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What is network engineering? The definition of network engineering describes existing non-converged systems. The future is a converged digital network with network engineering including all aspects of the design, implementation and support.

In telecommunication, the term network engineering has the following meanings:

In telephony, the discipline concerned with (a) determining internetworking service requirements for switched networks, and (b) developing and implementing hardware and software to meet them.
In computer science, the discipline of hardware and software engineering to accomplish the design goals of a computer network.
In radio communications, the discipline concerned with developing network topologies.

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Telstra is now the Tender Leader

Nov1

Written by:uanmi
Saturday, November 01, 2008

The Fibre to the Node tender date is rapidly approaching and the global financial crisis appears to have caught Telstra's competitors unaware and now possibly without funding for their bids. Telstra is in the box seat to win the tender as Telstra is the only company that appears to have a stable approach to the new network that can fit in with their existing revenue streams.

With the ever increasing probability that Telstra will win the Fibre to the Node contract, that has now been extended to include regional and remote access, more questions are being asked about the Governments intended regulatory provisions to accompany the new network. If Telstra wins the tender, will the Government provide a level playing field for other telecommunication companies? What will happen to the powers of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission?

Telstra has long bridled against the ACCC powers and argues that the ACCC has very selectively interfered in the telecommunications industry to the detriment of Telstra's shareholders. Telstra's competitors would like to see the ACCC be provided by the Government with more specific powers to ensure there is greater competition. The ACCC has been slow to address many of the problems identified by industry experts and appears reluctant to focus on matters that are not in its view of major value to consumers. The problem is that many feel that the ACCC could do more.

One of the major problems facing the Australian network is the lack of competitive infrastructure to many of the regional and remote areas. The cost of using this infrastructure has meant that many companies are restricting their activities to major cities along the eastern sea-board. The Government must find a solution to this problem as part of the new network to be provisioned over the next five years.

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