Australians are about to get a major internet speed upgrade, but outdated home hardware could leave many households paying for speeds they’ll never see. From September 14, government-owned NBN Co will ramp up its broadband plans, with 100Mbps tiers jumping to 500Mbps and new “mass market multi-gig” options promising up to 2000Mbps. NBN chief executive … Read more
Construction has commenced on the 9500km Japan-Guam-Australia Cable System (JGA), with completion expected in the fourth quarter of 2019. The cable will be owned by a consortium comprising RTI Connectivity, AARNet, Google, Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and NEC. ASN and NEC are building the system. JGA South, the segment between Sydney and Piti in Guam, … Read more
A Federal Government committee looking into the National Broadband Network has recommended that NBN Co connect as many premises as possible with its fibre-to-the-curb (FttC) and fibre-to-the-premises (FttP) networks. A joint standing committee on the NBN rollout made 23 recommendations. Among them, it recommends that the Australian Government direct NBN Co to complete as much … Read more