NBN should cut splitters, amplify, and repeat
The Communications Alliance has release a draft technical paper on the passive fibre infrastructure behind the National Broadband Network (NBN).
The Communications Alliance has release a draft technical paper on the passive fibre infrastructure behind the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Australia will still need to invest heavily in a fibre optic network to deliver on the goal of providing high-speed broadband to the population regardless of what happens at the next Federal election, according to the head of a representative body leading industry discussions on the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Australia needs to invest in more international submarine cable links to cater for continued growth in Internet traffic and to provide greater redundancy, according to two leading analysts.
With the deadline for NBN bids officially closed, much of the attention has been focused on Telstra's non-compliant bid. At 12 pages – almost 1000 pages shorter than the Optus-led Terria bid – Telstra's proposal to construct the NBN will be considered, communications minister, Stephen Conroy, said.