Tag: broadband

Absence of progress as the NBN strikes out again

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The NBN Company has released a discussion paper on its Special Access Undertaking variation and commenced a new round of talks with the competition regulator, service providers and consumer...

The short timeline to a hefty 5G boost

Posted on   |  by David McClure
5G technology will offer a game changing and sometimes lifesaving boost to everything from healthcare to the fashion industry. In the episode of the Verizon Age of Trust podcast...

On NBN: History is always written by the victors

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
Today the Communications Minister announced a plan to bring ‘ultrafast broadband’ to millions of families and businesses and he welcomed the release of the NBN Co corporate plan demonstrating...

The $3b NBN fibre upgrade we had to have

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government will upgrade half of Australia’s fibre-to-the-node NBN network to full fibre as part of a $3 billion plan to make faster internet more widely available, in what...

Business zones to get $700m NBN fibre upgrade

Posted on   |  by James Riley
More than 700,000 businesses across 240 designated ‘Business Fibre Zones’ nationwide will get access to free upgrades to gigabit fibre connections as part of a $700 million post-COVID economic...

Welfare calls for communications subsidies

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government has been urged to step in to address immediate affordability issues in relation to communications services and equipment to ensure that low income earners, the unemployed and...

COVID-19: NBN offers broadband boost

Posted on   |  by James Riley
In a direct response to concerns about increased network costs resulting from more Australians working from home as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, NBN Co will waive charges...

Stay calm, the NBN won’t implode

Posted on   |  by Michelle Rowland
I’ve recently received an abundance of memes questioning whether the NBN might fold, as the impact of COVID-19 leads more Australians to access the internet from home. I enjoy...
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