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FTTN: Australia’s high-speed broadband future

27 June 2008

Posted by: nowwearetalking editor

Topic: Broadband

Tags:    adsl2+  broadband  broadband-australia  fttn  government-funding  high-speed-broadband  national-broadband-network  national-broadband-plan  stephen-conroy

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The request for proposals (RFP) document prohibits bidders for the National Broadband Network tender from making public statements about the RFP and the process.

nowwearetalking will be observing this requirement . However, we will also bring to you all the information we can on Australia's high-speed broadband future:

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Telstra's submission's to NBN
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Australia is ready for the National Broadband Network. The National Broadband Network needs a tailor-made regulatory framework. Read Telstra’s submission to the NBN regulatory review, which details the changes that are needed.
Read more: Telstra's submission's to NBN

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Telstra CEO on the National Broadband Network
Telstra CEO, Sol Trujillo

"This is not a game, we are making big calls here and we are making irreversible decisions, do we want to have a high-bandwidth future or not?..."
Read more: Telstra CEO, Sol Trujillo comments on the NBN at the Macquarie - Australian Equities Conference

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Telstra and National Broadband Network
Logo: Telstra and Department for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

Upgrading the nation's networks will cost many billions of dollars and Australia can’t afford to get it wrong. Only Telstra has the proven capability to undertake this critical nation-building task.
Read more: Telstra and National Broadband Network

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The National Broadband Network (NBN)
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The Government has called for proposals from companies to construct a National Broadband Network, making data speeds of at least 12Mbps available to 98 per cent of the population.
Read more: The National Broadband Network (NBN)

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Is Australia ready for Gigabit Age?
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Australia’s future prosperity depends upon upgrading our networks for the high-speed broadband Gigabit Age.
Read more: Is Australia ready for Gigabit Age?

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FTTN chronology in Australia
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nowwearetalking provides a comprehensive review of the major developments that have occurred to bring high-speed broadband to Australia.
Read more: FTTN chronology in Australia

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What is happening around the world
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Call it fibre to the node, fibre to the home, fibre to the curb – more optical fibre is being used to upgrade networks around the world for 21st century needs.
Read more: What is happening around the world

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How fast is high-speed broadband?
Telstra CEO, Sol Trujillo

So how fast is high-speed broadband? Watch our "need for speed video" and find out for yourself.
Read more: How fast is high-speed broadband?

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What the media are saying about FTTN
Newspapers

Read the latest news reports about the National Broadband Network and what Telstra is doing to bring high-speed broadband to Australia.
Read more: What the media are saying about FTTN

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The Broadband quickstep
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Learn more about the plans and initiatives the Government have proposed to bring high-speed broadband to Australia since 2002.
Read more: The Broadband quickstep

 

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FTTN: What's new on nowwearetalking

nowwearetalking will keep you posted on the latest news and developments  about high-speed broadband.

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Comments

Michael Raphael
1 comment
23 May 2008
10:29am

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To change the collective mind - awareness has been the key agent - there is much debate and converstaions happening out there in all sort of situations - BBQ's, parties and even in surmans such has been the breadth and depth of this campaign - keep up the dialogue - it's working and the momentum is gaining beyond the point of no return.

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