Bill Gates a great leader?
173 NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?
100 NBN Co quiet on AAPT spectrum buy
97 NBN Co rakes in $356K in 2011
88 Turns out the NBN is more expensive after all
68 Rudd has put the NBN in mortal danger
63 Would the Coalition really buy Telstra's copper?
59 Full Spectrum: no pork in NBN plan
58 NBN: 4K down, 7 million to go
54 NBN Co should raise its prices (right?)
49 Vic govt pans NBN three-year roll-out