Broadband News
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
NBN deal was my biggest challenge: Thodey
Outgoing Telstra CEO David Thodey has said the biggest challenge in his six years at the helm of Australia's largest telecommunications company was improving the relationship between Telstra and the government before signing the NBN deal.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Three-strike piracy code draft targets residential internet users
Film studios and ISPs have released a new draft code that is aimed at curbing the number of Australians who illicitly download TV shows, films, and music online.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Australia ranked 20 on OECD fixed broadband rankings
Australia continues to lag behind many other developed nations on fixed broadband subscriptions while excelling in wireless broadband, according to world rankings released by the OECD.
Source: Computerworld
Massive news: Penn is big new Telstra CEO
Telstra has clearly been pencilling in a new CEO for some time, but today it has made the announcement official - Andrew Penn will start on May 1.
Source: iTWire
Turnbull pays tribute to Thodey
Communications minister Malcolm Turnbull has lauded Telstra CEO David Thodey as a "thought leader and skilled executive".
Source: Computerworld
ISPs unveil draft anti-piracy scheme
Under a draft industry code of practice unveiled today by telco group Communications Alliance, ISP customers will be issued with a series of warning notices in response to alleged online copyright infringement.
Source: Computerworld
Many still paying for 1800 calls from mobiles
Consumer group ACCAN says many Australian telcos have yet to make all 1800 number calls free from mobile phones.
Source: iTWire
iiNet breaks the billion dollar barrier
iiNet’s numbers are all headed in the right direction. It’s not the underdog any more.
Source: iTWire
David Thodey leaves Telstra, replaced as CEO by Andrew Penn
Telstra's chief executive David Thodey announces he is leaving Telstra after six years in charge, and will be replaced by the company's chief financial officer.
Source: ABC News
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
Vocus signs $58.5m deal for Southern Cross Cable capacity
Vocus is set to increase its capacity on the undersea cable connecting Australia and New Zealand with the United States by 10 percent, after entering a $58.5 million purchase program deal for the extra capacity.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN rollout helps iiNet add 25,000 broadband customers
iiNet's strong NBN strategy has seen the company creep up on Optus, growing its fixed-line customer base to 975,000 in the first half of this financial year.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Amaysim rings up big win for second year running as 4G coming
Amaysim has been recognised as ‘mobile service provider of the year’ by Roy Morgan for two years in a row, with 4G now just weeks away.
Source: iTWire
TPG puts FTTB plan back on sale
TPG has put an NBN rival fibre-to-the-basement plan back on sale after being forced to stop taking new orders following the introduction of new carrier license conditions.
Source: iTnews Australia
iiNet edges closer to overtaking Optus
Internet service provider iiNet is closing the gap between itself and Australia's second largest broadband provider Optus after posting significant growth in both revenue and fixed-line subscribers in its first half.
Source: iTnews Australia
Streaming service Stan on-track for 100k sign-ups
Early adoption of the Stan video streaming service has "exceeded expectations," Fairfax CEO Greg Hywood said today.
Source: Computerworld
iiNet warns on NBN cut-off
We knew it was going to happen, but the end is nigh for up to 40,000 premises hit by the NBN copper cut-off. iiNet warns it will start to happen tomorrow.
Source: iTWire
Telcos fear being stung by $400m metadata laws
Tony Abbott has revealed the cost of the government’s proposed new metadata laws will be less than $400 million, but has sparked industry fears that telcos will bear the funding burden for the new regime.
Source: The Australian
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
NBN rollout continues in Canberra’s north as union slams Telstra for delays
Copper telephone lines to up to 2800 Ngunnawal properties will be disconnected on Friday as part of the NBN roll out in Canberra's north, despite union concerns about service delays.
Source: Canberra Times
Aussie pirates could receive 'threatening' letters: DBC lawyers
Australian copyright infringers could receive ‘threatening’ letters similar to those sent out in the United States, lawyers for Dallas Buyers Club admitted today.
Source: iTnews Australia
iiNet success? Australian court might not buy Dallas Buyers Club LLC evidence
The case between the owners of the Dallas Buyers Club movie and ISPs including iiNet has succeeded in taking a legal twist worthy of a great Hollywood movie.
Source: iTWire
Vodafone loses 46k customers
Vodafone continued to lose customers in 2014, dropping 46,000 subscribers for the full year despite user growth in the second half.
Source: iTnews Australia
Keeping data vital to fighting child pornography: Tony Abbott
Tony Abbott is stepping up the government's push for laws compelling phone and internet firms to keep customer metadata, calling such data "absolutely critical" to fighting child pornography online.
Source: SMH
Netgear routers leak admin passwords
A flaw in Netgear wireless routers allows attackers to bypass administrator authentication and potentially gain full access to the devices, a researcher has discovered.
Source: iTnews Australia
Data retention plan could cost $400m a year: Abbott
Prime Minister Tony Abbott reveals the cost of the Government's data retention plan could be almost $400 million a year, and warns if it is not passed it would be a form of "unilateral disarmament" in the fight against crime.
Source: ABC News
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
iiNet attacks software used in Dallas Buyers Club piracy hunt
iiNet lawyers today sought to discredit the method by which Dallas Buyers Club LLC collected internet protocol (IP) addresses of those it claimed had downloaded and shared versions of its film of the same name.
Source: iTnews Australia
Dallas Buyers Club copyright stoush returns to court
Dallas Buyers Club LLC, Internet service provider iiNet and a number of other ISPs today returned to court in a battle over the attempt to obtain the contact details of people alleged to have engaged in online copyright violations.
Source: Computerworld
Film studios want Australians punished for piracy
Content owners are pushing for Australian internet service providers to punish their users via speed caps or pop-ups for downloading infringing TV shows, films, or music.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Blood tests sent to NBN Co to thwart tower plans
Two northern NSW resident action groups campaigning against NBN towers have sent blood samples to NBN Co and its contractors in a bid to scare them off their rollout plans.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 16th Feb 2015
Fetch fetches Netflix in fetching TV alliance
Netflix and Fetch TV have announced that Fetch is the first Australian Pay-TV service to integrate Netflix on Fetch’s 2nd-gen TV box.
Source: iTWire
Data retention: Labor concerned over costs, safeguards for journos
Labor leader Bill Shorten has raised concerns over elements of the government's proposed data retention bill.
Source: Computerworld