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...

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