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Tag: 'broadband'

News and features tagged with 'broadband'

Telstra: no deal with Terria

Public Policy & Communications GMD, David Quilty today appeared on CNBC morning news program, Squawk Australia, where he categorically quashed the presumptions... More

What the media are saying about FTTN

Read the latest news reports about the National Broadband Network (NBN) and what Telstra is doing to bring high-speed broadband to Australia. More

Calls for separation separated from reality

Dr Tony Warren,Telstra’s Executive Director for Regulatory Affairs, today said the growing consensus of regulators and experts around the world that separation... More

Telstra CEO: God bless Australia

Telstra CEO, Sol Trujillo, appeared this week as guest host on the prestigious New York-based morning news and talk program, CNBC "Squawk Box". Sol was... More

Keeping up the broadband pressure

Professor Martin Cave says the plan for NBN regulation should take into account existing competitive infrastructure, specifically the Optus-owned HFC network... More

It’s time to get active for our broadband future

Australians consume politics like we consume sports: as spectators, and usually from the comfort of the couch. Our aversion to joining the game has led... More

Mobile broadband drives productivity growth across economies

A recent report has shown that the proliferation of mobile wireless technology and services in the US, particularly wireless broadband, is having a massive... More

Telstra: No foundation in Minister's claim

Telstra said today it was willing to take a fair cop if it is warranted but claims by the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Lindsay Tanner that the... More

Competition the key to broadband investment

Instead of trying to come up with the "right" industry structure for telecommunications, regulators should step back and allow competition to drive investment.... More

World experts say NO to Telstra split

Regulatory experts Professor George Yarrow and Dr Mark Jamison discuss how regulation could and should work to promote investment in new infrastructure... More

Regulatory “lipo” sucking value out of investment

Regulation in Australia is like “liposuction”, sucking the value out of broadband investment, Telstra's Dr Tony Warren told delegates today at the Broadband... More

NBN: Critical to a low carbon future

The delivery of a high-speed National Broadband Network (NBN) is a vital requirement in reducing carbon emissions, increasing productivity and safeguarding... More

Chairman tells it like it is on NBN

Telstra’s Chairman Donald McGauchie told it straight on NBN during an interview with Sky Business on the weekend. Mr McGauchie dismissed the idea that... More

Telstra's submission's to NBN

Australia is ready for the National Broadband Network. The National Broadband Network needs a tailor-made regulatory framework. Read Telstra’s submission... More

FTTN: Australia’s high-speed broadband future

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

FTTN: What's new on nowwearetalking

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

World leaders grapple with the future of the Internet

Telstra again took its seat with other world leaders at the international telecommunications table, at the OECD's Ministerial Meeting on the Future of... More

Separation: More placebo than panacea

As the National Broadband Network process continues, the call for separation of Telstra guarantees media headlines. In the case of one JP Morgan analyst... More

New low in stopping high-speed broadband

A bogus report released today by Telstra's competitor's T4, Optus, Terria and the Competitive Carriers' Coalition claims consumers would pay 15 per cent... More

MySpace talks social networking

Telstra's Retail Public Affairs Advisor Mike Hickinbotham recently sat down with Nick Love, Business Development Director for Fox Interactive Media and... More

FTTN: Telstra getting on with the job

Telstra took a decisive step towards building a National Broadband Network (NBN) by paying the Federal Government a $5 million dollar bond and handing... More

The broadband quickstep

Learn more about the plans and initiatives the Government have proposed to bring high-speed broadband to Australia since 2002. More

FTTN: What is happening around the world?

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... More

FTTN chronology in Australia

nowwearetalking provides a comprehensive review of the major developments that have occurred to bring high-speed broadband to Australia. More

Is Australia ready for the Gigabit Age?

Australia’s future prosperity depends upon upgrading our networks for the high-speed broadband Gigabit Age. More

The National Broadband Network (NBN)

The Government has called for proposals from companies to construct a National Broadband Network, making data speeds of at least 12Mbps available to 98... More

Telstra and National Broadband Network

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... More

Budget 2008: Issues relevant to telecommunications

Find out what major telecommunication items feature in the 2008-09 Federal Budget. More

Melbourne’s future needs a broadband plan

Telstra's Consumer General Manager Patrick O’Beirne argues that as Melbourne grows towards 2030 – outwards or upwards – the city can’t ignore the critical... More

Telstra lodges NBN bidder's bond & network information

The race to build a National Broadband Network (NBN) is formally underway, with Telstra this morning becoming the first company to lodge a $5 million bidder's... More

ACCC concedes regulatory exemption in metro areas

The ACCC has issued a draft decision to grant Telstra an exemption from regulation of two wholesale services in 229 metropolitan exchanges. Executive Director... More

A rare victory or a change of sentiment for Telstra?

