Broadband News
Fri, 16th Jun 2017
NBN begins FTTC roll out
NBN has begun the roll out of fibre to the curb (FTTC), the company announced this morning.
Source: Computerworld
NBN considering deploying third satellite
NBN is looking into deploying a third satellite, leasing capacity from third-party satellites, improving its satellite technology, or building more towers in an effort to improve its satellite service.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN begins FttDP network construction
NBN has kicked off a trial of its FttDP construction and installation process in Melbourne ahead of rolling the network out to almost 320,000 premises in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth this year.
Source: ZDNet Australia
nbn trials FTTC technology in Melbourne suburb
The first stage of building Fibre-to-the-Curb (FTTC) access technology is underway through a trial in Coburg.
Source: ARN
Broadband wholesaler to fight Sydney telco over costly court ruling
Satellite broadband wholesaler, IPSTAR, has moved to fight a court ruling that it pay SkyMesh millions over allegedly faulty equipment.
Source: ARN
Thu, 15th Jun 2017
NBN Co to push more workloads to public cloud
NBN Co is set to push a greater percentage of its application workloads into public cloud, pointing to an evolution of the company’s already-hybrid infrastructure support platform.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 14th Jun 2017
NBN CVC will compromise pricing or customer experience: Vocus
NBN's CVC is 'counter-intuitive' and will either compromise customer experience or the cost to access the network, Vocus has said, adding that its FY18 strategy will see it push further into mobile.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Vocus hires former Melbourne IT exec as CTO
Vocus has appointed a former Melbourne IT chief technology officer as its new CTO and is preparing to select the executive who will lead its new high-stakes transformation office.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra axing 1,400 Australian jobs
Telstra has confirmed 1,400 jobs will be cut within Australia, with the company expected to make a formal announcement after notifying staff later today.
Source: ABC News
Tue, 13th Jun 2017
Australian government is not interested in encryption backdoors: Turnbull
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has moved to clarify the approach the government will take towards encrypted communications.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Sprint Telco Fined For Pretending To Be Telstra
Sprint Telco has been fined $10,800 by the ACCC for allegedly stating it was acting on behalf of Telstra, or with Telstra's approval, during a telemarketing call.
Source: Gizmodo
Melbourne Telco pays thousands over alleged Telstra tale
Sprint Telco pays $10,800 penalty after allegedly making false or misleading representations.
Source: ARN
Government moves to increase nbn build powers
The Govt is proposing legal changes that could substantially reduce land owners' ability to fight NBN installations on their property.
Source: ARN
Fri, 09th Jun 2017
NBN drives relaxation of 'low-impact' antenna laws
The government has quietly proposed the biggest shake-up of rules for mobile phone antenna installation in 20 years, with NBN Co behind several of the proposed changes.
Source: iTnews Australia
Kogan Is Offering NBN Next Year
As well as announcing an extension of its deal with Vodafone until 2022, Kogan revealed this week it will be offering NBN services as of next year.
Source: Gizmodo
Thu, 08th Jun 2017
nbn shakes up top tier ranks in strategy shuffle
nbn has shaken up its executive ranks as it faces the next chapter in its evolution.
Source: ARN
NBN Co to turn around the customer runaround
NBN Co has revealed a multi-pronged strategy to address the runaround experienced by customers when trying to work out who is responsible for problems with their connection.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus Wholesale introduces Ethernet over NBN offering
Optus Wholesale has launched Ethernet over NBN access for its Evolve Internet and Evolve IPVPN service for wholesale customers.
Source: ARN
Wed, 07th Jun 2017
Kogan to on-sell Vodafone's NBN services
Kogan is set to make its entry into the NBN fixed-line market next year through an expansion of an existing agreement with Vodafone Australia.
Source: iTnews Australia
Private equity firm makes $2.1B bid for Vocus
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co reveals plans to acquire Vocus Group, with the US-based private equity firm tabling a $2.1 billion buyout proposal.
Source: ARN
Kogan.com launching NBN services with Vodafone
Kogan.com has extended its mobile partnership with Vodafone out to 2022, adding fixed-line services across the NBN as of 2018 into the mix.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Australia 4G speeds average 33Mbps for 10th globally: OpenSignal
Australia's 4G speeds dropped two places over the half year down to 10th globally, while 4G availability fell to 19th place worldwide, according to OpenSignal.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tue, 06th Jun 2017
It is time for big internet to join terrorism fight: ALP
Australian Labor Party leader Bill Shorten has called on Google, Facebook, and Twitter to do more on fighting terrorism.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co takes HFC up to 984 Mbps in lab trials
NBN Co has used a hybrid-fibre coaxial (HFC) test set-up in Melbourne to put DOCSIS 3.1 through its paces, hitting peak layer two downlink speeds of around 984 Mbps.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN hits gigabit speeds in HFC lab trial
NBN has achieved downstream speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second over a hybrid-fibre coaxial (HFC) connection in lab trials using the DOCSIS 3.1 standard.
Source: Computerworld
Mon, 05th Jun 2017
Huawei Australia appoints former NBN security head as cybersecurity officer
Former head of security for NBN and Telecom New Zealand Malcolm Shore, who has also worked in NZ Defence security, has been appointed Huawei Australia's cybersecurity officer.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus to pay out over data shortfall
Optus will refund customers following an ACCC investigation into concerns that it was providing less data than what it advertised.
Source: ARN
NBN Watch - Transparency going forward
How the NBN can start working with, rather than fighting against, the public - greater transparency.
Source: PC Authority
Optus will pay back customers shortchanged on promos
Optus has agreed to compensate an undisclosed number of prepaid customers after it reduced their data, call, and text allowances without notifying them.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 02nd Jun 2017
MyRepublic to launch 1Gbps NBN service in Wollongong
Wollongong has won MyRepublic's gigatown competition, with 1Gbps NBN services to be provided for free to 100 FttP customers and AU$130 per month to additional new and existing customers in the city.
Source: ZDNet Australia