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Wed 06 feb
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NBN Co is set to more than double wholesale broadband speeds for people who live in rural and remote Australia.
More than half a million homes, farms and businesses which are eligible to receive the NBN's Fixed-Wireless and Long-Term Satellite services will be able to take advantage of retail internet services that are based on the wholesale download speeds of up to 25 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 5 Mbps.
In terms of the upload speed, the wholesale speed boost is up to five times faster than the current speed.
Wed 03 oct
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NASA Astronaut Buzz Aldrin has given a ringing endorsement to Australia's plan to connect the whole country with high speed broadband after a recent visit to Australia.
Buzz was responding to news this week that NBN Co is planning to build a new broadband satellite ground station in Carnarvon, WA, close to a site that was used as a transmission facility in the Apollo missions to the moon.
Tue 28 aug
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Ceduna in the West Coast region of South Australia will house the next satellite ground station for NBN Co's Long Term Satellite Service.
The ground station will play a key part of connecting Australians in isolated areas to fast broadband.
The ground station will be located on Goode Road, approximately two kilometres north-east of Ceduna, and will act as an essential transmission centre to deliver the NBN to homes, farms and businesses in remote areas including Oodnadatta, Marree and Wilpena Pound
Fri 29 jun
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The Tasmanian town of Geeveston in the Huon Valley is the latest location to be selected for a National Broadband Network (NBN) satellite ground station to ensure Australians in isolated areas can connect to fast broadband.
The ground station will be an essential transmission centre connecting the ground-based National Broadband Network to NBN Co's two high performance satellites.
Thu 24 may
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Bush schools, health clinics and local government to get NBN satellite services
By Dan Warne
Schools, health clinics and local government facilities in remote locations will soon be able to get broadband via the NBN's Interim Satellite Service (ISS).
The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, announced the expansion of eligibility for the ISS today.
The new criteria mean around 250 schools, 800 health clinics and 200 local government facilities in the remotest parts of Australia will be able to access satellite broadband at wholesale speeds of 6Mbps downstream and 1Mbps upstream.
