Broadband News
Mon, 09th Jul 2018
TPG files proposals for almost one third of 4G network
Carrier TPG has proposed almost 600 base station sites for its forthcoming 4G mobile network.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN users too scared to switch providers
Users of the National Broadband Network are a loyal lot, sticking with their current network service providers despite the possibility of saving up to $500 by switching providers, according to a newly published report.
Source: iTWire
Southern Cross Cables ready for Next Sydney landfall
Southern Cross Cables has completed the Sydney bore for its Next subsea cable and finalised a deal that makes fibre network operator Superloop a direct customer.
Source: iTWire
Security concerns raised as Chinese tech giant blocked from NBN wins $136m Perth rail contract
Controversial telecommunications company Huawei will supply 4G technology to the WA Government — but significant security issues are raised with the deal, which will see the company working with emergency services data.
Source: ABC News
Sun, 08th Jul 2018
Australia 11th in country rankings for Internet security threat exposure
Australia ranks 11th in the world as the country with the highest Internet security threat exposure, narrowly avoiding the top 10 most exposed countries which are led by the US, China, Canada, South Korea and the UK.
Source: iTWire
Locals who say NBN doesn't cut it band together to boost bandwidth
Wamboin is just 20 kilometres away from Parliament House, but residents are planning to dig their own trenches to secure faster internet, claiming the NBN is failing them.
Source: ABC News
Fri, 06th Jul 2018
NBN Co's HFC sales freeze hits 1.38m premises
NBN Co’s decision to pause new orders on its hybrid fibre coaxial network has now impacted around 1.38 million premises.
Source: iTnews Australia
NSW govt gauges interest in small rural telcos fund
The NSW government has begun gauging the interest of telcos prepared to offer under-served regions of the state better connectivity.
Source: iTnews Australia
Researchers build ultra-long distance fibre links
Estonian and Swedish researchers have shown its possible to extend the reach of fibre-optic data transmission links by almost six times using new phase-sensitive amplifiers (PSAs).
Source: iTnews Australia
RSPs get NBN alternative to increase footprint with new product
NBN Co has announced a new product set to facilitate retail services providers' acquisition of AVC and CVC.
Source: ARN
NBN introduces virtual access to POIs
It is no longer necessary for retail service providers to physically connect to all 121 points of interconnect in order to directly purchase CVC and AVC from NBN thanks to the new NNI link product.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co's new NNI link to help RSPs improve services
NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, the NBN, has launched a new product to enable retail service providers to acquire AVC and CVC directly from the company without needing a physical connection to all 121 points of interconnect.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 05th Jul 2018
Federal Govt takes first step in telco consumer safeguards review
The Federal Government has launched the first part of its Consumer Safeguards Review consultation which addresses consumer redress and complaints handling.
Source: ARN
Why NBN's fixed wireless users won't notice new design rules
Fixed wireless NBN users are unlikely to see much change from revised network design rules published earlier this week.
Source: iTnews Australia
Dotcom extradition cleared by New Zealand Court of Appeal
Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom's bid to stop his extradition to the United States has failed in New Zealand's second-highest court.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telco complaints are too damn high, government says
The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) could be reshaped or replaced under government proposals to deal with soaring complaints about phone and Internet services.
Source: Computerworld
Wed, 04th Jul 2018
Netflix Australia Is Deleting A Bunch Of Content In July
Netflix Australia's licensing agreements are finally beginning to expire. This means that a swathe of movies and TV shows are being unceremoniously dumped from the service each month. Sadly, July has harvested a bumper crop that are destined for the chopping block.
Source: Gizmodo
Vocus taps Nokia for Pacific cable rollout
Vocus has signed an agreement with Nokia’s Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to roll out the Coral Sea Cable system that will connect Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Solmon Islands.
Source: Computerworld
Tue, 03rd Jul 2018
NBN changes to combat fixed-wireless congestion
NBN is looking to increase its maximum microwave hub site backhaul bandwidth from 900Mbps to 4Gbps, as well as capping the number of premises in a fixed-wireless sector to 56.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Foxtel turns to data to keep its customers
Foxtel is using decisioning software to help it retain particularly high value customers as it defends against higher churn rates caused by the encroachment of new competitors including Netflix.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 02nd Jul 2018
Decimal points are hard: NBN says regional rollout almost complete
Update: NBN has said just 4 percent of non-metro premises are currently in design, as opposed to the 44 percent previously stated.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Superloop prepares for NBN retail play
Superloop’s retail arm, Superbb, will activate its first NBN Point of Interconnect (POI) this month, the company has revealed.
Source: Computerworld
Father of the Internet Vint Cerf: IPv4 was never the ‘production version’
Back in the ’70s, researchers in the US Defence Department’s internetworking program needed to decide how much address space computers on “this Internet thing” were going to need.
Source: Computerworld
Fri, 29th Jun 2018
SBS World Cup deal a disaster for Optus, but Christmas in July for football fans
SBS' acquisition of every single remaining game of the 2018 World Cup is a gift from heaven for football fans, the deal of the century for the public broadcaster and a complete disaster for Optus, writes Tracey Holmes.
Source: ABC News
What's New On Stan, Netflix, Hayu, Foxtel And Amazon For July
From The Fast and the Furious to 2 Fast 2 Furious, Fast & Furious to The Fast and the Furious. Tokyo Drift - and of course, Fast Five. Here's just a taste of what Netflix, Hayu, Stan and Amazon are streaming for the month of July.
Source: Gizmodo
Thu, 28th Jun 2018
Vodafone revamps tablet and mobile broadband plans in win for customers
Vodafone has "revamped" its approach to tablets, no longer following the blood-sucking vampire telcos that lock devices to mobile services plans for two years.
Source: iTWire
Boost for football fans with all remaining World Cup games shown on SBS
SBS has agreed to show all remaining World Cup matches as Optus's struggles continue.
Source: ABC News
Macquarie Telecom signs $100M NBN Co wholesale deal
Macquarie Telecom has signed a deal with NBN Co to sell telecommunication and data services to businesses in Australia.
Source: ARN
Wed, 27th Jun 2018
NBN Co shows upgrade path thinking for almost all access techs
NBN Co has laid out a detailed roadmap and timeline of options to upgrade almost all last-mile access technologies barring fibre-to-the-node and satellite over the next five years.
Source: iTnews Australia
Vodafone boosting regional mobile coverage with rail connectivity
Vodafone is set to switch on its first new mobile site under the Victorian Government’s Regional Rail Connectivity Project (RRCP), giving train commuters and other Vodafone customers increased network coverage.
Source: iTWire