Broadband News
Mon, 04th Nov 2013
Visionstream must meet NBN contract terms to keep Tasmanian rollout
Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has indicated that Visionstream asking for more money for NBN fibre network construction in Tasmania could be grounds for breaking the contract.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Broadband view out of whack with experts
Tony Abbott recently pronounced the former government ''wacko''. The Prime Minister was not referring to Rudd's campaign of Count of Monte Cristoesque vengeance, or to Gillard's bizarre ''real Julia'' gambit, or abandonment of single parents to Newstart. No, for Abbott, what's certifiable is the Labor Party's national broadband network.
Source: SMH
More than 100 Australian websites attacked by activists
Hackers claiming links to international activist group Anonymous defaced dozens of websites belonging to Australian businesses and Philippine government agencies on Sunday.
Source: iTnews Australia
Government seeks advisor for renegotiation of Telstra-NBN Co deal
As the NBN Co conducts its strategic review, the Commonwealth has put out a call for a commercial and strategic advisor.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra trial to bring solar power into exchanges
Telstra is working on a new way to feed solar power into its telephone exchanges, one of several initiatives underway to reduce its reliance on coal-fired electricity.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 01st Nov 2013
Huawei's NBN ban becomes a diplomatic spat
China has criticised the Australian Government's decision to continue Labor's ban on Huawei supplying the NBN.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co to bring fibre to 150k more homes
NBN Co has confirmed it will bring fibre connections to an additional 150,000 brownfields premises following approval from the new government.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 31st Oct 2013
NBN rollout 'stalled' on asbestos issue, not Turnbull
Claims that Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has 'stalled' the NBN after the election are inaccurate, according to NBN Co, which is laying the blame for the post-election slowdown on the asbestos issue.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Vocus extends dark fibre service into North Sydney
Vocus Communications (ASX: VOC) has announced plans to extend its dark fibre service into North Sydney suburbs to improve connection speeds for customers.
Source: Computerworld
Turnbull removes thousands of homes from NBN map
Welcome to the new NBN world. Thousands who thought they were about to get it are likely to be disappointed.
Source: iTWire
Telstra pulls NBN rollout data file offline
Telstra Wholesale has culled access to a spreadsheet of NBN ready for service data that identified the locations of 506,850 premises in danger of missing out on fibre-to-the-home as a result of the change of government.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 30th Oct 2013
ACCC claims broadband speed audit provides needed oversight
The ACCC is forging ahead with a proposal to audit broadband speeds, while telcos believe that the Australian competition watchdog is targeting a non-issue.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co unveils high-level overview of rollout stats
NBN Co will publish a weekly dashboard charting its rollout progress and how it is tracking with key metrics as part of a transparency drive announced today.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co posts loss of nearly $1 billion
NBN Co has posted a loss of nearly $1 billion in the last year - well below the projected $1.3 billion loss it forecast in its corporate plan.
Source: ARN
NBN Co cleanses rollout website
NBN Co has removed key rollout data from its website, leaving hundreds of thousands of premises that had been scheduled to get the NBN in the next three years in doubt.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra and NBN Co to face off in court
Telstra is taking NBN Co to the NSW Supreme Court based on a matter concerning renting the telco’s pits and ducts under its $11 billion agreement.
Source: ARN
Half a million NBN fibre connections in limbo
NBN Co has culled ready for service dates for 506,850 premises in brownfields suburbs across Australia, casting doubt on whether those households will ever receive a fibre-to-the-home connection.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 29th Oct 2013
No decision yet on NBN ban: Huawei
Huawei has said the government has indicated that a review on its ban from tendering for the NBN is still underway, despite reports that the ban would remain in place.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN ban on Huawei to stay: George Brandis
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is still hoping to have a federal ban on its involvement in building Australia's national broadband network overturned, despite Attorney-General George Brandis saying it will not be lifted.
Source: SMH
Mon, 28th Oct 2013
Telstra considers LTE-Broadcast for software updates
Telstra has conducted a world-first trial of LTE-Broadcast, which the company says can be used to reduce congestion on the network when software updates are pushed out.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ISPs await invites into new anti-piracy talks
Australia's internet service providers are awaiting official invitation into a fresh round of talks to be convened by the Attorney-General's Department on ways to combat online piracy.
Source: iTnews Australia
M2 to cut staff in post-acquisition restructure
Following the acquisitions of Dodo and Eftel, telecommunications company M2 has announced a restructure of the company, with up to 100 positions being made redundant.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra tests LTE Broadcast tech for more efficient data delivery
Telstra has completed a trial of 4G LTE Broadcast technology, becoming the first telco in the world to do so.
Source: Computerworld
Fri, 25th Oct 2013
MyNetFone may pick up PennyTel customers
VoIP provider MyNetFone has given strong indications that it is moving to pick up PennyTel and iVoisys customers left hanging after the companies were placed into liquidation, but no deal has yet been signed.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Mobile OS updates shape as turf war
Telstra, Optus and Vodafone intend to continue vetting smartphone operating system updates, despite efforts by OS makers to deliver updates directly to users, potentially bypassing OEM and carrier testing entirely.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co chair commits to Suncorp role
The chairman of both Suncorp and NBN Co, Ziggy Switkowski, has said that he will stay the chairman of Suncorp despite his new responsibilities at NBN Co.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Thu, 24th Oct 2013
First new gTLDs added to the root
The Internet - or at least its namespace - just got bigger. Early this morning, while most of Australia was eating breakfast or getting ready for work, four new top-level domains were added to the Internet's domain name root zone.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra talks up copper as it prepares for NBN negotiations
Telstra CEO David Thodey has again talked up the value of the copper network as the company begins to lay out what it wants out of a renegotiated deal with NBN Co.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co is one of our top 10 workplaces
NBN Co has leapt into Australia's top 10 most 'InDemand' employers after LinkedIn released its list of most sought-after workplaces today.
Source: iTWire
iiNet sees domestic capacity as new ISP 'choke point'
ISP iiNet believes domestic transmission costs have replaced international capacity costs as the "choke point" for internet service providers.
Source: iTnews Australia