Global Switch to build $300m Sydney data centre

Will create 50 jobs. Global Switch will build a $300 million data centre adjacent to its existing facility near the Sydney CBD after securing planning approval from the NSW Government overnight. The new Sydney2 centre would have 34,000 square Read the rest of Global Switch to build $300m Sydney data...

NBN Co to build wireless network from late 2011

Expedited plan revealed. NBN Co will start building its wireless network in November next year, according to a summary of the network builder’s business plan [PDF] released today. The summary also provided a significant insight into the costing Read the rest of NBN Co to build wireless network from...

Quigley: Australia has the skills base for NBN build

NBN Co survey finds no major skills gaps yet. NBN Co said an external survey it commissioned to look at the availability of skills for building Australia’s next-generation network had not identified skills shortfalls it would describe as “showstoppers”. Chief executive Mike Quigley told...

Telstra spies Brunswick NBN build deal

Negotiations cover access to pits and pipes. Telstra has confirmed it is negotiating its first potential national broadband network (NBN) construction contract, covering passive fibre rollout in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick. A spokesman for the telco told iTnews that although a contract with NBN...

Sky News – Government to build national broadband network

The federal government will establish its own company to build the national broadband network. The network, described as the single biggest infrastructure project in Australian history, will be built in partnership with the private sector. Private sector investment in the new network will be capped at 49 per...