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Wednesday, 19th June 2013
Transfield wins new NBN contracts
Transfield Services has been awarded one new and one extended contract with NBN Co for network builds in Victoria, the company announced today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Transfield wins $366m in new NBN work
Engineering firm Transfield Services has won $366 million in new work on the national broadband network.
Source: ARN
Telstra opposes 700 MHz for emergency 4G network
Telstra will oppose a last-ditch bid by emergency services to secure unsold 700 MHz spectrum for a national 4G network, arguing the spectrum should be kept for commercial mobile broadband growth.
Source: iTnews Australia
Vodafone unveils new pricing for data add-ons
Telecommunications company, Vodafone, has unveiled new pricing for data add-ons, which it claims will give customers choice when tailoring post-paid plans for smartphones.
Source: ARN
NBN Co could miss revised June fibre targets
NBN Co is facing the very real possibility of missing its revised June fibre rollout targets for built-up areas by as little as a couple of thousand premises, the latest rollout analysis by iTnews reveals.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tuesday, 18th June 2013
Bass Strait limits NBN options
Tasmania may have been the first state in Australia to receive NBN services but customers there have a limited choice of service providers, thanks to the cost of getting data traffic across Bass Strait.
Source: SMH
Monday, 17th June 2013
Committee urges NBN Co to prepare for new govt
NBN Co needs to prepare for potential policy changes as a result of the September federal election, according to the NBN joint oversight committee, which recommended an update to the company's corporate plan.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co put rejected apartment alternative in corporate plan
Exclusive: NBN Co originally put an alternative fibre-to-the-basement proposal for apartment blocks in the revised corporate plan in 2012, but it was rejected by the Australian government.
Source: ZDNet Australia
4G shootout: Vodafone vs Optus vs Telstra
How does Vodafone's new 4G network stack up against the competition? PC & Tech Authority took to the streets of Sydney to find out.
Source: PC Authority
NBN Co sinks Telstra's NBN info-sharing plan
Telstra is winning few friends with its attempts to limit restrictions on how it handles NBN information, failing to gain the confidence of even the information source, NBN Co.
Source: iTnews Australia
Armidale hosts fastest wireless NBN in Australia: Fusion Broadband
Armidale, NSW is now the location of the fastest wireless NBN in Australia - four times faster than what the NBN is currently promising - according to broadband service provider, Fusion Broadband.
Source: ARN
Police Federation makes play for unsold 700 MHz
The Police Federation of Australia is making a play for two-thirds of the 700 MHz spectrum passed in at May's digital dividend auction to underpin a planned national 4G network for emergency services.
Source: iTnews Australia
Saturday, 15th June 2013
Google pilots 'balloon internet' above New Zealand
Google is piloting a mesh network of high-altitude balloons in the skies above New Zealand that it hopes will eventually carry reliable internet services to all corners of the globe.
Source: iTnews Australia
Friday, 14th June 2013
Telstra may dodge legal challenge to Sensis cuts
Telstra is a step closer to dodging a legislative bullet aimed at saving the jobs of almost 700 Sensis workers after a Greens-backed amendment to existing laws failed to gain traction with a Senate committee.
Source: iTnews Australia
Aussie telcos mull mixed cellular-Wi-Fi networks
Network equipment makers are pushing technology that enables mobile data traffic to be "steered" in real-time between cellular and Wi-Fi networks, but Australia's telcos are unlikely to have a use for it in the short to mid term.
Source: iTnews Australia