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Friday, 3rd February 2012


Conroy flags law changes from Optus win

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Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has flagged potential legislative changes to protect football-broadcast rights following the Optus TV Now ruling.


Govt spies early exit from Telstra contract

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The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has revealed exit clauses in a 20-year, $2 billion contract with Telstra that can be enacted if the incumbent's copper network is abandoned faster than expected.


NBN Co braces for secrecy probe

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Government business enterprises have long been able to escape freedom of information (FoI) requests on the basis of commercial sensitivity and confidentiality arrangements.


Vendors show voice call hand-off between LTE, 3G networks

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Qualcomm this week revealed a key step in enabling voice calls over LTE handsets. Working with Ericsson, the chipmaker says it recently completed the first voice call handover between LTE and 3G networks, and will showcase the achievement later this month at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.


Thursday, 2nd February 2012


Defence to compete with NBN for skills

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The Department of Defence and its suppliers are set to go to war with the NBN Co for skilled workers in the near future as the national shortage begins to take its toll on planned major infrastructure projects.


Abbott paving a telecoms road to nowhere

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Fish, barrel; fox, henhouse; Abbott, NBN. Mocking Tony Abbott's ignorance of telecoms has become so easy and habitual that his latest pronouncements would normally hardly merit a response. But with his latest policy speech being seen as an informal roll-up to next year's election campaign, and Telstra's recent behaviour reaffirming the need for government intervention in the telco sector, it's important to once again weigh the implications of Abbott's cost-redirection policy against the reality of the situation.


Exetel founder John Linton passes away

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Exetel founder John Linton has passed away from a stroke.


Internode customer benefits from iiNet acquisition

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National ISP, Internode, says its acquisition by iiNet is already paying dividends for its customers, with its most popular broadband services now available through 450 telephone exchanges nationally.


Exclusive: NBN Co withholds fibre upgrade price

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NBN Co has refused to reveal the price paid by a Tasmanian resident to receive a fibre connection outside of the planned footprint because the figure could unleash a chain of events that brings the network to a grinding halt.


Wednesday, 1st February 2012


NBN to deliver disability support services to regional Australia

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Children with hearing or vision impairments who live in regional and remote areas of Australia will soon receive specialist services and therapies via the National Broadband Network.


Optus wins TV-recording case

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Optus has emerged victorious in its battle against the Australian Football League (AFL) and the National Rugby League (NRL) sporting codes over its TV Now digital TV-recording app.


Yep, Telstra’s 4G in 4G zones is definitely worthwhile

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If you’re in a 4G coverage area and you’re sporting a 4G LTE capable device, it should come as no surprise to discover that 4G devices deliver vastly better ping and download speeds than 3G devices.


Optus tops political donations list

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Optus has topped the list of IT and telecommunications companies making political donations for the first time, providing $86,252 to state and federal Labor and coalition branches.


Tuesday, 31st January 2012


Libs would wind back NBN to fund roads

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Funding for the National Broadband Network (NBN) and a number of other tech projects would be redirected to building roads and tax cuts under a Tony Abbott Coalition government, the opposition leader has revealed.


iiNet concludes Internode acquistion

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iiNet has confirmed the completion of its acquisition of Internode, some five weeks after it first announced its intention to acquire the South Australia-based internet service provider.


Optus nabs Telstra exec for business

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Optus has confirmed the appointment of former Telstra executive John Paitaridis as managing director of the number two telco's business division.


Telstra wins bid to expand WA mobile coverage

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Telstra has won the contract to expand mobile coverage in regional Western Australia.


Monday, 30th January 2012


Tony Abbott touts Coalition cyber safety push

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Coalition leader Tony Abbott has announced plans to set up an Online Safety Working GroupĀ  to develop the Coalition's online safety policy.


Telcos seek ACCC veto on NBN contracts

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Internet service providers (ISPs) have used the competition regulator's review of NBN Co's special-access undertaking (SAU) to call for more oversight of the company's one-year contracts.


Greenfields lobby group escalates NBN complaint

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A consortium of greenfield fibre operators will escalate allegations of anti-competitive behaviour levelled against NBN Co, after a Productivity Commission investigation resulted in no action.


 

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