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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
40,000 servers, 20% of the world's traffic: Akamai ten years on

40,000 servers, 20% of the world's traffic: Akamai ten years on

Ten years since its creation, distributed computing platform Akamai now delivers 20 per cent of the world’s internet traffic by request. iTnews talks to Stuart Spiteri about high speed internet delivery around the world.
Kathryn Small Dec 2 2008 1:27PM Telco/ISP
Conroy to bidders: make the case for intervention

Conroy to bidders: make the case for intervention

The NBN expert panel will judge whether any of the proposals make a ‘compelling case’ for regulations to prevent network overbuild by Telstra or to require a full switchover of Telstra’s copper to the NBN, Broadband minister Stephen Conroy said yesterday.
Staff Writers Dec 1 2008 12:45PM Telco/ISP
Soft landing on competition? Dream on, says Telstra

Soft landing on competition? Dream on, says Telstra

Telstra chairman Donald McGauchie has accused some of the telco's rivals of wanting a ‘feather bed’ from the government when it comes to helping them compete in the market.
Ry Crozier Dec 1 2008 12:45PM Telco/ISP
Singtel Optus labelled ‘sub-prime’ bidder over $8bn funding gap

Singtel Optus labelled ‘sub-prime’ bidder over $8bn funding gap

Telstra has labelled the bid of its bitter NBN rival Singtel Optus as ‘sub-prime’, because the source of $8 billion of its funding is still unclear.
Staff Writers Nov 28 2008 2:16PM Telco/ISP
Is the Telstra submission a joke?

Is the Telstra submission a joke?

Broadband minister Stephen Conroy is talking tough that his government is ‘not going to be pushed around’ by Telstra on the issue of further concessions for the NBN build.
Staff Writers Nov 28 2008 2:14PM Telco/ISP
NBN ‘unlikely’ to deliver promised reach or speed: IBRS

NBN ‘unlikely’ to deliver promised reach or speed: IBRS

Analyst firm IBRS has criticised the Federal government over the National Broadband Network process, claiming it could ‘have been better managed’ and is unlikely to deliver what it promised.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 4:03PM Telco/ISP
NBN door remains open for Telstra

NBN door remains open for Telstra

Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has asked voters to trust that the government's 98 percent coverage promise for the NBN will be delivered, despite the fact it will consider Telstra's lesser 90 percent proposal.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 3:49PM Telco/ISP
Telstra baits Government with NBN ‘detail’ carrot

Telstra baits Government with NBN ‘detail’ carrot

Telstra will hold the government to ransom by submitting a ‘proposal’ to build a $9.7 billion National Broadband Network but withholding more detailed bid documents.
Staff Writers Nov 26 2008 1:27PM Telco/ISP
Terria takes their NBN proposal on the road

Terria takes their NBN proposal on the road

Less than a week before the NBN bid deadline, Terria appears to be drumming up last-minute support for its proposal by taking the message to industry and community leaders in Tamworth in regional NSW.
Ry Crozier Nov 20 2008 3:31PM Telco/ISP
Axia to bid for slice of National Broadband Network

Axia to bid for slice of National Broadband Network

Canada’s Axia NetMedia Group has appeared to signal an intention to bid for the National Broadband Network (NBN), dependent on its ability to utilise ‘functional capital markets’.
Staff Writers Nov 17 2008 2:58PM Telco/ISP
No NBN without Telstra: Budde

No NBN without Telstra: Budde

Telstra cannot be cut out of National Broadband Network discussions even if Terria or Acacia were to win the tender, according to telco analyst Paul Budde.
Ry Crozier Nov 5 2008 2:41PM Telco/ISP
NBN public debate in Sydney misses the point

NBN public debate in Sydney misses the point

iiNet has imparted a blunt warning to both Terria and Telstra at today’s highly-anticipated debate, calling on both parties to drop historical and theoretical arguments and focus on the best interests of the customer.
Ry Crozier Nov 5 2008 2:41PM Telco/ISP
Telstra cans Terria debate

Telstra cans Terria debate

Telstra is at the centre of a new storm amid allegations that it pulled out of tomorrow’s NBN debate after a failed last-minute attempt to oust the Competitive Carriers Coalition (CCC) and Paul Budde from the Broadband World conference program.
Ry Crozier Nov 4 2008 11:12AM Telco/ISP
LIVE today: Terria and Havyatt head-to-head on NBN

LIVE today: Terria and Havyatt head-to-head on NBN

Updated reminder: LIVE coverage of the National Broadband Network and structural separation debates at Broadband World 2008 now starts here at 11.30AM AESDT. Join the discussion!
Ry Crozier Nov 3 2008 4:36PM Telco/ISP

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