The NBN, service providers and you ... what could go wrong?
By Mark A Gregory, RMIT University
Unless you’ve been boycotting all forms of media in the past five years, you’ll be aware that the National Broadband Network (NBN) is well and truly on its way.
Is remote and rural Australia being dudded by the NBN?
By Mark A Gregory, RMIT University
The National Broadband Network (NBN) is an important nation-building project that’s being implemented at a time of fundamental change in the way we utilise services over the digital network.
For most Australians – those of us in big cities – the NBN will be a big improvement over the existing access network, thanks to fibre connections.
Ready for a NBN emergency?
Business Spectator 7 December 2012
Telstra is expected to fully restore its services in south-west Victoria by the end of this week with the telco’s boss David Thodey promising a thorough investigation into the fire that took out the Warrnambool exchange in late November.
The greatest con in Australian history
The predication I made has come true and the 'con job' has been laid at the feet of the Australian public. If you missed the video of what I said on ABC 24 today have a look at the video half way down this page. It is very apparent that there is further bad news to come but we will have to wait to learn how the Coalition will hobble the FTTP that has already been rolled out to limit speeds to 100 Mbps.
Google hints at the NBN's future
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The success of Google's Fiber Project has had in turning Kansas City into a technology hub is a very encouraging sign for the NBN.
With the Australian election date now slated for September, the NBN debate is set to kick into overdrive.
We’ve moved beyond asking whether or not we should have an NBN; all parties have confirmed that the network will stay regardless of who gets into power.
Asking the tough NBN questions
The National Broadband Network (NBN) is unstoppable in one form or another and the September election will not alter this. If the Coalition wins the election the result may be changes to the NBN rollout plan and technologies to be used but there is no suggestion that the Coalition will wind the clock back to the pre-NBN era. But what does the NBN really mean for customers, government and business and what should our priorities be so that the NBN contributes to the nation as a whole?