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‘You Changed Horse In Mid-Stream’: Kevin Rudd On Turnbull’s NBN
In 2009, then-Prime Minister and Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd launched the National Broadband Network — building fibre infrastructure to 93 per cent of Australian homes, the largest public works project in Australian history. In the last eight years, though, the NBN has transformed drastically — including a fundamental change in design after the 2013…
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Lobby Group Tells NBN: Get Rid Of FTTN Already
NBN needs to ditch copper-based Fibre to the Node, says lobby group Internet Australia, saying it is “essential for Australia’s economic and social development” to abandon the technology in favour of Fibre to the distribution point. And no, it says, it’s not too late.
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NBN Congestion Is Forcing ISPs To Build Their Own Private Networks
The NBN is a complicated piece of technology — the largest infrastructure project in Australian history. From its inception in 2007 as a mostly-fibre network to the multi-technology mix of 2017, it’s evolved into a Byzantine mess both for customers to understand and for internet service providers to manage. The main pain point is congestion…
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Giz Explains: Every NBN Technology, Compared
Feeling a little bit confused by the stupidly complicated and ever-changing rollout of the National Broadband Network around the country? Us too, to be honest with you. Here’s our quick guide to the different types of NBN that might be installed at your home or business.