News

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  NBN switched on in Townsville

  The latest mainland test site of the National Broadband Network (NBN) has been switched on, with Townsville becoming the first Queensland location to be connected to the network.

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  Conroy to discuss Tassie NBN joint venture with Bartlett

  Communications minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, confirmed this week that he would meet with Tasmanian Premier, David Bartlett, to discuss the commercial structure of the NBN in the state amid criticism from the Opposition that a planned joint venture with State Government-owned utility Aurora Energy has not eventuated.

• Quigley disputes internal rewiring concerns

  NBN Co chief executive, Mike Quigley, has hit back at claims residents could be faced with additional charges of between $3000 and $6000 to rewire their homes as a result of the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• ISPs to pay $300 per connection in Tassie NBN stage one

  iPrimus, iiNet and Internode will pay $300 per premises connected to NBN Co as part of the Tasmanian stage one rollout of the national broadband network (NBN).

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  Asymmetric speeds plague first NBN plans

  Residential customers of the stage 1 trial sites for the national broadband network (NBN) in Tasmania will receive committed upstream speeds of two to eight megabits per second (Mbps) on the iPrimus network, the service provider's chief executive officer, Ravi Bhatia, has revealed.

• NBN to take back seat in lead up to Tasmanian election

  Tasmania’s political leaders have begun the battle for votes ahead of the State’s election on many fronts, but not over the National Broadband Network (NBN) currently being rolled out across the island state.

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  Google trials 1Gbps FTTH broadband in the US

  Google will launch several experimental 'ultra high-speed' broadband networks across the United States as part of efforts to encourage authorities to look at 'new and creative ways' to progress the country's National Broadband Plan.

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  Broadband future: Tassie to be the most connected place on the planet

  Tasmania Premier David Bartlett has reiterated the state's aim of becoming the "most connected place on the planet" at the Realising our Broadband Future summit in Sydney. He also panned the media for its focus on the cost equation in rolling out the National Broadband Network (NBN) in the island state.

• Corning Cable Systems wins second Tassie NBN contract

  NBN Tasmania has awarded Corning Cable Systems the contract to supply the fibre optic cable to connect Smithton, Scottsdale and Midway Point as part of the National Broadband Network.

• NBN Tasmania picks Corning Cable Systems for rollout

  The company in charge of rolling out the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Tasmania has announced Corning Cable Systems Pty Ltd will provide fibre optic cable for the construction of the infrastructure project.

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  NBN construction rolls on in Tassie (updated)

  Work has officially commenced on the Cambridge to Midway Point section of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Tasmania.

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  ICT lobby groups: time to give the NBN some spin

  Now that the first towns to be connected to the National Broadband Network (NBN) have been announced, it is time for the government and the ICT industry to work on promoting the rollout, according to two Tasmanian ICT lobby groups.

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  Tassie towns first on NBN

  The three regional Australian towns to be the first to connect to the National Broadband Network (NBN) were named at the weekend.

• Calls for Tasmanian premier to take on ICT role

  Tasmania's peak ICT industry body, TasICT, has called for the State's Premier to help build the ICT industry and leverage the NBN by taking on a new ministerial role.