Broadband News
Tue, 12th Jun 2018
Superloop pays $1.5M for SkyMesh broadband customers
Superloop has acquired the fibre broadband customer base of SkyMesh for $1.5 million.
Source: ARN
Telstra's 4GX-lite mobile satellite small-cell launches with first customer, 'bridging coverage gap'
Telstra's new 4GX-lite Mobile Satellite Small Cell offering has launched, offering "a new solution to help people living and working in some of Australia’s most remote places purchase their own coverage extension of the Telstra 4GX mobile service".
Source: iTWire
Mon, 11th Jun 2018
New NBN complaints rules better for consumers, industry: ACCAN
Telecommunications consumer interest group ACCAN says new complaints rules for consumers switching to Australia's national broadband network, the NBN, will give the regulator better tools to ensure improvements in complaint handling by the telco industry.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 08th Jun 2018
Mount Gambier expected to see growth due to NBN: claim
The national broadband network is expected to help in the setting up of 700 new businesses and aid in the creation of up to 2370 jobs in Mount Gambier, the company rolling out the network, the NBN Co, claims.
Source: iTWire
Poor ADSL speeds see QLD town telco providers to step up
With almost 6,000 locals, Goondiwindi seems to have become the home of NBN challengers, with one business now claiming the spot as the first locally-owned fixed wireless ISP.
Source: ARN
Outages following cut Telstra cable set to roll into weekend
Thousands of fibre cables to be spliced after third party cut cable and took down thousands of broadband and NBN services.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Thu, 07th Jun 2018
Concerns raised over new NBN migration rules timeline
The Communications Alliance has judged as "virtually impossible" for teleco providers to be ready to abide by new industry rules when they come into effect.
Source: ARN
Western Australia wants 100Mbps minimum NBN speeds and CVC canned
Sandgropers call for triennial reviews of the definition of 'very fast broadband' in NBN's statement of expectations.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Cut Telstra cable leaves NSW customers without internet for more than 24 hours
A Telstra cable cut during civil works in suburban Sydney causes a state-wide internet outage for certain users, leaving some with the prospect of no connection until tomorrow morning.
Source: ABC News
25Mbps does not qualify as ‘very fast broadband’: WA govt
The Western Australian government has called for changes to the statement of expectations that governs the rollout of the National Broadband Network.
Source: Computerworld
NBN consultant unveiled as Labor candidate for Mayo
Telecommunications consultant and academic Reg Coutts, who helped set up the framework for the National Broadband Network, will contest the seat of Mayo for Labor.
Source: ABC News
Want fibre to your home? It'll cost you $1.2m, couple told
A couple living outside Melbourne, about 7 kilometres from the nearest fibre connection, are told they will have to pay up to $1.2 million to have the NBN's best service connected to their home.
Source: ABC News
Wed, 06th Jun 2018
Fortnite or Netflix: which should NBN Co be more concerned about?
The head of the NBN says gamers are "heavy users", but how much bandwidth do online games actually use?
Source: ABC News
Tue, 05th Jun 2018
Telstra chief mulls cable sabotage possibility:
Telstra CEO Andrew Penn has conceded that sabotage cannot be ruled out as a cause of the fire that damaged one of its cables in early May.
Source: ARN
Aussie Broadband may have to cut some NBN users loose
Aussie Broadband will have to cut loose any customers that can’t afford to shift to NBN’s new price model, encouraging them instead to churn away to a handful of other providers.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACCC could monitor performance of NBN fixed wireless service
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says it engaged in a “few exploratory talks” with the federal government about expanding its broadband monitoring project to cover NBN fixed wireless services.
Source: Computerworld
ACCC needs AU$6m more to monitor NBN fixed-wireless speeds
Another AU$6 million in government funding is needed to extend the ACCC's speed-monitoring reports to fixed-wireless services in order to cover the cost of obtaining 4,000 more devices and the managed services involved.
Source: ZDNet Australia
What's New On Stan, Netflix, Hayu, Foxtel And Amazon For June
From Macgyver to True Crime, Luke Cage to the It - here's just a taste of what Netflix, Hayu, Stan and Amazon are streaming for the month of June.
Source: Gizmodo
Mon, 04th Jun 2018
Virgin Becomes The First Australian Airline To Offer International Wi-Fi
Virgin Australia have just announced that they're switching on international Wi-Fi from today, which is great news for those of us who thirst for connectivity during overseas flights.
Source: Gizmodo
Consumers could lose services over NBN ‘failure’: ACCAN
Telecommunications industry consumer lobby group, the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, has raised concerns that consumers will lose services with what it says is the failure of the national broadband network fixed wireless and satellite services not meeting current broadband requirements.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co could target multi-terabyte fixed wireless users
NBN Co is considering whether to rein in users clocking up “terabytes” of data usage each month on the fixed wireless network by throttling their services in the evening peak.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN considers throttling fixed wireless ‘superusers’
NBN is examining ways it to minimise the impact of what CEO Bill Morrow has dubbed “superusers” on the performance of its fixed-wireless service, including potentially introducing a ‘fair use’ policy.
Source: Computerworld
Huawei: Australia needs us for 5G competition
Following anti-Huawei national security advice from the US, Huawei is looking into how the cost of 5G network rollouts would blow out if it were to be banned from providing equipment to Australia's telcos.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tackling trolls begins with understanding them
Online abuse is a social problem that just happens to be powered by technology. There are many ways we can make online spaces kinder, from simple design changes to a shift in online social norms, writes Renee Barnes.
Source: ABC News
Fri, 01st Jun 2018
Optus seeks compensation from Telstra over 'unlimited' campaign
Optus is seeking to establish what losses it has incurred from Australia's incumbent telco running its 'unlimited' advertising campaign.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN retail prices are starting to rise
Optus is the first major retailer to raise the price of its entry-level NBN services, a decision the rest of the industry is likely to have to confront over coming months.
Source: iTnews Australia
Vocus customer's system hacked, used to swamp triple-zero service
Australia's triple-zero service was hit by a malicious attack last weekend, with up to 600 calls at a time made through a customer of telco Vocus, with the attacker flooding the number during three short periods between 6.09am and 7.55am.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 31st May 2018
Australian shoppers to be blocked from Amazon's US site
The online retail giant will prevent Australian consumers from accessing its global sites to counter new laws to force it to collect the good and services tax on transactions.
Source: ABC News
Amazon to block Aussies from global marketplace
From July 1, 2018, overseas retailers selling goods to Australia will be liable to pay GST on items under AU$1,000, so Amazon has decided to pull out of selling to customers down under from its global marketplace.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co details ICT channel program
NBN Co has released details on the structure of its ICT channel program, which was launched in April.
Source: ARN