Flashback: National Broadband Network – a quick summary

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:16:44 +1000

In the first of a number of ‘flashbacks’ to my old blog, here is something that is quite topical. Back in April 2009, I wrote on the Federal Government’s plans for a National Broadband network. Quite relevant given the current debate over the Opposition’s plans being announced today.

The Federal Government has announced the winner of the National Broadband Network tender process. Nobody wins! Yay! I’m sure you’re thinking WTF? right about now, so lets get into some of the details.

The future of the Internet in Australia

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:06:34 +1000

Today we have finally seen the plan of the Liberal/National Coalition for Australia’s future when it comes to Internet connectivity. Today we have seen what the Liberal and National Party plan to do in order to take Australia into the Internet future. That is, move back into the past.

The Coalition has announced that Australians will have access to at least wireless with a peak speed of 12mbps. They also propose that the current Hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) network will bring 100mbps speeds to the major centres of Australia. They will also spend money to upgrade exchanges to provide more people with access to ADSL 2+ speaks.

NBN on Nick Perkins Archive

Flashback: National Broadband Network – a quick summary

The future of the Internet in Australia