National Broadband Network (NBN) in pictures

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  IN PICTURES: Inside NBN Co's operations facility, Discovery Centre and ...
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  IN PICTURES: National Digital Economy Strategy - page by page

• BUDGET 2013: CSC applauds healthcare investments

  By Mike Gee | 14 May, 2013 20:48

  Solutions and services provider, CSC has welcomed the Federal Government's Budget announcement regarding health and technology.

• Union to deliver NBN asbestos report

  By AAP | 09 May, 2013 15:25

  Federal Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, and companies rolling out the $37.4 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) in Tasmania will receive a report on asbestos issues with the project's construction on Thursday.

• 1.35 million premises added to NBN construction timetable

  By Mike Gee | 06 May, 2013 09:53

  NBN Co has unveiled the names of the communities that are next in line to receive high-speed fibre optic broadband.

• Daly International to hook up units to NBN in three locations

  By Mike Gee | 12 March, 2013 14:30

  Infrastructure deployment and project delivery group, Daly International Pty Ltd, has landed a $27.7 million contract with NBN Co to undertake the detailed work of connecting flats and units to the National Broadband Network in Western Australia, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

• iiNet offers NBN bundles for business

  By Mike Gee | 13 February, 2013 11:17

  iiNet has announced a range of new NBN business bundles that offer high speed Internet, bundled in with local and national calls.

• iiNet links Tasmanian police and emergency services to NBN

  By Mike Gee | 29 January, 2013 09:03

  iiNet has been chosen as the preferred NBN supplier for The Department of Police & Emergency Management in Tasmania.

• NBN Co beats 2012 construction target - by 26,592

  By Mike Gee | 11 January, 2013 11:10

  NBN Co exceeded its target - by 26,592 - to have construction commenced or completed in areas covering 758,000 premises before the end of 2012.

• Call costs cut as Internode offers new NBN voice service

  By Mike Gee | 23 November, 2012 09:59

  Internode has fully embraced the National Broadband Network (NBN) announcing that is offering traditional voice phone services to its customers on the Network - with untimed landline calls Australia-wide costing $0.18 each.

• 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.