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Govt to dump broadband subsidy due to Telstra NextG pricing
The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy has announced changes to the Australian Broadband Guarantee (ABG) that will see subsidies dumped in areas...
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Senator Stephen Conroy appointed by United Nations ITU
Senator Stephen Conroy has been appointed by the United Nations as a founding member of the Broadband Commission for Digital Development. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United...
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NBN receives funding boost in Federal Budget
The National Broadband Network (NBN) received a funding boost in last night’s Federal Budget, with the Rudd Government allocating additional funding to implement the NBN through to 2014. The Federal...
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Abbott’s NBN plan will leave us in the broadband ‘Dark Ages’
Tony Abbott, in turning his back on the $43 billion National Broadband Network will leave Australia languishing in the ‘Dark Ages of broadband’, Comscentre’s Ben Shipley says. Tony Abbott has committed...
View ArticleCut the red tape
There are positive results from the latest MYOB Business Monitor and it indicates that Aussie businesses have survived the GFC and are galloping along again. Way to go Aussie businesses! Now that it’s...
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Broadband as “essential as electricity” in 10 years: futurist
Broadband will be as essential as electricity in 10 years time, according to futurist Mike Walsh who says Australia lags the rest of the world with the 10 year time frame put on the National Broadband...
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Employers face uphill battle for skilled employees
Australian businesses recruiting employees face increasing costs as skilled employees become harder to find, with key infrastructure projects, including the National Broadband Network draining the...
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Ai Group backs National Broadband Network: Conroy
Senator Stephen Conroy has welcomed an Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) report which found the rollout of high speed broadband like the National Broadband network would be a boon for Australian...
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What does the National Broadband Network mean for Australian businesses?
Much has been written about the National Broadband Network (NBN). Most has been written about how the NBN will affect us as consumers. Here, the discussion is the business impact of the NBN based on...
View ArticleWhat does the National Broadband Network hold for small business?
The NBN will reduce costs and open up revenue generating opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses. Many of today’s most dynamic businesses are the ones that recognised early on the great...
View ArticleConroy urges businesses to embrace work from home culture
Businesses must change their views on employees working from home and start using the internet to connect employees through “telework,” Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said during Telework Forum...
View ArticleNBN switched on in Brunswick
Melbourne’s inner-city suburb of Brunswick became the country’s first metropolitan area to be connected to the National Broadband Network yesterday, with the trial phase due to run until September....
View ArticleThe NBN is coming, be prepared!
While it may be the better part of a decade before the NBN’s fibre and wireless tendrils provide all Australians with high-speed broadband, the future has a habit of arriving faster than we plan for....
View ArticleNBN to allow telcos & ISPs to tailor services to SMEs
NBN Co has announced it will offer telecommunications and internet service providers the ability to tailor its high-speed broadband services to better meet the needs of Small Office/Home Office (SOHO)...
View ArticleFive ways your business can benefit from the NBN
In many ways, the NBN will be business as usual – only quicker. But there are several interesting technological leaps around the corner that could make your business smarter, more efficient and most...
View ArticleThe NBN: From concept to business reality
The question for SMEs is no longer “how will the NBN affect my business?” but “how can I best prepare to take advantage of it?” Here’s some expert advice. This time last year much of the discussion...
View ArticleWhat the NBN can do for your business
As the National Broadband Network rolls out across Australia, many small and medium businesses are already taking advantage of the services and applications available over high-speed broadband. Beyond...
View Article“It isn’t rocket science” – Malcolm Turnbull on the NBN
Speaking at his first industry event in his new capacity as Federal Minister for Communications, Malcolm Turnbull kicked off with an outline of how the Coalition Government – and his portfolio – will...
View ArticleNBN boosting SMB productivity: Telstra
Telstra says that many SMBs on the National Broadband Network (NBN), which continues to be rolled out across Australia, are enjoying a productivity boost and a reduction in operational costs among...
View Article“Reasonable question mark” hangs over the profitability of the NBN, admits...
Malcolm Turnbull has indicated that the National broadband network (NBN) was a “mistake” and confessed there is a “reasonable question mark” over whether the project will ever provide taxpayers with a...
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