Articles Tagged NBN
Aussies to save big bucks thanks to NBN internet
Government funded research believes every Australian household will appreciate a cash saving after the introduction of fast internet across the country.
The NBN you'll need tomorrow
Deciding on whether or not Australia should build a more expensive broadband network requires us to look beyond our internet usage today and to imagine what it might be like in the future.
Western Australia gets first taste of NBN speed
The NBN is now live in Western Australia, with three major sites now active on the west coast.
Support for NBN slipping, but holding on
Half of Australia still support Labor's Nation Broadband Network, but this figure is lower than a year ago.
NBN to Set World-Leading Speeds
The NBN is set to achieve world-leading download speeds of 1Gbps by the end of 2013, equalling Google Fiber’s achievements in Kansas, US. 1Gbps is around the upper limit of the current fibre to the premises/home (FTTP/FTTH) architecture of the NBN. While the speeds are frankly astonishing, most users really won’t see the benefit for years to come. The current max speeds of 100Mbps that the NBN is offering is more than enough for even the most bandwidth hungry personal user with today’s online services available in Australia.
NBN Receives Praise and Competition
“There is barely an aspect of our daily lives that is not touched in some way by the internet. The revolution in communications witnessed over recent decades has had a transformative effect on commercial and social transactions creating an information world without frontiers. We have found, however, that there is a very real risk that some people and businesses are being left behind, that inadequate access to the internet and all its benefits is actually afflicting their daily lives, prohibiting them from harvesting the fruits of the information revolution.”
Turnbull vs Kohler Heating Up
The two-man debate between Malcolm Turnbull, Shadow Minister for Communications and Broadband, and Alan Kohler, respected financial journalist of more than 40 years’ experience, is heating up the web. The issue is Turnbull’s proposed changes to the NBN rollout, should the election go favourably for the coalition.
NBN Delays and Increased Costs
There’s a bit of talk going around right now regarding delays and added costs to the NBN and, as always, this has triggered no small amount of debate. It’s important in matters relating to the NBN that one does a little research after reading any news story, just to make sure that one is getting all of the correct facts. This is because, since its conception, discussions surrounding the NBN have often been riddled with inaccuracies and falsehoods.
NBN Bill Passes Senate (Step 2 of 3)
You might remember a government course at University about the path of a bill in the Australian Federal Parliament...A representative from an electorate introduces a bill in the Lower House (House of Representatives) and it is voted on by the whole house, then the bill goes to the Upper House (Senate) for a vote and any amendments, then back to the Lower House (House of Representatives) for a final vote before it can become law.
