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One telltale sign of WiFi intrusion and how it can be prevented

Almost everyone these days either has one or all of the following: a smart phone, personal computer, laptop, and tablet. With the advent of these gadgets, more people are gaining access to the Internet and conducting a variety of activities on the Web, including browsing, downloading, communicating, and sharing, just to name a few. The… View Article

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10 Feb 2015

NBN Satellite bases to serve 400,000+ remote homes and businesses

With the completion of NBN Co’s ten satellite ground stations, NBN Co has announced that faster broadband internet will be made available to remote areas with internet black spots. The stations will serve as a service backbone to deliver NBN services to more than 400,000 Australian homes and businesses across the country. With the impending… View Article

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10 Feb 2015

NBN Co unveils Shoot for the Stars Competition

NBN Co, the organisation tasked for the nationwide National Broadband Network rollout, will be launching two satellites into orbit to boost the high-speed broadband for both rural and regions in Australia. To celebrate this occasion, NBN Co is hosting a competition for children aged five to twelve years old to design the nose cone of… View Article

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9 Feb 2015

5 Budget Friendly Routers to consider in 2015

Residents and business owners are gradually embracing the shift towards a more digital future. As more and more people get connected, the need for wireless networking increases. The good news is the process towards sharing Internet connection does not have to be complicated nor expensive. CNET has released a list of the best and most… View Article

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4 Feb 2015

Coffs Harbour Transitioning to the NBN

Around 6,300 homes and businesses in Coffs Harbour will be the first to complete its first transition to the NBN. As part of the country’s fixed line infrastructure upgrade, this means existing copper wire networks will progressively be switched off. As services over the NBN begin to become available, it is set to replace existing… View Article

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2 Feb 2015

Glastonbury residents welcome NBN facility Construction

Warren Truss, Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Member for Wide Bay, announced the commencement of construction on the towers at Widgee. He said that this will be a huge leap in the speed of services that will be made available to residents of Widgee. Upon completion and beginning of operations, internet speeds of approximately 25Mbps… View Article

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29 Jan 2015

NBN Co gearing up to deliver fibre to the basement services

Some 6,000 premises across the Australian Capital Territory, Sydney, and Melbourne will soon be connected to the NBN through fibre-to-the-basement technology – the company announced on Monday. Around 2,000 premises are expected to be ready by the last week of March. Documents that have been issued to retail service providers indicate that apartments to be… View Article

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27 Jan 2015

NBN roll out expansion benefits Wimmera.

The latest NBN rollout plan includes parts of Dimboola, St. Arnaud, Warracknabeal and surrounds, with a total of 8,000 premises targeted to receive the technology. The next two years will be beneficial for parts of Wimmera as the NBN technology progressively becomes available in their area. At a community event at the Murtoa Mechanics Hall,… View Article

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26 Jan 2015

NBN Co’s five-step MTM planning process

The network is working out the process involved in determining the technology from the “multi-technology mix” that will connect each of the premises in the country. The multi-technology mix of the NBN will be rolled out beginning this year. As it happens, much of the fibre rollout will be abandoned to make way for FTTN… View Article

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25 Jan 2015

Penrith says goodbye to old lines as NBN rolls out

Beginning February 20, old copper wire connections will be turned off in some parts of Penrith. The first areas lined up for the switch over in the west include Penrith Stadium and Showground, Bringelly Road in the east, Jamison Road in the south, and in the north – Henry Street and Great Eastern Highway. This… View Article

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21 Jan 2015

The NBN is coming: find out if your neighbourhood is next

NBN Co announced that as early as next month, high speed Internet will become available to homes in west Sydney. Green cable is being laid out across Sydney as part of the network’s goal of connecting every property in the country – metro, regional, and remote Australia. By mid next year, work will be well… View Article

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