Broadband News
Thu, 10th Dec 2015
DDoS attacks hit record peak: Akamai
The latest State of the Internet report from Akamai Technologies has found that DDoS attacks reached peak levels in Q3 2015, with online gaming receiving half of the total recorded DDoS attacks.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Wed, 09th Dec 2015
Telcos get second chance to bid in Aussie mobile blackspot program
Australia's telecommunications companies will get another chance to bid for tens of millions in funding from the government to build mobile towers in regional blackspots as the second round of the national mobile blackspot program opens.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN ignored in govt innovation strategy – a lost opportunity: analyst
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been criticised for not embracing what one analyst calls a ‘truly future-proof’ NBN and failing to mention the broadband network in his innovation policy announcement to kick-start innovation and new startups in the ICT industry.
Source: iTWire
ACMA finds telcos contravened TCP Code with security deposits
The telco industry regulator has found that two service providers breached the TCP Code by requiring a security deposit without first undertaking a credit assessment.
Source: ZDNet Australia
DBC waters down damages claim to access alleged iiNet pirates
The owners of the Dallas Buyers Club film have diluted the damages claim they want to levy on alleged infringers in an effort to get access to account details held by ISPs on the accused pirates.
Source: iTnews Australia
NSW’s Roads and Maritime Services among agencies interested in data retention
New South Wales’ Roads and Maritime Services is among the state and federal government agencies seeking to get ongoing access to data covered by the data retention scheme.
Source: Computerworld
Only iiNet customers in Dallas Buyers Club crosshairs – for now
A new proposal by the rights holders of the movie Dallas Buyers Club would see letters sent to only a collection of alleged illicit downloaders that are iiNet customers.
Source: Computerworld
Dallas Buyers Club: Precedent supports more compensation
The film studio hasn't finished arguing in the Federal Court, continuing to seek additional damages from the almost 5,000 people who downloaded the movie.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tue, 08th Dec 2015
Telstra to co-invest with Fed Govt: silicon quantum computing
Telstra will invest $10 million and ‘in-kind’ support over five years to help the development of silicon quantum computing technology in Australia.
Source: iTWire
Vodafone gets access to Dropbox for Business
Dropbox and Vodafone have partnered to give the telco’s customers access to Dropbox for Business.
Source: ARN
Former Telstra manager in court accused of stealing mobile phones worth $200k
A former Telstra manager accused of falsifying records to steal about $200,000 worth of mobile phones to sell online appears in court in Alice Springs.
Source: ABC News
Mon, 07th Dec 2015
Government obtained 4,000 telco interception warrants for FY15
The total number of telecommunications interception warrants decreased marginally from a year earlier, while a total of 83 agencies were permitted to access telco data.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Analysis: The destruction of the NBN
From one of Australia’s best political ideas to a smouldering mess of ideology trumping the good of nation, the NBN looks likely to fail in almost spectacular fashion.
Source: PC Authority
Foxtel Go Now Works On All Android Devices
Long, long ago, in the before times, Foxtel Go was only available to Android users with a Samsung smartphone. Now, Go subscribers will be able to watch Foxtel on any Android device with Jellybean 4.1 and above.
Source: Gizmodo
NBN doubles fixed-wireless speeds
NBN customers connected to the company's fixed-wireless network will see their download speeds doubled, from 25Mbps to 50Mbps.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN launches 50Mbps/20Mbps fixed wireless in the bush
Fixed wireless is coming to more than 500,000 Australian homes and business in regional and rural Australia from today.
Source: iTWire
700 ‘high-skill’ NBN cyber jobs in Melbourne over four years
Government NBN jobs are coming to Melbourne over the next four years thanks to NBN Co and the Andrews Labor Govt, and they’re all classed as ‘high-skill.’
Source: iTWire
Fri, 04th Dec 2015
NBN Must Spend $641 Million To Fix Its Copper Network
NBN costs just keep getting more and more expensive. It’s nothing new. Documents leaked recently are suggesting that the FTTN plan’s reliance on the existing copper network bought from Telstra could cost NBN Co up to $641 million in repairs.
Source: Gizmodo
Aviation safety body applies for 'metadata' access
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has confirmed it has applied for ongoing warrant-less access to telecommunications ‘metadata’ under rules introduced by the data retention legislation.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra retail boss resigns
Telstra Retail Group executive Karsten Wildberger has resigned from his post for personal reasons, and will head back to Germany in the middle of next year.
Source: ARN
NBN copper cost blowout exposes Government short sightedness
An NBN cost scandal has erupted with a new document revealing that copper for the Turnbull Government’s hybrid MTM broadband network is going to cost ten times as much as the original estimate.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 03rd Dec 2015
Telstra service faults increasing: ACMA
Individual Telstra service faults numbering five or more over a 365-day period have increased by 100 percent, while its response time has leapt by almost 70 percent.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra Is Canning Its Planned International Roaming Price Hikes
After realising it had pissed more than a couple of people off, Telstra has backpedaled on some of its planned changes to international roaming data prices.
Source: Gizmodo
NBN rejects copper criticism
NBN has rejected criticism of the company’s ‘multi-technology mix’ roll out of the National Broadband Network, after the company suffered a barrage of attacks in the wake of an internal document being leaked to the press.
Source: Computerworld
NBN leak reveals copper repair cost blowout to AU$640m
Another leaked NBN document has revealed that the cost to replace or repair the copper network will be around AU$640 million.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Netflix Australia uptake 'rapid': ACMA
OTT content and communications are continuing to grow in Australia as data downloaded over mobile connections jumped by 85 percent for the year.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN facing massive copper remediation bill
The national broadband network builder is expecting to be hit with a massive bill of $641 million to repair sections of the copper network it bought from Telstra, leaked documents show.
Source: iTnews Australia
Can Christmas Tree Lights Really Kill Your Wi-Fi?
Ofcom, the UK’s independent telephony regulator, has just released a Wi-Fi checker app for your smart phone. At the same time, it warned in its press release that your Christmas tree fairy lights could affect the quality of your Wi-Fi connection.
Source: Gizmodo
Virgin Mobile partners with Presto
Australia's Virgin Mobile is the latest telco to join the media battle, throwing in 2GB of extra data per month along with a free one-month Presto subscription for customers who sign up.
Source: ZDNet Australia
TPG, Optus join court fight over Telstra wholesale prices
Telstra and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today appeared in Federal Court in Sydney.
Source: Computerworld