Broadband News
Wed, 11th Jun 2014
Hollywood case against Dotcom on hold
A civil case taken by six Hollywood studios against Kim Dotcom has been put on hold.
Source: ARN
Vodafone Australia class action stalls
A class action lawsuit against Vodafone Australia that was being pushed by a litigation funding firm on behalf of "tens of thousands" of ex-customers has yet to reach the courts after more than 10 months.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tue, 10th Jun 2014
iiNet urges consumers to lobby govt on piracy changes
Internet service provider iiNet has urged its customers to petition against the Australian Government's proposed changes to copyright legislation.
Source: iTnews Australia
Equinix's Sydney datacentre picked for Hawaiki trans-pacific submarine cable
Equinix's third Sydney International Business Exchange (IBX) datacentre, SY3, has been selected as Hawaiki Cable Limited’s landing station in Australia, and will serve as a prime interconnection point.
Source: ARN
Fri, 06th Jun 2014
Vodafone granted governments direct access to its networks for surveillance
Vodafone has granted governments direct access to its networks in several countries, allowing them to listen to all conversations on those networks, the company said Friday.
Source: ARN
iiNet Budii Lite wants to be your new modem
iiNet is simplifying the bundled router option for customers with the launch of its new Budii Lite device.
Source: APC Magazine
A third of NBN not working, figures reveal
About 118,000 homes and businesses that should be connected to the national broadband network can’t use the service because of defective fibre connections.
Source: SMH
ACCC's broadband monitoring plans put on ice
An attempt by the consumer watchdog to introduce performance monitoring of fixed broadband services looks unlikely to get up, despite the ACCC releasing a position paper outlining the details of the proposed program.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 05th Jun 2014
Armidale to pay for NBN fibre extension to airport
Armidale council has voted to spend up to AU$250,000 extending the fibre network in the town out to the airport and the new industrial land development using existing sewer trenches.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra builds monster mobile exchange
Telstra is building its biggest mobile exchange on wheels (MEOW) in response to a review of its emergency connectivity strategy in the wake of the 2012 fire at its Warrnambool exchange.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co "stabilising" the rollout process: Greg Adcock
NBN Co is letting Australians know earlier when the National Broadband Network is coming as it attempts to stabilise the troubled rollout.
Source: ARN
Optus fires first shot in data war
It was only ever going to be a matter of time before either Vodafone or Optus became sufficiently fed up with losing customers to Telstra that they would start a price-based war. And the battleground had to be data.
Source: SMH
ACCC agrees NBN speeds may be misleading
In response to a question from Stephen Conroy, the head of the ACCC Rod Sims has said in a Senate committee hearing that NBN Co's advertised speeds may be misleading.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 04th Jun 2014
Proposed NBN FttN products may be misleading: ACCC
NBN Co's proposal to retain the existing high-speed products for fibre to the node despite potential speed issues could be misleading, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co appoints new chief technology officer
NBN Co has appointed two new executives to its ranks, including a new chief technology officer, after showing three of its top executives the door two months ago.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co recruits ex-News Limited CFO
Former News Limited chief financial officer Stephen Rue will join NBN Co's executive team, the government-owned company rolling out the National Broadband Network announced this morning.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra to cut prices to take on Optus, says Credit Suisse analyst
Telstra will offer its mobile customers lower prices or extra data allowances as the company fights back against Optus, an analyst says.
Source: SMH
Tue, 03rd Jun 2014
Optus needs to boost customer numbers: SingTel
Despite acting CEO Paul O'Sullivan yesterday talking down Optus' customer numbers, parent company SingTel has told investors it is critical for Optus to regain market share.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Global $100m scam involving internet viruses shut down
A global hacker network, which used a sophisticated computer virus to steal more than $100 million, is dismantled.
Source: ABC News
Telstra responds to Optus data sharing plans
In a quick response to Optus, Telstra will today launch new mobile data sharing plans- but at this stage they are limited to businesses users.
Source: iTWire
Mon, 02nd Jun 2014
Optus revamps mobile plans to fight Telstra
Customer numbers have stalled, so Optus has released a major overhaul of its mobile plans in an attempt to differentiate itself.
Source: iTWire
Optus launches data sharing for up to five mobile devices
Optus has expanded its My Plan mobile repertoire with the introduction of mobile data sharing, new SIM-only plans, and revised bonus data fees.
Source: ARN
Huawei tests 10Gbps Wi-Fi prototype
Chinese technology giant Huawei has successfully trialled a Wi-Fi prototype that is 10 times faster than existing Wi-Fi capability commercially available today.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Fri, 30th May 2014
NBN Co mum on Telstra negotiations, copper costs
Negotiations with Telstra over a new National Broadband Network deal in light of the government ditching its predecessor's fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) rollout are "progressing" according to NBN Co - " but that's pretty much the extent of the information that the company charged with rolling out the NBN is willing to reveal publicly.
Source: Computerworld
NBN fibre-to-the-node trials delayed
A trial of fibre-to-the-node technology on the NSW Central Coast and Epping in Victoria has been delayed by issues in getting hold of Telstra's copper and securing adequate power.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN chief denies role in US disaster
The executive appointed to run the national broadband network will "vigorously defend" the actions he took while boss of an American gas company before two of its pipelines exploded and killed nine people.
Source: Computerworld
Thu, 29th May 2014
Telstra creates app development environment for TIPT solution
Telstra is giving its customers and third party developers the opportunity to create apps for its voice and video cloud, Telstra IP Telephony solution.
Source: ZDNet Australia
iiNet to build free Wi-Fi network for Canberra using Cisco hardware
The ACT Government has commissioned Internet services provider, iiNet, to build a free Wi-Fi network across 12 business districts in the nation's capital.
Source: ARN
Australian government considers graduated response to piracy
The Attorney-General's Department is actively considering a graduated response scheme to crack down on online copyright infringement, officials have confirmed.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra invests in NICTA
Telstra will invest in and work with NICTA on projects of 'mutual interest'. It has also announced relationships with a number of universities.
Source: iTWire