Friday, August 31, 2012

Auditor-General gives regional fibre the thumbs up | ZDNet

Auditor-General gives regional fibre the thumbs up | ZDNet: "The Australian National Audit Office has completed its performance audit of the Regional Backbone Blackspots Program (RBBP), giving it a clean bill of health and offering just one recommendation.

The RBBP is part of the Federal Government's plan to fast-track the expected long task of rolling out fibre to regional Australia, passing through about 100 regional towns and connecting 400,000 people through 6000km of fibre. Although the project has suffered some delays, the Auditor-General's report (PDF) noted that these were due to extreme weather events, including flooding in 2011-12."

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

iiNet reports "best year ever"

iiNet reports "best year ever": "iiNet has delivered what it says is its "best ever financial result" for the year to 30 June, in which it made two very substantial acquisitions: Internode and TransACT."

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Fujitsu spends $millions to float WA cloud

Fujitsu spends $millions to float WA cloud: "Fujitsu is spending “tens of $millions” upgrading its Malaga data centre in order to offer Western Australian prospects a locally based instance of its cloud services, and also provide clients around Australia with access to a second geographically remote instance of the local cloud in order to reduce risk."

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Willunga Digital Enterprise Program (DEP) – City of Onkaparinga | Baker Marketing

Willunga Digital Enterprise Program (DEP) – City of Onkaparinga | Baker Marketing: "If you run a

Small to Medium Enterprise (SME), or
Not for Profit Organisation (NFP), or
Local Community Institution (LCI)
based in Southern Adelaide*, here is an opportunity to get up to speed on the NBN, overhaul your online marketing and get prepared for the future."

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

NBN in Willunga: the low-down | ZDNet

NBN in Willunga: the low-down | ZDNet: "The tiny town of Willunga, 47 kilometres south of Adelaide and just a cork's throw from McClaren Vale, was one of the first places in Australia to experience the National Broadband Network (NBN). Reports show that the take-up rate has been high, so does this mean that the town is a showplace for Labor's brand new network?"

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Blowouts? No. The NBN is very much on track | Delimiter

Blowouts? No. The NBN is very much on track | Delimiter: "analysis Last week the majority of Australia’s media reported that the National Broadband Network Company’s corporate plan showed it had blown its budget and was running late. But the truth is that the document actually paints a picture of a sensible and mature operation which is hitting almost all of its targets."

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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Six Myths About The NBN You Should Stop Believing Right Now | Lifehacker Australia

Six Myths About The NBN You Should Stop Believing Right Now | Lifehacker Australia: "I live blogged the launch of the 2012-2015 NBN Corporate plan for Gizmodo yesterday (Giz editor Luke was trapped on a secret mission with a camera which may or may not have involved underwear, so I stepped in). The big takeaway from the event? Cogent dismissals of six persistent NBN myths which I suspect most Lifehacker readers already know are utter rubbish, but which keep clouding the actual discourse about our broadband future. Let’s review."

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Garrett does Shakespeare to spruik NBN

Garrett does Shakespeare to spruik NBN: "The power was there, so was the passion but the dance moves weren't.

On stage at Sydney Opera House, School Education Minister Peter Garrett spruiked the merits of the National Broadband Network (NBN).

He performed in a live videolink with students from Willunga High School in South Australia."

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Internode :: About :: News and Media :: Willunga High uses Internode's reach to teach

Internode :: About :: News and Media :: Willunga High uses Internode's reach to teach: "Internode’s 100 Mbps service was used to link the South Australian school with an event at the Sydney Opera House as part of the NBN-Enabled Education & Skills Services Program.  This is the latest initiative to benefit students and teachers using the NBN service, which Internode has provided for the past year."

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

NBN: Rory Jeffes - Sydney Symphony Orchestra Managing Director - YouTube

NBN: Rory Jeffes - Sydney Symphony Orchestra Managing Director - YouTube: "Sydney Symphony Orchestra's Managing Director Rory Jeffes says the NBN will provide stronger digital connections to regional areas so residents everywhere will be able to seamlessly stream and enjoy SSO performances."

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