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• AusBBS ties NBN knot with Nextgen

  By Mike Gee | 21 May, 2012 11:18

  Cloud-based ISP, Australian Broadband Services (AusBBS), will use Nextgen Networks, NBN Connect product, to enable the delivery of data and voice services nationally.

• NSW Northern coasts to get fixed wireless NBN by mid-2013

  By Spandas Lui | 16 May, 2012 14:08

  Residents and businesses around Coffs Harbour, Taree, and Port Macquarie are slated to have access to high-speed fixed wireless broadband as part of the National Broadband Network (NBN), according to NBN Co.

• Budget 2012: Govt pushes for productivity through NBN

  By Spandas Lui | 09 May, 2012 11:28

  The 2012 Federal Budget has been expectedly conservative with investments to IT, but the Government has poured money into driving productivity gains through services that would be delivered through the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• NBN Co and Primus to test telephone migration software

  By Spandas Lui | 07 May, 2012 14:27

  Software would ease the copper to fibre fixed-line phone service migration process for NBN customers.

• To ISPs: Expand in business segment or die in consumer space

  By Spandas Lui | 04 May, 2012 14:45

  ISPs need to target the business and mobile segment as the fixed-line consumer category becomes increasingly less profitable, according to Ovum research director and telco analyst, David Kennedy.

• KPMG: Cloud computing is a $3.25 billion opportunity

  By Spandas Lui | 01 May, 2012 14:34

  If businesses directed 75 per cent of their ICT spend to Cloud services, it could contribute billions to Australia's GDP after 10 years.

• New NBN ISP: There’s still room for fresh national broadband providers to compete

  By Spandas Lui | 23 April, 2012 16:23

  New ISP, Australian Broadband Services (Ausbbs), is confident there is a still opportunity for companies like itself to compete on a national scale.

• Merimbula to house first NBN satellite ground station gateway

  By Spandas Lui | 19 April, 2012 14:43

  Merimbula, located in the far south coast of New South Wales, has been selected by NBN Co as the location of the first National Broadband Network (NBN) satellite ground station gateway.

• ISP Q&A: TransACT's Ivan Slavich on networks, the NBN and more

  By Spandas Lui | 24 June, 2011 21:45

  The Federal Government’s $36 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) aspires to be an open-access network which will eventually level the playing-field in the broadband market for ISPs nationwide.

  But one company already has its own open-access network, albeit on a smaller scale.

  TransACT began its life in the 2000 and has strong ties with the main utility services supplier in ACT, ActewAGL. Its origins stemmed from the fact Telstra and Optus left Canberra out of their HFC broadband network footprint.

• Q&A: NICTA CEO on the NBN's viability, filtering and ICT growth

  By Spandas Lui | 24 May, 2010 20:41

  NICTA CEO, David Skellern, who has been in his post since 2007 and has 20 years in the ICT sector, was one of several keynote speakers discussing strategies for Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) at the recent CeBIT show. He sat down with ARN to discuss the viability of the largest ICT infrastructure project in Australia’s history, as well as Internet filtering and why our industry needs more unity. Skellern will be retiring next year to head over to the UK.

• ARN Distributor Directions: Getting NBN ready

  By Nadia Cameron | 21 April, 2010 11:19

  Wireless and networking specialist distributor, Lan 1, is celebrating its fifteenth birthday this year. NADIA CAMERON caught up with managing director, Daniel Lee, to discuss the importance of the NBN, potential acquisitions and his plans for the future.

• ISP Q&A: vividwireless chief on 4G, how wireless fits in the NBN and ISP filtering

  By Julia Talevski | 29 March, 2010 13:53

  CEO of vividwireless, Unwired and Wireless Broadband Australia, Martin Mercer, talks to ARN about the decision behind launching a 4G network, how wireless will fit in the National Broadband Network (NBN), and ISP filtering.

• NEWS FEATURE: The Digital Economy Strategy - a roadmap to where?

  By Spandas Lui | 04 July, 2011 15:43

  The Digital Economy Strategy, recently announced at ceBIT Australia 2011, has been warmly received by the industry. But analysts are less certain of the strategy.

• Promotions abound at NBN Co

  By Renai LeMay | 13 July, 2010 15:25

  One of the chief benefits of getting in on the ground of a fast-moving startup company is a speedy ascension up the promotion curve as the company grows.

• Lessons learnt

  By Trevor Clarke | 07 April, 2010 09:54

  The purse strings may be a little looser than 12 months ago but the economic downturn mindset will continue to inform a lot of sales strategies. TREVOR CLARKE reports.