Broadband

Encryptions arms race begins for tech giants and law enforcement

The encryption arms race has begun and giant telcos and law enforcement are at loggerheads and how this will play out is discussed in The Australian.

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Labor sets aside NBN myths

Labor's plan for the National Broadband Network (NBN) has been released and the outcome is discussed in The Australian. In what can only be described as a pragmatic and sensible approach Labor will tackle the NBN with the goal of shifting back to full fibre as soon as possible, and for two million Australian premises this will be as soon as the FTTN rollout can be stopped and the FTTP rollout resumed.

Where to now for the NBN?

With the 2016 Federal Election this weekend and the National Broadband Network proving to be a thorn in the Coalition's side, it is time to discuss in The Australian what the options are for the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull if the Coalition is returned to Government.

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On opaque NBN Co reporting

NBN co's opaque reporting attracts criticism.

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NBN Co is a text book example of why Government Business Enterprises (GBE) attract criticism. In 2017, the company’s government-appointed senior management team is set to bumble along with a failed business model, whilst rolling out obsolete Fibre to the Node (FTTN) technology to about six million premises.

NBN Co model gets hammered

NBN Co's business model gets hammered.

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For the hard-working staff at NBN Co, the nonsense being spruiked by CEO Bill Morrow must be hard to swallow. For the rest of Australia, Mr Morrow’s comments are a sign that the wheels have fallen off and there is an urgent need for the company to change direction and management team.

NBN thin-skinned social censors

NBN Co has ramped up efforts to censor critics.

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NBN Co has ramped up efforts to censor critics and has labelled individuals and not-for-profits that provide feedback or are critical of the National Broadband Network (NBN) as trolls, mischevious and disrespectful.

NBN Tax yet another mistep

The Turnbull government is set to introduce a new levy on telecommunications companies that offer 25 Mbps or faster internet connections to contribute towards regional and remote broadband.Republish this article

The levy, starting at $7.10 per subscriber increasing to about $8 per subscriber

Complaint file grows at NBN Co

Criticism of NBN Co’s failure to address consumer complaints is steadily increasing. Rather than address the complaints, NBN CEO Bill Morrow and his growing team of media handlers and spin merchants are working overtime to bury the extent of the problem. Read more at InnovationAus.

NBN versus the natural gas rollout

NBN Co's efforts to muddy the waters on Australian infrastructure expenditure for a next generation broadband network fails to move beyond cliche amidst a cost blowout and increasing rollout delays for the second rate obsolete national broadband network.

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High long-term cost of NBN

The Federal Government's decision to shift the National Broadband Network from the future proof FTTP to the obsolete copper based technology mix in 2014 is an infrastructure disaster that will have a long-term detrimental effect on Australia's economy.

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