12 July 2012: A new contract worth an initial $280 million has been signed between NBN Co and Via Sat Inc for the manufacture of satellite dishes and other equipment to deliver fast and reliable broadband to families and businesses in regional, rural and remote Australia.
The contract includes the construction of two 13.5 metre-wide satellite antennas for the National Broadband Network’s ten satellite ground stations; as well as household satellite dishes and network infrastructure for NBN Co’s data centres.
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