From yesterday’s landmark ACCC decision on wholesale line rental and local call resale regulatory exemptions, Grahame Lynch argues the onus is now on these... More

Building high performance communities

Telstra’s head of Public Policy & Communication, Dr Phil Burgess addressed the Rural Press Club of Victoria last week on the issue of building high-performance... More

Chapter closes on CDMA mobile network at midnight tonight

Telstra Country Wide Director, Gary Goldsworthy, today confirmed that the old CDMA mobile network would shut down across the country at midnight tonight,... More

Dr Phil talks CDMA and Harleys on Sky

Dr Phil Burgess talks to Sky Business channel about the CDMA closure, the Next G™ network, as well as the new members to the Telstra Board and FTTN. More

CommsDay Summit 2008

Find out more about the recent CommsDay Summit "Get ready for the Gigabit Age" - presented by Communications Day, a leading source of telecom news, opinion... More

Telstra: Next generation networks are pro-competition

Next generation networks are pro-competitive because they encourage the development of competing services at the level of the user application - Dr Tony... More

Employers making out like bandits

World internet expert, Dr Jeffrey Cole, says employers who are unhappy about how much personal web surfing and email is done at the office should stop... More

Barry Hall’s suspension evidence of Samuel’s legacy

Barry Hall from the Sydney Swans is getting a free ride after his seven week suspension handed down by the AFL Tribunal last night, a legacy Graeme Samuel,... More

Get ready for the Gigabit Age

Australia must think very carefully about its policy and investment settings as it prepares for the rapidly approaching Gigabit Future, Telstra CEO, Sol... More

The cable has landed!

Telstra and Alcatel-Lucent demonstrated a new 9,000 kilometre submarine cable that will dramatically increase internet capacity between Australia and the... More

High-speed broadband waits for no-one

Over the past month Kate McKenzie has championed industry debate at the Australian Communications industry conference 2008: Broadband and Beyond in Sydney;... More

OPEL decision: a return to sanity

“It sounds like there is a return to sanity” were Dr Phil Burgess’s first words after hearing the decision to terminate the $1 billion grant to OPEL. More

Telstra Chairman on the Broadband impasse

Telstra's Chairman, Donald McGauchie, spoke at the 2008 Economic & Social Outlook Conference: New Agenda for Prosperity. More

Broadband procrastinators reach for the handbrake

Now that rubber is hitting the road on next generation broadband, who among the potential FTTN bidders is putting their foot on the accelerator, and who... More

SingTel Optus should be forced to invest

A UK expert in network access regulation, Professor Martin Cave, said Australian consumers would be better off if the ACCC fostered true infrastructure... More

Beyond broadband

Apple co-founder Steve "the Woz" Wozniak wowed more than 150 delegates at the Broadband and Beyond conference held in Sydney. Watch nowearetalking's TV... More

15 years on, the noise remains the same

Communications Day publisher Grahame Lynch writes "I'm not fully sold on this week's substantive complaints about Telstra - Telstra's financial incentives... More

New Government made ADSL2+ possible

Dr Phil Burgess speaks to Sky News about how a new government enabled Telstra to give the green light to turn on ADSL2+ for 2.4 million Australian households. More

Government removes broadband roadblock

CEO Sol Trujillo today announced Telstra would activate high-speed ADSL2+ broadband at more than 900 telephone exchanges serving 2.4 million Australians.... More

Academic dreaming: A prescription for Australia's broadband woes

19 December 2007 In an opinion piece in yesterday's Australian newspaper, Melbourne Business School academic Professor Paul Kerin claims there is a better... More

OptIPortal makes high-speed broadband larger than life

Universities in Mebourne and California collaborate on research, thanks to new high-speed broadband technology. More

Telstra pursues disclosure of "Broadband Connect" documents

Telstra today confirmed it would continue push for disclosure of the documentation to justify the former Government's gift of $958 million of taxpayers’... More

How fast is high-speed broadband?

So, just how fast is high-speed broadband? Our "need for speed" video illustrates the relative network speeds at which different technologies would transmit... More

ACCC knocks back G9 FTTN proposal

The ACCC has made a draft decision to reject a proposal by G9, the group of nine Telstra competitors, outlining their own proposed fibre network. More

Broadband to transform healthcare delivery in 2012

Telstra’s innovative community business partnerships herald a new direction in the delivery of health care and have the potential to revolutionise how... More

Positive discussions with the new Government

In a wide-ranging interview on CNBC Asia, Telstra's Public Policy & Communications GMD, Dr Phil Burgess said Telstra was having positive discussions... More

Future in focus vox pops

Video - The future in focus on nowwearetalking. How do you think telecommunications technology will change the way we live in the future? More

Telstra welcomes new Minister

Telstra has welcomed the new government's broadband portfolio and minister. In a statement issued yesterday, Dr Phil Burgess, Group Managing Director... More

A new page in Australia's broadband future

A new Government means a new page in Australia’s future is about to unfold.Telstra is looking forward to working with the new Government to ensure... More

The OPEL duplication

In June 2007 the Federal Government announced it would give $958 million to OPEL Networks, a joint venture between Singtel Optus and Elders, More

It's a farce: ADSL-enabled Bega Exchange gets Coonan letter

Believe it or not, Telstra’s very own ADSL-enabled exchanges in Bega (NSW), Tumut (NSW) and Ulverstone (TAS) have received a letter from the Communications... More

Why the G9 scheme won’t work

No matter how you look at it, the G9 scheme is a non-starter. More

Australia continues to lag behind in Broadband

Despite a lift in ranking since June 2006 – from 17th to 16th – the latest OECD figures show Australia still lagging major trading partners such as United... More

The changing WWW and why we need it

Some people are basing their thinking about the internet and the speeds we need around what we are using the internet for now. This is short-sighted. More

High-speed broadband boosts productivity says politician

Australia is falling behind the global productivity leaders and a national high-speed broadband network is key to closing the gap, says Federal Labor Shadow... More

What's holding faster broadband ADSL back?

