PM defends NBN Co recruitment process after appointment of former labor MP to company was slammed
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has defended the NBN Co recruitment process, saying it made an independent decision to hire Mike Kaiser as its government relations officer.
Executive chairman reveals company developments at Senate hearing
The company responsible for rolling out the National Broadband Network (NBN) is expected to announce shortly some “first-release” sites to trial the high-speed fibre network infrastructure and test construction techniques.
Half-yearly results meeting the ideal platform for a separation announcement given current lack of public debate and delays in introducing the Separation Bill, says telco analyst Paul Budde
The eerie quiet that has descended over the once very public stoush between the Federal Government and Telstra (ASX:TLS) could be the clearest indication yet that a deal on the separation of the telco is close at hand.
A member of the NBN expert panel has accused the auditor general of inaccuracies in its report about the abandoned NBN tender process
A member of the expert panel that evaluated bids in the abandoned National Broadband Network (NBN) request for proposal (RFP) process has hit-back at an auditor-generals report.
Crossbench senators are demanding the government table documents relating to the failed FTTN tender process
Crossbench senators are demanding the government table documents relating to a failed tender process for the abandoned $4.7 billion fibre-to-the-node network project.
Peformance audit says DBCDE conducted the process well but could have acted earlier to help bidders
The Federal Government’s abandoned request for proposal (RFP) process for a fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) National Broadband Network (NBN) cost it and participants more than $30 million, an auditor general report has revealed.
Also plans to pre-sell at least 50 per cent of next-gen satelite service transponders by June 30
Australian satellite communications company, NewSat (ASX: NWT), is on track to launch the Jabiru-1 ‘next generation satellite’ in the last quarter of 2012.
Computerworld Top 10 Most Influential 2009 Readers' Choice Award goes to the popular smartphone
The iPhone has continued its run of successes adding the Computerworld Top 10 Most Influential 2009 Readers' Choice Award to its trophy cabinet.
Liberal leader showing signs he will continue to oppose NBN on cost basis, but has yet to give an alternative
The Liberal Party is yet to come out with an official position on the National Broadband Network (NBN), but the early signs emanating from its ranks are not good those hoping for a change of heart from the opposition on the $43 billion infrastructure project.
The NSW north coast has lodged a submission with the Federal Government to become the mainland's first NBN roll-out
A university based on the New South Wales north coast is forging ahead with efforts to position the region as an early receiver of the $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN).
Nextgen selects Alcatel’s optic network
Mainland Australia’s regional broadband traffic will be carried over Alcatel-Lucent’s optical fibre network as part of a $250 million initiative to link blackspot areas to major centres.
Company seeking capability statements for NBN satellite services
NBN Co is looking to satellite network operators to provide capability statements for the satellite service requirements of the National Broadband Network (NBN).
But post-2010 spells mobile broadband doom as market consolidates
Global Internet access has exploded over the last decade from about 350 million to 1.6 billion, according to new research. More than a third of Internet users worldwide will connect via broadband, according to a BuddeComm report. About 500 million people will be on fixed-line technologies by year’s end. Almost two-thirds of users will subscribe to DSL connections, about 20 per cent via cable modem and only 10 to 15 per cent will use fibre.
Communications Alliance releases draft guide for the NBN
Home owners and businesses may be able to navigate their way through the National Broadband Network (NBN) with the release of a new guide.
Company charged with NBN rollout works through the statements for the supply of FTTP-related equipment and services
NBN Co, the company in charge of the Federal Government’s $43 billion National Broadband Network, has announced it received many “high-quality” responses to its request for capability statements for the supply of infrastructure.
