Broadband News
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
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