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• Leaked NBN document reveals low cost FTTP trial

  A newly leaked document on the National Broadband Network has revealed that nbn (the company) has trialled a low cost fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) solution.

• ​IAG CIO to lead insurer’s Digital Labs division

  IAG’s CIO, Claire Rawlins, has been appointed group executive, digital and technology, following an executive restructure at the insurance company.
  

• ​NBN COO Greg Adcock to leave company

  NBN COO Greg Adcock is due to leave the company after a two year stint and won't be replaced.

• ​NBN’s Sky Muster satellite: From launch to services

  At 6:30am this morning, NBN’s first satellite – Sky Muster – blasted into orbit from its launch pad in French Guiana, South America.

• Govt calls for comment on proposed broadband regulatory changes

  The Federal government is calling for comment on proposed changes to telecommunications carrier powers and immunities that will help NBN (the company) roll out the national broadband network faster and at a lower cost.

• NBN signs new fixed-line network rollout contracts

  NBN has signed new construction contracts that it claimed will speed up the rollout of the National Broadband Network to another 4 million homes and businesses.
  

• NBN loses court case against TPG

  NBN has lost a court case against TPG Telecom group company, PIPE Networks, over alleged misleading and deceptive conduct.
  

• NBN Co’s fixed wireless pilot to give the bush a boost

  NBN Co will next month begin piloting fixed wireless services to boost high-speed broadband speeds for consumers and businesses in rural and regional Australia.
  

• NBN Co to expand rollout by 550,000

  NBN Co will begin rolling out the National Broadband Network to an additional 550,000 homes and businesses from September 2016, the company said in its latest quarterly update.
  

• NBN Co launches fibre-to-the-building services

  NBN Co on Tuesday announced the rollout of fibre-to-the-building (FTTB) technology to 6,000 homes and businesses in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.
  

• NSW, QLD suburbs in trial to speed up NBN rollout

  Four suburbs across Queensland and NSW have been chosen to take part in a trial designed to speed up the rollout of the NBN. The suburbs are Emu Plains in NSW; and Redcliffe, Slacks Creek, and Merrimac in QLD.
  

• NBN Co talks up potential of HFC, wireless

  NBN Co has talked up a planned increase to the maximum speed offered on the fixed wireless component of the National Broadband Network and the potential of the company's HFC network to hit gigabit speeds.

• NBN Co chief expects Telstra, Optus talks to end in 2014

  National Broadband Network negotiations with Telstra are on the “home stretch” and could be submitted for government approval by the end of the year, NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow has said.

• Oracle A/NZ boss to fix 'problematic' engagement model

  Oracle Australia's MD, Tim Ebbeck, has vowed to improve the computing giant's relationship with local customers, admitting on Wednesday that despite liking the company's technology, organisations "don't like dealing with us".
  

• NBN Co completes penultimate satellite station

  NBN Co has completed construction of its ninth satellite ground station at Waroona in Western Australia as it builds out infrastructure to provide residents in remote and regional areas with high speed broadband services.