Broadband News - Page 12

Monday, 19th March 2012

iiNet speeds up broadband service transfer process

ARN

A customer can move from their current ISP to iiNet in just a couple of hours.

Friday, 16th March 2012

Internode re-introduces 200GB plan

iTWire

After quietly removing the plan from its range of broadband offerings last month, Internode has re-introduced a 200GB offer, in response to customer feedback.

Optus calls for faster digital dividend rollout

iTnews Australia

Optus CEO Paul O'Sullivan has called on the Federal Government to release portions of the digital dividend spectrum as soon as possible in order to more easily deploy 4G mobile services.

NBN analysis charts path to 1Gbps

iTnews Australia

Global consultancy Analysys Mason has forecast a ten-fold increase in user demand for broadband speeds over the next 20 years, reaching gigabit speeds to the home by 2030.

Australia-Japan cable doubles in capacity

iTnews Australia

The main submarine cable linking Australia to Japan is set to nearly double in bandwidth capacity to meet forecast demand for the rest of this year.

Council strikes down NBN tower plans

The Australian

The National Broadband Network has been given a "wake-up call" after a regional council rejected plans for a 40m wireless tower and predicted that towns across the country could follow suit.

iiNet says 'greater flexibility' with new plans

iTWire

DSL broadband provider, iiNet, has released details of its switch to 'anytime quota' on selected plans, which it says will give its customers the flexibility to travel the Internet without the worry of managing their peak and off-peak quotas.

Thursday, 15th March 2012

NBN's fibre and wireless network plans 'prudent & efficient'

iTWire

NBN Co has released a report from Analysys Mason that vindicates the designs of its FTTH and fixed wireless networks.

Vodafone promotes 850Mhz network alongside 'new iPad' offering

iTWire

Vodafone's nearly completed 850MHz 3G network is ready to power Apple's new iPad, with the company eager to promote both the new network and the fact it will be offering Apple's "new iPad" from March 16.

Judge strips 'copyright troll' of disputed copyrights

ARN

Notorious "copyright troll" Righthaven has been hit with another in what has been lengthening string of legal defeats as a federal judge on Monday ordered that all intellectual property related to the company's failed copyright lawsuit against blogger Wayne Hoehn be taken away from it and assigned to a receiver.

Wednesday, 14th March 2012

Can the Trans-Pacific Partnership succeed?

ZDNet Australia

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks have been called into question by Australia's refusal to budge on conditions that could provide US businesses with greater legal powers over Australian businesses.

Australia-Japan cable picks Ciena for upgrade

ARN

The Australia-Japan Cable is upgrading its subsea cable route and has signed networking vendor, Ciena, to help out.

Telstra predicts 1800MHz LTE device boom

ZDNet Australia

Telstra has predicted that an "explosion" of devices will operate on long-term evolution (LTE) in the 1800MHz spectrum band, despite Apple's new iPad not being one of them.

Optus names Huawei as LTE supplier for Newcastle area rollout

iTWire

Optus has named Huawei, the supplier of LTE equipment for its 700MHz trail and the current vendor for its 900MHz and 2100MHz 3G networks as the LTE supplier for its 1800MHz first commercial services in Newcastle, but has yet to confirm any vendor commitment beyond that initial service area.

Australian Internet filter puts us on 'surveillance' list

iTnews Australia

Australia has been added to a list of "countries under surveillance" maintained by Reporters Without Borders (RWB), due to the Government's "dangerous content filtering scheme".

Telstra to help James Cameron boldly go where no film director has gone before

iTWire

Telstra is to play a key role in a plan by film director James Cameron (he of Titanic & Avatar fame) to pilot a submersible to the deepest part of the world's oceans, film what he finds and produce a documentary.

Trans-Pacific Partnership talks in disarray

iTnews Australia

A US-led proposal to tighten intellectual property rules in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement has been rebuffed at the latest round of negotiations in Melbourne.

Tuesday, 13th March 2012

Australian home Internet users at risk from cyber threats

iTWire

Canberra's Centre for Internet Safety has issued a warning that, despite around 80 per cent of Australian homes having internet access, it believes too few end users take the necessary steps to keep themselves safe online.

Will 4G LTE devices ever roam internationally?

ZDNet Australia

The widespread acceptance of 4G LTE was supposed to unite wireless operators around the globe. But the worldwide spectrum crunch is making international roaming a tough problem to solve.

Group test: 12 dual-band routers reviewed

PC Authority

Unhappy with your wireless network performance? With the 2.4GHz frequency band becoming ever-more congested, the best way to give your Wi-Fi the boost it needs is with a dual-band router.