In what it describes as ‘dramatic discounts on its top-tier internet access plans’ NBN Co has unveiled a new lower cost wholesale pricing structure for retail service providers. Some welcome the move, while political critics have labelled the announcement as a capitulation.
The new lower pricing structure recently announced by NBN Co will not necessarily mean lower prices for consumers, according to the broadband boss of budget mobile and broadband provider Amaysim. However, it will enable RSPs to provide better services for the same cost, he said.
TPG, which is yet offer compensation to NBN consumers like Telstra and Optus, continues to ramp up its NBN offerings and telecoms market expansion with the latest launch of a new NBN50 plan with an unlimited data offer and a higher tier speed of 50Mbps.
Labor’s Shadow Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland, is keeping up the political pressure on the Government over the NBN ahead of this weekend’s Bennalong by-election, and in the wake of an announcement by NBN Co, operators of the National Broadband Network, that it is planning to slash wholesale prices of its services to retailers.
The University of Adelaide is investing another $1 million to increase the capacity of its supercomputer, to meet what it says is growing demand and to ensure researchers continue to have access to high-performance computing (HPC) services.
iMac Pro. Launching today, It's the most powerful Mac in the world, to be beaten presumably only by a forthcoming Mac Pro due next year, but until then, iMac Pro is it, says Apple watcher Alex Zaharov-Reutt.
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