Broadband News
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
NBN promises more transparency on faults, network congestion
NBN will offer a monthly snapshot detailing not just the progress of the National Broadband Network rollout but also how the company is tracking across a range of metrics affecting end user experience.
Source: Computerworld
NBN to detail HFC relaunch next month
NBN has been working to address problems encountered by households connected via hybrid fibre-coaxial before it gives retail service providers (RSPs) the green light to resume sales of HFC services. However, the company’s chief customer officer, residential, Brad Whitcomb, says an announcement about HFC sales can be expected in April.
Source: Computerworld
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
Telstra CIO quits
Telstra's chief information officer John Romano has departed the telco after two years in the role.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra CIO John Romano departs
Telstra has confirmed that chief information officer John Romano has left the organisation.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra slams Vodafone over USO 'untruths'
Telstra has slammed rival Vodafone over what it says are a “number of untruths” being spread about its copper network and how lucrative the universal service obligation (USO) is.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 09th Mar 2018
Safe harbour rules Australia’s new copyright battleground
Organisations representing copyright holders are pitted against digital businesses and online service providers in Australia’s latest clash over intellectual property rules.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co receives too many irrelevant fault tickets
NBN Co has revealed that over half of all “trouble” tickets for potential faults on its network turn out to be for problems that sit outside the company’s control.
Source: iTnews Australia
Australian wireless broadband providers shifted to make room for 5G
Services in the 3.6GHz band will have up to seven years to vacate in regional areas, and only two in most of the nation's capital cities, under spectrum arrangements announced by the government on Thursday.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Thu, 08th Mar 2018
Govt asks ACCC to leave NBN alone until after 2020
The government has asked the ACCC not to beef up NBN Co’s service standards until after the network is complete.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra demands proper NBN service standards by July
Telstra wants to see “targeted” action against NBN Co’s service standards before the end of June, branding them “aspirational”, unenforceable and substandard.
Source: iTnews Australia
Government prepares to sell off 5G spectrum
Australia’s telcos will be able to bid for 3.6GHz in an auction run by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), with the government announcing today it would push ahead with the sell-off of 125MHz of spectrum in the band.
Source: Computerworld
ACCAN wants SLAs for NBN users
Australia's consumer advocate ACCAN has argued for the introduction of enforceable service level agreements on the national broadband network to ensure users are guaranteed a minimum level of service.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co claims RSPs can hold it to ransom
NBN Co claims its retail service providers wield sufficient power to threaten the company’s revenue by keeping end users on legacy services or cheap NBN speed tiers.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co fights hard not to be tarred as the new Telstra
NBN Co is facing the biggest fight of its nine-year existence as regulators threaten to redefine the company as a ‘new Telstra’ that should be subjected to a similarly onerous oversight regime.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 07th Mar 2018
Aussie Broadband, Telstra raise the bar for 100Mbps NBN
Aussie Broadband and Telstra have both upgraded the “typical” speeds that NBN100 fixed-line users can expect to see in the evening peak, breaking 80Mbps for the first time.
Source: iTnews Australia
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