Tag: Mark Gregory

NBN result paints a grim picture

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
NBN Co has released lacklustre first-half results for financial year 2018/19 and the spectre of the roll-out continuing into 2022 is now very real. NBN Co continues to struggle...

NBN write-down a band-aid solution

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Calls for the value of the National Broadband Network (NBN) to be written down won’t resolve the systemic problems with the telecommunications market, providing nothing more than a band-aid...

Huawei ban is a bad business

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The Australian government has announced an effective ban on Chinese telecommunications vendors from participating in the 5G rollout. The outcome of this decision will be a significant head-start for...

Taking a tech lead from China

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The vocal ‘anti-China’ forces in Australia that the federal government is now attempting to counter – somewhat awkwardly – continue to view the technology world through a very US...

Australia ‘out in the cold’ on cyber

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia risks being “left out in the cold” and vulnerable to large-scale cyberattacks if it does not establish a telecommunications security assurance centre, according to RMIT associate professor and...

Spooks form a view on TelcoLand

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A decision whether Chinese telecommunication companies will be prevented from selling telecommunications equipment in the United States is expected soon. The Trump administration has considered using an executive order...

NBN Co’s Morrow says sayonara

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Bill Morrow, the US expat tech executive hand-picked by the Coalition to rejig the NBN, is standing down as chief executive and has scored mixed reviews from industry observers....

Australia seeks ITU influence

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop and Communications Minister Mitch Fifield have announced that Australia will seek re-election to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council later this year. If Australia...

Telstra’s 5G to overtake the NBN?

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Telstra has announced its 5G rollout plans for 2019 and beyond at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 that is currently underway in Barcelona. As the first 5G capable...