For all the benefits the Federal Government intends to reap from its $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN), the negative aspects of a complete revolution of Australia's telecommunications industry are starting to become all too clear.
Though Telstra is believed to own and operate one of the most extensive fibre networks in Australia, it isn't nearly enough for the National Broadband Network (NBN), according to the head of corporate affairs at NBN Co, Kevin Brown.
NBN Co has chosen Melbourne as the location for the Network Operations Centre (NOC) and Test Facility to monitor and manage the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Satellite telecommunications company NewSat (ASX: NWT) has ramped up its campaign to become a wholesale provider on the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Communications minister, Stephen Conroy, has defended the $2 million salary of NBN Co chief executive officer, Mike Quigley, saying that it was below market rates in the private sector and deserving for Quigley's contribution.
The NBN Co has begun selling the National Broadband Network’s (NBN) benefit to the health sector, announcing that stroke patients will shortly receive Wii-based therapy over the network.
NBN Co CEO, Mike Quigley, has defended the company’s decision to sign a multi-million dollar deal with Alcatel-Lucent, despite both Quigley and CFO, Jean-Pascal Beaufret, being former employees of the company.
NBN Co has selected Alcatel-Lucent as the initial strategic supplier for the gigabit passive optical network (GPON) and Ethernet aggregation equipment needed for the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Construction of the mainland trial sites for the National Broadband Network (NBN) is set to begin next month, communications minister, Stephen Conroy, revealed in the Senate this week.
NBN Co could gain access to 6 million kilometres worth of Telstra's fibre networks as part of the $11 billion Financial Heads of Agreement deal between the National Broadban Network (NBN) wholesaler and the telco.
This week, an agreement was made between Telstra and the NBN Co on the telco’s involvement with the National Broadband Network (NBN).
One of the biggest challenges to the Federal Government's national broadband network (NBN) plan has been overcome with Telstra (ASX:TLS) and NBN Co reaching an agreement on the telco's involvement in the network rollout.
The NBN Co has appointed a principal regulatory affairs, Clayton Utz senior partner Caroline Lovell, as its internal and external liaison on legal matters.
A full cost-benefit analysis of the Government's $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) would take just three days to complete, according to economic consultants.
NBN Co has received $260 million in equity injections to date with a further $52 million coming in the “next week or so”.