The Economist Intelligence Unit, the in-house research arm of The Economist, yesterday released a report on global broadband rollout. In it, the report claimed that the NBN would cost Australian taxpayers 24 times as much as the South Korean government was charging its taxpayers for their broadband infrastructure. Given Australia is about 75 times as large as South Korea, that sounds like a pretty good deal. More »
Netgear CEO Patrick Lo had a lot to say at an intimate lunch with journalists on Monday. But while his comments on Apple and Microsoft were the big stories of the week, he also had some fascinating perspectives on the NBN. Given his position in the networking space, they’re well worth listening to. More »
Vint Cerf is a smart man. He also knows a lot about the Internet, which isn’t surprising considering he helped create it. So when he tells the Internet Society of Australia that he is “envious” of the Government’s push for a national broadband network, it’s probably a voice worth paying attention to. More »
It was a huge week for the NBN, with promises, back room deals, a cut back business plan and a delay set to cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. But at least the Senate have approved the structural separation of Telstra legislation today. More »
In case you missed it yesterday, Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has agreed to talk to Giz about the NBN. And we want you guys to ask the questions! More »
It was a big week for fibre, cables, and acronyms using the letters “N” and “B”. Let’s have a look at what happened with the NBN this week: More »
The NBN was one of the key issues of the recent federal election and ended up swaying two out of three of the independents to give Labor power. Since then, it’s become a somewhat tedious battle of the ridiculous between Conroy and Turnbull. But given that it’s going to be the backbone of our information economy for decades to come, we should be paying attention to what’s happening with its development. So welcome to the new weekly wrap-up of “What happened with the NBN this week?” More »
For many people, voting in Saturday’s election was like choosing between a lobotomy or castration. The lack of an easy choice in government has led the country to its first hung parliament since WWII, with 78.1 percent of the vote counted. But without a clear leading party, what does that mean for the NBN? More »
Every time the Government decides to announce locations for the NBN rollout, I sit at the computer, fingers crossed that my local exchange will be mentioned. Sadly, I miss out this time, but it’s getting closer. More »
It’s pretty basic language, but this video from Alcatel Lucent actually does a pretty good job of explaining to the general populous why we need a National Broadband Network. Although personally, I’m waiting for those holographic technologies they mention towards the end of the video to be unleashed… “Help us National Broadband Network – you’re our only hope!”
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