Telecommunications Australia
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2003-01-22 00:00:00
Broadband Advisory Group
Broadband Advisory Group (BAG) recommend...
2003-03-31 00:00:00
IAS 2003
Census with details provided by ISP's...
2003-11-12 00:00:00
Senate Committee Hansard
Telstra reveals it's stumped on how to roll out a new network...
2005-03-31 00:00:00
IAS 2005
Census with details provided by ISP's...
2005-11-15 00:00:00
Copper Upgrade
Telstra announced a plan to upgrade its ageing networks...
2005-12-14 00:00:00
Upgrade on Hold
Howard government intervenes...
2006-05-15 00:00:00
Broadband Connect Policy
Liberals response to faster internet...
2006-06-28 00:00:00
FTTN Analysis
Competitions view on Telstra FTTN...
2006-08-07 00:00:00
Upgrade Aborted
Telstra ceased upgrade...
2007-03-21 00:00:00
RFP Proposal
$4.7 billion government contribution...
2007-03-31 00:00:00
IAS 2007
Census with details provided by ISP's...
2007-04-20 00:00:00
G9 Consortium
Nine telecommunications companies...
2007-06-16 00:00:00
BCP Bid Won
OPEL Networks...
2007-12-17 00:00:00
G9 Rejected
Back to the drawing board...
2008-03-11 00:00:00
RFP Panel Assembled
Formation of an 'Expert Panel' to assess future proposals...
2008-03-15 00:00:00
BT Submission
Suggestions for the FTTN...
2008-04-02 00:00:00
BCP Terminated
Stephen Conroy ends OPEL funding...
2008-04-11 00:00:00
RFP Opens
2008-12-31 00:00:00
IAS 2008
Census with details provided by ISP's...
2009-01-22 00:00:00
Final Report
Report made from the Panel of Experts & the ACCC...
2009-04-07 00:00:00
RFP Terminated
Bids by players like Acacia, Optus, Axia Netmedia not satisfactory...
2009-04-09 00:00:00
NBNco
Created to build the future...
2009-05-12 00:00:00
Commits 4.7Billion
Includes $250m for regional blackspots program...
2009-06-01 05:06:21
RFP Audit
Performance audit as presented by the auditor general...
2009-09-15 00:00:00
Historic reforms
Fundamental reforms to existing telecommunications regulations...
2009-10-08 00:00:00
Corning Cable Systems
Awarded First NBN Supply Tender...
2009-10-28 14:02:52
Terms of Engagement
Telstra agrees to 'play ball'...
2009-11-01 00:00:00
Aussie Internet Vs Pigeon
Hungry Beast tests the internet speed...with a Pigeon?
2009-11-17 22:07:30
Fast Fibre
14 Tbps over a Single Optical Fiber...
2009-12-04 00:00:00
Nextgen Networks
Awarded $250 million RBBP contract...
2009-12-14 00:00:00
Efficient Fibre
Single laser... 26 Tbps...
2009-12-31 00:00:00
IAS 2009
Census with details provided by ISP's...
2010-02-17 00:00:00
Nextgen commences rollout
$250 million RBBP contract work begins...
2010-02-18 00:00:00
Comms Alliance
Tech standards draft for the NBN...
2010-03-02 00:00:00
NBNco FTTH rollout
First homes connected with superfast broadband...
2010-03-05 00:00:00
Implementation Study
Swap NBN equity for Telstra's assets...
2010-03-22 00:00:00
Only Fibre
Telstra advises only fibre to greenfield...
2010-08-10 00:00:00
Rod Tucker
Expert on RFP panel, warns about wavering on the NBN...
2010-08-19 00:00:00
Internet Industry Association
Supports fibre rollout...
2010-09-08 00:00:00
Alan Noble
Google head of Engineering, advocates benefits of the NBN...
2010-10-21 00:00:00
Paul Budde
We have the means, time to take action...
2010-11-15 00:00:00
Dr Gordon Bell
Shows admiration for FTTH vision and urges progress...
2010-12-15 00:00:00
UK FTTC Not Enough
Why FTTC isn’t enough and how the UK might do more...
2010-12-20 00:00:00
Business Appeal
increase in the peak speed to 1Gbps...
2010-12-31 00:00:00
IAS 2010
Census with details provided by ISP's...
2011-01-24 00:00:00
Dr Vint Cerf
Google vice president expresses his admiration and jealousy...
2011-04-18 00:00:00
Dr Hamadoun Touré
Secretary-general of the UN IT division, NBN... Global Standard?
2011-08-19 15:26:29
Steve Wozniak
Apple co-founder laments NBN model won't take root in the US...
2011-10-18 00:00:00
Shareholders Vote Yes
Telstra approves $11 billion deal...
2011-11-22 00:00:00
Europe Fibre Lags Behind
politicians... modest ambitions for superfast broadband...