April 2012
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NBNCo shoots down Turnbull's satellite argument
Refutes Turnbull’s assertion of unusual risk NBNCo has moved to extinguish Malcolm Turnbull’s argument, raised at a Public Hearing of the Joint Committee into the National Broadband Network, that its decision to commission satellites before securing an orbit for them represents an unconventional and risky practice.
NBNCo has done so with a statement (PDF) that quotes a statement from...
New Jabiru satellite contract takes total to $571...
Pre-launch contracts for the Jabiru satellite to be launched by Australian satellite company, NewSat, have rocketed upwards to US$571 million with today’s signing of a new $13 million contract with a United States-based satellite communications company.
NewSat founder and CEO, Adrian Ballintine, said today the new, binding pre-launch contract for the purchase of Jabiru satellite transmission...
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NBN satellite gateway for Merimbula
NBN satellite gateway for Merimbula
Merimbula, on the NSW Far South Coast, is to be the site of the National Broadband Company’s first satellite ground station gateway. This facility will enable NBN’s Long Term Satellite Service (LTSS) to “transmit high-speed internet to homes, farms and businesses in remote parts of Australia,” a media release by NBN Co issued last week said.
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Jabiru Communications Satellite Closed Capital... →
NewSat, the owner and operator of the upcoming Jabiru 1 satellite communications fleet, completed the last round of capital fund raising for the Ka-band satellite.
The local carrier raised more than $7 million in equity funds from foreign investors for the Jabiru 1 satellite communications program. The equity funds were derived from foreign investors, sai NewSat CEO Adrian Ballintine. The capital...
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First 'NBN era' telco, Ausbbs, secures funding
Its services will be available throughout the NBN service areas but it will concentrate on NSW where it is based.
The company describes itself as “Australia’s first virtual ISP to operate exclusively over the NBN,” and says it will use cloud computing technology to deliver high speed data and voice services with the lowest possible cost structure, in line with its...
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NBN Satellite No 1 To Hit New South Wales
Merimbula, located along the far South Coast of NSW, is the first NBN satellite site and will play an important role in delivering broadband to remote communities, NBN Co said today.
The new high-tech facility will transmit high-speed internet for the NBN’s Satellite Service to remote parts of Australia including Norfolk and Christmas Islands, where fibre rollout is unfeasible.
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Funding Australia's First Communications Satellite →
In an interview following the ASX Emerging Market roadshow, the CEO of Australia’s first independent satellite communications provider, Adrian Ballintine , presented updates on the Jabiru-1 satellite communications program. The locally owned teleport and satellite operator is poised to become the first satellite communications provider to independently operate a satellite. Since the start of...
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NBN Co's satellite order procedures 'correct': UN
Advice comes after Opposition questioned satellite launch plans.
The company responsible for building Australia’s national broadband network (NBN) says its satellite launch plans are on course after a United Nations agency confirmed its procedures are correct.
The UN communications agency - the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) - released advice overnight on Tuesday saying it...
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Quigley, Turnbull clash over NBN satellites
NBN Co CEO Mike Quigley and Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday clashed over risks associated with NBN Co’s satellite launch.
Following the awarding of the $620 million tender to US communications giant Loral earlier this year, NBN Co has been getting everything in place for when the service is launched in 2015 to provide broadband services to 3 of the 7 per cent of...
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Satellites centre of new NBN brawl
A new brawl has erupted over the National Broadband Network, but this time two crucial satellites are at the centre of attention.
It emerged today at a parliamentary hearing that the NBN Company is preparing to spend $650 million to launch the satellites into space, even before it has formal permission from the United Nations to use them.
The hearing was told it could in fact take years to...
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Competitors welcome ACCC limits on Foxtel-Telstra...
After nine months, the competition watchdog has finally given the green light to Foxtel’s takeover of the regional pay TV provider, Austar.
The sign off from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission means there’ll only be one major cable or satellite TV company across Australia.
But the ACCC has forced Foxtel to accept conditions which it hopes will foster a new competitor...
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Australian satellite communications innovation...
During SATELLITE 2012 the Australian Ambassador to the United States, The Hon Kim Beazley hosted an evening to promote the achievements of Australian satellite communications companies, not only in Australia but worldwide.
Like many others in Washington, Mr Beazley recognised the advantages of Australian teleports and innovative satellites. Mr Beazley noted that traditionally, the Americas,...
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NBN Co quiet on AAPT spectrum buy
NBN Co has quietly picked up 850MHz of spectrum from AAPT in the 28GHz spectrum band for its satellite service, but the company has refused to reveal how much it paid.
In its six-monthly report to the government, released yesterday, the company revealed that in November, it had acquired 850MHz of spectrum in the 28GHz band from internet service provider (ISP) AAPT for the provision of the...
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Redlands snubbed in NBN rollout
Redland City has been ignored in NBN Co’s three-year rollout strategy, released late last month.
Nowhere in Redland city, including its six main islands, will get the NBN in the next three years, according to NBN Co maps showing the network rollout.
Under the National Broadband-Network rollout plan, 93 per cent of the nation will get high-speed fibre broadband, 4 per cent will get fixed...
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NBN in review: one marathon run, another begins
March was full of drama as NBN Co finally dragged itself past the finish line of its first marathon - the battle to get legislative and contractual approval for its rollout - then stood up and prepared to run even faster towards its goal of passing 3.5m homes by 2015. Throw in strong support from a number of new retail service providers, the release of new pricing, a bit of espionage and the usual...
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iiNet Unleash NBN Wireless $49 + 30GB
Internode announce wireless NBN service – kicking off at $49 from todayClick to enlarge. The announcement means the ISP has arrived at holy trinity of NBN services - via fibre, wireless and satellite.
Prices for National Broadband Network wireless starts at $49 for 12/1 Mbps speeds “in theory” and 30GB data, while $69 plan gives a massive 300GB, $89 600GB and $139 for one...
