Tag: Mark Gregory

NBN maps trouble in corporate plan

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The NBN is in trouble and the problems are highlighted in the NBN Co Corporate Plan 2020-23. Rollout delays, cost blowouts and an admission that it will not become...

Paul Fletcher’s long to-do list

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
Paul Fletcher’s appointment as Minister for Communications, Cybersafety and the Arts as part of Scott Morrison’s Second Ministry leaves him with the onerous task of working through some big-ticket...

Telco reform will benefit the economy

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
If there is anything to be learned from the last election campaign it is that politicians still do not understand technology and the impact it has on the nation’s...

NBN performance problems rise

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
Two announcements this week have painted a grim picture of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in the lead-up to the federal election, and for many Australian consumers there is...

NBN future is a numbers game

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
The Shadow Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland has released Labor’s election policy for the National Broadband Network (NBN). The plan focuses on the future and tackles key issues including...

NBN result paints a grim picture

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
NBN Co has released lacklustre first-half results for financial year 2018/19 and the spectre of the roll-out continuing into 2022 is now very real. NBN Co continues to struggle...

NBN write-down a band-aid solution

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
Calls for the value of the National Broadband Network (NBN) to be written down won’t resolve the systemic problems with the telecommunications market, providing nothing more than a band-aid...

Huawei ban is a bad business

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
The Australian government has announced an effective ban on Chinese telecommunications vendors from participating in the 5G rollout. The outcome of this decision will be a significant head-start for...

Taking a tech lead from China

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
The vocal ‘anti-China’ forces in Australia that the federal government is now attempting to counter – somewhat awkwardly – continue to view the technology world through a very US...