Broadband News
Wed, 28th Sep 2016
NBN Co dumps Optus HFC for FTTdp
NBN Co has ditched plans to use the bulk of Optus' hybrid-fibre coaxial (HFC) network and will instead deploy fibre-to-the-distribution point (FTTdp) technology to around 700,000 premises nationwide.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus welcomes NBN decision on HFC
Optus has said it welcomes a decision by NBN to roll out fibre to the distribution point (FTTdp) in areas covered by the telco’s hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) network.
Source: Computerworld
NBN moves away from Optus HFC in network rollout
Nbn is considering FTTdp connection for over 700,000 premises previously earmarked for connection to the NBN via existing Optus HFC infrastructure and FTTN technology.
Source: ARN
Tue, 27th Sep 2016
Optus Went Down In Melbourne Today
A “technical issue” with Optus’ 3G network caused mobile customers across some parts of Melbourne and regional Victoria to experience difficulty making calls, sending texts and using data today.
Source: Gizmodo
Just how addicted are Aussies to the internet?
A full third of Australians go online while at the toilet, according to a new study by nbn.
Source: ARN
Vodafone follows in Telstra's footsteps with 2GB free data for outage
Despite making light of Telstra's free data days earlier this year, Vodafone has responded to its own network outage with a gift of 2GB of extra data for all mobile customers.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co 'overdoes it’ with new stats and double entendres
Someone is frisky at NBN Co, obsessed with "doing it" alongside reporting Australia’s "love affair with the Internet is growing".
Source: iTWire
Happy 1st Birthday, Fibre To The Node
It’s the first birthday of NBN’s fibre to the node rollout. Birthday cake. Candles. Everybody sing.
Source: Gizmodo
Vodafone Australia customers get bonus data following outage
Vodafone Australia left some of its customers without mobile service for a few hours on the evening of Sunday, September 25, which it attributed to router issues.
Source: ARN
Mon, 26th Sep 2016
Router problem behind Vodafone network outage
A problem with a router disrupted 4G services on Vodafone’s mobile network yesterday evening.
Source: Computerworld
Vodafone Australia confirms mobile outage caused by router issue
A router issue resulted in Vodafone customers being unable to use data over 4G services, with resulting congestion over 2G and 3G voice and text messaging services then occurring.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Fri, 23rd Sep 2016
MNF tries to reverse 'sub-scale' NBN reach
MNF Group is looking to reverse its “sub-scale” NBN reach by increasing its national coverage and potentially buying “additional subscriber bases”.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN anticipates updated CVC model in 2017
NBN is kicking off another round of CVC pricing consultations with industry, with a new model to be implemented during the second half of the financial year.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra adds 1,000 roles for communications technicians
In a bid to improve fault repair and installation timeframes, Telstra has added 1,000 communications technician roles across Australia.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Thu, 22nd Sep 2016
NBN has given Telstra 'the gift of urgency': Elop
The revenue lost from the NBN, and the contracts that can be made with the company rolling it out, is a 'gift of certainty and urgency', former Nokia CEO and now head of Telstra Innovation Stephen Elop has said.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra to offer emergency services priority on LTE
Telstra has announced plans to launch in December functionality on its LTE network that will give emergency services organisations (ESOs) priority access to network capacity.
Source: Computerworld
Vocus gets green light to take Nextgen in $700 million deal
The Australian competition watchdog has given the green light for Vocus Communications to follow through on its proposed $700 million acquisition of Nextgen Networks.
Source: ARN
Three ISPs take 83 percent of NBN market
Three internet service providers have cornered over 80 percent of the NBN market, confirming fears raised over five years ago that the network would entrench power in the hands of a few big players.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 21st Sep 2016
NBN 'exceptional' performance sees execs share bigger bonuses
Hailing the operating performance of NBN over the 2015-16 financial year, the company has paid over AU$3 million in short-term bonuses to its senior executives.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra Just Tested A 5G Mobile Network 1000 Times Faster Than The NBN
Many Australians are now anticipating fast internet access at home when the NBN arrives in their neighbourhood. But what about mobile networks?
Source: Gizmodo
Why Is NBN Paying The Bachelor To Make YouTube Fitness Videos?
We’re not making this up. The brains behind the National Broadband Network have teamed up with the original Aussie Bachelor, Tim Robards, to release a bunch of workout videos on YouTube — apparently to promote the NBN.
Source: Gizmodo
Telstra to bring in 'customer CTO'
Telstra will appoint a “customer CTO” to work in its global enterprise and services (GES) division, focused on growing the size of the telco’s key accounts.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra aims to ensure 5G is good for ‘Australian conditions’
Telstra and Ericsson have staged the first public demonstration in Australia of 5G mobile technology, with Telstra saying its early participation in 5G is essential to enable it to ensure that the evolving standards meet Australia’s requirements.
Source: Computerworld
Tue, 20th Sep 2016
Telstra, Ericsson live 5G trial attains 20Gbps download speeds
Australia's first live 5G demo has been conducted by Telstra and Ericsson in Melbourne, with speeds of between 18Gbps and 22Gbps achieved.
Source: ZDNet Australia
TPG loses AU$2.1b in value after results announcement
TPG's net profit of AU$361 million and EBITDA of AU$775.3 million on revenue of AU$2.388 billion was not enough for the market, with the telco falling by AU$2 billion in value by the close of the ASX.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra details $250 million network fix to investors
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn has told retail investors in the first of a series of three shareholders meetings that $250 million is in the process of being spent in 2016 to fix its network problems and improve performance.
Source: iTWire
TPG cruises past a quarter of a million NBN customers, thanks to iiNet
TPG ended its financial year with 119,000 customers on the National Broadband Network — a figure that grows to 276,000 when the contribution from iiNet, which TPG acquired last year, is factored in.
Source: Computerworld
iiNet delivers $242.6 million payday for TPG
TPG has reported a 75 per cent surge in earnings for the year ending July, with iiNet delivering $242.6 million in earnings for the company since its acquisition last year.
Source: ARN
Mon, 19th Sep 2016
Telstra to lean on wideband design partners as job cuts loom
Telstra is aiming to lean on its industry partners in the development of its wideband design capabilities in a plan that could see the loss of 44 jobs around the country.
Source: ARN
Telstra looking to axe 44 jobs across fibre rollout design
Fibre installation design employees across regional Australia are being targeted in the next possible wave of Telstra's job cuts, with 53 roles potentially going and nine being created.
Source: ZDNet Australia