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Tuesday, 10th December 2013
Mike Quigley to Malcolm Turnbull: 'You don't have a minute to lose'
He may have been founding chief executive of the best-funded start-up in Australia, but Mike Quigley and his staff consistently refused to throw undue amounts of money at the national broadband network's problems just to make them go away.
Source: SMH
Telstra reconnects copper service in NBN connection stuff-up
Telstra has reconnected the copper line service for a customer it thought it had connected to the NBN fixed-wireless service but left disconnected for close to three months.
Source: ZDNet Australia
In-home FttN wiring testing needed, costly: NBN Co
NBN Co needs to test and fix customers' in-home copper wiring to get the best speeds from VDSL2, but it's the most expensive and least preferred of three options for in-home connectivity, the company's advice to the Coalition government warns.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Vodafone opens its Hobart call centre
Vodafone has opened its new operations and call centre in central Hobart.
Source: iTWire
Bridging our broadband gap
As debate of the NBN continues, new research report reveals the impact of next generation broadband for Australian households and businesses.
Source: iTWire
Monday, 9th December 2013
NBN politics hindered business investment in broadband
Uncertainty over the future of the National Broadband Network over the last three years has stopped businesses from investing in broadband, according to the CSIRO.
Source: ZDNet Australia
FTTN CVC revenue shortfall could keep FTTP prices high: NBN Co
Limitations on the products available over a fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) NBN could reduce CVC revenues so much that the government would be forced to keep prices for FTTP high to compensate, a confidential NBN Co report has warned.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Coffs Harbour residents test NBN's impact
Australian researchers are hoping to see the firsthand impact of the national broadband network by studying two NSW north coast communities as they receive fast internet - or wait for it to arrive.
Source: iTnews Australia
FttN NBN needs customers more than coverage: NBN Co report
The NBN's self-funding nature means the Coalition government should prioritise boosting its subscriber numbers in new rollout areas over rushing to meet coverage objectives, a confidential NBN Co report has advised.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Training critical to Australia tapping broadband potential: CSIRO
Bringing faster broadband to Australia could disadvantage certain households and businesses if there is not sufficient education on how to take advantage of the increased speeds, according to a report by the CSIRO.
Source: Computerworld
iiNet's new NBN service to bring regional customers up to speed
Internet services provider iiNet has made its NBN 25/5 wireless broadband service available to customers in regional areas of Queensland and Tasmania.
Source: ARN
TPG buys AAPT
Telecom Corp has sold its Australian AAPT unit for $450 million to ASX-listed internet service provider, TPG Telecom, beating initial expectations of what the unit would go for.
Source: Computerworld
Vodafone opens temporary Hobart centre
Telecommunications provider Vodafone has opened the doors to its call centre on Elizabeth Street in Hobart, in which it will run its operations with 100 employees.
Source: ARN
Friday, 6th December 2013
Telstra gets 300Mbps speeds in expanded LTE-Advanced trial
Telstra has expanded its LTE-Advanced trial to new spectrum bands where the company was able to achieve peak download speeds of 300Mbps.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Senate to explore submarine cable security
A Senate committee will scrutinise planned changes to submarine cable laws in Australia in a bid to shore up security provisions for critical internet cable infrastructure.
Source: iTnews Australia