The announcement that the NBN will be based in Melbourne gives us a chance to develop a focus Australian screen content (or the lack of it) on our broadband.
I asked an NBN rep whether they are planning any research into online video. Their response - they are an infrastructure company, just providing the pipes.
But having the NBN in Melbourne alongside IBES, a yet to be announced university research centre and Film Vic hopefully gives content creators scope to develop research projects based on the NBN.
The NBN HQ will be based in Digital Harbour , Docklands - home of the Melbourne film studio complex, Telstra, and the 7 Network.
Scope for partnership amongst all these players?
As NBN Co was making this announcement, the Tasmanian NBN trial was lit up, reportedly delivering speeds of around 50-60 Mbps, peaking up to 100.
That's 5-10 times the speed of a typical Telstra cable offering.
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