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Retail Asia22/12/2017

Ericsson has announced an extension of its managed services agreement with NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia’ national broadband network, through to 2020. Under the renewed agreement, Ericsson will continue to be responsible for providing network operations for the fixed wireless component of the NBN as well as ground systems operations for the network’s […]

Retail Asia30/10/2017

Australia’s NBN Co, the state-owned company building the national broadband network, has revealed it will deploy the G.fast copper acceleration technology on its network from 2018. The company will adopt G.fast for the fibre-to-the-building and fibre-to-the-curb components of its networks to provide an upgrade path for these users to ultra-fast speeds. G.fast and the more […]

Retail Asia17/10/2017

Optus satellite, a subsidiary of major Australian operator Optus, has announced its first foray into providing satellite services over the National Broadband Network (NBN), via a partnership with Southern Phone. The partners are now providing Sky Muster satellite broadband services to customers in regional and rural areas. NBN plans to use satellite broadband services for […]

Retail Asia18/08/2017

Shares in Australia’s Telstra slumped 10.6% to a five-year low of A$3.87 yesterday after the company warned it expects to take an A$3 billion ($2.36 billion) hit to its ebtida as a result of the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN). Telstra cut its planned dividend for the current financial year by 29% to […]

Retail Asia27/04/2017

Australia’s nbn, the state-owned company building the National Broadband Network, has achieved speeds of over 1Gbps during a trial of fixed wireless technology. The company used carrier aggregation to combine seven 3.4-GHz carriers with four in the 2.3-GHz bands, achieving a downlink speed of 1.1Gbps and upstream speeds of 165Mbps. Using a range of various […]

Retail Asia11/04/2017

Australia’s nbn, the company in charge of rolling out the National Broadband Network, has achieved 102Gbps aggregate speeds during a lab trial of Nokia’s universal NG-PON fiber technology. Universal NG-PON (next-generation passive optical network) combines TWDM-PON (time wavelength division multiplexing PON), XGS-PON (10 gigabit symmetrical PON) and GPON (gigabit PON) technology on the same fiber […]

Retail Asia13/12/2016

The Australian government is planning to impose a monthly levy on rival networks to the state-funded National Broadband Network (NBN) to help fund the roll out of the NBN to rural areas. Communications minister Mitch Fifield said the government will seek to pass legislation that would establish an A$40 million ($30 million) Regional Broadband Scheme. […]

Retail Asia24/11/2016

Australia’s nbn – the company building the National Broadband Network – has selected NetComm Wireless to supply equipment for the fiber to the curb (FTTC) proportion of the rollout. NetComm Wireless will supply the distribution point units for the deployment, which will be one of the world’s first wide-scale rollouts of FTTC technology. FTTC involves […]

Retail Asia12/10/2016

Last week’s successful launch into orbit of the second broadband satellite of Australia’s national broadband network, Sky Muster II, is expected to provide fast broadband services for rural and remote areas in the country. An estimated 400,000 Australian homes and businesses are set to benefit. “This service is already helping to improve healthcare outcomes by […]

Retail Asia04/07/2016

Australia’s nbn has announced the launch of the National Broadband Network’s first HFC services under the multi-technology mix model. The company in charge of overseeing the rollout and wholesale operation of the national network revealed that around 18,800 premises in Redcliffe in Queensland are now ready for service. Service providers in the area will be […]

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Ericsson wins contract extension with NBN

NBN Co to deploy G.fast from 2018

Optus Satellite to provide NBN satellite services

Telstra expects $2.36b ebitda hit from NBN

NBN achieves 1.1Gbps speeds in fixed wireless trial

Australia’s nbn trials Nokia’s universal GPON tech

Australia plans controversial rural NBN levy

Australia’s nbn selects FTTC supplier

Australia’s second NBN satellite targets remote areas

Australian NBN launches first HFC services