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Telehealth vendors not fazed by NBN debate

The NBN will be a boon to Australian healthcare regardless of which political party has its way on the final technology approach for delivery, officials from health IT vendors said at a lunch in Sydney.

By Adam Bender | 29 April, 2013 15:42

Tags: Labor, health IT, telehealth, fibre, Coalition, Healthcare, videoconferencing, politics, fibre-to-the-node (FTTN), NBN, Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP)
Increased fibre efficiency could accelerate NBN speeds: researchers

Monash University researchers have found a way to increase data capacity of fibre optic networks. The finding could greatly enhance the speed of the NBN, Monash said.

By Adam Bender | 25 March, 2013 14:51

Tags: data, optical fibre, Networking, fibre, Monash University, broadband, NBN
Telstra eyes Perth-Singapore fibre link

Telstra has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with SubPartners to acquire capacity on the APX West submarine cable connecting Perth to Singapore.

By Adam Bender | 20 March, 2013 16:33

Tags: submarine cables, Singapore, fibre, Perth, Telstra, APX West
Vocus Communications reports 40 per cent revenue jump

Telecommunications and data centre provider Vocus Communications (ASX: VOC) has posted half year revenue of $30.6 million, driven largely by sales of its fibre network and data centre services.

By Hamish Barwick | 28 February, 2013 15:34

Tags: Ethernet, Maxnet, data centres, Mark de Kock, fibre, Vocus Communications
Telstra begins restoring triple zero services in Qld

Telstra has completed repairs to a damaged redundant inland fibre cable near Harlin in Kingaroy, restoring emergency triple zero services.

By Stephanie McDonald | 30 January, 2013 07:33

Tags: flooding, fibre, Telstra

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Rules for new EU telecom networks a political football?

The European Commission unveiled a long-awaited draft recommendation Friday for how to create new fiber-optic-based telecommunication networks throughout Europe, but the move was heavily criticized from both sides in the debate over next-generation networks.

By Paul Meller | 13 June, 2009 04:47

Tags: eu, EU telecom, fibre