Broadband News
Fri, 05th May 2017
Telstra to 'immediately' expand 4G network if ACCC draft decision holds
While Australia's smaller telcos have said the ACCC's decision will 'trap' consumers, Telstra has confirmed that it will expand its 4G network to 99 percent of the population if the draft decision holds.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACCC won't force Telstra to open up regional mobile network
The competition watchdog has tentatively decided not to require telcos to open up their regional mobile networks to competitors following a hard-fought battle between the major telco players.
Source: iTnews Australia
Confusion reigns over whether Aussie VPNs must keep user metadata
Australian virtual private network providers are at odds over whether they are required to comply with the country's data retention laws and store user metadata due to a lack of clarity and guidance by the federal government.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 04th May 2017
Moose Mobile kicks off MVNO services with Optus
Moose Mobile has moved into providing telco services in addition to selling refurbished Android and iPhone handsets, using the Optus 4G network to do so.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra: Regional mobile regulation important for autonomous vehicles
Telstra has said 4G would 'enhance' the safety and efficiency of autonomous vehicles, with expanding regional coverage therefore important with the regulatory backing of the government.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN connection delays drop as fault complaints rise: TIO
There were 130 fewer complaints about delays in being connected to the NBN during the first half of FY17, according to the ombudsman, despite the number of connected premises growing.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co replaces more FTTN with FTTC
NBN Co is continuing to grow its fibre-to-the-curb rollout at the expense of much-maligned fibre-to-the-node connections, with 122 towns and suburbs added in the past two months.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 03rd May 2017
Over 1 million premises sit on 25Mbps NBN connections
The 600,000 users opting for 12/1Mbps plans ensured that over 80 percent of NBN customers are now on the two slowest-speed plans.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Vocus says it can keep ASC cable project afloat
Vocus has doused suggestions it might have to “stall” its Australia-Singapore Cable project to shore up its financial position in the wake of a damaging profit downgrade.
Source: iTnews Australia
Why Vocus' share price has crashed
Vocus' share price has taken its second big tumble in six months following a late night 20 percent profit downgrade as it struggles to integrate acquired businesses.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus snares Telstra exec to lead wholesale division
Optus has poached former Telstra retail executive Stuart Bird to front its wholesale and satellite division.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra’s grip on NBN market unshaken
The latest data on National Broadband Network connections released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission reveal that Telstra continues to dominate the market, with the telco delivering over 51 per cent of NBN connections (excluding satellite).
Source: Computerworld
The ACCC's Quarterly NBN Report Shows A Move Away From Telstra
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission just released its fifth quarterly National Broadband Network Wholesale Market Indicators Report, which details the number of NBN services in operation "by access technology" - like FTTP, FTTB, FTTN, HFC, fixed wireless, and satellite.
Source: Gizmodo
Telstra’s new CTO rules the innovation roost
Telstra’s new chief technology officer, Hakan Eriksson, has wasted no time in his new role. After just a couple of months on the job, he has brought together the company’s start-up incubator muru-D and the GSMA IoT Innovation Lab within the newly launched Telstra Labs.
Source: Computerworld
nbn cracks 2M broadband wholesale access services
nbn is now supplying more than two million wholesale access services to Australia's National Broadband Network.
Source: ARN
Tue, 02nd May 2017
Labor calls for independent review into NBN satellite service
The federal opposition wants an independent review to examine installation issues, data caps, outages, and a lack of transparency involved in NBN's satellite service.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co reshuffle sees CTO replaced
NBN Co has undergone an executive reshuffle that has seen CTO Dennis Steiger replaced along with several other new appointments.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN rolls out 147 fixes for Sky Muster service
NBN’s Sky Muster satellite service is back on track after experiencing a wave of performance problems beginning in September, NBN’s chief customer officer, John Simon, told a conference in Sydney today.
Source: Computerworld
Vodafone takes next steps in fixed broadband push
Vodafone Australia is continuing its plans to launch fixed broadband services via the NBN by asking for expressions of interest from consumers.
Source: ARN
Vocus will miss its revenue target by $100 million
Vocus has warned its projected full year 2017 revenue will come in $100 million lower than forecast due in part to a dip in wholesale and enterprise sales and the late realisation of contract fees.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 01st May 2017
Telstra enables voice services across small cells
Telstra's small cells, being built across regional Australia under its federal government blackspot program obligations but using its own funding, are now voice enabled.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co pushes PoI redundancy back to 2018
NBN Co has delayed the creation of a point-of-interconnect redundancy product that would enable ISPs to continue servicing customers in the event of a PoI failure.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 28th Apr 2017
NBN should increase FttP and FttDP connections: SA government
The South Australian government has said FttP and FttDP should be extended to more premises to avoid a long-term copper remediation cost, while satellite services should be a 'last resort'.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus flags further redundancies
Optus has flagged plans for further redundancies after moving to cut more than 300 jobs across a range of business areas.
Source: ARN
Thu, 27th Apr 2017
Turnbull calls NBN a 'good debt' for taxpayers
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended the NBN as a “good debt” for the government and taxpayers because it is "secured to a financial asset” that is "going to ... generate billions" in revenue.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra ordered to pay court costs for five rivals
The federal court has ordered Telstra to pay the court costs incurred by five of its rivals following a legal battle over the price it can charge other telcos for access to its copper network.
Source: iTnews Australia
What's New On Netflix, Stan And Amazon Prime For May
From Twin Peaks to American Gods, House of Cards to Trainspotting - here's just a taste of what Netflix, Amazon Prime and Stan are streaming for the month of May.
Source: Gizmodo
NBN migration: Telstra boosts SSU compliance
Telstra has improved compliance with its Structural Separation Undertaking (SSU) obligations, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said today.
Source: Computerworld
Calix installs G.fast services across Australian fibre-copper broadband
Calix has begun enabling ISPs to offer G.fast services well ahead of NBN, with the technology currently delivering symmetrical speeds of 300Mbps over hybrid copper-fibre networks.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Wed, 26th Apr 2017
Optus announces 22 new mobile towers across Queensland
Optus will be building a total of 22 new mobile sites across Queensland -- 18 with its own funding, and four under the federal government's mobile blackspots program -- for around AU$10 million.
Source: ZDNet Australia