Broadband News
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
Southern Cross asks for quotes for new Pacific cable build
Southern Cross Cable Network has issued a request for quotes for the build of its 60 terabit per second NEXT trans Pacific circuit, following the successful completion of an ocean floor survey.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co to "prioritise" enterprise orders
NBN Co is stepping up its bid to chase enterprise and government accounts, revealing plans to “prioritise” their orders as it tries to take 20 percent of its total revenue from the business sector.
Source: iTnews Australia
Subsea survey finds faster route for Southern Cross NEXT cable
A survey of around 15,000 kilometres of seabed has found a faster route for the Southern Cross NEXT cable project, which will connect Sydney, Auckland, and Los Angeles.
Source: Computerworld
Fri, 11th Aug 2017
NBN Co reveals 54,000 FTTN users can't get over 25 Mbps
NBN Co has revealed that one-third of all active fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) services are currently incapable of achieving a downlink in excess of 50 Mbps.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN rivals weigh options to deal with broadband tax
Operators of networks considered to compete with the NBN are divided on whether to try to absorb the broadband tax or pass it through to their customers.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN CVC usage climbs as new discounts begin
NBN users may have seen a marginal improvement in the minimum performance of their connections at peak times after ISPs bought more backhaul capacity in the last quarter.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus doubles its NBN customers
Optus has said its 'solid quarter' was thanks to the addition of mobile and NBN customers, along with its media content offerings and mobile network investment to expand 4G to 96.4 percent of the population.
Source: ZDNet Australia
CVC growth outstripping NBN premises added for quarter to June: ACCC
In a turnaround on the last two quarterly wholesale reports, data capacity is ahead of premises in terms of growth.
Source: ZDNet Australia
6 percent of FttN NBN connections cannot hit 25Mbps
Users could be stuck on 12Mbps until June 2022, while 65 percent of FttN users can go above 50Mbps.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra continues to dominate NBN market
Telstra continues to dominate the take-up of NBN connections with an overall share of a little more than 50%, according to the ACCC's latest quarterly report on the NBN wholesale market.
Source: iTWire
Govt drops NBN tax bombshell
Consumers would pay just 20 cents a month extra if corporate internet services were excluded from the base of the planned broadband tax, the government has admitted.
Source: iTnews Australia
TPG revises reach of FTTB network
TPG has revealed its fibre-to-the-basement (FTTB) network in metropolitan areas now covers 115,000 apartments, but its original target of reaching half a million premises may never be realised.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus registers growth in NBN revenue
Optus now has 279,000 customers on the National Broadband Network. The telco revealed today that in its first quarter its consumer fixed-line revenue grew 13.2 per cent, which it says was mainly attributable to NBN migration fees and a growth in its NBN customer base.
Source: Computerworld
nbn wholesale access tally surges past 2.5M
ACCC quarterly report shows that Telstra competitors in regional areas are maintaining higher market shares, compared to traditional broadband services.
Source: ARN
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
Virgin Australia switching on Wi-Fi for domestic and international flights
Virgin Australia's in-flight Wi-Fi will be fitted onto 90 percent of its aircraft by the second half of 2019 in partnership with Optus and Gogo.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Virgin Australia to put inflight wi-fi on local, international flights
Virgin Australia will roll out inflight wi-fi to the majority of its domestic and international fleet of aircraft and offer a basic free service to all domestic passengers.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 09th Aug 2017
Complaints rising against Telstra, Optus, Vodafone: TIO
Complaints about Telstra, Optus, Vodafone, and Amaysim all rose over the quarter, according to the TIO's latest complaints in context statistics.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tue, 08th Aug 2017
Australian 5G field trial costs could be slashed
Australia’s mobile telcos could see the cost of testing 5G equipment in the field cut by up to 90 percent after a decision by the communications regulator to review the pricing of trial spectrum.
Source: iTnews Australia
More than 120 domains on Foxtel’s anti-piracy hit list
Foxtel latest push to stop online copyright infringement seeks to have major Australian ISPs block more than 120 domains that it says are linked to movie and TV piracy.
Source: Computerworld
Mon, 07th Aug 2017
NBN Co to start satellite multicast trials
NBN Co will soon begin a six-month trial of multicast services on Sky Muster to aid education departments and schools in delivering distance education.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN inequity separates 'haves' and 'have nots': Devonport Council
FttN 'appears to have failed the end user', Devonport City Council has said, warning that NBN's multi-technology mix model will widen regional gaps by providing slower-speed broadband to rural areas.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tassie telco warns of emerging “two-tier” NBN
The NBN's Multi Technology Mix rollout is seeing some RSPs, like TasmaNet, forced to adopt a "two-tier" approach to market.
Source: ARN
Fri, 04th Aug 2017
NBN Co lures Nokia boss to CTO role
NBN Co has lured the head of Nokia's Australia and New Zealand operations to become its new chief technology officer.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus pumps $20M into network prep for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
Optus commits to $20 million investment to improve its mobile network in preparation for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Source: ARN
Full-fibre NBN only by 2030, will cost $30b more: expert
Given its current state, Australia will only be able to have a full-fibre national broadband network by 2030, and that after shelling out an additional $30 billion to $50 billion, according to a network expert.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 03rd Aug 2017
Adelaide's 'GigCity' High-Speed Internet Network Is Live
Adelaide's $7.6 million GigCity network is up and running, promising affordable internet access for businesses up to 100 times faster than the national average, for $49.90 to $179.90 per month.
Source: Gizmodo
NBN Co says FTTC dreams thwarted by board, govt
NBN Co executives say they took a proposal to convert the fibre-to-the-node footprint to fibre-to-the-curb to the board and government but the plan was rejected because it ran counter to the statement of expectations.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra clears last microwave links out of 4G band
Telstra is expected to clear the last of its microwave backhaul links out of the 1800 MHz spectrum band before the end of the first quarter of 2018.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 02nd Aug 2017
ACCC would prefer NBN and retailers to reach CVC resolution
The competition regulator stands ready to make a call on pricing if an agreement cannot be reached.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co looks to raise minimum broadband speeds
NBN Co is looking at ways it can improve how users experience its network, with everything from “minimum [speed] assurance” to changes to the basic 12/1 Mbps wholesale product on the table.
Source: iTnews Australia