Broadband News
Wed, 12th Feb 2014
Liberal dogma bites as Turnbull faces NBN's 'repugnant' reality
He may not like it, but communications minister Malcolm Turnbull is going to have to make some hard decisions - and accept some hard truths - to turn his alternative NBN policy into anything more than thick reports and empty soundbites.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Google: IPv6 adoption breaches three percent
The number of internet users accessing Google services over IPv6 has breached three percent, pointing to an acceleration of adoption of the next-generation internet protocol, according to internet groups.
Source: iTnews Australia
IPSTAR buys Orion in satellite broadband deal
Major NBN satellite player IPSTAR Australia has acquired Australia's Orion Satellite System in a move to grow its enterprise business.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra denies similarity in Optus and Telstra maps ads
Telstra's case against Optus using a map of Australia in its coverage ad comes shortly after Telstra already had a similar representation in an ad for its 4G network.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tue, 11th Feb 2014
NBN Co loses construction boss
NBN Co’s head of construction will depart the company after a year in the job, marking the latest of three construction bosses to leave NBN Co in under three years.
Source: iTnews Australia
World's largest DDoS strikes US, Europe
A content delivery network provider has today been hit by what appears to be the world's largest denial of service attack, in an assault that exploits an emerging and frightening threat vector.
Source: iTnews Australia
Vodafone 4G goes live in Canberra
Telecommunications provider, Vodafone, has switched on its 4G network in Canberra, more than eight months after its initial Australian launch in July last year.
Source: ARN
Mon, 10th Feb 2014
Optus deal to relieve NBN satellite constraints
NBN Co appears to be addressing capacity issues on its interim satellite service, buying up more capacity from Optus.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Gel casing degrading Telstra's copper: union
A decade-old gel-like casing used to repair part of the copper network is rapidly decaying it, casting new doubts over a fibre-to-the-node NBN.
Source: SMH
Fri, 07th Feb 2014
Vodafone stems customer losses in last quarter
Vodafone Hutchinson Australia (VHA) shed 22,000 customer connections in the last quarter of 2013, its lowest customer loss since the company embarked on a range of initiatives to stem customer churn.
Source: iTnews Australia
Public perception of NBN very positive: study
The voting public does not see the national broadband network as a waste of money despite largely negative media coverage, a new study by the Institute of for a Broadband-Enabled Society (IBES) at Melbourne has found.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN: Concern as copper switch-off looms in Tas
Residents in half a dozen Tasmanian communities have only three and a half months to connect to the National Broadband Network before the copper network in their area is switched off, potentially leaving them without voice services.
Source: Computerworld
Wed, 05th Feb 2014
Malcolm's dilemma: Australians love fibre-to-the-home
An average of 1000 homes and businesses a week have activated an NBN fibre connection in built-up parts of Australia since the beginning of March 2013, but fibre's popularity may not be enough to snare it a more prominent share in Malcolm Turnbull's multi-technology mix.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra techs rescued after night in the bush
Two Telstra technicians were rescued by Victoria Police this morning after getting lost while repairing a cable and spending the night in the bush.
Source: iTnews Australia
TPG shares plummet on Turnbull cherry picking comments
Shares in ambitious telco TPG fell 4.39% yesterday after Malcolm Turnbull said its plans to build a fibre optic rival to the NBN may not be legal.
Source: iTWire
Tue, 04th Feb 2014
Visionstream refuses NBN committee
National Broadband Network construction company Visionstream has denied that NBN Co sought to prevent the company from giving evidence to a parliamentary committee, but still refuses to appear before the committee
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN hearing: homes and business in broadband limbo
Up to 4000 Tasmanian home and businesses could be thrown into a broadband blackspot when their local copper connections are switched off on May 23.
Source: SMH
Tas aerial NBN plan well received, says Aurora
A Tasmanian Government proposal to complete the state's NBN fibre rollout aerially has been informally "favourably received" by NBN Co, according to the utility whose power poles would be used in the plan.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fear, uncertainty and delays: The NBN in Tasmania
Tasmanian business is desperate for certainty over the future of the National Broadband Network rollout in the state, according to witnesses that appeared before a Hobart hearing of the Senate's Select Committee on the National Broadband Network.
Source: Computerworld
Last drinks for NBN provisioning nirvana
ISP iiNet is concerned the Coalition's proposed multi-technology mix will require access seekers to invest in connections to multiple wholesale systems in order to service customers, a scenario that is likely to dramatically increase the cost of providing services to Australian broadband users.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 03rd Feb 2014
Councils speak out as NBN plans unravel
Discontent with the reshaped NBN is rising among local governments concerned their early-stage investments in preparation for the arrival of high-speed broadband will go to waste.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus and NBN Co sign five-year satellite deal
Optus has signed a five-year deal with NBN Co to operate two satellites that will deliver high speed broadband across rural and remote Australia.
Source: ARN
Fri, 31st Jan 2014
Optus completes ACT network upgrades
Optus has just completed upgrades of 70 mobile sites in the ACT, marking the completion of a nationwide 3G upgrade program by the telco.
Source: iTWire
Telstra to trial LTE broadcast at MCG
Telstra is claiming a 'world first'’ stadium trial of Long Term Evolution Broadcast (LTE-B) technology during tonight's T20 International cricket match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 30th Jan 2014
NBN Co limiting broadband choices: iiNet
Internet service provider iiNet has accused NBN Co of overstepping its bounds as a provider of wholesale fibre broadband services and dictating what services consumer can have.
Source: SMH
Optus to start 2600MHz LTE trials
Optus will soon begin testing the effectiveness of 2600MHz spectrum for 4G services after negotiations with TV broadcasters and the communications regulator led to the granting of outdoor metropolitan trial licenses.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus completes 3G upgrade, prepares for 700MHz 4G
Telecommunications giant, Optus, has wrapped up its five-year 3G network upgrade program, having moved 4400 mobile sites across Australia to the 900MHz spectrum.
Source: ARN
Vodafone 4G reaches one million device mark
Telecommunications provider Vodafone switched on its 4G network in June, and eight months in, it has crossed the million device mark.
Source: ARN
Wed, 29th Jan 2014
Australian broadband sees steady improvement as Asia races ahead
Akamai's latest State of the Internet report for Q3 2013 shows Australia's average connection speed slowly picking up, as South Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong continue to race ahead.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Hackett brings social equity focus to NBN Co
Internet entrepreneur Simon Hackett has revealed that his desire for social equity was a key reason behind accepting a role on the board of NBN Co.
Source: iTnews Australia