Broadband News
Fri, 20th May 2016
Telstra NBN and ADSL outrages on 18, 19 and 20 May
Somewhere around the witching hour on Wednesday, goblins and demons found Telstra ADSL and NBN black boxes and wielded powerful black magic.
Source: iTWire
NBN leak raids: AFP Commissioner rejects claims of political interference
Australian Federal Police commissioner Andrew Colvin has denied suggestions that its decision to conduct a raid overnight on a Melbourne office of Labor Senator Stephen Conroy was subject to political influence.
Source: Computerworld
Police raid Labor Party offices in Melbourne following alleged NBN leaks
AFP raid Labor Party offices in Melbourne, following allegations of National Broadband Network (NBN) document leaks.
Source: ARN
What are the major parties' plans for the NBN?
Few public policy issues are as complex, confounding and contested as the National Broadband Network.
Source: ABC News
Thu, 19th May 2016
iiNet email outage caused by software bug
A software bug caused iiNet's email outage, with the resulting high number of calls to the contact centre then bringing down that system.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Virgin Mobile back up after outage
Customers on the Virgin Mobile network complained of being unable to make voice calls on Thursday morning, with the telco saying it has now restored services.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra ups live sports offering with netball broadcast rights
Telstra will compete with Optus on live sport broadcasts by adding the national netball league to its digital rights stable, with the Telstra TV also due to break the 200,000 user mark in June.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Wed, 18th May 2016
Telstra launches Telstra Mail email service
Telstra is moving away from Microsoft-based email services with its revamped Telstra Mail system, providing double the storage.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Music industry delays piracy site blocking battle
Music industry representatives have successfully delayed an application asking Australian internet service providers to block access to torrent directory Kickass Torrents so they can wait for the outcome of another case involving film studios.
Source: iTnews Australia
iiNet email, voice calls down throughout Australia
Customers of TPG-owned internet service provider iiNet have been unable to access email and voice calls since this morning following a nationwide disruption.
Source: iTnews Australia
UNE, AARNet gigabit fibre link to Taree goes live
The University of New England has switched on a new AARNet gigabit fibre connection between its main Armidale campus and its study centre in Taree, NSW.
Source: iTnews Australia
iiNet reports nationwide outage for email, voice, contact centre
iiNet's email, voice, and contact centres are experiencing an outage across Australia.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Music industry happy with less stringent website blocking in pirate fight
A group of music labels and licensing organisation APRA AMCOS are seeking a more limited form of website blocking than Foxtel and Village Roadshow in their efforts to curb piracy.
Source: Computerworld
Tue, 17th May 2016
NBN satellite receives 3,000 orders for service
Just under three weeks since beginning to offer services, around 3,000 people have ordered services across NBN's long-term satellite solution.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Nokia Bell Labs: ‘world-first’ 10Gbps symmetrical data speeds over DOCSIS 3.1 cable
Nokia Bell Labs’ XG-CABLE proof-of-concept has demonstrated the feasibility of 10 Gbps Full Duplex DOCSIS 3.1 laid out by CableLabs on traditional HFC cable - do you feel the need for speed?
Source: iTWire
Business confidence in Telstra eroding through repeated outages
The year 2016 has brutally claimed many scalps. It's also the year Telstra's credibility as a stable network provider powering the largest Australian network died.
Source: iTWire
Macquarie 4G upgrade offer to mobile customers
Macquarie Telecom is upgrading all of its mobile phone customers to 4G if they already use Telstra’s mobile network.
Source: iTWire
IoT: Vodafone partners with Huawei for narrowband trials
Vodafone has carried out wireless network trials using the emerging Narrow Band-IoT (NB-IoT) standard.
Source: Computerworld
How's the NBN rollout going in your electorate? Search the full data
After well-publicised cost blowouts and delays, the NBN will be offering significantly faster internet speeds across Australia by 2020. How's the rollout going in your patch?
Source: ABC News
Mon, 16th May 2016
Vodafone hops on election backwagon for mobile blackspot campaign
People living in remote areas should persuade their federal candidates of the need for more mobile blackspot funding, according to Vodafone.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telcos continue to help consumers with financial hardship problems: ACMA
Communications regulator the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) says telcos are continuing to deal with consumers experiencing financial hardship in a way that remains largely compliant with their obligations under the Telecommunications Consumer Protections (TCP) Code.
Source: iTWire
Optus opening 126 small business specialist stores, SMB call centre
Optus is kicking off an SMB support campaign through the introduction of more than 100 specialist stores, a call centre, and improved support services.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Fri, 13th May 2016
Telstra customers lose NBN services in NSW
Telstra customers lost access to their NBN services in NSW this afternoon in another network problem for the country's biggest telco.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra DNS outage causes customer grief
Telstra suffered a nationwide network outage last night, as two of its internet domain name servers ceased to respond to queries from thousands of customer systems.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 12th May 2016
Foxtel ratings win crown in Season 6 Game of Thrones premiere
The final numbers are in for the GoT Season 6 premiere viewership, and they’ve definitively topped over 1.2 million viewers - numbers fit for a king!
Source: iTWire
Profits up, but Optus revenues hit by ACCC call fee changes
Optus has suffered a drop in revenue after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission changed mobile call fees, but the company says the impact on profitability has been ‘minimal”.
Source: iTWire
Optus sees revenue and profit lift
Telco, Optus has reported operating revenue increased four per cent to $9.12 billion, EBITDA grew six per cent to $2.77 billion and annual net profit rose seven per cent to $901 million for the full financial year ending March 31.
Source: ARN
Tue, 10th May 2016
NBN suspends Tasmania west coast rollout as region lobbies for fibre over satellite
The NBN has called a halt to the rollout of its service to Tasmania's west coast until it has clarity on exactly what service it is being asked to roll out.
Source: ABC News
Mon, 09th May 2016
Telstra building more fibre, subsea cables across Asia-Pacific
Telstra has announced four new projects for improving its subsea cable system in Asia, including a Taiwan-Hong Kong fibre route and a fibre ring in South Korea.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Vodafone to pay $594.3 million for spectrum
Vodafone is to shell out $594.3 million to buy 2 x 10 MHz of the unsold 700 MHz spectrum after previously withdrawing from the auction to acquire spectrum in the 700MHz range supporting mobile broadband coverage in regional Australia.
Source: iTWire