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Monday, 20th May 2013
Telcos accuse NBN Co of pushing SAU delays
NBN Co's lengthy response to suggested changes to its special access undertaking has been met with criticism by retail service providers.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Canberra gets first Optus TD-LTE services
Optus has launched TD-LTE mobile services in Canberra for data only: it will offer a TD-LTE dongle and TD-LTE pocket WiFi hotspot, both will operate on HSPA+ or 3G networks outside TD-LTE coverage areas.
Source: iTWire
Freedom Cable yanks Australia from subsea rollout
Freedom Cable is pulling the pin on an extension of its subsea fibre optic cable proposal to Australia, after apparently failing to secure $50 million in financial backing.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus reveals Australia's first multi-band 4G network
SingTel subsidiary, Optus, has revealed plans to launch the country’s first multi-band TD/FD- LTE 4G network.
Source: ARN
Beware your digital footprint
Australians are becoming increasingly complacent about the digital footprint they leave behind. A major survey reveals that most are unsure how many websites hold their personal information.
Source: iTWire
Friday, 17th May 2013
NBN Co wants block on Telstra disconnection processes
NBN Co is attempting to have the competition watchdog block several disconnection measures that Telstra re-drafted last month.
Source: iTnews Australia
Inside Telstra's super-fast 4G rollout
Telstra's 4G upgrades are occurring in the unlikeliest of places. Even retirement homes.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co connects largest high-rise apartment to the NBN
NBN Co has connected a 36-storey apartment building in Australia to the National Broadband Network (NBN). The building is the largest multi-dwelling unit (MDU) to be hooked up to the network to date.
Source: Computerworld
DNS DDoS attacks skyrocket
Denial of service attacks using the domain name system (DNS) have reached epidemic proportions with the number of incidents quadrupling last year, the Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre or RIPE NCC warns.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thursday, 16th May 2013
Federal government slammed for blocking websites
The blocking of 1200 websites by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has set off calls for tighter controls on the federal government.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra - sorry we leaked your data
Telstra has apologised for leaking customer data online. It is not the first time it has happened, and it is unlikely to be the last.
Source: iTWire
Non-profit NBN ISP overcomes IPv4 address shortage
Victorian co-operative No ISP has so far struggled to sign up customers to the National Broadband Network (NBN), having to deal with the shortage of available IPv4 addresses and a lack of premises hooked up to the fibre network.
Source: Computerworld
Conroy dismisses claims of NBN failing
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has dismissed claims the federal budget reveals the national broadband network (NBN) is failing.
Source: ARN
New fears for web censorship in Australia
The blocking of 1200 legal websites by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sparked calls for the federal goverment to reveal who it's censoring, and why.
Source: iTWire
Turnbull criticises Conroy - for not spending enough on the NBN
The Budget has delivered just what Malcolm Turnbull and the Federal Opposition wanted - a reduction in spending on the NBN. But they say this is a Bad Thing.
Source: iTWire