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NBN – telecoms or digital infrastructure – a SAU question

BuddeComm sees one of the major problems of the NBN to be that, on the one hand, it is promoted as national infrastructure, a national utility, essential for e-health, etc, but on the other the associated legislation and regulations are … Continue reading

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Why would infrastructure competition work this time?

By Ross Halgren The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has authorised an agreement between NBN Co and SingTel Optus for the migration of Optus’ HFC subscribers to the NBN and the decommissioning of parts of Optus’ HFC network. NBN … Continue reading

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When is a 4G network really 4G

The terminology of 4G can be quite confusing, as there are 4G networks that use LTE and/or WiMAX technologies. Often 4G is used as a marketing tool to boost a company profile. It is also referred to as a progression … Continue reading

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The business opportunities of the POIs

I remain convinced that the ACCC’s decision to increase the number of points of interconnect (POIs) for the NBN from 6 to 121 is a mistake, as this will limit the number of wholesale providers on the NBN to perhaps … Continue reading

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