Broadband News
Fri, 09th Sep 2016
Telstra, Ericsson, Qualcomm attain 1Gbps aggregate speeds in live 4G network test
Telstra is seeking the 'ultimate data experience' with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X16 modem, Ericsson Baseband 5216 hardware, carrier aggregation, and QAM and MIMO technologies.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN will put Australia in a 'leadership position': Bill Morrow
The NBN will put Australia in a 'leadership position' as it will be the first continent with universal broadband of at least 25Mbps at all homes, according to the CEO.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Bill Morrow calls for businesses to develop their ‘NBN strategy’
Australia is on a fast track to become “the world’s first fully connected continent,” NBN’s CEO, Bill Morrow, will today tell an event hosted by the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC).
Source: Computerworld
Thu, 08th Sep 2016
Australia’s ‘innovation future’ needs a kick along, says Internet Australia
Internet Australia wants to see the country do more to achieve its potential as a world-leading “innovation nation” and has repeated its call for a Digital Future Forum of government and industry leaders, trade unions and academics to develop a roadmap for innovation.
Source: iTWire
Vaya adds more data to $36 mobile plan
Mobile service provider Vaya is including 14% more data on its Unlimited XL plan for 0% more money.
Source: iTWire
CloudFlare CEO attacks ‘Telstra tax’
CloudFlare’s CEO, Matthew Prince, has reiterated his company’s criticism of Telstra’s transit pricing, describing it as akin to a “Telstra tax”.
Source: Computerworld
Wed, 07th Sep 2016
Foxtel confirms NBN offering next month
Foxtel will become an NBN retail service provider in October, with the pay TV CEO announcing that ADSL customers will be shifted over to NBN services once they are eligible.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Is Working On Making Copper As Fast As Fibre, In A Few Years
As the NBN develops every year, the technology underpinning it improves. That’s the main hope we have for Australia’s copper infrastructure, which is being used for fibre to the node — and, potentially, fibre to the distribution point. The NBN is trialing a variety of technologies that promise to massively improve the speed of existing copper already in the ground, including by using the already-installed HFC cable networks previously operated by Telstra and Optus.
Source: Gizmodo
Telstra wants 120 network staff to put their hand up for redundancy
Telstra is seeking voluntary redundancies from 120 of its network delivery workers in an effort to trim its technical workforce.
Source: iTnews Australia
Streaming A Big Focus For New Optus Mobile Broadband Plans
Optus have updated their mobile broadband plans, offering a range of new data inclusions. Streaming is a major focus of the new 24-month plans, some even including data-free Netflix and Presto.
Source: Gizmodo
Tue, 06th Sep 2016
Foxtel Is Targeting Netflix Users With New Pricing (And Game Of Thrones)
Could Foxtel actually be listening to its customers? News coming from the CEO Peter Tonagh today seems to be leaning in that direction, seriously.
Source: Gizmodo
Data retention: Telco group calls for ‘regulatory restraint’ by govt
Telecommunications industry group Communications Alliance has called on the government to hold off on taking any enforcement action against telcos that are unable to fully comply with the data retention regime by April 2017.
Source: Computerworld
Mon, 05th Sep 2016
Data-retention grants: Telstra gets $40m, Vodafone $29m, Optus $14m, NBN $1m
ISPs are being given 80 percent of their compliance costs, according to the attorney-general, under the government's AU$128 million data-retention grants program.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra receives $39.9 million grant to retain customer metadata
The Australian government has named 180 telecommunications providers that will receive a portion of the $128.4 million it has allocated to help implement its data retention regime across the country.
Source: ARN
Telstra: Domestic mobile roaming declaration would remove incentive for network investment
The ACCC's declaration of mobile roaming across Australia would stymie expansion by allowing telcos to piggyback off competitors' investments, Telstra has argued.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Southern Cross Cable plots new trans-Pacific route
The Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN) is looking at building a new circuit between Sydney, Auckland and Los Angeles to supplement its existing figure-eight circuit.
Source: iTnews Australia
The ACCC Wants Your Opinion On The NBN
Here’s your chance to share your feedback. The ACCC is holding a Communications Sector Market Study, today opening the door to both industry and consumers on a range of issues from the NBN to data demand and mobile coverage.
Source: Gizmodo
Telstra slams Australian mobile roaming service inquiry
Telstra has slammed an inquiry by the Australian competition watchdog into whether it should declare a wholesale domestic mobile roaming service.
Source: ARN
Fri, 02nd Sep 2016
Coverage, oversight flaws found in mobile blackspot program
Australia's national auditor has criticised the federal government’s mobile blackspot program for duplicating existing coverage, inadequately assessing tower proposals, and failing to properly monitor the program's performance.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN: ACCC still has concerns over Telstra’s rollout role
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says it is continuing to work with NBN and Telstra to ensure that the latter’s role in the National Broadband Network rollout doesn’t give it unfair advantage over other telcos.
Source: Computerworld
TPG seeks spectrum in Singapore
TPG has confirmed that it is seeking spectrum in an auction being conducted by Singapore’s Infocomm Development Authority (IDA).
Source: Computerworld
Thu, 01st Sep 2016
Analysis: The NBN Corporate Plan quietly reveals some big problems.
There are a few points that NBN likes to continually push, day in, day out, in order to steer the narrative towards its strengths and hide scrutiny from its weaknesses.
Source: PC Authority
Surge in home Internet-connected devices as IoT spending explodes
Technology is rapidly taking control of Australian homes, with the number of Internet-connected devices predicted to rise to 29 as consumers embark on an Internet of Things (IoT) “spending spree”.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 31st Aug 2016
NBN eyes gigabit speeds on all network technologies
The CTO of NBN has pointed towards GPON, DOCSIS 3.1, XG-FAST, Carrier Channel Aggregation, and QAM to attain gigabit speeds across most network technologies in the future.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra repairs issues with Telstra Mail service
The telco has repaired its email service, over which customers experienced issues with logging in, sending, and receiving messages.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co to file patent on new HFC workaround
NBN Co plans to patent an approach it has developed to allow it to bring VDSL to homes in Telstra’s HFC footprint that lack the necessary lead-in cables.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN and Nokia trialling XG-FAST for multi-gigabit speeds on copper
The trials could allow copper-based broadband technologies including FttN, FttB, and FttDP to attain aggregate speeds of up to 8Gbps.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN raids: Government backs Labor's call for privileges committee determination
The government will support Labor's bid to have the Senate privileges committee look at whether documents seized by federal police should remain under lock and key.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN seeks to push copper speed limits in XG-FAST trial with Nokia
NBN is planning to trial an emerging copper-based broadband standard that could potentially deliver even faster speeds than the still nascent G.Fast technology.
Source: Computerworld
Tue, 30th Aug 2016
ACMA allocates additional spectrum for mobile broadband, M2M
The 803-960MHz band will be used for mobile broadband and M2M services, among others, with compliance due between June 2018 and June 2024.
Source: ZDNet Australia