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  AusCERT 2013: NBN users need security professionals’ help, says Google

  Google has urged security professionals to help Australians stay safe on the National Broadband Network (NBN).

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  Optus unbundles broadband and phone plans

  Optus has revealed “naked” broadband and fixed phone plans for customers who don’t want to bundle their phone and Internet plans.

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  Telehealth vendors not fazed by NBN debate

  The NBN will be a boon to Australian healthcare regardless of which political party has its way on the final technology approach for delivery, officials from health IT vendors said at a lunch in Sydney.

• NBN delay would harm competition: CCC

  Any delay to the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout as a result of political tinkering would harm competition, according to the Competitive Carriers Coalition (CCC).

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  NBN Co to launch 1 Gigabit wholesale broadband service in December

  NBN Co has announced that it will be launching a 1 Gigabit wholesale broadband service by December 2013 to areas that can access the National Broadband Network (NBN).

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  Coalition NBN plan provides certainty: Macquarie Telecom

  Macquarie Telecom has said the Coalition’s NBN announcement is “great news” for businesses because it brings certainty that there will be an NBN if there is a change of government.

• Coalition's NBN do-over won't be fast or cheap, says Internode's Hackett

  It could take years and extra cash to Telstra for the Coalition to revamp the NBN into a fibre-to-the-node scheme, according to Internode founder Simon Hackett.

• NBN Co ready to work with any political party

  NBN Co will adapt to the broadband plans of a new government regime if the Coalition wins the September elections, NBN Co head of product and sales, John Simon, said at the CommsDay conference today in Sydney.

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  Private sector couldn't build NBN: Vodafone CEO

  The NBN is the only way Australia will achieve national deployment of broadband, Vodafone Hutchison Australia CEO Bill Morrow said this morning at the CommsDay conference.

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  AARNet, NBN connect primary school students

  Junior newsreaders in New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria will be broadcasting their sustainability stories via Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNet) video conferencing service and the National Broadband Network (NBN) today.

• Increased fibre efficiency could accelerate NBN speeds: researchers

  Monash University researchers have found a way to increase data capacity of fibre optic networks. The finding could greatly enhance the speed of the NBN, Monash said.

• CSIRO telepresence robots connect students with National Museum

  The National Museum in Canberra and CSIRO are trialling a virtual tour system using robots called B1 and B2. The robots, which contain telepresence technology, navigate the galleries of the Museum with a human staff member on hand to explain the exhibits.

• Cloudy future for Service Stream, Echo Entertainment

  Moving to the cloud with ServiceNow has allowed the IT departments of Service Stream and Echo Entertainment Group to save costs and improve work efficiencies.

• SingTel mulls future of Optus satellite unit

  SingTel is reviewing its Optus Satellite business “to optimise value for shareholders,” the company said in a statement to the ASX.

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  Australian government releases big data issues paper

  The Australian government could tap data from Google, Twitter and Facebook as it seeks to embrace big data, according to an issues paper released Friday evening.