NBN Co satellite costs blow out by $1.4 billion

9 May 2014 Happy Friday. Lots of reading this week, starting with our report on NBN Co's fixed-wireless and satellite costs blowing out by a third after it grossly underestimated demand. Queensland's technology ranks are in further disarray after two top bureaucrats left suddenly, while a keynote presentation at CeBIT 2014 in Sydney this week said a revolution in data management and processing is underway. Scroll down for a look at the week's international IT news, and as always there's more on the IT Pro page. Happy reading. Lia Timson, Technology Editor, ltimson@fairfaxmedia.com.au NBN Co satellite costs blow out by $1.4 billion NBN Co grossly underestimated the demand for satellite among 1 million premises in Australia's metro fringe, regional and remote areas, writes Mahesh Sharma. Queensland tech ranks in disarray The two top bureaucrats responsible for Queensland's IT reform agenda have left suddenly. ACMA, Microsoft fight cybercrime Microsoft will share knowledge of malware infected computers with the communications watchdog. Aussie start-up hipages raises $6m An IBM executive and an accountant have raised $6 million for their home improvement classifieds website, which connects homeowners with tradies. Advertisement Hot topics Big data's role is getting bigger as Australia leads adoption CSIRO joins chorus of cyber experts in warning Australia of major services shutdown Australian online security start-up wins Singapore backing Ownership of patient records, just one challenge in e-health Dodo's Kestelman to back start-ups One of Australia's richest telco entrepreneurs is putting up his own cash to unearth the next generation of technology start-ups. Wrong to assume we're spied on It is "quite wrong" to think that all Australians' phone and internet data is being collected and examined by intelligence agencies, the spy watchdog says.   Apple close to acquiring Beats, reports say Apple is close to acquiring headphone maker Beats for $US3.2 billion, in what would be its largest-ever purchase, a source says. Samsung ordered to pay Apple $128.9m As US jury has ordered Samsung to pay Apple $US119.6 million after it found the South Korean tech giant infringed two Apple patents. China's Alibaba files for initial public offering China's massive online marketplace Alibaba has filed for what could become the largest US initial public offering ever. The Target data breach by the numbers An epic breach of all proportions, the hacking of point-of-sale systems at the giant retailer produced some giant numbers to match. We've sent you this email because your email address garn14.tech@blogger.com has been registered for a Fairfax Media membership. You can unsubscribe from this email at any time. At Fairfax Media, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer Fairfax Media services in exchange for your details, please delete it. Copyright © 2014 Fairfax Media Privacy Policy Conditions of Use Unsubscribe