Monday, 10th March 2014

Vodafone takes fight to Telstra over regional mobile funding

The battle over the Federal Government's AU$100 million funding for regional mobile coverage blackspots heats up.
Source: ZDNet Australia

Yet another NBN inquiry - this one's after Conroy's blood

Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced another NBN inquiry - the fifth - on how Labor planned it. What will it achieve?
Source: iTWire

Vandals break Basslink fibre cable

Vandals are being blamed for damaging a terrestrial fibre optic cable owned by Basslink Telecoms, resulting in almost 20 hours of internet connectivity problems for Tasmanian residents over the weekend.
Source: iTnews Australia

Friday, 7th March 2014

Turnbull to audit the conception of Labor's NBN

The Coalition Government has announced it will conduct a four-month audit into the process by which the previous Labor government conceived of the national broadband network.
Source: iTnews Australia

Telstra reveals volume of data requests from law enforcement

Telstra has released its first ever transparency report, taking the lead from the likes of Google, Apple and Facebook to detail the volume and nature of requests for customer data it receives from Australian law enforcement and regulators.
Source: iTnews Australia

"NBN-ready" phone helps SMEs in cost war

Commander has launched its "NBN-ready" phone in a bid to help small to medium businesses in the war against costs.
Source: ARN

Thursday, 6th March 2014

Telehealth could save "unsustainable" federal health budget, according to a white paper

A national strategy for Telehealth could save the federal government about $4 billion and help rein in an unsustainable health budget.
Source: ARN

Cloud growth drives network upgrade at Brisbane ISP

Growth in demand for Metro Ethernet services has driven a program of ongoing upgrades at Brisbane Internet service provider APEXnetworks over the last 12 months, according to chief technology officer Ryan Crouch.
Source: Computerworld

Aldi gets wrist slap over 'unlimited' plans

Aldi Mobile has been forced to rename one of its 'unlimited' prepaid mobile plans after the consumer watchdog accused the company of misleading customers.
Source: ZDNet Australia

Comms union backs Tasmanian pro-FTTP NBN bill

Tasmanian Senator Anne Urquhart's pro-fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) bill has been welcomed by the Communications Electrical Plumbing Union (CEPU).
Source: ARN