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Millions of households are expected to gain access to upgraded internet connections, with speeds of up to one gigabit per second (if you’re willing to pay for the plan).
The mess made of National Broadband Network was entirely predictable. Politicians forgot three basic lessons from economics.
Around half of homes in three major Australian cities only have access to very old technology: hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC). For them, access to the NBN fibre network remains only a fairy tale.
The NBN is on track to be privatised after the infrastructure is completed, but there are a number of other options that would retain the benefits of its disruption of the telecommunications market.
Malcolm Turnbull may be happy with his NBN connection, but many Australians aren’t. And with an increasing number of alternatives on offer, the NBN could become a white elephant in Australian cities.
Australia’s problems with the national broadband network run deeper than what can be solved through an investigation or more monitoring. Maybe we were just too optimistic.
5G will provide convenient broadband access for some internet users. But as demand grows for ultra-high-definition video streaming, the NBN will remain the network of choice for most customers
Just as the government hopes it is making progress on the energy conundrum, it finds itself struggling on another front of deep public disgruntlement – the NBN. The rollout of what’s generally considered…
The first Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network’s report will please few.
The National Broadband Network was meant to provide greater equity of digital access. So far, it’s not looking good.
The highly politicised nature of the NBN has led to a lack of transparency that makes it even harder to fix the mess that has been made of this vital national infrastructure.
Customers on land and in the sky are placing increasing demands on Skymuster satellites for broadband Wi-Fi delivery - can NBC Co deliver?
The NBN could offer faster broadband to more people if it could widen its planned Fibre to the Curb rollout.
As more people gain access to the National Broadband Network, so more plans are on offer. Here’s how to pick the best plan for your needs.
A new coalition of bodies representing regional Australia is calling on the government to help guarantee better access to the internet and the networked economy.
It is not too late to change the current direction of Australia’s NBN from one that just meets today’s demands, to one that we need for the future.
If Australia needs to build a broadband infrastructure that would lift its global rankings, would Labor’s NBN plan help do that?
Now the ALP has released its much-anticipated National Broadband Network policy, it gives voters a chance to see how the Coalition and the Opposition’s plans compare.
Under the Labor NBN plan up to two million extra homes will get fibre-to-the-premise without additional cost to the government.
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