Broadband News
Thu, 11th Jan 2018
Vodafone breached mobile ID rules after IT system change
Vodafone found itself in hot water after an IT system upgrade meant that it failed to verify the identity of 1028 of its prepaid mobile customers.
Source: ARN
Vodafone hit by ACMA after IT update allowed new users to skip legal obligations
For twelve months from January 2015, new Vodafone Australia prepaid users were able to claim the telco had verified their identities when it had not.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co to woo smaller RSPs with 'virtual' NNI service
NBN Co is developing a ‘virtual network-to-network interface’ product that it claims will open new wholesale options for retail service providers (RSPs) wanting to connect to its network.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 09th Jan 2018
Govt sell-off plans could cost chance to fix the NBN, ex-CTO warns
The federal government’s focus on maximising the sale price of the NBN could cost Australia the “next big opportunity” for fixed-line telecommunications reform, one of the network’s original architects has warned.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co's 50Mbps promo expands to Telstra, Optus
Telstra and Optus have moved to take advantage of NBN Co’s temporarily discounted 50Mbps service price, following the lead of TPG last month.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra, Optus, TPG and Vocus back NBN service terms inquiry
Telstra, Optus, TPG and Vocus - which control about 88 percent of the NBN market - have all publicly backed an inquiry into how NBN Co's wholesale service standards are set.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 08th Jan 2018
Telstra makes silent lines free as telemarketing complaints soar
Complaints about calls from telemarketers jumped 20 per cent from 2016 to 2017, with thousands more people putting their numbers on the Do Not Call Register.
Source: SMH
Fri, 05th Jan 2018
'A dog's breakfast': Anthony Albanese slams NBN after roll out delays
Residents in Sydney's inner west and south have been urged to sign a petition calling on the government to “fix the mess” of the national broadband network after delays left locals without a date they could expect to switch.
Source: SMH
Thu, 04th Jan 2018
NBN used a gaming controller that dates back to 2000 in its ad
The NBN has been caught photoshopping one of their ads to appeal to gamers, but it has instead backfired.
Source: SMH
Wed, 03rd Jan 2018
Telstra eyes high-altitude drones for broadband services
Telstra has expressed a renewed “interest” in the potential use of high-altitude drones or balloons as a long-term replacement for satellite-based broadband services for regional and remote users.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 01st Jan 2018
Police Negotiate Telstra NBN Bundle For Protester
When Matt Dooley refused to leave a Telstra store after months of battling with the telco, the last people he might have expected to fix his problem were the police called to remove him from the store.
Source: Gizmodo
Fri, 22nd Dec 2017
NBN Co 'error' halves new copper cable spend
NBN Co claims it drastically over-estimated the amount it has spent on new copper cabling in the fibre-to-the-node rollout, slashing its spend by half.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACMA's New Year's broadband resolutions vow to end the NBN blame game
Things should turn around for the NBN in 2018, because 2017 was the year when so much blew up in its face.
Source: SMH
Thu, 21st Dec 2017
ACMA imposes new rules for NBN migrations
NBN retail service providers will need to adhere to a new set of rules outlining how they are to handle migrating customers to the national broadband network from next year.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACMA lays out new rules to ensure smoother move to NBN
Telecommunications providers will next year have to adhere to a number of new rules drafted by the Australian Communications and Media Authority to improve the experience of consumers who move to the national broadband network.
Source: iTWire
Court rejects Vodafone bid to review mobile roaming draft decision
The Federal Court has rejected Vodafone Hutchison Australia's application to review the conduct of the competition watchdog in holding a public inquiry and making a draft decision not to declare mobile roaming.
Source: iTWire
Vodafone loses legal fight with ACCC over roaming
Vodafone has lost its legal battle with the ACCC over what it clams was a "flawed process" by which the regulator decided not to force Telstra and Optus to open up their regional mobile networks to rivals.
Source: iTnews Australia
Court dismisses Vodafone domestic roaming case
Vodafone's attempt to have the ACCC's draft decision-making process on wholesale mobile domestic roaming ruled to be flawed has been dismissed by the Australian Federal Court.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co's HFC freeze hits more than 500,000 homes
NBN Co's decision to freeze the rollout of its HFC network to improve the underlying infrastructure has meant more than 500,000 premises are no longer able to order services.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACCC abandons plan to expose NBN RSPs' CVC buys
The ACCC has backed away from a plan to publicly reveal how much connectivity virtual circuit bandwidth is being bought by NBN retail service providers.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 20th Dec 2017
Watch out for the Christmas Day download blues
If there's a PlayStation 4, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch under your Christmas tree, consider cracking it open tonight and updating the firmware to beat the Christmas Day broadband traffic jam.
Source: SMH
Govt moves to phase out Telstra phone subsidy
The Government has revealed plans to scrap the Universal Service Obligation contract arrangement it has with Telstra.
Source: ARN
USO to be axed in 2020 for Universal Service Guarantee
Upon the completion of the NBN rollout in 2020, the USO will be replaced with a guarantee ensuring broadband and voice services are supplied to every premises in Australia.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Australian government announces 5G working group members
Telstra, Optus, Vodafone, Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, and Huawei have all been included in the government's 5G working group, which will meet twice yearly with five government departments.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co has done well in making rentals NBN-ready: claim
Despite all the hiccups, both private and public, which it has had this year, NBN Co seems to have performed well when it comes to making rental properties NBN-ready, it is claimed.
Source: iTWire
Telstra makes calls free from home phones and payphone 24 to 26 December 2017
Australia's top telco, Telstra, is turning out the Christmas cheer with free local, national and standard mobile calls from Telstra home phones and 16,000+ payphone across Australia.
Source: iTWire
Threat to mobile network performances from ‘explosion’ in video streaming: Telstra
There is an emerging threat to the performance of mobile networks with the risk that peak demand might swamp network cell capacity, according to a senior Telstra executive.
Source: iTWire
Slow NBN: TPG the latest telco to compensate 8,000 customers
TPG is the latest telco to admit it misled customers about their NBN speeds, joining Telstra and Optus in compensating a combined total of 60,000 customers.
Source: ABC News
Tue, 19th Dec 2017
Telstra enables LTE-B MooD technology
Telstra's MooD technology will automatically shift users between unicast and LTE-B modes while watching broadcast content on its mobile network.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Aussie internet users face three-week wait for cable repair
Australian internet users will continue to experience inter-Asia latency for at least the next three weeks as the operator of the SEA-ME-WE3 subsea internet cable works to repair a cut.
Source: iTnews Australia