Broadband News
Mon, 10th Jul 2017
NBN rollout hits halfway mark
NBN Co on Monday said the rollout of the national broadband network had officially passed the halfway point with one in two Australians now able connect to the service.
Source: ARN
Fri, 07th Jul 2017
Telstra and Dodo rated duds in internet satisfaction survey
Telstra and Dodo customers are giving the telcos a bad rap in a CHOICE survey that found 62 per cent of Australians are experiencing slow speeds, disconnection and drop-out issues with their internet services.
Source: ABC News
Thu, 06th Jul 2017
NBN Co reveals early ratios for FTTN replacement
NBN Co is set to replace as much as 37 percent of planned fibre-to-the-node connections in some areas with fibre-to-the-curb technology.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN's Fibre Costs 'More Expensive Than Almost Anywhere Else In The World'
"If you had to pick a country in the world where it would be most expensive to deploy a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, Australia is always going to be very close to the top of that list."
Source: Gizmodo
nbn turns to the channel as broadband battle heats up
Keith Masterton comes on board to launch first of its kind channel program for technology providers.
Source: ARN
Wed, 05th Jul 2017
NBN confirms DOCSIS 3.1 hardware by March
NBN's new Integrated Product Roadmap has revealed that the DOCSIS 3.0 NTD swap-out will be complete by the end of March next year.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Vocus takes next step in takeover proposal
Vocus will allow KKR to proceed to the next step of conducting non-exclusive due diligence into whether to proceed with its indicative takeover proposal for AU$3.50 per share.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus confirms 4G and fixed-line outage
Optus is investigating the cause of its hour-long 4G and fixed-line broadband outage overnight, which impacted customers in NSW, Victoria, and the ACT.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co targets unstable FTTN connections
NBN Co will introduce technology in the first quarter of next year to detect and “manage” line speed fluctuations on its FTTN and FTTB networks.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 04th Jul 2017
NBN Co deploys fresh copper to new homes
NBN Co has furnished almost 3300 new homes and apartments with fibre-to-the-node or fibre-to-the-basement connections, showing the impact of a policy change made at the end of last year.
Source: iTnews Australia
More than half of NBN staff earn at least $100k
NBN Co is paying “approximately 60 percent” of its 5816 employees more than $100,000 a year, though wage growth above $200,000 has slowed dramatically over the past four years.
Source: iTnews Australia
Qantas extending free on-board Wi-Fi to second aircraft
Qantas has built out new ViaSat Wi-Fi technology onto a second domestic aircraft ahead of extending the service to an additional eight planes by the end of September.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Here's What Passengers Are Using Qantas Wi-Fi For
The first stats on Qantas's fast, free inflight Wi-Fi are in. nearly a third of all passengers on the first 'net-connected jet have been using the service, reliability is excellent, and download speeds are faster than most homes' ADSL connections.
Source: Gizmodo
Mon, 03rd Jul 2017
NBN Co bets on HFC to boost its revenues
NBN Co is betting on its HFC network to bring in the highest amount of revenue per user of any residential access technology in its portfolio, outstripping even full fibre connections.
Source: iTnews Australia
Union accuses Telstra of contracting out slashed jobs
The Communication Workers Union has accused Telstra of employing contractors to fill roles impacted by plans to cut 1400 jobs.
Source: ARN
Fri, 30th Jun 2017
Bipartisan support for controversial telco security law
Proposed legislation to implement the government’s Telecommunications Sector Security Reforms (TSSR) has received bipartisan support.
Source: Computerworld
Stan Just Got More Expensive
Hot on the heels of Netflix, homegrown streaming service Stan has raised its prices. The Standard plan that the service launched with has become $2 more expensive, and a new barebones Basic pack has been introduced at the original $10 price point.
Source: Gizmodo
Telstra, Optus join ACCC in Vodafone mobile domestic roaming case
Australia's two largest mobile telcos will be sitting beside the ACCC in court to defend the inquiry process that led to the regulator not declaring wholesale mobile domestic roaming in its draft decision.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra joins ACCC to fight Vodafone in roaming battle
Telstra has officially taken the competition watchdog's side in its legal battle over regional mobile network roaming with Vodafone.
Source: iTnews Australia
Brandis' telco security reforms given go-ahead
A push to force telcos to inform the federal government of changes to their networks as well as their procurement intentions has been given the green light by a parliamentary committee despite industry backlash.
Source: iTnews Australia
Australian ISPs to block 128 domains linked to online piracy in Foxtel case
The pay TV provider has extended its list of targeted domain names to include an additional 73 domains associated with The Pirate Bay and Torrentz.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Thu, 29th Jun 2017
NBN Co's pending AWS migration takes shape
NBN Co has revealed further details of what is shaping as a large-scale migration of IT workloads into AWS, with a potential budget running into the tens of millions of dollars.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 28th Jun 2017
South Australia goes with EscapeNet as ISP for 10Gbps Adelaide network
Local ISP to offer three plans ranging from AU$50 to AU$180 a month at single gigabit speeds.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Australia, Your Netflix Just Got More Expensive
The price of a Netflix subscription in Australia is getting more expensive, as of today. New sign-ups will have to pay the higher price immediately, while existing accounts have a month's notice. Here's how much you'll pay from July onward.
Source: Gizmodo
Adelaide ISP wins deal to deliver $7.6M GigCity network
South Australian ISP, EscapeNet, has been handed a deal by the South Australian Government to deliver its $7.6 million GigCity Adelaide network.
Source: ARN
Tue, 27th Jun 2017
NBN to boost data quotas available over Sky Muster
Maximum total data available on NBN's satellite service set to double, while peak data potentially jumps by half.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co boosts Sky Muster data usage limits
NBN Co will relax data usage limits on its Sky Muster satellite service from October, paving the way for monthly quotas of up to 300GB.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN boosts Sky Muster data limits
NBN has announced it will boost the data quotas available to end users on its Sky Muster satellite service.
Source: Computerworld
Adelaide laments sluggish NBN rollout
Claims that the rollout "is not agile or fast enough" to serve the city's business needs.
Source: ARN
Mon, 26th Jun 2017
Broadband tax bill sent to senate inquiry
The government could face a hurdle in its attempt to introduce a broadband tax after the senate referred the proposed law to a committee for scrutiny.
Source: iTnews Australia