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Monday, 21st May 2012
National Botnet Network coming: Earthwave
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are on the rise, and, according to Earthwave CEO Carlo Minassian, the situation will get worse when the National Broadband Network (NBN) rolls out.
Source: ZDNet Australia
No agreement on Internet content: Lawyer
The rapid growth of the internet and social media are causing major legal headaches globally, with no clear-cut agreement on how to control content, a law lecturer says.
Source: Computerworld
Friday, 18th May 2012
Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy's office has said it means nothing that 35,000 Telstra copper connections have been made to houses in greenfield estates, even though it shows how many more premises it has reached than the government's National Broadband Network (NBN) fibre.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACMA eyes Telstra microwave spectrum for broadband
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is considering re-farming spectrum that underpins Telstra microwave links and radiotelecommunications services in rural Australia.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thursday, 17th May 2012
New homes dudded over NBN: Turnbull
Opposition communications spokesman, Malcolm Turnbull, says the government's "prejudice" against the private sector left about 35,000 new homes connected to copper instead of fibre cable last year.
Source: Computerworld
Five pros and cons of the NBN
It's fast, ubiquitous and it boosts productivity. Are there any downsides to the National Broadband Network (NBN)?
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACMA probes 1.5GHz for spectrum shortfall
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has taken a step towards addressing what it thinks will be a 300MHz shortfall in spectrum for mobile services by 2020, releasing a discussion paper on the usage of 1.5GHz spectrum for mobile.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus scores five year, $15m contract to deliver NSW distance education via satellite
The NSW Department of Education and Communities has awarded Optus a five year contract worth around $15m to provide satellite services for its distance learning programme.
Source: iTWire
TravelSIM lowers US data roaming charges
Pre-paid international roaming provider TravelSIM has cut its data rates for the US to $1 per megabyte while roaming over AT&T's network in the country.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mobile data consumption set to skyrocket: Finding
Mobile data consumption is projected to increase, by 2016, ten times more than its current usage rate, according to research conducted by business intelligence firm, Informa Telecoms and Media.
Source: ARN
Wednesday, 16th May 2012
NSW Northern coasts to get fixed wireless NBN by mid-2013
Residents and businesses around Coffs Harbour, Taree, and Port Macquarie are slated to have access to high-speed fixed wireless broadband as part of the National Broadband Network (NBN), according to NBN Co.
Source: ARN
Tuesday, 15th May 2012
ICANN names 'Independent Objector" to new gTLDs
ICANN has named Alain Pellet, a former chairperson of the International Law Commission, to the curiously titled role of 'Independent Objector' for its new generic top-level domain program.
Source: iTWire
NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?
I am, of course, not privy to the private conversations between Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull, but I would assume that at some point, over the past two and a bit years, Abbott would have sat Turnbull down and said something like, "Please, Mal, tell me what we're doing wrong with this National Broadband Network (NBN) thing, and why it cost us the election. Give me the facts, so I can correctly explain to the Australian people why it is a bad, bad idea".
Source: ZDNet Australia
Malaysia trumps Australia in NBN connection race
Malaysia's equivalent of the National Broadband Network is "comfortably outpacing" Australia's rollout effort but a lack of independence at the wholesale level from the country's incumbent could bite its market later, according to analyst firm Informa.
Source: iTnews Australia
Monday, 14th May 2012
Full Spectrum: Optus 'free' broadband
Despite being slapped on the wrist for its last big advertising campaign, Optus is confident that its new "free" broadband ads won't catch the eye of the industry watchdog.
Source: ZDNet Australia