NBN ready to start connecting in Brunswick

NBN ready to start connecting in Brunswick: "THE first Melbourne site in the government's national broadband project is to be launched next week.

A handful of selected households in the inner-northern suburb of Brunswick will start testing services to test network speeds and connections."

Locals impressed as Willunga tests national broadband - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Locals impressed as Willunga tests national broadband - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "Homes and businesses at Willunga just south of Adelaide have been part of a recent nationwide trial of whether the National Broadband Network (NBN) lives up to all its hype."

Locals impressed as Willunga tests national broadband - Yahoo!7

Locals impressed as Willunga tests national broadband - Yahoo!7: "Homes and businesses at Willunga just south of Adelaide have been part of a recent nationwide trial of whether the National Broadband Network (NBN) lives up to all its hype."

NBN bows to telco anger over agreements - Communications - News - ZDNet Australia

NBN bows to telco anger over agreements - Communications - News - ZDNet Australia: "The National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) has tweaked its Wholesale Broadband Agreement (WBA) for retail service providers in its third release of the document, bowing to pressure over liability and blame issues."

iTWire - NBN at 100Mbps more affordable than today's services: Quigley

iTWire - NBN at 100Mbps more affordable than today's services: Quigley: "NBN Co chief executive Mike Quigley has hit back at critics of the perceived high prices for premium services of the National Broadband Network, saying it is much cheaper than any equivalent services on the market today."

NBN pricing model angers small providers | The Australian

NBN pricing model angers small providers | The Australian: "BROADBAND: NBN Co has stuck by its contentious two-tariff wholesale pricing model, despite industry concern that increasing usage of the network could disadvantage smaller-scale internet providers."

Cloud Sherpas arrive in Sydney to help Aussie firms 'go Google' | iTech Report

Cloud Sherpas arrive in Sydney to help Aussie firms 'go Google' | iTech Report: "American-based firm Cloud Sherpas have confirmed they’ve opened a Sydney office to help Australian businesses “go Google”."

Second mainland site connected to the NBN - Government News: Government News and Issues

Second mainland site connected to the NBN - Government News: Government News and Issues: "The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, and the Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan launched the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Kiama Downs/ Minnamurra – New South WalesKiama is the second site on mainland Australia to launch the NBN and will enable trial users to receive a connection to the NBN."

NBN makes final call on wholesale pricing

NBN makes final call on wholesale pricing: "NBN Co will confirm today its wholesale pricing - what it will charge companies to resell its network - in a final draft of its commercial agreement.

It is expected to keep basic access prices for each line at $24 a month for approved resellers. This was the price released last December in the Corporate Plan."

Business websites "would transform economy" | Voxy.co.nz

Business websites "would transform economy" | Voxy.co.nz: "The New Zealand economy may grow by at least 5% if all local businesses owned a website, according to a year-long study of the nation's digital economy.

A special MYOB Business Monitor report into New Zealand's e-commerce economy has highlighted that over the last 12 months, businesses with a website earn and sell significantly more compared to those that don't have an online presence."

Police arrest lone hacker after NBN system compromised

Police arrest lone hacker after NBN system compromised: "AN UNEMPLOYED truck driver with the online moniker ''Evil'' hacked into one of the national broadband network's service providers and had control of its entire system for at least six weeks, police allege."

NBN: More Competition Drives Internet Service Prices Lower - International Business Times

NBN: More Competition Drives Internet Service Prices Lower - International Business Times: "Consumers are given better access to lower-priced internet service, according to Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy citing one of the key benefits of the National Broadband Network (NBN) network."

Exetel releases commercial NBN prices - Communications - News - ZDNet Australia

Exetel releases commercial NBN prices - Communications - News - ZDNet Australia: "Exetel has followed Internode's lead, releasing plans for commercial National Broadband Network (NBN) services.

Customers in trial NBN areas in NSW (Armidale and Kiama) and South Australia (Willunga) have been offered free trial services from Exetel until September 2011, according to a post on CEO John Linton's blog, first seen by Delimiter, allowing those users to have both a fibre and ADSL connection running so that they can be compared. The idea is that the customer then chooses which service they would like to keep after 30 September."

Internode connects first NBN Kiama customer - Communications - News - ZDNet Australia

Internode connects first NBN Kiama customer - Communications - News - ZDNet Australia: "The National Broadband Network (NBN) has begun switching on trial customers in the New South Wales first release site of Kiama Downs, with Internode boasting its first connection today."

iTWire - NBN removes ‘isolation’ fear for family

iTWire - NBN removes ‘isolation’ fear for family: "Internode’s first NBN customer at a small coastal village in the Illawarra region of New South Wales overcame a fear of isolation and was convinced to move to the town after learning it was a first-release site for the broadband network."

NBN fees to start at $60 a month | The Australian

NBN fees to start at $60 a month | The Australian: "HOUSEHOLDS will pay at least $60 -- and up to $190 -- a month for their internet service on the National Broadband Network after Australia's largest privately owned internet service provider unveiled its pricing plan.

Internode -- one of the first internet providers to jump aboard the government's NBN -- has warned that the government's promises to offer consumers prices in line with today's broadband plans would be 'untenable in practice'."

Cost of using National Broadband Network higher than promised | Information, Gadgets, Mobile Phones News & Reviews | News.com.au

Cost of using National Broadband Network higher than promised | Information, Gadgets, Mobile Phones News & Reviews | News.com.au: "THE cost of using the National Broadband Network will be higher than promised, a major internet provider claims.

