NBN: Are you a true believer?
In the interim, the senate continues to spotlight the NBN and of the 35 submissions to the senate inquiry on the NBN to date the government will be struggling to find any support for NBN 2.0.
NBN Cherry Picking is Bad for Australia
Australian telecommunications policy has been a failure for 30 years and the move to introduce even more cherry picking will be bad for Australia. Today on Technology Spectator NBN cherry picking is discussed in light of the government's NBN reviews and audits. It appears the regional and remote Australia will be the big losers. Do you want cherry picking to be enshrined in telecommunications competition policy?
NBN delivery cannot be guaranteed
Recently we learned that telcos including iiNet, its subsidiaries and other small telcos have delayed signing NBN Co's new wholesale agreement due to delays provisioning services, fixing faults and attending customer meetings. The house of cards created by NBN Co's outsourced construction model is now the communication minister Malcolm Turnbulls problem and he is under pressure to get the problem fixed.
NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow takes over the helm soon
Less than two months before NBN Co's new CEO Bill Morrow takes the helm and questions are being raised about NBN Co's direction and the tasks that will fall to Morrow when he arrives. In Technology Spectator Morrow's challenge is highlighted and the hurdles ahead are going to be real test of his leadership and management skills.
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What does the telco industry think of the NBN?
Interesting details can be found in submissions to the Communication Minister Malcolm Turnbull's endless NBN related reviews and audits. Like the one made by the Communications Alliance, having just swallowed the IIA, asking for the pesky ACCAN to be consigned to history as well. Last Thursday in Technology Spectator an attempt is made to discern what the telecommunicatons industry thinks of the NBN. And you'll already guess the answer won't you?
Can Telstra save Australia's NBN?
Before the Coalition government takes a backwards step, Telstra should offer to save the NBN and give Telstra shareholders a boost along the way. In Technology Spectator the idea that Telstra can save the NBN is put forward and discussed. Should Telstra and the government get together and talk about what can be done, rather than perpetuating the errors of the past decades?
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