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BHP Billiton funds fibre for outback town 
Networking
BHP Billiton funds fibre for outback town
By Ry Crozier | Feb 6, 2012 | Comment Now 
New accommodation to be built ahead of planned Olympic Dam expansion.
 
Chevron shelves Wheatstone subsea fibre loop 
Telco/ISP
Chevron shelves Wheatstone subsea fibre loop
By Ry Crozier | Nov 16, 2011 | Comment Now 
Scoped link fails to win foundation funds.
 
Woodside Energy eyes subsea fibre links 
Networking
Woodside Energy eyes subsea fibre links
By Ry Crozier | Sep 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
Feasibility explored for Browse LNG.
 
Telstra fibre optic cable damaged in NSW storms 
Telco/ISP
Telstra fibre optic cable damaged in NSW storms
By Ry Crozier | Mar 23, 2011 | 2 Comments 
Updated: Cable reconnected at 3am.
 
NBN Co invites access seekers to play in sandpit 
Telco/ISP
NBN Co invites access seekers to play in sandpit
By Ry Crozier | Feb 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
National test regime.
 
NBN Co orders $500 million of fibre cables 
Networking
NBN Co orders $500 million of fibre cables
By Ry Crozier | Jan 17, 2011 | 5 Comments 
Corning goes overhead, Prysmian gets grounded.
 
NBN Co awards $110m enclosure deal 
Hardware
NBN Co awards $110m enclosure deal
By Ry Crozier | Jan 17, 2011 | Comment Now 
Frames, racks and connector assembly.
 
Sydney Uni demonstrates Tbps internet 
Telco/ISP
Sydney Uni demonstrates Tbps internet
By Liz Tay | May 10, 2010 | 1 Comment 
Chip avoids electrical-optical conversion.
 
Plans afoot for new Sydney-US fibre link 
Telco/ISP
Plans afoot for new Sydney-US fibre link
By Juha Saarinen | Mar 11, 2010 | 8 Comments 
Kiwi big wigs plan new Pacific cable.
 
Photos: Rolling out fibre in Australia's backbone blackspots 
Telco/ISP
Photos: Rolling out fibre in Australia's backbone blackspots
Feb 18, 2010 | 3 Comments 
Regional Backbone Blackspot Program kicks off.
 
CSIRO seeks fibre optic provider for WA telescope 
Networking
CSIRO seeks fibre optic provider for WA telescope
By Liz Tay | Feb 9, 2010 | Comment Now 
Cable to connect next-gen radio telescope to the world.
 
London residents try to stall fibre optic rollout 
Telco/ISP
London residents try to stall fibre optic rollout
By Phil Muncaster | Aug 10, 2009 | Comment Now 
Complaints over "unsightly" street-level cabinets.
 
Telstra claims world-first 100Gbps Nortel trial 
Networking
Telstra claims world-first 100Gbps Nortel trial
Aug 3, 2009 | Comment Now 
Transmission over continuous 2038km link.
 
Telstra stays out of open access estates 
Telco/ISP
Telstra stays out of open access estates
By Ry Crozier | Jul 31, 2009 | 5 Comments 
Will not buy capacity or roll out copper.
 
Expert predicts holograms, e-paper just years away  
Telco/ISP
Expert predicts holograms, e-paper just years away
By Brett Winterford | Mar 31, 2009 | Comment Now 
The holographic communication popularised in the film Star Wars is "less than a dozen years" from commercial reality, say experts, and that's just the start.
 
Analysis: hackers eye up fibre optic data networks 
Security
Analysis: hackers eye up fibre optic data networks
Apr 26, 2007 | Comment Now 
Security risk should not be underestimated.
 
Open market drives Japanese fibre optic sales 
Telco/ISP
Open market drives Japanese fibre optic sales
By Simon Burns | Nov 16, 2006 | Comment Now 
27 million home fibre internet users by 2011, research predicts.
 
Staff shocked as Corning shuts Melbourne fibre optic plant 
Networking
Staff shocked as Corning shuts Melbourne fibre optic plant
Oct 31, 2002 | Comment Now 
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