Broadband News
Fri, 05th Dec 2014
Telstra to move biggest clients to new billing system
Telstra has begun shifting 30 of its largest customers off a 15-year old internally-built billing platform onto a new managed solution provided by CSG.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 04th Dec 2014
We want to accelerate NBN rollout: Bill Morrow
NBN Co wants to accelerate the national broadband network rollout and exceed its target of passing 5.3 million premises by December 2016 by upgrading existing pay TV cable networks.
Source: SMH
Telstra now more than half the mobile market
Telstra’s dominance of the mobile market is increasing. For the first time its share of all mobile connections has shot past 50%.
Source: iTWire
New Bluetooth spec beefs up security, data speeds
Users of the next generation of Bluetooth devices can expect new privacy and security features and faster connectivity after the release of the Bluetooth 4.2 personal area networking specification earlier today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Dallas Buyers Club leechers not targeted in piracy case
Australians who downloaded an infringing copy of Dallas Buyers Club but did not make that copy available on peer-to-peer file-sharing services are not targeted in the latest piracy court case.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Wed, 03rd Dec 2014
Time for Tomi? New OZ low-cost pay-as-you-go ADSL2+ and NBN broadband
Tomi is a new ISP with an offer of a ‘ground-breaking’, ‘customer-centric model’ that lets you ‘pause your service anytime you want’, while promising a ‘high quality, high speed service’.
Source: iTWire
Web giants face fines in online bullying crackdown
Up to $17,000 per day for ignoring noticesSocial media companies could face fines of up to $17,000 for every day they fail to act on demands by the Government’s new e-Safety Commissioner to take down bullying material, if a bill entered in parliament today is passed into law.
Source: iTnews Australia
ADSL, submarine cable faults reported in Perth
Perth residents have suffered from two separate Internet outages this week.
Source: Computerworld
Government cracks down on social networks
The government has introduced legislation to establish a 'Children's e-Safety Commissioner' to spearhead initiatives targeting online bullying. The legislation also introduces a scheme for the "rapid removal" of bullying material targeting an Australian child that is posted on social networking sites, with social networks potentially facing fines if they fail to comply
Source: Computerworld
ASIC fronts website-blocking inquiry
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has appeared before a parliamentary inquiry into the use by government agencies of Subsection 313(3) of the Telecommunications Act 1997 to block Australian Internet users' access to websites engaged in illegal activities.
Source: Computerworld
Aussie telcos struggling with IPv6 adoption
IPv6 is increasing steadily around the world but some Australian carriers are still struggling with the transition to the new internet addressing system.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 02nd Dec 2014
NBN Co to add HFC areas in 2015
Homes and businesses in areas covered by Telstra and Optus cables will find out in the first half of 2015 when they can expect to be connected to the NBN.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN benefits regional centres, but is rural Australia still left wanting?
Remote households trying to telecommute rely on satellite connections to high-speed broadband – which sometimes don’t work.
Source: PC Authority
iiNet to grill Dallas Buyers Club on IP address evidence
iiNet today achieved a small win in its Federal Court fight against the owners of the film Dallas Buyers Club, convincing a judge to let it cross-examine the technical consultant who provided the film's owners with a list of IP addresses to target.
Source: iTnews Australia
Dallas Buyers Club to pay up for expert witness flight
The expert that Dallas Buyers Club LLC used to determine which Australian customers allegedly shared the film online will be flown from Germany to Australia for cross-examination.
Source: ZDNet Australia
'Faster' NBN rollout slower than expected
NBN Co's multi-technology mix model of the NBN could reach one in three premises by the time of the next federal election.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Vodafone pledges better 3G reliability
Vodafone has deployed self-organizing network (SON) technology to enhance reliability on its 3G network during high-usage situations, the telco announced today.
Source: Computerworld
Mon, 01st Dec 2014
NBN Co’s MTM rollout go-slow: Malcolm Turnbull’s Mistake?
With the NBN Co having revised its figures from 2.7 million homes by June 2016 before the 2013 election to just 1.9 million homes now the Coalition is in power, has the NBN become as big a shemozzle under the LNP as it was under Labor?
Source: iTWire
NBN Co cuts back targets in new construction plan
NBN Co has released details on which suburbs will receive fibre-to-the-premise connections under its revised 18-month construction plan, which has scaled back the number of premises forecast to be connected to the NBN by June 2016.
Source: iTnews Australia
New NBN rollout plan revealed
Nbn Co has named the next 460 suburbs and towns to get the new-look National Broadband Network, in a move set to reignite controversy.
Source: The Australian
Fears businesses missing out in next Tasmanian NBN rollout
The next phase of the National Broadband Network rollout in Tasmania will be inferior and the project is behind schedule, an IT lobby group says.
Source: ABC News
NBN’s new construction plan bypasses cities
NBN Co has published a new rollout plan showing the next 400 locations to be connected. But the lack of HFC agreements with Optus and Telstra mean most metro areas miss out.
Source: iTWire
Perth to Singapore SEA-ME-WE-3 cable severed again
The SEA-ME-WE-3 cable linking Perth to Singapore was once again cut last night and will undergo repairs.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN releases construction plan
NBN Co has named the next 460 suburbs and towns to get the new-look National Broadband Network.
Source: Computerworld
Shape of things to come on NBN
People in 1.9 million homes and businesses will find out today what type of national broadband network technology they will get, in a move set to reignite controversy.
Source: The Australian
Four ACT suburbs included in next phase of NBN rollout
About 57,000 homes in Canberra will receive access to the National Broadband Network, as part of the latest rollout plan for the project.
Source: ABC News
Fri, 28th Nov 2014
We should be able to see George Brandis' metadata
There is a major difference between law-enforcement agencies and media accessing metadata, but arguably that changes when it comes to politicians using taxpayer-funded phones.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN in talks with Qantas, Virgin for in seat, inflight Internet!
Wish you could get a real Internet connection when flying about Australia rather than just on-board entertainment? NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow says talks are underway and it could happen as soon as late next year.
Source: iTWire
Village Roadshow's iiNet piracy 'propaganda' complaint rejected
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission rejected a complaint from Village Roadshow co-CEO Graham Burke that iiNet's 'propaganda' around copyright infringement was misleading and deceptive.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACMA hones in on malware with internet security portal
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has launched its Australian Internet Security Initiative portal to give internet service providers access to information about what IPs in their networks are infected by malware.
Source: ZDNet Australia