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Report: Samsung Will Roll Out 5G By 2020, Promising 1Gbps Download

Korea’s Yonhap News Agency is reporting that Samsung is busy testing the future of mobile internet connections — and it’s set to be lightning fast.


That NBN Speed Comparison Site Now Looks More Realistic

Remember that fantastic website that compared the speed of the Coalition’s broadband plan along with the speed of the National Broadband Network? It was built with the best of intentions, but the maths behind the comparisons were a little skewed. Thankfully, someone has created a nifty button to fix the site and make the comparisons more realistic.


What Happened With The NBN This Week?

If there’s one thing we can expect week-in, week-out with the National Broadband Network, it’s vitriolic slagging from one side of politics to another. As a new website surfaced comparing the speed of the two parties’ NBN plans this week, slagging is exactly what we got.


How Fast Is The NBN Vs. Coalition Broadband? This Site Might Help

This coming election is going to focus heavily on telecommunications policy and who has the best national high-speed broadband strategy, but how do we decide which one is going to be best if we haven’t used them? Meet James Brotchie. He’s built something that might be of use for those looking to make a comparison: a website that gives you a visual representation of the differences between the Coalition and Labor Party strategies.


There’s A Malcolm Turnbull And Stephen Conroy Debate Happening Now, Here’s How To Watch It Live

OurSay is about to live-stream The Communications Debate: a showdown on national broadband policy between Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and his Shadow Liberal opposite, Malcolm Turnbull. The best part — besides all the feelings we’re likely to see — is that it’s live-streaming on the web. Watch along with us!


Find Out If Your Suburb Is Included In The NBN’s Three-Year Roll Out Plan

With the news of Blacktown’s addition to the NBN this morning, one can’t help but wonder when their suburb will find itself plugged into the high-speed fibre network (if it continues as planned). Somehow hearing the country’s collective thoughts, the office of the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy today released its roll out plan from now until 2016.


Huawei: ‘We’re Not Interested In The NBN Anymore’

You can only push them so far, I guess. Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications manufacturer has had enough of the Federal Government’s shenanigans, and now it’s no longer interested in tendering for any work associated with the National Broadband Network according to a report out today.


What Happened With The NBN This Week?

The fallout from the Coaltion’s NBN plan continued this week before the debate all came to a head today at a Parliamentary Inquiry into the roll-out of the National Broadband Network.


NBN Co To Offer 1-Gigabit Broadband Speeds By December

100Mbps isn’t cool. You wanna know what’s cool? 1000Mbps. That’s what we’re heading for with the National Broadband Network: 1000Mbps — or 1Gbps — by the end of the year according to NBN Co.


Turnbull: Our Broadband Plan Could Cost Same As NBN, But With A Catch

The Coalition is running its broadband plan up the flagpole as a cheaper solution for nation-wide high-speed internet that will be delivered to us faster. It’s interesting to note, however, that the architect of the policy, Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull is now saying that the cost to connect each home could end up being the same as the price it is to connect to the government’s National Broadband Network (NBN), sort of.


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