Much of my time interacting with people about the National Broadband Network is taken up talking about the technological differences between VDSL2 (Very-high-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line ITU G.993.2) & GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network ITU G.984), the discussions are interesting & always keep me on my toes about the technology planned for Australia’s biggest infrastructure…
A recent survey commissioned by Macquarie Telecom & conducted by Deloitte has, to me, highlighted the disconnect between senior management & ICT workers. The outcome of the survey, generally speaking, is that business is “not ready” for the National Broadband Network (NBN). This conclusion has been reached by asking companies directly if they are prepared. The…
This is the final in my series on the Coalition’s NBN policy. It has been a week now since Malcolm Turnbull & Tony Abbott took to the stage at Fox Studios to announce the Coalition’s alternative to the National Broadband Network. The fallout has been damaging to both Turnbull & Abbott, with damage control mode…
This is the second article in my ongoing analysis of the Coalition’s broadband policy. There’s one saying that’s always rung true since I started in ICT (Information & Communication Technology), it was always said half in jest, half as a dire warning for anyone thinking of going it cheap: Do it once, do it with…
This is the first of a series of articles I am writing on the Coalition’s Broadband Policy. I am looking at the misinformation on funding & the desire to hide any of the data that the Coalition uses for their assumptions. After watching Malcolm Turnbull & Tony Abbott aggressively announce the Coalition’s broadband policy, I’m…
Recently I emailed Malcolm Turnbull’s office to get further details on his fabled policy. I have to resort to this after Turnbull blocked me on Twitter due to me being, I quote, an “anonymous troll”. blocking is ignoring. Which is what anonymous trolls deserve. If he wants to be taken seriously he can identify…