I went to the Gungahlin Community Council meeting tonight to hear NBN Co. give an update on the build in Gungahlin. Dan Flemming, head of construction for NBN Co. gave the primary presentation. He brought along the ‘box’ (NTU) that people will get when they subscribe to a retail service provider (think ISP) delivering their [...]
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NBN update
Category: News & PoliticsUploaded by: KateLundyHosted: youtube
NBN update
Category: News & PoliticsUploaded by: KateLundyHosted: youtube
Gungahlin National Broadband Network roll-out update
Tomorrow night National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) will attend the Gungahlin Community Council (GCC) meeting to give an update on the progress of the NBN rollout in Gungahlin. Date: Tuesday 13th December 2011 Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm Where: Gungahlin Library, downstairs meeting room The meeting will be attended by NBN Co’s Head of Construction [...]
Gov 2.0 creates resilience in a 21st century democracy – FutureGov 2011 address
Below is the address Senator Lundy gave to FutureGov 2011 on Gov 2.0 as a mechanism for resilience in a 21st century democracy. Below the speech are some short podcasts from Andrew Stott (previous Director of Digital Engagement in the UK) and Chris Moore (CIO for the City of Edmonton, Canada). All transcripts are under [...]
Showcase from Alice White, Chief Scientist Bell Labs
Parliament House was the venue for Alcatel Lucent’s hosting of Bell Labs Chief Scientist Alice White’s showcase recently. I was able to make it early in the morning. I had a chat to Alice about her work, in particular with photonics. The roadshow headed down to the CSIRO/ANU after briefings in Parliament and then to [...]
Press Clipping: Gungahlin NBN work under way in October
Press clipping from the Canberra Times: Canberra’s long wait for high-speed internet delivered by the National Broadband Network will end today. The Gillard Government will announce that work on the optical fibre to the home network will begin in Gungahlin in October. NBN Co says after the first 3000 homes are connected, the network will [...]
High speed broadband for Gungahlin residents will be rolled out in October
Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy and Member for Fraser Andrew Leigh have today welcomed the announcement by NBN Co that work on the high speed broadband rollout in Gungahlin is scheduled to commence in October this year. It is estimated that the average time from the start of preliminary works to the activation of [...]
NBN Co deal welcome news for Gungahlin rollout
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy and Member for Fraser Andrew Leigh, have welcomed the landmark announcement by Telstra and NBN Co to enter into Definitive Agreements that will help pave the way for the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN). The Telstra-NBN Co Agreements allow for a cheaper, more-efficient rollout of the NBN [...]
NBN rolling out in Gungahlin
Last night, I attended a special meeting held by the Gungahlin Community Council where NBN Co had several representatives to outline the plans for NBN rollout in Gungahlin. Over 120 residents and local business people attended, which was impressive on a cold night! NBN Co had several representatives from their construction team and community relations. [...]
