Nextgen Networks wins 6000km blackspots backbone contract
Leighton Holdings-owned Nextgen Networks has won a contract to rollout backbone transmission points to 100 access points as part of the Regional Backbone Blackspots Program.
Leighton Holdings-owned Nextgen Networks has won a contract to rollout backbone transmission points to 100 access points as part of the Regional Backbone Blackspots Program.
The National Broadband Network (NBN) will be fundamental to the long term success of consumer cloud computing, and irrelevant for the enterprise cloud in Australia, according to NetApp.
The Federal Government is poised to announce the rollout of an additional 6000 kilometres of fibre optic backbone as part of its Regional Backbone Blackspots Program.
Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy has condemned his former opposite number, Senator Nick Minchin, for forcing the Telstra separation bill to be delayed until February next year, saying consumers will be worse off as a result.
The National Broadband Network (NBN) is "do or die" for competition in fixed telecommunications in Australia according to Optus CEO, Paul O’Sullivan.
NBN Tasmania has upped its headcount with the appointment of former Telstra staffer Adrian Inch as general manager.
The National Broadband Network (NBN) will boost IPTV service rollouts in Australia, with 235,000 subscribers by 2014 according to a forecast by analyst firm, Frost & Sullivan.
The Federal Government's push to split Telstra's wholesale and retail arms will have to wait until the Senate sits again next year, after the lengthy debate over the emissions trading scheme (ETS).
The Senate Select Committee into the National Broadband Network (NBN) has called for a rigorous cost-benefit analysis, an interim implementation study report, a skills audit and that legislation be brought forward to provide the funding and governance framework for NBN Co.
The recently appointed NBN Co government relations officer, Mike Kaiser, will receive a salary of $450,000 per year according to a document tabled in parliament yesterday.
The announcement at the beginning of the month that the government was postponing a Euros 800 million (US$1.2 billion) investment in modernizing Italy's broadband infrastructure has provoked indignation among government critics and embarrassment among ministers.
The separation of Telstra presents a once in a decade opportunity for its shareholders according to IDC telecommunications analyst David Cannon.
The Department of Education Tasmania (DoE Tas) has begun assessing the new education possibilities offered by the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Optus chief executive officer Paul O'Sullivan has further stoked speculation parent company SingTel may sell or float its ASX-listed subsidiary Optus.
Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has praised Korea for its use of broadband infrastructure to boost its economic fortunes.