As part of its quarterly financial report, Telstra provided an update on negotiations with NBN Co. concerning the National Broadband Network. Key commercial terms of the deal have been now been finalized. NBN Co. would gain access to Telstra facilities and there would be a progressive migration of Telstra traffic onto the National Broadband Network. The deal is expected to deliver approximately $9 billion in post-tax net present value to Telstra.
Telstra has provisionally agreed commercial terms relating to copper network decommissioning, dark fibre and duct usage, exchange usage, certain roll-out arrangements and other matters with NBN Co. The parties are working to complete the associated operational details and ensure all contingencies are addressed as part of the documentation process which is expected to be completed in the near future.
In addition, Telstra's CEO confirmed that the company had reached in-principle agreement with the Federal Government over the specific measures that are expected to deliver a further approximately $2 billion in post-tax net present value. The total post-tax net present value of the transaction is approximately $11 billion.
"This important milestone represents substantial progress. During the last eight months we have negotiated constructively over a range of extremely complex matters," Mr Thodey said.
Detailed information on the NBN Co. has not yet been made public, but the company hopes to do so shortly and to put the proposal to shareholders with a target date of 1 July 2011.
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Telstra has provisionally agreed commercial terms relating to copper network decommissioning, dark fibre and duct usage, exchange usage, certain roll-out arrangements and other matters with NBN Co. The parties are working to complete the associated operational details and ensure all contingencies are addressed as part of the documentation process which is expected to be completed in the near future.
In addition, Telstra's CEO confirmed that the company had reached in-principle agreement with the Federal Government over the specific measures that are expected to deliver a further approximately $2 billion in post-tax net present value. The total post-tax net present value of the transaction is approximately $11 billion.
"This important milestone represents substantial progress. During the last eight months we have negotiated constructively over a range of extremely complex matters," Mr Thodey said.
Detailed information on the NBN Co. has not yet been made public, but the company hopes to do so shortly and to put the proposal to shareholders with a target date of 1 July 2011.
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introduced its iPASOLINK 1000 converged wireless backhaul solution that supports both native TDM and native Ethernet transport on the same platform. The NEC iPASOLINK 1000 is designed for high-end aggregation sites in the network and it complements existing NEC iPASOLINK 200 and 400 products, as well as previous generations of NEC equipment. It includes multiple microwave nodal aggregation, high switching speeds and an increased number of interface options including 10Gbps Ethernet and Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM). Single-chassis implementation eliminates backhaul aggregation and distribution bottlenecks by allowing optimum network design of both optical and microwave connections. 
next week's Mobile World Congress, Ericsson is taking the wraps off its new generation IP networking portfolio, including key products transport, routing, fixed access, network management and packet core. The launch includes a 16 Tbps Smart Services Router (SSR) that will form the basis of Ericsson's mobile core network for 4G/LTE deployments.
SK Telecom anticipates launching commercial LTE services in Seoul by July this year and plans to expand the service to the Seoul metropolitan area and six other metropolitan cities by 2012. The service will become nationwide by 2013.
Its ZXUN Mobility Management Entity (MME) achieved the maximum capacity test of 15 million users, and its ZXUN SAE-GW gateway attained 174 Gbps in throughput capacity. 
outlined plans for a National Wireless Initiative to make high-speed wireless services available to at least 98 percent of Americans within five years, freeing up spectrum through incentive auctions, spurring innovation, and creating a nationwide, interoperable wireless network for public safety. The initiative envisions spending over $15 billion on achieving these goals, while also reducing the deficit by $9.6 billion. Money for the program would come from spectrum licensing, which is expected to raise over $27 billion over the next decade.
