Broadband News
Fri, 30th Oct 2015
Five hundred tax file numbers hacked every day
Federal police are hunting a gang of identity thieves who have been hacking the tax file numbers of up to 500 Australians a day.
Source: SMH
Thu, 29th Oct 2015
ACCC decisions to cost Telstra AU$430m revenue in FY16
Decisions by the Australian consumer watchdog to cut wholesale pricing in fixed-line and mobile networks could impact Telstra's forecast FY16 revenue by more than AU$400 million.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra assigns more staff to deal with NBN complexity
Telstra will this year throw more staff at NBN migrations and seek to automate more of its transitioning activities to meet the challenges posed by the multi-technology mix network.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus reseller Yatango Mobile Australia could owe millions
Optus reseller Yatango Mobile Australia could owe as much as $7.7 million, as two related Yatango companies also fall into administration.
Source: CRN
Telstra’s three-pronged strategy for the NBN
There are three components to Telstra’s strategy as a retail service provider on the National Broadband Network according to Karsten Wildberger, the telco’s group executive for retail.
Source: Computerworld
Now you can go watch Foxtel within minutes of sign-up
New Foxtel subscribers will now get access to the Foxtel Go service within 15 minutes of completing their sales order as Foxtel seeks to increase value.
Source: iTWire
Telstra says competition rising, maintains forecasts
Telstra has confirmed its financial guidance for 2016 despite taking a $430 million hit to its top line, as a string of decisions by the competition regulator hit the telco giant’s revenue generators across its mobile and fixed-line networks.
Source: The Australian
Wed, 28th Oct 2015
Vodafone opens first NSW business centre
Vodafone has cut the ribbon on its first business centre in New South Wales. The new store, in Parramatta, showcases the company’s business plans, mobile devices and machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions.
Source: ARN
Tue, 27th Oct 2015
Lebara lets customers earn more credit or data by viewing ads
Earning extra credit or data by watching ads is claimed as world-first homegrown technology, used by Lebara, built by Melbourne-based Unlockd and dubbed Lebara Plus.
Source: iTWire
Boost Mobile Says It Gives You 11GB Of Pre-Paid Data Per Month, But There's A Catch
You might hear a few things from Boost Mobile in the next few days. Perhaps you’ve already heard them. Basically, the Telstra-owned and -operated MVNO says it’s going to give you 11GB worth of data per month on its $40 UNLTD plan. It’s technically true. Here’s the deal.
Source: Gizmodo
Presto tips up on Telstra TV
Presto has arrived on the Telstra TV service at last, with the Telstra TV Roku 2 unit finally going on sale in Australia today.
Source: iTWire
Telstra 4G network to reach 99 percent by mid-2017
The telco's 4G network will extend to provide coverage to 99 percent of the Australian population by June 2017, according to the CEO.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Mon, 26th Oct 2015
Data limits proposed for satellite NBN users
NBN plans to set caps for users on its long-term satellite service, proposing a maximum usage limit of 150GB per month following capacity issues on its interim satellite service.
Source: iTnews Australia
An nbn tsunami about to hit NSW Central Coast
Supposedly, thousands of residents of the New South Wales Central Coast are about to be hit by a giant “wave of superfast broadband” connections as the nbn ramps up the broadband network rollout.
Source: iTWire
Diluted Data Retention compensation sparks ISP outrage
The Attorney General’s department admission that it is now only going to release half of the compensation it promised ISPs for the costs of implementing the Data Retention Act, has sparked industry outrage.
Source: iTWire
ACCAN welcomes telco review, but way to go on much needed changes
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has welcomed the Regional Telecommunications Review Report released by the federal government, in particular the recommended changes to the current consumer safeguards, which the report notes are “increasingly irrelevant.”
Source: iTWire
nbn launches Career Start campaign
nbn has launched its Career Start campaign aimed at attracting and training potential employees to its network.
Source: ARN
Fri, 23rd Oct 2015
Telstra HFC boost coming with Arris kit
Telstra is to install Arris E6000 converged edge routers as part of an upgrade to its HFC service.
Source: iTWire
Regional Australia needs urgent nbn attention: report
A review of the adequacy of telecommunications services in regional Australia has made a dozen recommendations to improve mobile coverage, maximise benefits from the NBN rollout and develop consumer safeguards.
Source: iTWire
What was that NBN copper for again Mr Morrow?
COMMENT: At Senate Estimates earlier this week, nbn company CEO Bill Morrow revealed that the broadband wholesaler has ordered 1800 km of copper cable for the FttN rollout. That’s just for the next five months of what will be a five year project. In the same breath, he praised the state of Telstra’s existing copper and said nbn had not needed to replace any yet. Is there a disconnect here?
Source: iTWire
Thu, 22nd Oct 2015
Regional telco review calls for expanded NBN wholesale offerings
The government should back the development by NBN of carrier-to-carrier wholesale products that could help provide better communications infrastructure to regional Australia, a government-commissioned report has argued.
Source: Computerworld
Presto content to diversify as ACCC approves Ten-Foxtel deal
Both industry regulators have approved the Ten-Foxtel deal, giving Ten the option to take a 10 percent stake in streaming service Presto.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Five gigabits per second over copper achieved in lab trials
Engineers claim to have achieved multi-gigabit per second speeds using standard copper wiring, using an experimental new technology called XG.FAST.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co Pulls Up To 970Mbps From Copper Cables, But There's A Huge Catch
We all know that the new plan for the National Broadband Network involves delivering connectivity over copper for the so-called last mile, that’s just something we have to live with. NBN Co is trying to make that all a little easier on us by revealing results from an early trial of G.Fast technology to supercharge copper lines. NBN Co achieved 970Mbps over G.Fast copper, but there’s a massive catch: the cable was 20 metres long.
Source: Gizmodo
Optus signs three-year sponsorship agreement with Cricket Australia
Optus has inked a three-year sponsorship deal with Cricket Australia that enlists the telco as its official mobile multimedia partner.
Source: ARN
NBN eyes 2017 launch for G.fast services
NBN is aiming to potentially bring G.fast-based services to market in 2017, the company's chief architect, Tony Cross, has revealed.
Source: Computerworld
Wed, 21st Oct 2015
Yes of course the NBN is buying copper, but so what?
If you're whinging about Australia's national broadband network operator buying new copper cables, then you're part of the problem. Copper is not the issue. Transparency is.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN FttdP only available for premises 1km from node
NBN's CEO has revealed that only premises that are more than 1km from the node and unable to reach speeds of 25Mbps using FttN will be connected to FttdP.
Source: ZDNet Australia
BT attains 5Gbps over next-gen G.fast
BT is claiming it has achieved trial speeds of 5Gbps over G.fast fibre-to-the-node technology, which it says is faster than most FttP broadband connections.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Vodafone decries lack of competition: digital future threatened
Vodafone is calling for urgent telco reform to increase coverage and choice lest Australia risk ‘missing out of the full benefits of the technological revolution.’
Source: iTWire