Broadband News
Tue, 05th Dec 2017
NBN Co’s channel program pilot goes live
NBN Co launches channel pilot program, with Westcon-Comstor, Computer Troubleshooters Australia, Telstra and Vocus Communications jumping on board for the ride.
Source: ARN
Mon, 04th Dec 2017
NetComm Wireless claims world-first with key device for NBN FTTC rollout
ASX-listed networking technology company NetComm Wireless says a new device it has developed, which is set to play a key role in the National Broadband Network rollout, represents a world-first.
Source: Computerworld
Vodafone launches NBN services
Vodafone has begun taking orders for National Broadband Network services in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Geelong, Newcastle and Wollongong.
Source: Computerworld
Vodafone launches NBN plans
Vodafone's long-awaited launch into NBN fixed-line services has begun today as the telco starts offering plans across six cities.
Source: iTnews Australia
Aussie internet suffers as subsea cable cut again
Australian internet users face more inter-Asia latency after the SEA-ME-WE3 subsea internet cable connecting Perth to Singapore was cut again, just six weeks after being repaired.
Source: iTnews Australia
Labor questions timing of NBN HFC delay announcement
Labor shadow communications minister Michelle Rowland has questioned the timing of the NBN Co's announcement about delaying HFC connections to the national broadband network, revealing a timeline that shows problems were first identified two years ago.
Source: iTWire
Amid soaring complaints, should telcos face the same regulation as water and energy?
With complaints about phone and internet providers soaring, consumer groups give a vote of no confidence in consumer protections and call for the troubled sector to be regulated like the water or energy industries.
Source: ABC News
Fri, 01st Dec 2017
Thousands of Telstra internet customers overcharged in 'system error'
Customers of Telstra's budget mobile and internet provider, Belong, are expressing their anger with the telco after realising their bank accounts had been debited multiple times overnight and are now facing hour-long wait times to resolve the issue.
Source: ABC News
Most Aussie NBN resellers are yet to make speed claim change - ACCC
The ACCC has said only two local telcos have made marketing messaging changes to better reflect the NBN speeds their customers are likely to get.
Source: ARN
ACCC examines Telstra FttC migration plan
Telstra has submitted a proposed variation to its plan for migrating customers off existing broadband services onto the NBN to make way for fibre-to-the-curb technology.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACCC chief fires broadside at telcos still advertising ‘unhelpful’ Internet speed plans
The consumer watchdog, the ACCC, has lambasted the telecommunications industry - with the exception of Telstra and Optus - for continuing to advertise Internet plans using what it calls “unhelpful speed ranges”, and referencing off-peak speeds, or failing to provide consumers with any information about the speed of their services during busy hours.
Source: iTWire
ACCC to start broadband monitoring next month
The consumer watchdog will officially start monitoring Australia's broadband performance next month after appointing SamKnows to run the program.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN HFC pause will cost Telstra AU$600m in FY18 EBITDA
The decision by NBN to pause its HFC rollout while it repairs network issues will cost Telstra AU$600 million in EBITDA, AU$700 million in total income, AU$200 million in free cashflow, and AU$600 million in net one-off NBN receipts over FY18, the telco has said.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Thu, 30th Nov 2017
Telstra lures high data using SMBs with new broadband offer
Telstra has launched an unlimited broadband data offer in a move which it says is designed to help alleviate the problems of data intensive activities by small businesses.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
MyNetFone adds 4G to business suite
MNF's cloud-based business suite now includes a support team, office phone, broadband, and 4G business mobile, with the mobile offering utilising Telstra's network to cover 98.8 percent of the Australian population.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tue, 28th Nov 2017
HFC was fine when Telstra had it: Penn
The HFC network works well in delivering Telstra broadband and Foxtel pay TV services, Andy Penn has said, with the issues cropping up once NBN began making technology changes to it.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN crunches numbers on financial fallout from HFC hiatus
NBN says it is still assessing the impact of a decision to put sales of hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) National Broadband Network services on hold.
Source: Computerworld
Labor claims NBN Co’s HFC delay could cost taxpayers millions
NBN Co’s move to pause its HFC network rollout to fix service issues could cost up to $790 million, according to the Australian Labor Party.
Source: ARN
HFC not as 'mature' as fibre: Fifield
Despite HFC being available from Telstra in Australia since last century, Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has claimed the technology is less mature than fibre.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN HFC delays could cost up to $790m: Labor
Delays in getting HFC customers on to the NBN could cost between $420 million and $790 million, the Labor Party claims.
Source: iTWire
Turnbull's magic-mushroom NBN is slowly unravelling
For months now, we've been told that fast broadband would be arriving sooner because of the change in technology that the Coalition Government decided upon, with HFC cable and fibre-to-the-node being the saviours of the project. Now that dream is unravelling.
Source: iTWire
Fifield stands by stalled NBN HFC network
Communications Minister Mitch Fifield is standing by the stalled NBN HFC network rollout, claiming its problems can “absolutely be fixed” and the technology won’t need to be scrapped.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN delays show why fibre should have been used: Greens
The national broadband network being built by NBN Co should be geared towards the digital future, Australian Greens NBN spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John says.
Source: iTWire
Halting NBN's HFC cable rollout is a step in the right direction
Rather than continue the blame game and leave more Aussies trapped in broadband limbo, NBN finally admits that it's failing and needs to do better.
Source: SMH
Regional broadband spectrum up for grabs at auction
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has opened bidding in an auction to sell spectrum in bands that remain unallocated in the 1800 MHz band, and the 2 GHz, 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands.
Source: iTWire
Australia Singapore Cable reaches midway mark: Vocus
Building work on the Australia Singapore Cable has passed the halfway point, crossing a number of critical milestones, Vocus Communications says.
Source: iTWire
The NBN HFC Rollout Delay Could Cost $790 Million, According To NBN's Own Figures
Yesterday it was announced that NBN was putting an immediate halt to any new HFC connections while it makes "crucial upgrades" for existing customers. An analysis of the 2016 NBN Corporate Plan, approved by the NBN board and signed off by Shareholder Ministers, shows the cost of this action could cost taxpayers between $420 to $790 million.
Source: Gizmodo
Mon, 27th Nov 2017
Australian Greens: 'Hey NBN - Upgrade To FTTP Already'
The Greens have spoken out about the NBN's "effective immediately" halt of HFC connections while "crucial work" is completed for existing customers - saying this sends a "clear signal" just a straight up Fibre to the Premises upgrade needs to be the priority.
Source: Gizmodo
Multi-technology NBN ‘has well and truly failed,’ says Labor’s Rowland
The decision by NBN to pause the rollout of hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) services on the National Broadband Network is another example of the failure of the “multi-technology mix” championed by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, according to Labor’s Michelle Rowland.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra flags payment delay amid NBN Co’s HFC rollout halt
Telstra has warned shareholders that NBN Co’s decision to pause the rollout of its HFC network could delay its payments for the telco’s infrastructure.
Source: ARN