By Julian Bajkowski The Coalition has gambled large on reviving Australia’s ageing copper telecommunications network to supply broadband download speeds of between 25 megabits per second and 100 megabits per…
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NBN demolition fuse reignites
By Julian Bajkowski The already bitter war of words over the progress of the rollout of the National Broadband Network has intensified after federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy pounced on…
Hobart switched on for NBN
By Paul Hemsley Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Stephen Conroy has slotted another piece of the National Broadband Network (NBN) puzzle into place, rolling out the…
Outermost Canberra suburb plugs into NBN
By Paul Hemsley Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Stephen Conroy’s race to plug-in as many towns as possible to the National Broadband Network (NBN) before the…
Toowoomba links to NBN rollout
By Paul Hemsley Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Stephen Conroy has rolled the National Broadband Network (NBN) into the Queensland regional area of Toowoomba. The Toowoomba…
Local cloud lobby gets vocal
By Julian Bajkowski A prominent faction of Australia’s telecommunications and cloud computing industry has launched an orchestrated push to convince all three tiers of Australian government to support a bid…
Defence tips Telstra for massive network deal
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski The Department of Defence has revealed that has nominated Telstra as the preferred tenderer to upgrade its mammoth terrestrial communications network and install wireless…
NBN offers big maintenance savings: BIS Shrapnel
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski Economic forecasting and industrial research house BIS Shrapnel has estimated that junking Australia’s existing copper phone lines for optical fibre-to-the-home under the National Broadband…
Telstra transmits WA’s mobile coverage
Mobile coverage in Western Australia’s North West will be improved as eleven towers will be switched on with funds from the state government. The shires of Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberly,…
Telstra crosses over with the post office
Telecommunications company Telstra and Australia Post have entered an agreement that will see both bodies offering specialised services to each other's customers. The parties involved signed a memorandum of understanding…