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• VDSL2 Broadband Technology - A FTTN Potential

  Very high speed digital subscriber line, otherwise known as VDSL2, has been touted as the broadband technology type that will be used by the winning tender for the new national broadband network. VDSL2 is capable of broadband speeds in excess of 100Mbps... Posted Jun 02 2008, 01:25 PM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Broadband, FTTN, VDSL2, NBN

• Telstra's FTTN bid safe as houses

  The federal government has finally announced the release of the 'Request for Proposals' (RFP) to build the new high speed National Broadband Network. Up to $4.7 billion has been granted by the government to the successful bidder to build a network... Posted Apr 14 2008, 01:49 PM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: FTTN, Telstra, Broadband Network

• FTTN 'contemplation' almost over?

  One way or another, the time of deliberation and contemplating a new Australian FTTN network is almost over. Days have turned into months, political parties have changed office, and months will soon turn into years unless something is done shortly. We... Posted Feb 05 2008, 04:00 PM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: FTTN, Broadband Network, Stephen Conroy

• Expert Task Force Guidelines Flawed

  The Government's expert task force for the new proposed Australian high speed Broadband network, which will seemingly use Fibre-to-the-Node technology, has released Guidelines for the tender process. But as 'Stuart Corner' from ITWire writes... Posted Sep 21 2007, 01:01 PM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: FTTN, High Speed Broadband Network, Expert Task Force

• Labor to replace 'second string' FTTN task force if elected

  Should the Labor party win the upcoming election this year, it appears one of the first things on the agenda will be to replace the 'second string' so called expert task force picked by the Coalition government with some 'real people'... Posted Sep 12 2007, 11:03 AM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: FTTN, Labor

• FTTN or FTTH Network

  With all this talk about a new high speed Broadband network for Australia, and should it be based on Fibre to the home or Fibre to the node technology, it has prompted me to get down to the basics for those of you out there who aren't up to speed... Posted Aug 22 2007, 12:27 PM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: FTTN, Broadband Network, FTTH

• Future Fund protection or sour grapes?

  The governement is starting to introduce measures like rushing a Future Funds spending prevention amendment through Parliament which appears will hinder Labor's Broadband network planning if they were to be successful next election. Furthermore, a... Posted Aug 17 2007, 12:04 PM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: FTTN, Government, Broadband Network

• Broadband tender guidelines announced

  The panel of experts in charge of assigning a tender to build Australia's new high speed Broadband network have released the process guidelines for it's development. Prospective tenders will have 17 weeks in which to lodge proposals, however the... Posted Aug 09 2007, 10:28 AM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Broadband News, FTTN, Broadband Network

• FTTN over WiMax says Labor

  While the current government has committed to a WiMax rollout for the bush, Labor communication spokesperson Stephen Conroy has suggested that providing these rural areas with wireless Broadband is a mistake and added that a fibre-to-the-node network... Posted Aug 07 2007, 10:45 AM by Ronnie with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Broadband, FTTN, WiMax, Labor

• Telstra Sing Terrorism Threat

  Telstra's shakedown of the government's handling of the FTTN Network initiative has been taken another level. This time the telco giant is suggesting that the threat of 'terrorism' could loom if the fibre to the node broadband network... Posted Aug 02 2007, 02:13 PM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Broadband News, Broadband, FTTN, Government

• Going Solo?

  Telstra's cheief executive Sol Trujillo recently indicated that Telstra could roll out a national fibre network regardless of any governement assistance as they did with their Next G wireless network. These comments have surfaced in light of Telstra... Posted Aug 01 2007, 09:40 AM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Broadband News, Broadband, FTTN