Broadband News
Tue, 15th Sep 2015
Jim's Mowing becomes a telco
Jim's Group, the parent conglomerate of the famous Jim's Mowing franchise network, will start Jim's Mobile Phones with Inabox as its wholesale supplier.
Source: CRN
Internet Australia, AIIA call for Turnbull to accelerate NBN rollout
Internet Australia has called on prime minister-designate Malcolm Turnbull to "fast-track" construction of the National Broadband Network.
Source: Computerworld
TPG overtakes iiNet on Netflix broadband leaderboard
TPG delivered the fastest average broadband speeds to Australian Netflix subscribers in August.
Source: Computerworld
Mon, 14th Sep 2015
Does your DSL modem share the blame for your broadband woes?
A crappy copper phone line might not be the only reason why your broadband runs like it's filtered through a dead dog.
Source: SMH
Presto ownership under question as ACCC considers Foxtel-Ten deal
The Australian consumer watchdog is considering allowing Ten to take part ownership of streaming service Presto, with Foxtel owning a chunk of Ten, which could reduce competition for traditional TV but arguably increase it in the streaming sector.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Malcolm Turnbull Resigns As Communications Minister
Wanted: new Federal Communications Minister. That’s right. Malcolm Turnbull has just resigned his position as Communications Minister in a bid to seize the Prime Ministership from Tony Abbott.
Source: Gizmodo
'I don't recall': NBN chief Bill Morrow feels Senate heat over Vodafone journalist spying incident
NBN chief executive and former Vodafone Hutchison Australia chief executive Bill Morrow says he cannot recall the details of a case in which Vodafone Australia accessed the phone call and text messages of a Fairfax Media journalist to try to discover her sources.
Source: SMH
These are the muddy and broken copper phone lines that NBN Co is buying from Telstra
It is taking Telstra overall longer to repair phone lines damaged during extreme weather than previous years, leaving some consumers and businesses without service and ineligible for compensation.
Source: SMH
Vodafone employee accessed reporter's phone records
An investigative journalist is "absolutely outraged" after her phone records were accessed by a Vodafone employee.
Source: ARN
ACMA’s 1800MHz November 2015 auction: applications open
ACMA’s auction of spectrum licenses in the 1800MHz band is due November, with 147 lots of spectrum ‘to be offered simultaneously using an online auction methodology.’
Source: iTWire
Collapsed ISP's directors live on with new wireless company
Directors of ISP Zennet have continued trading a new business, Z1 Wholesale, two months after the former company was liquidated.
Source: CRN
Fri, 11th Sep 2015
Telcos invited to apply for spot in 1800MHz spectrum auction
The communications regulator has opened applications for participation in the country's auction of 1800MHz spectrum in regional areas, releasing details of the starting prices for all lots to go on sale.
Source: iTnews Australia
Comms Alliance not sold on ACCC broadband monitoring
An Australian broadband performance monitoring regime should be subject to a "rigorous" cost-benefit analysis before implementation, according to telco industry body Communications Alliance.
Source: Computerworld
The ACCC Is Keeping An Eye On Your Crappy ISP
Have you ever had to rely on hearsay and obscure internet forums when deciding what ISP is going to offer the best quality service? Australia’s biggest companies currently sell their plans competitively based on price, but until now there has been no way to measure the comparative quality each company can offer.
Source: Gizmodo
ALDIMobile revamps pre-paid voice and data lineup
Competition in the pre-paid MVNO space is hotting up with Aldi offering much better value plans in the battle for the pre-paid profit dollar.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 10th Sep 2015
ACMA updates spectrum outline as mobile broadband usage increases
The government's communications authority has released two new reports on the state of spectrum in Australia in the face of new technologies and increased usage.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telcos warned by ACMA on code compliance
The Australian telecommunications industry regulator has formally warned 24 telcos for breaching the Telecommunications Protection Code.
Source: ZDNet Australia
iiNet delists from the ASX
Perth-based telecommunications provider, iiNet (ASX:IIN), will de-list from the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on September 11 following the takeover of the company by TPG.
Source: ARN
Wed, 09th Sep 2015
MyNetFone CEO sees opportunity in NBN shortfalls
The CEO of the VoIP provider is looking at the NBN's shortcomings as an opportunity for his own company to provide SMBs and consumers with more advanced telecommunications services.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Coalition NBN keeps crawling on past homes
Another week and Australia has been given another weekly NBN progress report courtesy of nbn. The pace, however, may leave more than a few wondering whether they will ever get access to a quality broadband service anytime soon - maybe not even before 2025.
Source: iTWire
‘Simply wrong’ says NBN chief to critics of the broadband network
National Broadband Network chief Bill Morrow has defended the potential of the NBN to deliver very fast broadband services, hitting back at criticism that fibre-to-the-node technology would consign Australia to becoming an “internet backwater.”
Source: iTWire
NBN talks up network's gigabit potential
NBN is preparing to launch trials of G.fast technology, which could potentially allow gigabit speeds over some National Broadband Network connections that rely on existing copper phonelines.
Source: Computerworld
Multi-technology nbn will lift Australia’s broadband performance, says nbn co’s Bill Morrow
Fibre-to the node (FTTN) technology will help to lift Australia’s position as a world leader in the delivery of fast, reliable broadband, according to nbn co CEO, Bill Morrow.
Source: ARN
Google hits YouTube adblockers with unskippable adverts
Anyone using Chrome adblocking plugins suddenly finds blocked ads back and bigger than ever on YouTube.
Source: PC Authority
Tue, 08th Sep 2015
The NBN: why it's slow, expensive and obsolete
The Abbott Coalition government came to power two years ago this week with a promise to change Labor’s fibre to the premises (FTTP) National Broadband Network (NBN) to one using less-expensive fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) technologies, spruiking its network with the three-word slogan: "Fast. Affordable. Sooner."
Source: SMH
Telcos invent new way to deliver fast broadband via copper
A new telco industry specification that aims to make it possible for providers to deploy fast copper broadband with technologies such as G.Fast and VDSL2 has been developed by the not-for-profit Broadband Forum.
Source: iTnews Australia
Emeritus Professor slams Coalition NBN as 'bad deal'
The Coalition’s nbn has come under intense attack from the University of Melbourne's Emeritus Professor Rod Tucker who says the broadband network is so slow it is obsolete before it’s in place and Australia has got a “bad deal”.
Source: iTWire
Should the copyright notice scheme to be scrapped?
Electronic Frontiers Australia and Choice have called for the copyright notice scheme to be dumped. The scheme, which will take the form of an enforceable code for ISPs, was due to take effect at the start of this month.
Source: Computerworld
Mon, 07th Sep 2015
Telstra, Vodafone compete on mobile data, plan inclusions
Australia's telcos are putting data first in their mobile plans due to the uptake of online messaging and streaming services, upping allowances, and rolling over unused data.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN predicts three million new Australian jobs by 2030
According to a report commissioned by NBN, three million new jobs will be created or redefined within the next 15 years. It is a trend NBN expects to continue, following the three million jobs that have emerged since the year 2000.
Source: ZDNet Australia