Broadband News
Fri, 02nd Jun 2017
Foxtel wants Australia’s biggest ISPs to block 17 pirate sites
An 8 August hearing has been scheduled for the latest application for a website-blocking injunction made under Australian anti-piracy laws.
Source: Computerworld
Vodafone launches legal action in ACCC roaming row
Vodafone has taken legal action in the Federal Court over the ACCC's domestic mobile roaming decision.
Source: ARN
MyRepublic continues quest to shake up Aussie broadband market
Brings “Ultra-Fast Internet” to Wollongong for SMBs and consumers.
Source: ARN
Thu, 01st Jun 2017
Aussie internet continues to drag behind Kiwi connectivity
Aussies get, on average, 3.6 Mbps less than New Zealanders, according to Akamai's latest stats.
Source: ARN
NBN Co cuts over to new CVC discounts
NBN Co will today switch to a new model for the virtual bandwidth charge it levies on retail service providers, which - in theory - encourages them to buy more by offering greater discounts.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN announces new pricing plan for internet retailers
Internet service providers such as Telstra, Optus and TPG have been handed a discount on the price they pay for bandwidth over the National Broadband Network, but there's one condition.
Source: SMH
Wed, 31st May 2017
NBN has 'accelerated urgency' for Telstra: Juniper Networks CEO
The arrival of the NBN has instilled a sense of 'urgency' in Telstra, Juniper Networks global CEO Rami Rahim has said, with the telco racing to become a services provider rather than simply a connectivity solution.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN FttN users least likely to recommend network, most likely to switch tech
NBN has revealed that 198 of the 221 individual technology choice applications received have been FttN users wanting full fibre, while NBN users are least likely to recommend FttN to others.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co left holding $1m damage bill
NBN Co was left with a damage bill topping $1 million in the last financial year to repair network assets that were accidentally or deliberately broken.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN nears halfway point as 5 million premises ready for service
NBN has announced making 5 million out of 11.9 million premises ready for service, with Sydney's North Shore, Devonport, Coober Pedy, and Yarra Glen some of the areas made ready during the last few months.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN hits 5M milestone
The milestones are coming thick and fast for the NBN, with the rollout hitting five million premises ready for connection.
Source: ARN
Tue, 30th May 2017
Launceston RSP launches 1Gbps NBN for AU$1,000
Amid claims from RSPs that NBN's CVC pricing is too expensive to offer consumers 1Gbps services, Launtel has switched on gigabit speeds for Launceston businesses for approximately AU$1,000 per month.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Mon, 29th May 2017
Submarine cable for Sunshine Coast one step closer
The Sunshine Coast Council is funding a feasibility study for its proposal to land a submarine cable in the region.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra granted legal appeal over Brisbane pole position
Brisbane City Council looks as though it has lost pole position in a legal case against Telstra.
Source: ARN
Fri, 26th May 2017
Average FttN line capable of 68Mbps but will never hit 1Gbps: NBN
40 percent of Australia will not be capable of 1Gbps broadband speeds thanks to a combination of fibre-to-the-node, fixed-wireless, and satellite technologies, NBN CEO Bill Morrow has said.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co defends fixed wireless and SC0 growth
NBN Co has defended its decision to shift 62 towns from fibre-to-the-node to fixed wireless connections, arguing they could end up better off with higher possible speeds.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co promises more FTTC
NBN Co is set to announce a second expansion of its fibre-to-the-curb (FTTC) rollout within weeks, marking its rapid propulsion as a replacement for fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) in the network.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co may lift Sky Muster's fair use limit
NBN Co is “quietly confident” that it will be able to lift the average peak hour usage limit on its Sky Muster satellite service.
Source: iTnews Australia
More FTTC in the works, NBN boss says
NBN’s chief executive Bill Morrow says that the company will be “making some announcements soon” about wider use of fibre to the curb (FTTC) technology for the National Broadband Network rollout.
Source: Computerworld
"NBN tax" set to be passed on to end users
The competition watchdog has granted permission for the proposed Regional Broadband Scheme charge to be passed on by telcos to end users.
Source: ARN
Thu, 25th May 2017
Metadata breach the only time journalist source records have been accessed: AFP
The Australian Federal Police bungled the only time it handled a journalist's metadata, with the feds asserting that they have never made any journalist warrant applications.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Number of homes in NBN limbo balloons
NBN Co has added more than 19,000 premises to its footprint over the past fortnight that are unable to connect to internet services, underlining its new strategy to skip homes that are too hard to connect until later in the rollout.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 24th May 2017
Telstra put up 'significant barriers' for blackspot collocation: Vodafone
Telstra's mobile blackspot program collocation specifications involved prohibitive cost and technical barriers, according to Vodafone, which prevented carriers from being able to share infrastructure.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tue, 23rd May 2017
Telstra announces smart city plans for Western Australia
Telstra will install a series of smart city solutions across Joondalup, including sensors enabling smart parking, smart waste bins, and environmental monitoring at a beachside park.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Foxtel launches FttN and FttB NBN services
According to Foxtel, its NBN footprint has now doubled thanks to expanding into premises served by NBN's FttN and FttB connectivity options.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Mon, 22nd May 2017
NBN pricing not to blame for people choosing slow speeds: Morrow
NBN users are not ordering higher-speed services due to a lack of need, not because of NBN's pricing, CEO Bill Morrow has said, adding that speedier services would cost just AU$2 extra per week.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telcos call for quick action on ACMA reform
The government should move quickly to implement the recommendations of the review into the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), telco industry body Communications Alliance said today.
Source: Computerworld
Vodafone 'not intending to collocate' on Telstra blackspot towers
Vodafone will allow collocation on 43 of its 70 round one mobile blackspots sites, with the telco 'not intending to collocate' on any of Telstra's 429 sites, the government has said.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACMA reshaping underway as govt weighs in
The federal government has decided against consolidating telco regulatory power within the ACMA, opting instead to “refine” the authority’s remit, which could see it gain oversight of content classification while losing other functions.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra exchange fire downs services in Adelaide
A fire within a Telstra exchange in the Adelaide CBD downed services to as many as 30,000 fixed-line customers on Monday afternoon.
Source: iTnews Australia