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Telstra’s NBN exclusion lacks global precedent: analyst

Telstra’s NBN exclusion lacks global precedent: analyst

An economic analyst from Germany’s WIK Institute has said it would be both unfortunate and unusual for the Government to continue Telstra’s exclusion from the NBN process.
Ry Crozier Mar 5 2009 3:20PM Telco/ISP
Senate committee told Telstra Wholesale crash cut off Primus

Senate committee told Telstra Wholesale crash cut off Primus

ISP Primus was unable to provision new broadband customers for nearly two days late last month, after the Telstra Wholesale provisioning system it relies on to connect customers crashed without explanation.
Brett Winterford Mar 4 2009 12:15PM Telco/ISP
Telstra offers handy NBN tips to the Government

Telstra offers handy NBN tips to the Government

The Federal Government has very few remaining viable options left to meet its requirements for a national broadband network, according to Telstra's head of public policy, David Quilty.
Brett Winterford Mar 4 2009 5:58AM Telco/ISP
Expert advocates new regulator for NBN

Expert advocates new regulator for NBN

One of Australia's pre-eminent telecommunications experts today recommended the Federal Government consider forming a new regulator charged exclusively with arbitrating access issues for the proposed National Broadband Network.
Brett Winterford Mar 3 2009 2:28PM Telco/ISP
Pacnet still eyeing off local telco buy

Pacnet still eyeing off local telco buy

Cashed-up wholesale telecommunications supplier Pacnet is interested in building a bigger presence in Australia via acquisition, according to CEO William 'Bill' Barney.
Brett Winterford Mar 3 2009 6:11AM Telco/ISP
Survey shows caution over wireless broadband

Survey shows caution over wireless broadband

Australian Internet users are growing more realistic about the limits of mobile broadband, according to this year's annual survey of Internet enthusiasts at Whirlpool.
Brett Winterford Mar 2 2009 2:53PM Telco/ISP
Internode launches FTTH speed offensive in greenfield estates

Internode launches FTTH speed offensive in greenfield estates

Internode will deliver 100Mbps retail fibre-to-the-home services over the OptiComm network to around a dozen 'greenfield' suburbs nationwide.
Staff Writers Feb 25 2009 3:04PM Telco/ISP
Telstra seeks import gains from China tech platforms

Telstra seeks import gains from China tech platforms

Telstra may use the technology underpinning two Chinese mobile and online content businesses it acquired $302m controlling stakes in today to help scale up local operations at lower per-unit costs, chief executive Sol Trujillo said.
Ry Crozier Feb 11 2009 3:14PM Telco/ISP
$42 billion stimulus package doesn’t impress ACS

$42 billion stimulus package doesn’t impress ACS

Overnight approval of the Federal government’s latest economic stimulus package has failed to win Australian Computer Society (ACS) support with the peak body accusing the government of “failing to recognise the potential of the ICT industry”.
Staff Writers Feb 5 2009 3:06PM Financial Services
Government confirms “ambition” to sign NBN contract by March

Government confirms “ambition” to sign NBN contract by March

Opposition communications spokesman Nick Minchin has derided the government’s lack of “openness and transparency” on the NBN, as it continues to shield the results of the expert panel’s report from the public.
Staff Writers Feb 4 2009 3:57PM Telco/ISP
NBN final report in, but government is gagged

NBN final report in, but government is gagged

The Federal Government will get its first detailed look at the NBN proposals on the table after the 'expert panel' handed over its final report today.
Staff Writers Jan 22 2009 1:38PM Telco/ISP
Telstra takes aim at NBN winner despite lost billions

Telstra takes aim at NBN winner despite lost billions

Telstra has claimed that between $1 and $2 billion in annual revenues may be at risk after its exclusion from the NBN process but that it is already in a ‘good competitive position’ to take on the successful bidder.
Staff Writers Jan 8 2009 5:14PM Telco/ISP
Self-regulation failure forces Conroy to lay down NBN law

Self-regulation failure forces Conroy to lay down NBN law

Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has criticised the Australian telecommunications sector for its inability to ‘cooperate, have a discussion or reach a common position’ on the NBN – or anything else of importance.
Ry Crozier Dec 18 2008 10:01AM Telco/ISP
Conroy cans Telstra wireless broadband threats

Conroy cans Telstra wireless broadband threats

Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has dismissed the threat of a wireless broadband network from Telstra competing with the NBN on level speed terms because ‘the laws of physics say that’s not right’.
Staff Writers Dec 16 2008 11:44AM Telco/ISP
Telstra ‘excluded itself’ from NBN: Conroy

Telstra ‘excluded itself’ from NBN: Conroy

Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has officially shut the gate on Telstra’s NBN proposal, saying the incumbent ‘excluded itself’ by failing to submit ‘one of five mandatory requirements of the RFP’.
Staff Writers Dec 15 2008 2:38PM Telco/ISP
Telstra kicked out of NBN by Federal government

Telstra kicked out of NBN by Federal government

Telstra’s controversial NBN ‘proposal’ has been formally excluded from the RFP process by the Federal Government in a sensational development that has fuelled speculation on whether or not the incumbent will be given a lifeline to bid.
Ry Crozier Dec 15 2008 10:42AM Telco/ISP
21Mbps Next G network no substitute for an NBN: Telstra

21Mbps Next G network no substitute for an NBN: Telstra

Telstra’s Next G network might be surpassing the National Broadband Network minimum downlink speed of 12Mbps, but that doesn’t mean Telstra is using it to bypass the NBN process.
Ry Crozier Dec 8 2008 4:02PM Telco/ISP
How Telstra proposes to cut noise on the NBN

How Telstra proposes to cut noise on the NBN

Telstra claims it has focused much of the engineering attention for its NBN proposal on mitigating noise and cross-talk between the node and customer premise.
Ry Crozier Dec 5 2008 12:25PM Telco/ISP
Inside Telstra's technical plans for the NBN

Inside Telstra's technical plans for the NBN

Telstra has given the first clear indications of its NBN proposal and the level of complexity that would be involved in the build, saying it would need to work 24x7 every day for five years to deliver the government’s planned network on time.
Ry Crozier Dec 4 2008 4:26PM Telco/ISP
Telstra’s new NBN conversation tool degenerates rapidly

Telstra’s new NBN conversation tool degenerates rapidly

Telstra have added a new mini-site to nowwearetalking to ‘encourage a conversation’ on the NBN – let’s hope it’s a bit more insightful than the first post, which blasts Aussie journalists, Singtel Optus and basically anyone within reach.
Ry Crozier Dec 2 2008 4:27PM Telco/ISP

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