Broadband News
Thu, 24th Oct 2013
Complaints drop 25 percent but Vodafone still Australia's worst: TIO
The TIO fielded 25 percent fewer complaints about Vodafone in the 2012-13 financial year, but the troubled telco still got more complaints than Telstra and Optus put together.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra shuffles the deck
Telstra has announced a major reorganisation of its senior management, and a 'refined long term strategy'.
Source: iTWire
Telstra puts more LTE-Advanced trials on roadmap
Telstra will conduct a fresh round of trials of LTE carrier aggregation technology this financial year, combining 700 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum assets to see if theoretical speeds of 300 Mbps are possible.
Source: iTnews Australia
Slow broadband not sustainable, Europe tech chief says
Slow broadband is not sustainable, a European tech chief says, with better infrastructure key to faster Internet.
Source: ABC News
Wed, 23rd Oct 2013
Mobile phone complaints plummet
Consumer complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) reached a five-year low in 2012-13 with all major telcos, including Vodafone, recording declines in complaints received.
Source: iTWire
Revealed: What Telstra wants added to NBN deal
Telstra will need to add fresh usage rights and a cutover mechanism to the definitive agreements it holds with NBN Co in order to make them fit-for-purpose under the revised National Broadband Network project.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra free to make TPG-style basement fibre play
Telstra's definitive agreements with NBN Co and the government would not preclude it from pursuing a fibre-to-the-basement rollout similar to that planned by TPG, though the incumbent isn't about to "do anything crazy" on that front.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN campaign targets Turnbull's electorate
Supporters of FttP broadband have crowdsourced enough money to target Australian Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull's electorate with a full-page advertisement in his local newspaper.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra promotes Kate McKenzie to lead Operations
Telstra has made Kate McKenzie its chief operations officer after promoting current COO Brendon Riley to run a new business unit focused on enterprise services.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co makes Mike Kaiser redundant
New NBN Co boss Ziggy Switkowski has made the role of Labor stalwart and former NBN Co head of quality Mike Kaiser redundant in order to bring in former Telstra executive JB Rousselot.
Source: iTnews Australia
Ex-Telstra executive director to head NBN Co review
NBN Co's executive chairman, Ziggy Switkowski, has announced that former Telstra executive director JB Rousselot will lead the strategic review into the government-owned company's rollout of the National Broadband Network.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co to start fibre-to-the-basement field trials
NBN Co will begin fibre-to-the-basement technology trials in a mix of multi-dwelling units and other complex premises types in the first quarter of next year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 22nd Oct 2013
Telstra very softly launches two-plan Belong ISP
The new ISP offers 70GB and 250GB plans for residents of metropolitan NSW in select locations.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra bushfire warning
Telstra says back up your data and be prepared to move quickly - a computer can easily be replaced but data - especially scanned photos and documents cannot. It could be a good time to activate that cloud account.
Source: iTWire
Google to take on Internet censorship
Google has announced a number of new services in a targeted effort to protect news organisations and human rights groups from cyber effects and, more broadly, 'free expression' on the Internet.
Source: iTWire
Telstra launches low-cost ISP
Telstra has launched a simplified low-cost internet service provider business that appears to compete with iiNet's Jiva.
Source: iTnews Australia
Vodafone's 4G speed advantage is 'temporary': CEO
Vodafone admits the current speed advantage of its 4G network in Australia is temporary.
Source: ARN
Campaign for fibre NBN comes to Malcolm Turnbull's front door
Supporters of fibre-to-the-premises broadband are taking their campaign to Malcolm Turnbull's electorate on Wednesday, having raised enough money to begin an advertising campaign in his local newspaper.
Source: SMH
Will TPG buy AAPT?
Telecom New Zealand has refused to deny increasing speculation that it is readying AAPT for sale. The logical purchaser is the ambitious TPG Group.
Source: iTWire
Mon, 21st Oct 2013
NBN Co turning into Telstra reunion?
New NBN Co head honcho Ziggy Switkowski has roped into some old mates to help with the infrastructure project, once described by Tony Abbott as "the biggest white elephant this country has ever seen."
Source: iTWire
Telco networks mostly unscathed by NSW bushfires
Telcos are not reporting major network problems despite severe bushfires continuing to burn in New South Wales.
Source: Computerworld
Oops! Optus says sorry 235,000 times
Optus has identified a system-based billing error related to the SurePage answering service. It is contacting customers about a refund.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 18th Oct 2013
Optus repays $9m to overcharged customers
Optus will pay $8.8 million back to 235,000 customers it overcharged over a two year period from July 2011.
Source: iTnews Australia
Labor taps Jason Clare to take on Turnbull
Jason Clare will take on the role of communications spokesperson in new Labor leader Bill Shorten's shadow ministry. Michelle Rowland, the member for Greenway, will be shadow assistant minister for communications.
Source: Computerworld
Smartphone usage up sharply, says Telstra
Telstra’s third annual Smartphone Index shows nearly three quarters of Australian adults now own one.
Source: iTWire
iiNet's NBN fibre customers use 60 percent more internet
ISP iiNet says its NBN fibre customers have set a "new norm" in internet usage that is 60 percent higher than its ADSL or Naked DSL customers.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 17th Oct 2013
NBN Co seeks expert help for strategic review
A select number of consultants have been asked by NBN Co to help out with its strategic review.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN users uninterested in 12Mbps, PSTN voice: iiNet
Majority of customers opting for faster plans and VoIP over UNI-V, but lingering price and architectural concerns complicate satellite and equitable regional delivery.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Dodo announces NBN pricing
The M2-owned budget telco has revealed its NBN pricing, with the cheapest plans to date and an unlimited offering as well.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Vodafone brings prepaid users onto 4G
Vodafone is expanding the number of users that can access its 4G network by opening the asset to prepaid users for the first time.
Source: iTnews Australia