ACCC won't oppose M2-Vocus merger
06 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ACCC has decided not to oppose the proposed $3bn merger between Vocus and M2, after determining that there is not much overlap between the two businesses.
Multimillion-dollar revamp of Edith Cowan's network
30 October, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBrisbane's Data#3 has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to overhaul Edith Cowan University's communications network with the latest Cisco technology.
Three-year rollout plan for the nbn
19 October, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Emblingnbn's new three-year rollout plan aims to have around 9.5 million premises connected to the nbn or in the process of getting hooked up by September 2018.
TPG to keep building rival infrastructure to the nbn
24 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling
Strict new regulations designed to prevent TPG from cherrypicking lucrative potential customers away from the nbn have not deterred the company, according to its executive chair David Teoh.
Australian broadband still trailing global peers
24 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia ranked a mere 46th in the world in terms of average broadband speeds during the second quarter, and also fared poorly in terms of 4 Mbps or higher broadband adoption, Akamai said.
FTTN nbn services launch in Belmont
21 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Emblingnbn has launched its first FTTN services, and aims to expand the FTTN component of the network to pass 3.7m premises by mid-2018.
nbn to trigger a digital eruption: Bill Morrow
17 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Emblingnbn CEO Bill Morrow says the network is poised to supercharge the economy, and that despite all the political disagreement over the nbn there is broad support from all sides for its core principles.
nbn rollout ahead of schedule
24 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia's National Broadband Network covered 1.2 million premises as of the end of June and had 486,000 active connections. Now nbn aims to increase this nearly tenfold by 2018.
Labor weighs need for an nbn name change
20 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingLabor is considering changing the name for the National Broadband Network to differentiate the current rollout from the project originally envisioned by the Rudd government.
nbn migration deadline looms for 30,000 premises
10 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling
Nearly 30,000 premises across Australia face losing their copper phone and internet connections by 24 August if they have not yet made the leap to the nbn.
NEXTDC launches virtual exchange subsidiary
16 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNEXTDC has established a new subsidiary, AXON Systems, that will provide elastic connectivity services for Australian enterprise and government customers.
Nokia, du trial telco drones for network planning
08 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNokia Networks recently worked with UAE telecom service provider du to pilot the use of drones to help speed up network planning and optimisation testing.
iiNet's Internode signs first SA gCloud contracts
02 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingiiNet has finalised a deal to provide infrastructure-as-a-service and backup-as-a-service solutions for an initial three South Australian government agencies.
Siemon's EagleEye Connect AIM software
18 June, 2015 | Supplied by: Siemon AustraliaSiemon EagleEye Connect is an automated infrastructure management software solution that automatically monitors and documents physical layer connections and device status for network visualisation, improved network security and management of IT assets.
Allied Telesis x930 Series distribution switches
17 June, 2015 | Supplied by: Allied Telesis International (Aust) Pty LtdThe Allied Telesis x930 Series of high-performance distribution switches comes in five models, offering a variety of port configurations with support for 10 Gigabit uplinks and Allied Telesis Virtual Chassis Stacking (VCStack).