Improving the Backbone with Dual Redundant SIP Service by Ian Colville  Home         IPTV, Broadband Video, Mobile Video Topics: Main | IPTV Service Providers  | IPTV Content | Set-Top Boxes |  Middleware | Encoding | DRM |  Silicon  |  IPTV Regulatory  |  Test Systems  |  Europe  | China  | Archive |     Australia’s NBN Selects GPON from Alcatel-Lucent Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) has selected Alcatel-Lucent's GPON solution for its forthcoming FTTH deployment. The initial contract is worth Aus$70M and NBN Co has committed to spend up to $1.5 billion on this network equipment during the lifetime of the project. In addition to its GPON platform, Alcatel-Lucent will supply aggregation equipment and engineering assistance. NBN Co was established in April 2009 to design, build and operate a wholesale-only national high-speed broadband network for all Australians. In the fibre footprint, the network will deliver broadband speeds of up to 100 Mbps, subject to the retail plan chosen. The goal is to cover 90% of the Australian population in eight years. Alcatel-Lucent's CEO, Ben Verwaayen said, "The Australian NBN is one of the most important initiatives in our industry. The world is watching." He added, "Infrastructure projects of this scale demand and command leading edge technology and smart solutions. We are committed to delivering both." Separately, NBN Co. issued an RFP for the design and construction of the Fibre Access Network. The RFP was issued to 21 Australian firms seeking tenders to begin the rollout. http://www.alcatel-lucent.com http://www.nbnco.com.au 24-Jun-10 Earlier this week, NBN Co Limited (NBN Co) reached an agreement with Telstra that would provide access to Telstra facilities and the progressive migration of Telstra traffic onto the National Broadband Network, subject to regulatory approval. The agreement for these terms will have an approximate value of $9 billion and would enable Telstra to participate in the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN). Separately, the Australian federal government has agreed to progress public policy reforms with an attributed value of approximately $2 billion to Telstra. The Heads of Agreement covers the migration of subscriber traffic and the decommissioning of Telstra's copper network and its cable broadband service. NBN Co will pay Telstra for migration of traffic on to the NBN and the decommissioning of its network. In July 2009, the Australian government appointed Mike Quigley as the Executive Chairman of the National Broadband Network (NBNCo). Previously, Quigley served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Alcatel-Lucent. BT's Openreach to Test Fibre Nomination Scheme 9/6/2010 AT&T Extends Uverse with Pair Bonding, Vectoring 9/3/2010 Singapore's M1 Offers 1 Gbps Residential Service 8/31/2010 SingTel Launches Services over NGNBN Fibre 8/31/2010 Singapore's Next Gen Nationwide Broadband Network Launches 8/31/2010 Motorola Tunes its Remote Mgt for Multi-Screen Digital Homes 8/31/2010 Verizon Boosts DSL to 10-15 Mbps Downstream 8/30/2010 The Australian: Doubts over National FTTP 8/30/2010 BT Confirms Selection of Huawei for Next Gen Access 8/26/2010 Occam Supplies Multiservice Access in Indiana 8/25/2010 NTELOS Selects ADTRAN for FTTH 8/24/2010 Australia's NBN Hangs in the Balance 8/23/2010 Lantiq Samples 65nm VDSL2 CO Chipset with Line Bonding 8/23/2010 WildBlue Wins $19M Grant for Rural Satellite Broadband 8/19/2010 North Carolina's Golden LEAF Gains $140 Million in Funding 8/18/2010 PacketFront Employs Mindspeed Processor for Gigabit-to-the Home CPE 8/18/2010 Korea's CJ HelloVision Picks Arris for DOCSIS 3.0 8/17/2010 Verizon Tests Gigabit Ethernet Service on FiOS 8/16/2010 PMC-Sierra Collaborates with Incognito Software on FTTx for MSOs 8/16/2010 Orange's Internet-TV-Phone + Mobile offer in France 8/12/2010 ADTRAN Supplies its Total Access 5000 in Maine 8/9/2010 Orckit-Corrigent Gains TSEC for GPON in India 8/9/2010 Ohio's Wabash Mutual Selects Occam in Broadband Stimulus Project 8/3/2010 Great Plains Comm. Selects ADTRAN Total Access 5000 8/2/2010 Huawei and Silicon Vendors Complete DSL Retransmission Test 7/27/2010 > More news...   Search  this site   Search the Web   Get Your Column Published Improving the Backbone with Dual Redundant SIP Service by Ian Colville Emergency Response and Wireless Location Systems by Manlio Allegra Interview: NSN's Sue Spradley on LightSquared's Wholesale Mobile Data Paradigm by Sue Spradley Mobile Backhaul Transition Requires New Testing by Joe Zeto Cybersecurity Requires Public/Private Coalition by Greg Oslan A Rethinking of Cloud Services and Network Architecture by Jim Theodoras