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NBN Co Sky Muster outage extends past 24 hours
Impacting "multiple geographic areas".
Jan 21 2020 10:43AM
NBN Co reveals active Sky Muster users within 25km of city centres
Sheds light on 'urban' satellite usage.
Jan 16 2020 1:15PM
NBN Co restructures to set up new regional business unit
Combines wireless, satellite and customer ops.
Oct 31 2019 11:20AM
NSW Education to trial NBN Sky Muster Plus
Deliver classes to remote homesteads.
Oct 28 2019 6:55AM
NBN Co downsizes wireless, satellite footprints by 130,000 'premises'
Because those 'premises' don’t actually exist.
Oct 17 2019 1:25PM
NBN Co's Sky Muster Plus to start at $45 a month wholesale
Satellite charges brought in line with other access techs.
Jun 7 2019 12:36PM
NBN Co targets July for bursty Sky Muster services
As trials begin this month.
May 21 2019 7:12AM
Amazon plans to launch over 3,000 satellites to offer broadband internet
Through "Project Kuiper".
Apr 5 2019 6:14AM
Govt to spend $220m on mobile, co-fund NBN area switches
Responds to regional telecommunications review.
Mar 20 2019 3:44PM
Telstra blames NBN Co for rising copper costs
Consequence of Sky Muster satellite scope-creep.
Feb 4 2019 12:15PM
IPstar delivered NBN services go offline
NBN Co says no, satellite services are stable.
Jan 25 2019 4:00PM
NBN Co makes play for mm-wave 5G spectrum
Asks for 26 GHz licenses in all parts of wireless footprint.
Dec 20 2018 11:11AM
Govt estimates fixed voice users in NBN satellite and wireless areas
Further breakdown of numbers released last week now possible.
Dec 12 2018 3:10PM
CSIRO prepares to launch cheap nanosatellite pilot
CubeSat trio liftoff planned for 2020.
Dec 5 2018 11:26AM
NBN Co urged to move into Layer 3
For satellite and fixed wireless services.
Nov 20 2018 10:39AM
Sweeter Banana Co-op slips up on Sky Muster
Easier to drive into town with a USB stick and upload data there.
Oct 26 2018 12:00PM
NBN Sky Muster satellite take-up starts to worry govt
Tracking well short of targets.
Aug 15 2018 7:48PM
NBN Co asks $11k per premises in area switch upgrade
Highest quote in last financial year.
Jul 18 2018 11:15AM
NBN Co to roll back Sky Muster modem firmware update
To solve 'blue NTD light' issue.
Jul 11 2018 2:45PM
China-based campaign hit satellite controls: Symantec
Sat control machines infected.
Jun 20 2018 6:26AM