It's amazing how far the ACCC will actually go in its quest to pretend "everything's okay" with the regulations that are stopping Australians getting access... More

Australia: a land of broadband ghettoes

"Welcome to warp speeds" screamed one headline on the day Telstra finally launched faster ADSL broadband across the country. More

Network investment is limited by regulations

Learn more about the regulations that are holding back investment in fixed broadband networks and high-speed broadband services. More

International comparisons

Broadband penetration in Australia lags behind other developed nations, including the UK and USA, and speeds are slow compared to other countries. Find... More

 

Blog entries tagged with 'broadband'

The Federal Government’s Green Paper on Emissions Trading

After the highly anticipated release of Professor Garnaut’s report and the Federal Government’s Green Paper, blogger Dr Turlough Guerin talks about his... More

Sunday afternoon in Dili and everyone goes to the cockfights

Guest blogger Jon Faine and his son Jack arrive safely in Dili, and are made welcome by the locals at their annual Sunday afternoon cockfight. More

Promised land for knowledge workers

In his latest blog Jason discusses the often complex world of knowledge management and the importance of faster broadband. Is it just the promised land?... More

Structural separation anxiety

Mikko's take on calls for structural separation of Telstra. More

Better broadband the key to having the best of both worlds

Broadband is the vital trick to have up your sleeve when migrating from Microsoft Windows to Apple Leopard. Jason Romney explains. More

All the broadband you can eat (in your sleep)

With much hoo-ha Primus this week announced the “Big Kahuna” broadband plan offering 200 Gigabytes of data a month for just under $80. But experience has... More

The broadband future: what will it look like? Part 2

In this second installment of a four part series, blogger Jason Romney takes a look at the pros and cons of accessing your computer remotely, examining... More

The broadband future: what will it look like? Part 1

In this first installment of a four part series, blogger Jason Romney takes a look at the different types of data storage and backup systems available... More

The technology laws of telecommunications economics: Law 2

In the second part of “The Technology Laws of Telecommunications Economics” blog series, Hugh Bradlow takes a look why telecommunications should not be... More

The technology laws of telecommunications economics: Law 1

With the recent public recognition that broadband telecommunications will have a significant impact on our economic future, blogger Hugh Bradlow will address... More

OPEL the wrong solution to a bigger problem

Blogger Rhonda Griffin reflects on another critique of the OPEL decision, this time from the IPA (Institute of Public Affairs) Review editor Chris Berg.... More

OPEL: the dog ate my homework

Blogger Rhonda Griffin argues the reason for the online publication delay of the OPEL coverage maps was because they show the true scale of the misuse... More

Broadband-almost-NOW, but not for everyone

Blogger Rhonda Griffin discusses 'BroadbandNow' - a flawed broadband advisory service which is linked to the Broadband Connect initiative. More

Singtel-Optus rewarded for bush ransom

Blogger Rhonda Griffin discusses the Government's decision to give nearly $1 billion to Singtel-Optus to expand their national telecommunications network...... More

Into the virtual void

BigPond blogger Jason Romney examines the challenge of the modern media organisation - how to communicate with and engage a sophisticated audience weened... More

Forget 2010: My regional travels with mobile broadband

Our Gen Y blogger has packed up his bags and moved from one of the Hume Highway to the other. Find out whether Peter's discovered the land of milk and... More

The need for speed: Part 3

A discussion on why network speeds continue to increase. More

The need for speed

Telstra’s Chief Technology Officer, Dr Hugh Bradlow, kicks off a discussion on the increasing need for Internet speed. More

 

Discussions tagged with 'broadband'

Broadband Australia

nowwearetalking discussion forum focused on broadband and regulation. Should the Australian Government be doing more to remove regulations that are preventing... More

The future of telecommunications in Australia

Archived discussion forum, in which industry leaders, regulators, politicians and other opinion leaders share with us their vision for telecommunications... More

 

Stories tagged with 'broadband'

World wheat-planting record live online thanks to Next G™

Some might think watching tractors drive around a paddock is as exciting as watching the grass grow – but that’s exactly what the Coggan family is hoping... More

Broadband is reshaping the business of transcribing

Many professions rely daily on speedy transcriptions of, for example, legal proceedings, courtroom hearings, medical records, interviews, speeches and,... More

 

Questions tagged with 'broadband'

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