Better Broadband for Rural and Regional Australians

NBN Co announced today it had signed a contract with Optus worth up to $ 200 million to provide managed satellite services and satellite capacity. The contract is subject to final design and implementation of the full network. A second contract has also been signed with IPStar for additional satellite...

Victor Harbor Fibre Backbone Link Complete

  The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today marked the completion of the 146 kilometre Victor Harbor fibre backbone link.   The link forms part of the Gillard Governments $ 250 million Regional Backbone Blackspots Program, which is...

Next step in NBN fixed wireless rollout for rural and regional Australians

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy said today NBN Co had taken a significant step forward in delivering next generation fixed wireless broadband services to rural and regional Australia. The Gillard Government welcomed the announcement...

Summit highlights importance of NBN for regional Australia

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today outlined the importance of the National Broadband Network (NBN) to the future development of regional Australia at a summit in Armidale, NSW. Speaking at the Setting the Agenda for...

Regional business hails broadband plan

Robbie Sefton, the director of a Tamworth communications firm, joins Lateline Business to give her take on what the National Broadband Network will mean for regional businesses. Video Rating: 0 / 5 Read the rest of Regional business hails broadband...