Tagged in: National Broadband Network
Telstra leading the global telco move towards the OTT model
It is interesting to see what has happened since Telstra took the decision to embrace structural separation, and to close down the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) in order to move to an NGN (Next-Generation Network) environment. This heralds fundamental … Continue reading
Broadband is essential for social and economic development
This is the text of an Open Letter from the Broadband Commission to the G20 Leaders Meeting, which will take place in June 2012. A statement along these lines will be delivered to the G20 by the Australian Government. As … Continue reading
The NBN and the opportunity for ‘virtual’ players
One of the most interesting opportunities that the NBN has to offer the entrepreneurs of new applications, content and services is that they can deliver these services to their customers without having to be involved in any of the infrastructure … Continue reading
Waiting for the Coalition’s vision for Australia’s future
There is still a lot of chest beating going on, but in reality the Coalition’s views have been moving closer to the NBN as it is currently being rolled out. Over the last few years we have seen that there … Continue reading
Four million households within reach of the NBN by 2015
With all the foundations now in place NBN Co is ready to roll. The rollout schedule launched by the company will see the NBN becoming available within the next three years – to around four million households, which is well … Continue reading
NBN plans won’t cost more than today’s broadband
WhistleOut’s review of both Telstra and Optus broadband prices for the National Broadband Network (NBN) reveals consumers won’t be paying more than they currently pay on existing high speed cable in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. While some of Telstra’s plans … Continue reading
Watch out for the next WiFi wave
A few weeks ago I walked into a Woolworths store and there was a large sign advertising the company’s new shopping app. I am not a big shopper but I was curious and thought that I should download the app. … Continue reading
The gigabyte household needs FttH access
While some politicians continue to argue about whether 10, 50 or 100 Mb/s broadband services are needed, the rest of the world is moving on. The focus of the market is rapidly moving from networks to in-house high-speed and high-capacity … Continue reading
Analysis of the survey showing increased support for the NBN
An online survey which was conducted in February 2012 has shown that the number of Australians who support the high-speed national broadband network (NBN) exceeds those who oppose it by more than two to one. The Essential Research survey also … Continue reading
Mobile broadband: killer app for FttH
It still amazes us that respected industry commentators join liberal politicians in questioning the need for FttH in the wake of the enormous success of mobile broadband. They refer to this phenomenon as proof that people are bypassing their fixed … Continue reading
