Category Archives: Technology

NBN: Structural Separation

With the federal government recently moving to commence the tender process for the first stages of the National Broadband Network (NBN), I am gladdened to see that they are taking the issue of backhaul very seriously. Backhaul has been one of the biggest problems with internet speeds in Australia for many years – with or […]

Next Wave Computing

As systems engineers, administrators, and integrators, one of the biggest challenges is collaboration – making it as easy as possible for your users to work together from their desks, wherever they may be. Some people like to work from home, while others are in the office – how do you maintain the user experience across […]

Do You Google It Or Bing It?

So, Microsoft are launching another attempt to overtake Google in the search market. Microsoft Unveils Bing Search Engine Could be good – Google is in danger of become so intrinsic to our life on the internet, that if something ever happened – (major data centre disruption, the amount of personal data they potentially hold, etc) […]

Backdown? Net Filtering Not Compulsory?

Now it seems that the “mandatory” net filtering that nobody wants, might not actually be compulsory. Non-compulsory mandatory filtering? Net Filtering May Not Be Mandatory Can someone please hand Stephen Conroy a thesaurus? We love your proposed NBN, but we hate your proposed filtering. Can you please start listening to people and just take it […]

NBN: A Question of Infrastructure

There’s been a great deal of debate in recent weeks about the proposed $43B(AUD) National Broadband Network, particularly in regards to “naysayers” who wonder how “we’ll ever recoup that amount of money”. This $43B spend is, quite simply, not about recouping the investment. This is INFRASTRUCTURE. Do we build $500M public freeways and expect that […]

NBN: The Real Value

There has been a lot said in recent weeks in regards to the forthcoming National Broadband Network (NBN), and what it will mean for Australia’s future. While it is still very difficult to say exactly what form the network will take, we do know that 90% of all Australian’s will be able to get a […]

NBN: Service to Cost $100 a Month?

There was an possibly alarming report late today in the Australian IT section in regards to the potential for an end user service on the NBN likely to cost in the vicinity of $100 per month. Service To Cost $100 A Month This “information” comes from Internode – a notoriously anti-Rudd/anti-Conroy ISP – but does […]

NBN: Nation Building?

Yesterday’s announcement of the scrapping of the Request for Proposal (RFP) process for Australia’s upcoming National Broadband Network (NBN), and therefore the federal government’s plans to go it alone in building the network has raised a lot of questions, and sparked much heated discussion within the industry. NBN Plan Scrapped; Govt Seeks New Partners Without […]

NBN: Not Just The Internet

There’s been a lot of debate and controversy since yesterday’s federal government announcement in regards to the National Broadband Network (NBN). The doomsayers would have you believe that this is a massive white elephant, and that we should not be paying so much for potentially 100Mb connections to the home. The bottom line is, you […]

NBN: Lives Up To It’s Name

In something of a shock to the industry, the federal government announced the winning bidder for it’s National Broadband Network (NBN) project. And the winner is……….nobody! Well, not one of the bidders, anyway. The government decided that none of the bidders actually satisfied their requirements, so they are going to form their own company to […]