Taxpayers, ISPs could subsidise rural NBN: NBN Co CEO
22 April, 2014 by Andrew CollinsTaxpayers or companies building their own fibre infrastructure in the city could subsidise the cost of building the NBN in rural Australia, new NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow has suggested.
Four telcos sign up for NBN FTTB trial
13 March, 2014M2, iinet, Optus and Telstra have signed up to participate in an NBN Co pilot of fibre-to-the-building (FTTB) technology in Melbourne.
NBN Co loses third head of construction in three years
13 February, 2014NBN Co's head of construction, Richard Thorpe, is leaving the organisation. Thorpe will be the third construction head to leave the company in three years.
Researchers hit 1.4 Tbps in real-world test
23 January, 2014Researchers from Alcatel-Lucent and BT claim to have achieved transfer speeds of up to 1.4 Tbps across existing core fibre. With a spectral efficiency of 5.7 bits per second per Hertz, the researchers believe this is the fastest speed ever achieved in commercial-grade hardware in a real-world environment.
Brocade appoints Schliesser as distinguished engineer
15 January, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBrocade's new distinguished engineer, Benson Schliesser, will help shape the company's future software defined networking and network functions virtualisation strategies.
Vodafone's Bill Morrow is the next NBN Co CEO
12 December, 2013 by Andrew CollinsBill Morrow, the CEO of Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA), will reportedly be announced as the new CEO of NBN Co today.
Australia not prepared for next-gen broadband
09 December, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingIndustry and government must invest in capability building if Australian businesses and individuals are to fully reap the benefits of next-gen broadband, a new report urges.
TPG Telecom to acquire AAPT for $450m
09 December, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAfter selling off AAPT's consumer division in 2010, Telecom NZ has found a buyer for the telco's remaining wholesale and corporate business.
Quigley hits back at criticism
05 December, 2013Mike Quigley has defended the decisions made by NBN Co during his time at the organisation and highlighted "deliberate efforts to impede the progress of the NBN" in a speech at a TelSoc event this week.
Leaked NBN report projects FTTN delays
03 December, 2013 by Andrew CollinsAn NBN based on the Coalition's FTTN-focused model is unlikely to be completed on time and would not support the same business-class features as Labor's FTTH-based model, according to a document prepared for the incoming Abbott government and leaked to the media.
NBN petitioners decry "backwater" FTTN model
28 November, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSupporters of the original vision of the NBN delivered MPs a petition with over 270,000 signatures advocating for FTTH technology, but online support did not translate to feet on the ground.
Union rebuffs Telstra over copper "disgrace"
26 November, 2013 by Andrew CollinsA union official has labelled Telstra's copper network an "absolute disgrace" after the telco defended the network and blamed the weather for a rise in service disruptions.
iiNet drops NBN satellite offerings
19 November, 2013 by Andrew CollinsISP iiNet has ceased offering NBN Interim Satellite plans to new customers, saying that the sheer number of users meant the service was “almost unusable” in peak periods.
NBN Co cleared to buy TransACT FTTP network
19 November, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNBN Co has received the ACCC's approval to buy the FTTP network operated by ISP TransACT and connect another 13,000 Canberra homes to the NBN.
Simon Hackett, Patrick Flannigan and Justin Milne join NBN Co board
14 November, 2013 by Andrew CollinsThree directors have been appointed to NBN Co’s board: Internode founder Simon Hackett, one-time NBN head of construction Patrick Flannigan and Telstra alumni Justin Milne.
