Broadband News Page 126 - Oz Broadband Speed Test

Telstra triple zero outage caused by fibre fire damage

Telstra has said fire damage consistent with a lightning strike caused the Triple Zero and mobile voice outages by damaging fibre between Orange and Bowral.

Source: ZDNet Australia

Cable damage disrupts Telstra services in four states

Fire-damaged cable in NSW disrupts emergency Triple Zero call services and mobile Telstra services in at least four states.

Source: ARN

Telstra fibre cut blamed on lightning strike

Telstra has repaired a fibre cable that appeared to have been severed by a lightning strike on a cable pit east of Orange in regional NSW.

Source: iTnews Australia

Data centre power loss knocks out iiNet services

iiNet has restored internet services for customers after some of its services and tools were disconnected due to power problems at a WA data centre.

Source: ARN

Telstra looks to mobile, investment and cost-cutting to grow

Telstra hopes to increase its mobile customer base, up strategic investment and cut back on costs as it gears up to become "a telco of the future", according to a presentation made by its chief financial officer, Warwick Bray.

Source: iTWire

Labor reiterates commitment to fibre in NBN rollout

The Australian Labor Party says it is committed to fast, reliable and affordable Internet for the country, and that means more fibre in whatever remains of the NBN rollout after the next election which it expects to win.

Source: iTWire

Telstra 4G network back online

Telstra has confirmed that its mobile network is now back online after an issue affected some 4G voice calls earlier in the day.

Source: ZDNet Australia

Telstra tackles network outage

Telstra is investigating a partial network outage that appears to be affecting 4G voice calls in various areas around the country.

Source: ARN

Telstra launches unlimited mobile data for $69pm

It's May Day and Telstra has celebrated the global labour day with its own labour of love, delivering unlimited data for $69 per month with a 40GB full-speed cap and 1.5Mbps speeds after that, plus more!

Source: iTWire

Telstra launches regional mobile booster

Available in stationary and portable versions, the Telstra Go Repeater boosts and extends mobile coverage to underserved locations.

Source: ZDNet Australia

NBN Co makes $3m R&D deals with universities

NBN Co is set to invest around $3 million into “collaborative” R&D agreements with the University of Melbourne and the University of Technology Sydney.

Source: iTnews Australia

NT govt and Telstra to spend $28m on bush blackspots

The Northern Territory government has announced a new round of funding for improved communications services in remote areas ahead of tomorrow’s budget.

Source: iTnews Australia

Sixty million calls as regional mobile blackspot program hits new high

Telstra has switched on its 400th base station under the Federal Government’s program to overcome mobile black spots around the country and to enhance mobile communications in regional and remote areas. Newly installed base stations have already facilitated 60 million calls.

Source: iTWire

Government extends ‘superfast broadband’ regulation while legislation languishes

The federal government has launched a public consultation on extending a licence condition for telecommunications carriers that is intended to protect the commercial viability of the National Broadband Network.

Source: Computerworld

NBN Co chief gets frank about copper's problems

NBN Co’s outgoing CEO Bill Morrow has issued a frank assessment of how increased use of copper in the network has caused both the company and its customers problems.

Source: iTnews Australia

Court orders ISPs to block access to illicit Android-based streaming service

Roadshow Films has been successful in its Federal Court application to have Telstra, Optus, Vocus and TPG block their subscribers from accessing a streaming service associated with an Android app.

Source: Computerworld

NBN Co chief casts shadow over Govt’s mixed tech rollout

Bill Morrow has outlined some of the ways in which the Government's much-touted mixed technology rollout approach is hampering NBN performance.

Source: ARN

Foxtel wants to make it cheaper to block pirate sites

Foxtel is seeking to block another 15 websites it claims are linked to piracy, with the pay TV company today telling a Federal Court hearing that it was eager to finds ways to reduce the costs of applications for site-blocking injunctions.

Source: Computerworld

NBN Co reveals distribution of fixed wireless speeds

NBN Co has revealed a quarter of its fixed wireless cells - about 1730 - nationwide are capable of wholesale speeds of less than 12Mbps during the “busy hour”.

Source: iTnews Australia

Regional NBN internet service a 'dumping ground' for city customers

The National Broadband Network has been accused of dumping city customers on a service that provides satellite internet services to the bush.

Source: ABC News

Vocus reveals first NBN speeds for iPrimus, Dodo

Vocus has finally fallen into line with NBN marketing guidelines, showing for the first time “typical” evening peak speeds for iPrimus and Dodo customers.

Source: iTnews Australia

NBN prepares for Q4 launch of G.fast services on FTTC

NBN is preparing to offer higher speed services to premises connected using its newest fixed-line technology, fibre to the curb (FTTC).

Source: Computerworld

Vocus scraps NZ business sell-off

Vocus has halted the sale process of its New Zealand business, claiming that the offers it received under-valued its assets.

Source: ARN

NBN Co to create a class war on its network

NBN Co is set to divide its customer base into two classes in October: those who can afford to pay for a higher minimum standard of service, and those who can’t.

Source: iTnews Australia

Telstra confirms cable broadband speed boost

Around 500,000 Telstra cable broadband customers will see their speeds increase from 30/1Mbps to 50/5Mbps thanks to an upgrade.

Source: ZDNet Australia

NBN Co accused of using Sky Muster as 'dumping ground'

NBN Co has been accused of using its Sky Muster satellite service as a “dumping ground” for premises on metropolitan fringes that are otherwise too hard or expensive to serve.

Source: iTnews Australia

Turnbull confirms Solomon Islands subsea cable

Malcolm Turnbull has cited Pacific Islands cybersecurity in affirming funding for a subsea cable to be built between Australia, Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea.

Source: ZDNet Australia

NBN Co leaves fresh batch of FTTC converts until last

The latest set of customers switched out of NBN Co’s HFC footprint into fibre-to-the-curb are being placed at the back of the queue, with most given expected connection dates in 2020.

Source: iTnews Australia