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Optus results reveal Australian market realities

Optus is caught between a rock and a hard place in the Australia telecom landscape. The position which the company has found itself in – with its HFC network in limbo and being unable effectively to compete with Telstra in … Continue reading

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The end of HFC and FttN networks is approaching

Globally, no more new HFC networks In the global telecoms industry, it looks as though 2013 will be remembered as the year when construction of new greenfield HFC networks came to a halt. Of course, there will still be upgrades … Continue reading

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Submarine cable services between Australia and NZ in the spotlight again

The duplication of a fibre-optic submarine cable connection between Australia and New Zealand has been a topical discussion piece for a number of years now. The current Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN), has two fully diverse cables and was completed … Continue reading

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Australia – Telecom Market moving into 2013

Key trends and developments Telstra has done exceptional well during 2011 and 2012 and set to continue this into 2013. Optus has been holding on but needs to come up with new innovations to progress further, the hope for Vodafone … Continue reading

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The Coalition’s NBN plan is starting to look interesting

The debate about national broadband networks in general, and the NBN in Australia in particular, needs to be focused on the social and economic benefits that this new national infrastructure can deliver. Only when this has been established as the policy framework … Continue reading

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