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NBN Co unveils 12-month roll-out plan

The National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) has announced the 12-month plan for the roll-out of the NBN today, which will see the network pass through 49 sites over the next year.

October 18th, 2011 in NBN by Luke Hopewell 22 Comments Vote

Whirlpool survey shows NBN opt-out bias

An extensive survey of broadband users by online forum Whirlpool has found that most people support the so-called "opt-out" approach to rolling out the National Broadband Network (NBN), and that overall sentiment towards the NBN policy as a whole has rapidly improved over the past several years.

April 19th, 2011 in NBN by Renai LeMay 3 Comments Vote

Anti-NBN doc 'ideological dogma': Conroy

Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy has today slammed a research report released by the Economist Intelligence Unit criticising the roll-out and design of the National Broadband Network (NBN), labelling it as right-wing dogma.

February 10th, 2011 in NBN by AAP, Josh Taylor, and Luke Hopewell 3 Comments Vote

Will NBN karma run over Libs' dogma?

The change of government in Victoria and its posture towards the NBN-enabling opt-out legislation highlights the persistent dichotomy between what needs to be done and what will be done.

December 14th, 2010 in NBN by David Braue 26 Comments 3 Votes

NBN time frame, budget doable: Kordia

Progress to date indicates that the NBN can be built on time and on budget, a key architect of the Townsville first release roll-out has said, as long as a collective and proactive effort ensures an ample supply of suitable skills when and where they're needed.

October 13th, 2010 in NBN by David Braue Comment 1 Vote

Tassie to make its NBN opt-out

The Tasmanian Government plans to mandate an "opt-out" model for the National Broadband Network roll-out in the state — meaning that all premises will be hooked up to the infrastructure unless they explicitly choose not to be.

October 6th, 2010 in NBN by Renai LeMay Comment 5 Votes

Conroy supposedly backs NBN opt-out

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy appears to have backed a so-called 'opt-out' model for the National Broadband Network where Australians would be required to choose not to have fibre internet connected to their premises — as opposed to the current model where they must opt-in.

July 29th, 2010 in NBN by Renai LeMay 5 Comments 1 Vote

EnergyAustralia gets its 4G on

Utilities company EnergyAustralia announced today that it will install a 4G WiMax wireless telecommunications network as part of a smart grid roll-out.

May 26th, 2010 in Smart Grid by Colin Ho Comment 1 Vote

Fibre allocation in govt hands: Quigley

The government has to make the decisions about where and how much fibre optic cable it rolls out, NBN Co boss Mike Quigley says.

May 24th, 2010 in NBN by Colin Ho 3 Comments Vote

Huawei conducts vividwireless WiMax revamp

Telecommunications technology company Huawei today announced that it has enabled beamforming for vividwireless' WiMax network in Perth.

May 12th, 2010 in Broadband by Colin Ho Comment 1 Vote

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

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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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