nbn co - News, Features, and Slideshows

News

• Paul Budde weighs in on Morrow’s departure

  Bill Morrow is leaving NBN Co at perhaps the worst time: just as the 2019 federal election looms, according to prominent telecommunications analyst Paul Budde.

• Regional NBN contractors sacked

  Around 55 technicians working on the Telstra copper network connecting and maintaining the national broadband network were sacked on the spot on Friday, the CEPU said.

• NBN rollout hits halfway mark

  NBN Co on Monday said the rollout of the national broadband network had officially passed the halfway point with one in two Australians now able connect to the service.

• NBN - Pay up or accept slow internet

  Has Australia been issued with an ultimatum?

• NBN claims "lightning speeds" over copper with XG.FAST

  The NBN has deemed its lab trials of XG.FAST a success after achieving speeds of 8Gbps over copper lines in the lab.

• NBN launches second satellite

  ​NBN’s second broadband satellite – Sky Muster II – was launched this morning to provide additional data capacity to the service.

• NBN scraps Optus HFC in favour of FTTdp

  NBN Co has decided to scrap its plans to use the majority of its Optus’ hybrid-fibre coaxial (HFC) network, opting instead to use fibre-to-the-distribution point (FTTdp) technology for around 700,000 homes and businesses across the country.

• Online on the dunny, Aussie web usage increases

  ​This year Australians will spend an average 22 more days on the internet compared with two years ago, according to a report from NBN.

• Senator Stephen Conroy resigns

  ​Senator Stephen Conroy has announced his resignation from parliament in a speech tabled last night that named the NBN has his ‘greatest contribution’.

• ​NBN Co, Nokia in XG-FAST copper trial

  NBN Co and Nokia on Wednesday announced a trial of XG-FAST, the latest generation of broadband access technology operating over existing copper networks.

• AFP to raid Parliament House over NBN leaks: Conroy

  ​The Australian Federal Police will conduct a raid of offices at Parliament House today as part of an investigation into leaked NBN Co documents, senior Labor shadow minister Stephen Conroy has revealed.

• NBN Co doubles revenue and end users

  NBN Co has more than doubled its revenue and number of end users in the last year, the company announced today.

• Conroy demands on air apology from Fifield for AFP raids

  Senator Stephen Conroy demanded an on air apology from Senator Mitch Fifield last night for the AFP's raids on his office. The AFP searched Conroy's office in May in search of the source of a number of internal NBN documents that have been released by Labor.

• NBN chair's accusations of theft 'unfair'

  Accusations of theft aimed at NBN staff in an opinion piece by NBN chairman Dr Ziggy Switkowski have sparked criticism from an internet user group and the ALP.

• Dreyfus: Confidence in AFP undermined by NBN leak raids

  Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said confidence in the independence of the police had been undermined following a raid last night on the Melbourne office of Labor Senator Stephen Conroy.