Since the National Broadband Network (NBN) entered the spotlight sometime around the Federal election, it has become the darling of some and the fiery target of others. It has been put on a pedestal and hauled down in the same breath, as critics from all corners of Australia grapple with the consequences and ramifications of what is undoubtedly a large and expensive undertaking.
Safety and closer collaboration with industry have been keyed as high priorities on NBN Co’s list as the company gears up to deliver more than $2 billion in proposals and contracts by the end of the year.
Optus refuses to sign a definitive deal with the wholesaler of the National Broadband Network (NBN) until it receives further information and clarification on key issues such as pricing as well as provisioning and operating systems.
NBN Co has confirmed the Network Termination Unit (NTU) being installed on residents' homes as part of the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout will not have an ADSL emulation port among its set of interfaces.
Optus has hosed down claims that it is in negotiations with the NBN Co to transfer its cable broadband customers to the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Telstra will look to complete negotiations around the non-binding Financial Heads of Agreement with NBN Co by 20 December this year, with a view to gain shareholder agreement by late June 2011.
Residents in the first National Broadband Network (NBN) mainland release sites will have until 8 October to return consent forms allowing wholesaler NBN Co to install fibre at their premises.
Telstra has pointed to government regulatory measures and continuing negotiations surrounding the telco’s participation in the National Broadband Network (NBN) as key causes for concern for the company’s ability to strive financially.
The National Broadband Network Company this week advertised several dozen new jobs as it dramatically ramped up hiring in the wake of political certainty over its future, including several wireless roles that will play a key role in its rollout of next-generation wireless infrastructure around the nation.
The Australian ICT industry has been quick to react to the news that Labor will be able to form government following the support of Independent MPs, Rob Oakshott and Tony Windsor.
Satellite telecommunications company NewSat (ASX: NWT) has made the unusual move of taking out a half-page advertisement in the Australian Financial Review to voice its opinion on the National Broadband Network (NBN).
The NBN Co, the company responsible for rolling out the National Broadband Network, has put the freeze on some of its spending and will not hire any new staff until the Federal Parliament has resolved its current deadlock.
Regardless of the final outcome of the Federal Election and its impact on the National Broadband Network (NBN), the ICT industry can stand proud on a unique and arguably peerless collaborative effort.
The Federal Government has injected over $300 million in equity into NBN Co, it has come to light this week, doubling the capital available to the company responsible for rolling out the National Broadband Network.
National Broadband Network (NBN) wholesaler, NBN Co, is readying the release of interim satellite solutions for rural Australian communities ahead of launching two permanent, Ka-band satellites for the network.