Published on December 7, 2011 by Technology Slice
National Broadband Network Cost Blowout – Malcolm Turnbull has suggested the company building the national broadband network could face a $6 billion blowout in its operating costs, and accused the NBN Co of concealing key financial information. A year after the government-owned company published its corporate plan, the Opposition communications spokesman yesterday said many of [...]
Tags: National Broadband Network, Nbn
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Published on October 21, 2010 by Technology Slice
National Broadband Network Faces Delays – Ms Gillard said any delay would hurt consumers and small businesses. “So we are urging the opposition today to not delay this bill,” she told reporters in Canberra. “Do not delay and cause extra days of higher prices and less choice, particularly for those Australians who live in our [...]
Tags: Accc, Airports, Australian Competition, australians, Business Plan, Canberra, Competition Issues, Conroy, Gillard, Internet Service Providers, National Broadband Network, Nbn, Private Member, Productivity Commission, Rollout, Small Businesses, Tasmania, Telecommunications Sector, telstra, Trade Practices Act
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Published on July 30, 2010 by Technology Slice
iiNet To Buy AAPT – The deal would also see Telecom NZ sell down its 17.4 per cent holding in iiNet to institutional investors, The Australian reported on Friday. Telecom NZ will sell iiNet AAPT’s retail business after deciding to split the business after bids for the combined business fell well short of the $300 [...]
Tags: 60 Million, Aapt, Acquisition, Advertisement, Asking Price, Fibre Division, Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs Jbwere, Iinet, Institutional Investors, Institutions, Internet Service Provider, Investment Bank, National Broadband Network, New Zealand Ltd, Retail Business, Telecom Corporation Of New Zealand, Telecom Corporation Of New Zealand Ltd, Trading Halt, Wholesale
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Published on July 6, 2010 by Technology Slice
Photonics 1TB Broadband Internet – University of Sydney Institute of Photonics and Optical Science director Ben Eggleton said the group has filed patents on a number of related technologies. “We are looking to commercialise an aspect of that work in partnership with local industry,” Professor Eggleton said. “It will either be through licensing to some [...]
Tags: 1tb, Broadband Internet, Centre Of Excellence, Chemistry Engineering, Cudos, Eggleton, Industry Partners, Initial Deployment, Instrumentation Market, Internet Photonics, Internet University, National Broadband Network, Next Generation Networks, Optical Science, Related Technologies, Science Director, Shelf Components, Silicon Devices, Sydney Institute, University Of Sydney
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Published on June 20, 2010 by Technology Slice
The deal, with the final contract to be negotiated in coming months, follows a year of wrangling between Telstra and the Labor government and will be viewed as an important stepping stone in the government’s plan to roll out a new, A$43 billion “fiber-to-the-home” broadband network across Australia through its National Broadband Network Co. Telstra’s [...]
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