A basic $60 plan for speeds only a fraction of the broadband's capacity will see customers of Internode get just over half the internet capacity per month the Federal Government had modelled for $53-$58."

Battling the Digital Divide: NFPs as ICT Brokers | Pro Bono Australia

Battling the Digital Divide: NFPs as ICT Brokers | Pro Bono Australia: "Not for Profit organisations in regional Australia are increasingly becoming ICT brokers for the communities they serve – despite struggling to keep up with the technology themselves, according to new research."

iTWire - Willunga business offers free taste of the NBN

iTWire - Willunga business offers free taste of the NBN: "Willunga, South Australia is one of the first places on the mainland to gain NBN connections. And one of the first small businesses to get hooked up is allowing other businesses to sample the experience."

Willunga NBN business opens ‘window to the future’

Willunga NBN business opens ‘window to the future’: "Office & Image, a Willunga business connected to the NBN by national broadband company Internode, is offering other businesses in the area a “window to the future” using the National Broadband Network."

Scammers selling NBN door-to-door, warns Conroy | Nett

Scammers selling NBN door-to-door, warns Conroy | Nett: "Stephen Conroy has warned Tasmanian residents of door-to-door scammers selling false connections to the NBN.

The Minister for Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy has reinforced warnings to Tasmanian consumers regarding the scam, following a report by Digital Tasmania on the issue."

iTWire - NBN Co pays $1.3m for spectrum to complete wireless coverage - UPDATED

iTWire - NBN Co pays $1.3m for spectrum to complete wireless coverage - UPDATED: "NBN Co has secured the bulk of spectrum licences in the 2.3GHz band - needed for its fixed wireless network - in rural and remote areas of Australia in an auction held at the ACMA's offices in Canberra this morning, 13 July."

iTWire - ACCC to spell out non-discrimination rules that will apply to NBN Co

iTWire - ACCC to spell out non-discrimination rules that will apply to NBN Co: "The ACCC is preparing a set of documents that will spell out how NBN Co must not discriminate, except in limited circumstances, between organisations seeking access to NBN Co's network services."

NBN Co speeds up national broadband trial and allows more ISPs to join in | The Australian

NBN Co speeds up national broadband trial and allows more ISPs to join in | The Australian: "THE NBN Co has expanded the line-up of retail internet providers participating in its mainland fibre trials and accelerated its approval processes for the program."

Inside DFEEST: National Broadband Network arrives in Willunga

Inside DFEEST: National Broadband Network arrives in Willunga

iTWire - Telstra, vividwireless and NBN Co set to do battle for rural 2.3GHz spectrum

iTWire - Telstra, vividwireless and NBN Co set to do battle for rural 2.3GHz spectrum: "Next Wednesday, July 13, Telstra, NBN Co and vividwireless will battle each other for 2.3GHz spectrum covering vast swathes of rural and remote Australia, and home to some 700,000 people."

Buying Telstra copper too expensive, says NBN Co

Buying Telstra copper too expensive, says NBN Co: "NBN Co chief executive Mike Quigley has underlined the complexity and cost of changing the company's $11 billion deal with Telstra's to access the telco's copper wire network."

NBN Co - Maps

NBN Co - Maps: "The coverage map of Australia shows an indicative depiction only of the fibre and wireless components of the National Broadband Network. The information in this map is based on initial detailed modelling work done by NBN Co which may change following more detailed planning and design work. The map also assumes that satellite services will be provided to remaining premises."

M2 the first to go NBN via Telstra Wholesale - Communications - News - ZDNet Australia

M2 the first to go NBN via Telstra Wholesale - Communications - News - ZDNet Australia: "M2 Telecommunications announced today that it has connected its first customer to the National Broadband Network (NBN) by using a wholesale aggregation alliance with Telstra — the first company to do so."

NBN Co may 'stifle competition'

NBN Co may 'stifle competition': "THE key independent Rob Oakeshott has called on the government to investigate whether competition will suffer under a plan to install broadband in new housing estates."

Farmers Market to flourish on internet - Government - News - Southern Times Messenger

Farmers Market to flourish on internet - Government - News - Southern Times Messenger: "WILLUNGA Farmers Market hopes the National Broadband Network (NBN) will allow it to give virtual tours of producers’ farms and stream visits from celebrity chefs live on its website."

Mixed opinions on Willunga broadband - Government - News - Southern Times Messenger

Mixed opinions on Willunga broadband - Government - News - Southern Times Messenger: "Fino owner Sharon Romeo is happy about the NBN rollout in Willunga.
WILLUNGA traders have mixed feelings about how the new National Broadband Network will help their businesses."

NBN deal 'absurd, wasteful' | The Australian

NBN deal 'absurd, wasteful' | The Australian: "THE Gillard government faces demands to abandon proposals to pay Telstra to maintain its ageing copper network in the bush where the NBN Co will also roll out a taxpayer-subsidised network."

NBN Co kicks off interim satellite services - telecommunications, optus, nbn co, National Broadband Network (NBN), ipstar, interim satellite service, Ericsson, broadband, Australian Broadband Guarantee (ABG) - ARN

NBN Co kicks off interim satellite services - telecommunications, optus, nbn co, National Broadband Network (NBN), ipstar, interim satellite service, Ericsson, broadband, Australian Broadband Guarantee (ABG) - ARN: "The National Broadband Network (NBN) interim satellite service to rural and remote areas is now available."