The first live services for nbn fibre-to-the-node end users have been launched. The company behind the National Broadband Network rollout, nbn, claims most ADSL users can make network switchovers without the need for an onsite appointment. The services go live following end user trials in Bermont, NSW, which covered 43 homes with Telstra retail customers…. View Article
Tasmania is well on its way to becoming Australia’s first state to be completely connected to the National Broadband Network come June next year. The nbn, rated as one of the best networks worldwide, had recently been made available to half of the homes and businesses located in Hobart – thus hitting a milestone for… View Article
Parliamentary Friends of the Internet, a new bipartisan group which aims to promote the substance and value of the Internet is being launched with the aid of Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull and shadow minister Jason Clare. The launching of the group took place at Parliament House in Canberra last September 8. In attendance were MPs… View Article
In the past year alone, some 3.1 million Australian changed addresses, either moving in, moving out moving together, or moving on. Moving residences is no simple matter. There are plenty of questions that beg to be answered, such as how much of the furniture is going to be kept, what the new layout will be… View Article
Telco industry body Communications Alliance is calling for a strategy which will drive awareness, leadership, and opportunity through the Internet of Things. Established March this year, the Comms Alliance IoT think tank prepared a draft report recommending the development of a national IoT strategy. The draft details were revealed in Sydney at a Comms Alliance… View Article
WA farmers now have a way to view a map of their farm which contains plant and soil sample data. Unveiled at the Dowerin Field Days event last month, the custom-made CSBP app, FERTview, is a product of CSBP’s alliance with Google. As a local and dominant fertiliser supplier, CSBP ‘s goal is to assist… View Article
Australia is rapidly evolving as an innovative digital economy and given our geographic diversity, it comes as no surprise that engine rooms of the new economy are sparking up across areas far from cities. Regional start-ups, businesses and individuals are dependent on the internet for their productivity and business continuity but are often falling through … View Article
The NBN Fixed Wireless network, providing services to rural and regional Australia, will help close the digital divide between city and country. It will also bring fresh opportunities at affordable prices – according to a new Ericsson-commissioned report conducted by Ovum Research. Fixed Wireless Broadband: A Global Comparison was published in July 2015. The findings… View Article
The rollout of the fixed wireless portion of the National Broadband Network has been going at a pace that is leagues faster than originally anticipated. This is expected to bring in a great financial windfall for ASX-listed NetComm Wireless, an Australian wireless hardware maker that hopes to stay ahead in the game. The company, once… View Article
