Broadband News Page 279 - Oz Broadband Speed Test

Majority of NBN customers still snubbing 12/1 speeds: iiNet

Only 30 per cent iiNet customers with National Broadband Network connections have chosen the lowest NBN speed tier of 12 megabits per second down/1 megabit per second up, according to a presentation by the ISP’s CEO, Michael Malone, and its CFO, David Buckingham, at the Macquarie WA Investor Conference.

Source: Computerworld

Labor NBN obsession crippled digital economy talk: Turnbull

New Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull says it is possible to enjoy the benefits of the digital economy without having to possess a fibre connection to the premises.

Source: ZDNet Australia

Huawei throws NBN a lifeline - 1gbps over HFC

Huawei has demonstrated that it can deliver 1gbps (gigabit per second) symmetrical speeds over hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) cables used by cable pay TV operators worldwide.

Source: iTWire

AAPT breaches privacy rules over server hack

AAPT will escape financial penalties after being found in breach of the Privacy Act for failing to stop hackers from breaking into an externally-hosted server in July last year.

Source: iTnews Australia

Wireless world record: Researchers transfer data at 100Gbps through the air

One of the major obstacles for delivering faster Internet to the home is the sheer amount of work and money it takes to lay the cable. Now, researchers are coming up with a workaround that transmits the data wirelessly.

Source: ARN

Huawei develops 1Gbps G.Fast over coax cable prototype

Chinese telco vendor giant Huawei says it has developed a one gigabit per second G.Fast over coax prototype, which it claims is the world's first such broadband delivery mechanism.

Source: iTnews Australia

Fast broadband critical to future of education: teachers

The NBN could be a transformational tool for teaching, according to educators who spoke at the Connected Australia conference this week.

Source: Computerworld

Dodo releases NBN plans including unlimited data plan

Dodo has today announced its new range of consumer NBN plans, including a plan offering unlimited data per month.

Source: ARN

Can Labor's NBN shadow be more than a paper tiger?

Ed Husic and Kate Lundy had the strongest profiles on ICT issues, but their omission from Bill Shorten's front bench leaves great uncertainty around who will be appointed to hold Turnbull's NBN to account. But will it even matter who is chosen?

Source: ZDNet Australia

Thodey looks to online as union protests job cuts at Telstra AGM

Telstra has admitted it's cutting Australian jobs and moving them offshore as protesters appeal for shareholders to take notice.

Source: ZDNet Australia

Telstra shelves Microsoft email migration

Telstra has quietly shelved a major deal with Microsoft that would have seen it migrate 4.2 million email addresses to offshore hosting facilities.

Source: iTnews Australia

Telstra to maintain 4G spend

Telstra has maintained its forecasts of low single-digit income and earnings growth as it continues to pump money into its 4G mobile network.

Source: ARN

Labor 'underestimated' NBN construction challenge

Former Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has conceded the former government "clearly underestimated" the challenge required to meet the NBN's "ambitious" construction targets and timeframes.

Source: iTnews Australia

Construction woes slowed the NBN: Conroy

Labor's construction model for the NBN "could be legitimately criticised", according to former Communications Minister Stephen Conroy.

Source: Computerworld

Few Australians have very high speed broadband: ABS

The latest internet activity figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show comparatively few subscribers enjoy download speeds in 24 megabit/s and faster.

Source: iTnews Australia

Visionstream hits back at Turnbull's NBN stop-work claim

NBN contractor Visionstream has responded to comments made by the communications minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday accusing it of having downed tools in Tasmania for at least two months.

Source: iTnews Australia

Australians pick cheaper broadband, quality over fast speeds

A poll by research group Roy Morgan has found that Australians overwhelmingly choose a cheaper deal for broadband rather than faster connection speeds, while an Australian Industry group survey shows businesses are more concerned about quality and reliability.

Source: ZDNet Australia

Back-to-the-future Coalition fails its own NBN tests: Husic

Labor MP Ed Husic blasts Coalition hypocrisy over NBN Co CEO appointment, retrograde NBN policy in wide-ranging address to telecommunications industry summit.

Source: ZDNet Australia

Australian mobile downloads surge

The amount of data downloaded on smartphones in Australia grew by nearly half last year. Most of the growth is from existing users.

Source: iTWire

Google Australia boss says NBN debate flawed

The new Aussie head of Google Maile Carnegie has given her first interview after taking up the role, venting frustration at the NBN debate and outlining Google's priorities as it attempts a closer relationship with the new government.

Source: iTWire

NBN Co put on notice to edit access undertaking

NBN Co will have the next five weeks to respond to a formal notice from the competition watchdog directing the network builder to alter the text of its special access undertaking.

Source: iTnews Australia

Turnbull claims NBN work stalled in Tasmania

Communications minister Malcolm Turnbull has hit out at Visionstream for allegedly slowing work on the national broadband network in Tasmania, due to issues with subcontractors and Telstra pit remediation work.

Source: iTnews Australia

ACCC submits changes to NBN Co SAU

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is putting forward a number of changes for consideration in the Special Access Undertaking (SAU) offered by NBN Co.

Source: ARN

Google backs project to slash Internet costs worldwide

Internet access can be expensive, especially in developing countries. Google is backing a new project that aims to change that.

Source: Computerworld

Telstra IP network crashes, BigPond email goes down

Telstra has apologised to customers after BigPond suffered an email outage and the Telstra IP Telephony (TIPT) network crashed on Tuesday.

Source: Computerworld

AARNet's 8 Tbps fibre network to speed research

AARNet's new fibre network for science and research in SA and WA can hit transmission speeds of 8 Tbps.

Source: Computerworld

Turnbull appoints Switkowski as NBN chair

Communications minster Malcolm Turnbull has appointed former Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowski as chairman of the NBN Co board.

Source: ARN

Inside iiNet's subsea cable strategy

ISP iiNet is hedging its future international capacity bets on two prospective subsea cable projects, believing there's a 75 percent chance of at least one of them being built.

Source: iTnews Australia