Broadband News
Wed, 07th Mar 2018
Telstra to 'restore and reignite' NBN retail business
Telstra has laid out ambitions to “restore and reignite” its retail NBN business, bringing several internal teams together under a new head of NBN role.
Source: iTnews Australia
Your Smart Home Will Need The NBN
Over recent weeks, I've been testing out a bunch of smart home gear, ranging from security cameras to environmental monitoring through to door locks, switches and lights. And while most of those rely on a robust home network, some will also depend on a fast uplink connection to the Internet. Most existing ADSL and cable internet services aren't going to cut it.
Source: Gizmodo
Tue, 06th Mar 2018
NBN Co flags $270 credit to hasten copper-based business services migration
NBN Co announces migration plans for the legacy copper ‘Special Services' of its business customers, with disconnection due to start in November.
Source: ARN
ACCC gives green light for Telstra’s new FttC NBN migration plan
Telstra can get started migrating end customers to the NBN via its Fibre-to-the-Curb access technology, after the ACCC approved its revised migration plan.
Source: ARN
NBN migration plan modified for FttC connections
The National Broadband Network (NBN) migration plan has been modified to cater for NBN's fibre-to-the-curb (FttC) technology, which will cover 1 million premises and launch later this year, after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) approved Telstra's proposed variation.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN seeks to smooth migration of copper-based business services
NBN said today it would make tweak its migration process for copper-based legacy services, such as ISDN and BDSL, that are typically used by businesses.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra and News Corp to merge Foxtel and Fox Sports by June
Following the ACCC's decision not to oppose the merger, Foxtel and Fox Sports will merge by the middle of the year.
Source: ABC News
Vocus board reshuffle continues following CEO exit
Ten days after announcing the departure of Geoff Horth, Vocus has appointed Bob Mansfield as chairman as Vaughan Bowen departs.
Source: ARN
Vodafone adds 128 mobile sites
Vodafone has added 128 sites to its national network, as it aims to improve indoor mobile coverage to an additional 140,000 Australians.
Source: ARN
Telstra claims success with IPv6 on mobile network
Telstra now has “hundreds of thousands” of devices on its mobile network that use IPv6 addresses to access internet content.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co's PoI connectivity probed
The ACCC will take a closer look at how the wholesale transmission market is changing as the industry shifts from a Telstra-centric to NBN-centric structure.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 05th Mar 2018
ACCC to review backhaul declaration
Consumer watchdog to examine whether its Domestic Transmission Capacity Service declaration is still needed.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Adelaide’s Ten Gig network launches
The new Ten Gigabit Adelaide network has officially launched, with services being offered to businesses in 40 buildings in South Australia’s capital.
Source: Computerworld
Adelaide 10Gbps fibre network begins building connections
Network set to reach 1,000 buildings across the City of Adelaide in two years.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACCC to scrutinise backhaul market competition
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched a public inquiry into whether it will continue to regulate elements of the backhaul market.
Source: Computerworld
NBN reseller slapped with fine for claiming ACCC endorsement
Melbourne-based satellite broadband reseller Activ8me has been forced to pay a $12,600 penalty after claiming the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission had endorsed its services.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACCC fines NBN satellite RSP Activ8me
Retail service provider Activ8me has forked over $12,600 to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Source: Computerworld
Fri, 02nd Mar 2018
GitHub hit by biggest ever DDoS at 1.35Tbps
The software hosting repository GitHub was totally inaccessible for five minutes on Wednesday evening US time, following what is claimed to be the biggest distributed denial of service attack ever recorded.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 01st Mar 2018
ACCC expects more telcos to compensate customers over NBN FTTN speeds
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is expecting more retail service providers (RSPs) to compensate customers over their NBN fibre to the node (FTTN) connections.
Source: Computerworld
Why Aussie Broadband will likely never go public cloud
Retail service provider Aussie Broadband is on the cusp of a major IT infrastructure upgrade, but will not use it as an opportunity to shift its operations to run on public cloud.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra speeding up connections for NBN broadband users
Telstra is boosting Internet speeds for almost a million of its home and small business customers with a National Broadband Network speed upgrade to the standard plus NBN 50 speed tier.
Source: iTWire
Telstra makes 50/20Mbps NBN speed tier its new standard
Telstra has announced that from today, the NBN50 speed tier will be standard for new NBN bundles.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co to extend 50Mbps promo pricing until October
NBN Co will extend its promotional 50Mbps price offer through to the end of October to give retail service providers more time to prepare for the switch to a more permanent price construct.
Source: iTnews Australia
What's New On Stan, Netflix, Foxtel And Hayu For March
From Billions to Hollywood Medium, the second season of Jessica Jones to Wonder Woman - here's just a taste of what Netflix, Stan, Foxtel and Hayu are streaming for the month of March.
Source: Gizmodo
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
NBN Co completes testing of HFC network fixes
NBN Co has completed proof-of-concepts in six service area modules for the remediation work required to raise the performance of its HFC network.
Source: iTnews Australia
Site-blocking hinders fewer than half of Australia's would-be pirates
Australians are still making hundreds of thousands of visits every month to websites 'blocked' by court order, and that's not counting those hiding behind VPNs.
Source: SMH
Turnbull hooks up to NBN at 100Mbps
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has 100Mbps connections to the NBN at his home in Point Piper and at Kirribilli House.
Source: iTWire
Network expert says govt NBN paper 'seriously flawed'
A network expert who was associated with the initial stages of the national broadband network rollout has described the working paper issued by the Department of Communications and the Arts on network speeds as "seriously flawed".
Source: iTWire
Greens keep pressure on govt over NBN, Internet speeds
The Australian Greens have labelled a report into the future of the national broadband network, which found Australia’s Internet needs over the decade would conveniently peak below the 50Mbps threshold the NBN Co is claiming to provide, as “sloppy, unfounded and deliberately vague”.
Source: iTWire
Telstra CEO at MWC: 5G race more than a flag in the ground
Back-to-back CES and MWC interviews with ZDNet have seen Telstra CEO Andy Penn expand on the telco's plans for 5G in 2019, with the carrier aiming to have Australia's first full solution.
Source: ZDNet Australia