Broadband News
Thu, 23rd Aug 2018
Vodafone warns investment 'uncertainty' after Huawei 5G ban
Vodafone Australia has criticised the government’s decision to ban Huawei from local 5G networks, arguing the decision could change the economics of planned builds.
Source: iTnews Australia
DOCSIS 3.1 good, but long-term aim has to be fibre: claim
Enabling DOCSIS 3.1 on the HFC network would be a good thing in the short term, but the longer game will always be a full-fibre given its longevity, tech experts have told iTWire.
Source: iTWire
Australian government bans Chinese vendors for 5G
Huawei and ZTE have effectively been banned from taking place in 5G network rollouts in Australia, including 4G evolutionary networks, under a national security decision.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Huawei, ZTE banned from Australian 5G networks
Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE have been banned from supplying equipment for 5G networks in Australia.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co should have appointed interim CEO: Labor
The Australian Labor Party says it was not appropriate for the Federal Government to appoint a permanent chief executive for NBN Co, the company rolling out the national broadband network, this close to an election, especially given that the government is going through a great deal of turbulence.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 22nd Aug 2018
ACMA begins enforcing NBN migration rules backed by AU$10m penalties
The ACMA will be able to take NBN retail service providers to court to gain injunctions and civil penalties of up to AU$10 million for non-compliance with its new broadband transition regulations.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACMA lays down the law on telco compliance to new rules
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued new rules providing regulatory safeguards for consumers moving to services delivered over the NBN – cautioning telcos to take immediate steps to embed the rules in their business practices.
Source: iTWire
Optus slashes another 440 roles
Optus has revealed it will be cutting another 440 roles as a result of further changes to the business.
Source: ARN
Fresh Optus cull claims another 440 staff
Optus will slash another 440 staff from its ranks as the carrier continues to shed headcount in an effort to control costs in line with its rivals.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co answer to HFC problem: repeat fix that failed
NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, apparently believes that repeating something will result in a different outcome. Nothing else can account for the fact that the company this week decided to again replace equipment at the premises of a resident in South Australia for the second time, in the hope that it would solve the problems on his NBN HFC connection.
Source: iTWire
CFO Stephen Rue to be NBN Co’s next chief executive
NBN Co’s chief financial officer Stephen Rue will take over as the government-owned company’s chief executive from 1 September.
Source: Computerworld
TPG and Vodafone Australia discuss merger
TPG and Vodafone Australia have held “exploratory discussions” around a potential merger between the two companies.
Source: iTnews Australia
TPG confirms merger discussions with Vodafone
TPG Telecom has confirmed that it is currently in discussions with Vodafone Hutchison Australia regarding a potential "merger of equals".
Source: ARN
Tue, 21st Aug 2018
Superloop revenue doubles as Indigo subsea cable nears completion
The final splice of the Indigo subsea cable system is expected to take place in late December, Superloop has said, announcing an FY18 net profit of AU$7 million on revenue of AU$125 million.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Smaller NBN RSPs may be in trouble after October: claim
Smaller retail service providers who are selling NBN connections may be forced out of business after October this year when the bundles sold by NBN Co more or less become the single way that RSPs buy bandwidth from the company, Damian Ivereigh, chief executive of the small Tasmanian ISP Launtel, claims.
Source: iTWire
Gold Coast plans to open up expanded fibre network to telcos
The Gold Coast is planning to offer ISPs and backhaul providers access to its expanded fibre network in the hopes of reaping a financial reward for the Queensland city.
Source: Computerworld
Mon, 20th Aug 2018
Gold Coast announces AU$10 million fibre broadband expansion
The City of Gold Coast is adding more areas to its fibre broadband network under an additional loop at a cost of AU$10 million.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Aussie Broadband wants NBN wireless users switched to fixed line
Aussie Broadband wants the government to consider funding a cost-benefit analysis to move parts of the fixed wireless footprint onto fixed line technology instead to ease congestion.
Source: iTnews Australia
Move towns to fixed line NBN: Aussie Broadband
RSP Aussie Broadband is calling on the Federal Government to fund changes to parts of the fixed wireless portion of the NBN
Source: iTWire
Fri, 17th Aug 2018
NBN Co pilots process to catch line speed degradation
NBN Co is piloting a new line speed monitoring process with select retail service providers (RSPs) that will alert the company when a line falls 20 percent below the maximum speed it is capable of.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co cost per premise shows little movement over a year
Many statistics in the NBN Co's results for the full-year 2018, announced on Thursday, show an improvement, but one area where things appear to be either worse or static is the cost of installation per premises.
Source: iTWire
Optus and Telstra go to war over 5G readiness
Optus has refuted Telstra's claim that it is the first provider in Australia to be 5G ready, after the telco turned on its 5G network in the Gold Coast.
Source: ARN
NBN Co plots upload speed cut to fixed wireless
NBN Co is planning a major re-tuning of its fixed wireless network, cutting back on the uplink in order to push maximum possible downlink speeds out to 75Mbps.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus pours cold water on Telstra's '5G first' claims
Singtel Optus, the second biggest telco in Australia by market share, has poured cold water on Telstra's claim that it is the first Australian network provider to be 5G ready, saying the lack of commercially available 5G devices means no provider can claim leadership in this race right now.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co forced to back down on charging rural users more
Under pressure from the Federal Government, the NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has backed down on a decision to charge rural and regional users $20 more for their fixed wireless 50/20Mbps plans.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 16th Aug 2018
NBN Co walks back wireless pricing proposal
NBN Co’s CEO Bill Morrow said today that the company would dump a proposed pricing construct that could have seen the wholesale pricing of some fixed wireless NBN services pegged at $20 above an equivalent fixed line service.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co forced to dump $65 fixed wireless price hike
NBN Co has embarassingly canned a plan to charge new sign-ups to fixed wireless $20 extra per month for a new bundled service after the government intervened.
Source: iTnews Australia
Foxtel taking the fight to free-to-air with plans for 4K footy
Ultra HD push comes as the pay TV giant continues to shift customers from cable to satellite, which will be required for 4K viewing.
Source: SMH
Telstra's net profit falls almost 9 percent
Telstra has recorded an 8.9 percent drop in net profit for the full year, which it attributed to the ongoing NBN migration and continuing declines in average revenue per user (ARPU).
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra's full-year profit falls 8pc to $3.6bn
Telstra sees its full-year profit fall 8.4 per cent to $3.6 billion as the impact of the NBN rollout and competition for mobile customers erode the company's bottom line.
Source: ABC News