http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/opinion nowwearetalking opinion, displays a summary of opinions from a range of industry experts or user generated submissions en-au ? Telstra Corporation Limited. All rights reserved. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:00:00 GMT Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:00:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/opinion/telstra-committed-to-open-access-for-rivals When Kevin Rudd, as Opposition Leader, committed to a National Broadband Network last year, he rightly described broadband as “a great enabling technology”, driving business productivity, scientific discovery and Labor’s education revolution. Australians want and deserve a world-class national broadband network using the latest fibre-optic technology. The key question is: Who can be trusted to build and operate this vital national infrastructure? David Quilty, GMD Public Policy & Communications 92173e2d-3bd9-4004-aacd-9e47fe54cae5 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:30:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/opinion/keeping-up-the-broadband-pressure Professor Martin Cave says the plan for NBN regulation should take into account existing competitive infrastructure, specifically the Optus-owned HFC network - which passes more than two million homes in Australia. He says the fact that Optus can get cheap access to Telstra's networks is discouraging Optus from investing in the HFC and upgrading it to a next generation network in competition to the NBN. Professor Martin Cave bc1361fd-6c66-4d20-95b8-b5ec22870e20 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:45:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/opinion/all-flavours-of-separation-leave-a-sour-taste Dr Mark Jamison says it is 'curious' to observe the passionate debate over the various forms of structural separation because the supporters of separation keep looking to Europe and the UK at fledging separation models, or models just under consideration, instead of looking to the US where these ideas have been fully tested… and have been found wanting. Dr Mark Jamison - University of Florida adf946cc-5b3d-4c53-8982-7bc3c39f0646 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/opinion/its-time-to-get-active-for-our-broadband-future Australians consume politics like we consume sports: as spectators, and usually from the comfort of the couch. Our aversion to joining the game has led to a reliance on government that is unhealthy, dangerous to our democracy, and costly to the economy. Andrew Maiden, Director Media Communications c074377a-adf9-4887-9c79-157e78c8711a Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:30:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/opinion/premier-art-award-recognises-emerging-indigenous-artists People travelled from the far corners of Australia to help celebrate the 25th jubilee anniversary of the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Awards - which has become recognised as the premier Indigenous arts prize in the country. Anneli Knight b472be57-1175-4de6-93b5-cd73b7779d7e Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:45:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/opinion/garma-festival-celebrating-yolngu-art-music-culture The 2008 Garma Festival brings thousands of people together for a five day celebration of Yolngu art, music and culture. Students from across Arnhem Land travel to Garma to participate in youth forums and workshops or to battle it out in the school bands competition. Anneli Knight 34bc72f9-760c-491e-9609-ad17bc2fff31 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/opinion/cable-cuts-demand-quick-responses-better-deals-from-telcos In Queensland yesterday, two of Telstra’s fibre-optic cables at Bellbird Park, near Ipswich, were damaged during road works being carried out by a local construction company. These cables carry telephony, internet and mobile traffic to thousands of customers in the area. Normally, an outage like this wouldn't even rate a mention but due to a competitor experiencing a major cable cut in the same state last week, there’s heightened interest in how telcos recover from these incidents. Michael Lawrey, Executive Director Network & Technology 0a9d30ad-954a-43eb-bd94-07a0c7a1c438 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:15:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/opinion/telstras-dr-tony-warren-responds-to-business-spectator It is disappointing that a leading business commentator would suggest that Australia does not need a national high-speed broadband network said Telstra's Dr Tony Warren, Executive Director of Regulatory Affairs. Dr Tony Warren, Executive Director Regulatory Affairs, Telstra 7bbea69c-d02a-4b17-bba3-c7f68e8b855e Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:15:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/opinion/the-opening-of-the-t-life-store It was an exciting week for Year 10 media student, Caitlyn Hall. As the Telstra work experience student during the grand opening of Melbourne's T [life]™ store, she was given exclusive behind the scenes access to the event. Caitlyn provides her unique perspective of the launch for nowwearetalking. Caitlyn Hall, Telstra work experience PR student, Year 10 1d79c1e1-294c-449e-bdca-8430337f9c7d Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:30:00 GMT http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/opinion/shoulder-pads-bad-hair-and-outdated-technology Telstra's Rachael Falk argues that you used to be able to tell how old a TV show or movie was by the fashion worn by the actors on screen. An overly shoulder-padded suit or big hair quickly gave away a mid ‘80s TV show with much giggling and mirth. Now, it’s not just fashion that necessarily dates your favourite TV show or movie, it’s technology. Rachael Falk, Telstra Lawyer ... turned Media Spokesperson df78ba67-8d79-4c61-9e85-6bca3d41956f Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:00:00 GMT