Another 1.5 million homes in Queensland are set to gain access to the National Broadband Network in the next three years. However the impressive size of the state means different technologies will apply and not everyone will have access to the same kind. In the next rollout in Queensland, Brisbane homes to western Queensland as… View Article
See Activ8me at the nbn Community Expo from 2:00pm to 7:00pm on Monday, 26th of October at the Walkerville Town Hall. About the nbn nbn® fast Internet is radically changing the way Australians connect with one another, how history is recorded, how stories are told, and how we can plan for our future. The nbn opens up… View Article
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
Image courtesy of knowyourmobile.com The increasing popularity of online streaming from providers like Netflix has begun to clog Internet connections. As more people subscribe to streaming sites, Australian Internet becomes slower, with the web choked by high data usage. Based on Netflix’s own data estimates, the top five fastest Netflix download providers in Australia have… View Article
The National Broadband Network, tagged as the largest infrastructure project in Australia, is something Australians are already very familiar with. It aims to provide all Australians with access to the Internet, with highly improved browsing speeds unlike ever before. Here are some of the advantages of the National Broadband Network and its NBN fibre broadband… View Article
Over the years, technology has driven society into a fast-paced lifestyle that leaves no room for slow Internet connections. Many of us are highly dependent on broadband that having slow Internet can instantly throw our daily routines into complete chaos. While the speed of Internet may be improved by changing service providers, or by upgrading… View Article
Beginning February 20, old copper wire connections will be turned off in some parts of Penrith. The first areas lined up for the switch over in the west include Penrith Stadium and Showground, Bringelly Road in the east, Jamison Road in the south, and in the north – Henry Street and Great Eastern Highway. This… View Article
In January, NBN Co will start industry consultation on a fibre-on-demand product. The company, after getting its hands on Telstra’s and Optus’ cable TV infrastructure as part of its multi-technology network, is set to begin customer pilot in the fourth quarter of next year. Commercial offerings are set for the first quarter of 2016. A… View Article
Alice Springs will soon be equipped with fibre optic cables that will deliver fast broadband to all its residents. An estimated 9,000 homes and businesses in Alice Springs will begin to get connected to the network, most of which will be via fixed line connections, as construction to lay cables progresses from now until June… View Article
