Broadband News
Wed, 25th Oct 2017
NBN Co leaves speeds data release to RSPs
The government and NBN Co continue to resist calls to publish a database of maximum attainable speeds for every line on the NBN, arguing it is a call for retail service providers (RSPs) to make.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co looks to launch uncongested 50Mbps service
NBN Co is set to unveil a 50Mbps residential product before the end of the year that comes bundled with enough bandwidth to be uncongested during peak periods.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co turns to G.fast to entice business
NBN Co is planning to deliver its first deployments of G.fast technology in the second half of 2018, but the services will initially only be available for business users.
Source: iTnews Australia
We can't tell you if you need the NBN, but we can give you an idea
Rather than explaining what the NBN is, we thought we'd go through the things you'd probably use it for and whether it would make a difference for you.
Source: ABC News
NBN to launch G.fast in 2018
NBN's gigabit speed-enabling technology for its fibre-to-the-node, building, and curb networks will be launching next year, it has announced.
Source: ZDNet Australia
nbn gets set to go with G.fast tech as Govt defends rollout
nbn has revealed that it will be adding G.fast broadband tech to the NBN rollout next year, as the network comes under new levels of scrutiny.
Source: ARN
NBN narrows in on pricing changes
NBN has assessed a range of options for changes to its pricing, some of which represent a significant departure from its current model. The company’s CEO, Bill Morrow, has said he expects to make an announcement about a product incorporating a new pricing structure before the end of the year.
Source: Computerworld
'Lemonade-stand economics' not serving NBN well: IT group
The main problem with the current approach to the national broadband network is "lemonade-stand economics" — a simplistic approach that completely ignores any cost or benefits that doesn't cross NBN Co's financial ledgers — the head of an IT lobby group says.
Source: iTWire
Tue, 24th Oct 2017
What's everyone saying about the NBN?
It's been described as "calamitous", "stomach turning" and a "changed horse". So what is everyone actually saying about the troubled rollout of the NBN this week?
Source: ABC News
ISP chief offers tips to cope with NBN in current state
The head of ISP Aussie Broadband says the only thing that's missing from the current discussion around the national broadband network is common sense talk about how to cope with the existing situation.
Source: iTWire
Vocus targets 10 percent of all NBN users
Vocus has set an end goal of securing 10 percent of the total NBN market and outlined steps it is taking to “insulate” itself against the rising cost of servicing those customers.
Source: iTnews Australia
'Shambolic' NBN has hit subcontractors hard, union claims
Workers who are employed doing work on the national broadband network are being forced to deal with the disaster that the project has become, the Communications Union says.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co chief 'in trouble, looking for a parachute': claim
One of Australia's well-known network experts says the comments made by NBN Co chief executive Bill Morrow on the ABC's Four Corners NBN programme on Monday night indicate that he has discovered the company is in trouble as it is unlikely to make any money as per its business plan.
Source: iTWire
Politicians are squabbling over who's to blame for the NBN, but it's not helping anyone
Kevin Rudd is the latest to weigh in on the sarcastic, self-righteous political ruckus over internet speeds and prices. He says Malcolm Turnbull messed up the rollout of the NBN, but the Coalition is calling the former PM a
Source: ABC News
MyRepublic chief says big four holding NBN Co back
The managing director of the small ISP MyRepublic claims the average revenue per user earned by the NBN Co will continue to be low because bigger telcos like Telstra, Optus, TPG and Vocus push slow-speed connections to their customers in order to avoid popularising the NBN.
Source: iTWire
Well Yeah, Of Course The NBN's A Mess: Unions
Thousands of subcontractors given "no proper training" and poor government handling have caused no end of problems for the NBN rollout, according to the communication workers' union.
Source: Gizmodo
Mon, 23rd Oct 2017
Malcolm Turnbull blames Labor for 'train wreck' that is the NBN
The PM, who as communications minister inherited the National Broadband Network from the previous Labor government, describes the project as a "calamitous train wreck" and concedes it may never make a profit.
Source: ABC News
Turnbull: 'Question mark' over NBN commercial viability
It was a 'big mistake' to roll out the NBN under a government-formed company, the prime minister has said, with questions now surrounding the broadband network's commercial challenges.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN's first FttC installation sees 100/40Mbps speeds
NBN has announced the activation of its first fibre-to-the-curb connection, with speeds of 109/44Mbps across 70m of copper using VDSL technology in Melbourne.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra says roaming decision 'best outcome for customers'
Telstra has, unsurprisingly, welcomed the decision of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission not to declared mobile roaming.
Source: iTWire
Optus says ACCC decision not to declare roaming a clear win for regional communities
Vodafone's not happy, but Optus has welcomed the ACCC's decision not to mandate domestic roaming, saying it's a "clear win for regional communities".
Source: iTWire
Vodafone says ACCC’s final roaming decision bad for regional Australia
Claiming "too many Australians to continue to miss out", Vodafone is not happy, Jan, over the ACCC's decision not to declare mobile roaming.
Source: iTWire
What would you pay to get NBN fibre? How about $218,000?
Sixty-six Australians have taken the NBN rollout into their own hands, one to the tune of almost $218,000. That's more than double the the highest cost incurred by NBN Co in rolling out fibre to a single premises.
Source: ABC News
NBN CEO casts doubt on ability to turn profit
NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow has confirmed what the industry has been saying for years: that the network builder’s economic model is broken and that - under current conditions - it may never turn a profit.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACCC decides not to regulate regional mobile roaming
Australia's competition watchdog has decided not to force telcos to let competitors roam on their regional mobile networks after finding such a move would not lower prices or provide users better coverage.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN needs protection if it is to make a profit: CEO Bill Morrow
The national broadband network is losing money with each typical connection it makes and believes that unless it is protected from competition due to data delivered by ultrafast mobile broadband it will never make a profit.
Source: SMH
Australia split into digital haves and have-nots by NBN rollout lottery
The troubled rollout of the National Broadband Network is creating a digital divide across Australia, with some households saddled with older technology such as copper phone wire and pay TV cables, and unable to access the high speeds they are paying for.
Source: ABC News
NBN trials cheaper technology to reduce digital divide
The National Broadband Network Company is trialling cheaper and less intrusive technology to take fibre to the driveway of homes, in a bid to divert criticism the mixed rollout is creating a digital divide in Australia.
Source: ABC News
Fri, 20th Oct 2017
Telstra offers AFL app refunds: ACCC
Following concerns from the ACCC that Telstra did not clearly notify customers after restricting the viewing size of its live AFL streaming app, the telco is offering refunds to some customers.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra puts drones into production in Tasmania
Telstra has put drones into use across Tasmania to assist with asset inspections and site assessments, in the hope they will improve safety for workers and reduce network downtime.
Source: iTnews Australia