Telstra’s nationwide Wi-Fi network has recently been launched amidst some confusion over infrastructure ownership, payments and access to facilities funded wholely or in part by the universal service obligation.
2014 is winding down but for NBN Co the way is clear to move forward in 2015. After a delay in the first half of 2015 whilst the ACCC signs off on the new Telstra and Optus agreements, we should expect NBN Co to hit the streets in the second half of the year, rolling out FTTN technology that the German government now says is obsolete and should not be used. What is the government's intent in the lead up to the next election - to build a network the nation needs or one that will put Australia behind the rest of the world?
The Coalition's NBN policy is now a 'bare-minimum broadband' policy that will set Australia at the back of the pack over time. This week in Business Spectator the Turnbull approach to how to cause telecommunications chaos is discussed and what the detrimental effects will be for Australia are highlighted.
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The NBN Co FTTB product technology specification highlights why FTTB/N should not be part of the NBN, but the government is pushing ahead with the multi-technology mix NBN that will leave Australia behind our competitors in the race to be a leader in the global digital economy. The details are discussed in an article in Business Spectator and the result will leave you wondering why is the government pushing ahead with an obsolete technology.
The videotelephone revolution has been a long time coming and if Australia's telecommunication networks are anything to go by we will be waiting for a long time before videotelephony becomes the norm. In Business Spectator the reasons why videotelephony is not mainstream are discussed and why this will have an impact on the National Broadband Network.
NBN Co's FTTN/ Fibre on Demand has been released and the cost will shock most people. This week in Business Spectator the details of NBN Co's FTTN/FOD are discussed and what this means for customers that want to upgrade to FTTP is described and the outcome is not pleasant.
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An investigation into Telstra’s Wi-Fi network this week in Business Spectator has highlighted the chaotic nature of the telecommunications industry, the lack of a government plan for the inevitable national and community public Wi-Fi rollouts and dithering by NBN Co, that has led to a missed opportunity to utilise the National Broadband Network (NBN) as infrastructure of choice for special services like Universal Service Obligation (USO) funded payphones and Wi-
NBN Co has quietly sent out tenders for a national FTTN rollout using obsolete VDSL2 technology. This week in Business Spectator what this means is discussed and why NBN Co should drop VDSL2 and move to FTTdp/G.Fast. If copper is to be used then NBN Co needs to focus on competitive technology, not obsolete FTTN/VDSL2.
Transparency may be the new motto at NBN Co but the company building the National Broadband Network (NBN) has slowly but steadily reduced the technical information available to the public about how the network is to be built. And why the updated Design Rules have not been released is discussed in Business Spectator with an explanation of why the Design Rules are an important aspect of the NBN debate.
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No news is good news for Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull in his efforts to keep a lid on simmering discontent. The NBN's slipping behind further and further and what Australians are being provided for $43 billion is looking rather shallow. What is happening is discussed in Business Spectator and the picture is bleak.
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