Tag: National Broadband Network

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Tackling Rudd’s NBN revisionism

Kevin Rudd’s The PM Years is an interesting exercise in revisionism that has fuelled great interest in his assertion that Murdoch attacked the NBN for commercial reasons. Before we...

NBN complaints soaring: TIO

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Complaints about telecommunication services in Australia have continued to skyrocket in a wake-up call” for the industry, with issues related to the NBN more than tripling in the past...

Report opens up NBN data models

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has unwittingly presented the Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network (NBN) with a rare and unprecedented opportunity to shine a spotlight on the...

NBN’s astounding results fail

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
NBN Co’s half year results released on Monday provide confirmation that the National Broadband Network (NBN) is a train wreck and there is nothing that can be done to...

The search for a crystal ball

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The next twelve months should be a rip roaring ride for the technology and innovation scene in Australia and the world, full of disruption, instability and enormous opportunity. On...

The tale of a second rate NBN

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Just over four years ago, Malcolm Turnbull released the 2013 NBN Strategic Review. This became the document upon which he justified abandoning a fibre National Broadband Network (NBN) in...

NBN’s financial hit on HFC fix

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The NBN remains a favorite whipping boy for the opposition, but as the Coalition version of the Labor inspired network builds out, questions mount as to what an incoming...

David Thodey on our digital future

Posted on   |  by James Riley
David Thodey uses the word ‘wonderful’ often – to describe Australia’s research, opportunities, education, skills and assets. The fact he doesn’t use the word to describe the NBN is...

Qld attempts to fix the internet

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Dampened by the federal government’s lacklustre efforts so far to roll out the National Broadband Network to regional parts of the state, the Queensland government is exploring whether it...

NBN: How to sell a dog’s breakfast

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A Nokia-sponsored report from Ovum released this week sets the scene for the post-rollout NBN, where network infrastructure suppliers stand to make serious money upgrading the dog’s breakfast of...