Broadband News
Thu, 19th Sep 2013
MyNetFone slams ACCC's redaction fightback
ISP MyNetFone is railing against the prospect of having confidential submissions to the ACCC afforded less weight in the regulatory decision-making process.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 18th Sep 2013
Telstra BigPond to 'suppress' malware
Telstra will implement malware suppression technology for its BigPond broadband network from October, the telco revealed today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 17th Sep 2013
TPG considers speed limit for fibre expansion
TPG may be forced to limit the download speed of a planned fibre expansion into new residential unit blocks to under 25 Mbps to avoid falling foul of strict anti-cherry picking laws.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACCC urges telcos to ease up on confidentiality
The Australian competition regulator has urged Australia's telcos to consider disclosing as much information as possible in order to have their concerns about regulation of the fixed-line market heard.
Source: ZDNet Australia
TPG plans fibre to the building NBN alternative
Internet service provider TPG plans on expanding its fibre-to-the-building offering to 500,000 places in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACCC seeks more transparency from telcos
The ACCC is looking to restore telco industry confidence in its decision-making with a clampdown on the amount of confidential information it accepts and uses from carriers and ISPs.
Source: iTnews Australia
TPG to build fibre to the basement
TPG plans to roll out fibre to the basements of an extra 500,000 buildings across five Australian cities, in a move mimicking the Coalition’s plans for the national broadband network.
Source: iTnews Australia
Industry welcomes Turnbull as Comms Minister
Malcolm Turnbull has been appointed Australia’s newest Communications Minister, and the telco and IT industry is optimistic about the impact he might have on the sector.
Source: Computerworld
TPG launches unlimited 100Mbps plans for $69.99
TPG has announced fibre to the basement plans offering up to 100Mbps for $69.99 per month.
Source: Computerworld
Mon, 16th Sep 2013
Experts tackle NBN at national workshop
Telco experts from Australia’s leading companies are set to join forces to devise the best way forward for the NBN roll-out under a coalition government.
Source: ARN
Turnbull confirmed as Minister
As expected, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP will be Australia's next Minister for Communications. No mention of 'broadband and digital economy'.
Source: iTWire
Communications regulator ACMA warns Telstra after it overcharged customers for data use
The regulator has warned the telco after it overcharged customers for using data services while overseas.
Source: ABC News
Telstra overcharges customers $30 million; breaches TCP code
Telstra has received a formal warning from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for incorrectly overcharging $30 million in global roaming fees to 260,000 customers.
Source: Computerworld
FttN NBN will leave a bad taste in voters' mouths
Incoming Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull is taking the Coalition's rout of Labor as a mandate for FttN. Yet while Labor's implosion has empowered him to do pretty much what he wants, that doesn't mean Australians are going to like it.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra hits back after Optus launch
Telstra has returned serve after Optus' dual-band 4G launch next week, saying its plans will be much faster and offer more capacity.
Source: iTWire
Telstra warned for overcharging on data roaming
Telstra has received a formal warning from the communications watchdog after admitting to overcharging customers for international data roaming to the tune of $30 million.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus looks to fill the Coalition's NBN gap
As the Coalition seems set on changing the NBN to fibre to the node, Optus has said it is open to a variety of options to connect customers from the node to the premises.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Sun, 15th Sep 2013
Turnbull rejects NBN petition - 'Democracy? I don't think so'
Malcolm Turnbull, likely to be sworn in as Communications Minister on Wednesday, has rejected a petition calling for a fibre to the home NBN.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 13th Sep 2013
Optus launches '4G Plus' multiband network
Optus has expanded the rollout of its TD-LTE 4G network, taking the service to Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Adelaide ahead of the launch of the new TD-LTE compatible iPhones.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus rolls out new 4G network
Optus will roll out a second type of 4G network across four capital cities on Friday that it claims can deliver faster video streams and more consistent data download speeds.
Source: SMH
Turnbull rejects NBN petition
Coalition communications spokesperson Malcolm Turnbull has rejected an online petition with over 200,000 signatures calling for the Coalition to consider keeping the NBN design as is.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Turnbull vs Conroy - The rematch?
Senator Stephen Conroy has confirmed he will be seeking a front bench position in Opposition. What chance he will be Opposition Communications spokesman?
Source: iTWire
Thu, 12th Sep 2013
Liberal voter leads charge to keep NBN on fibre
An online petition calling on the incoming Federal Government to reconsider their preference for a FTTN NBN has attracted nearly 200,000 signatures.
Source: iTWire
Malcolm Turnbull rejects online petition to keep Labor's NBN plan, saying democracy has spoken
The Coalition has hit back at an online petition to scrap its National Broadband Network plan, saying the election victory gives it a mandate to implement its policy.
Source: ABC News
Conroy seeks position on Labor frontbench
Former Communications Minister Stephen Conroy could return to public sparring with Malcolm Turnbull, after he revealed last night he had applied for a position on Labor’s opposition frontbench.
Source: iTnews Australia
Conroy wants spot on Labor frontbench
Former communications minister Senator Stephen Conroy wants to return to Labor's frontbench, saying he's got a role to play in holding the coalition to account from opposition.
Source: ARN
Wed, 11th Sep 2013
iiNet services stutter under gateway issue
iiNet customers experienced both slow and inaccessible services due to issues with an internet gateway router throughout the day on Wednesday.
Source: iTnews Australia
Petitions and twibbons won't save the NBN
I admire the enthusiasm of people signing a petition to save the fibre-to-the-premises NBN, but it's unlikely to go anywhere.
Source: ZDNet Australia
One name every 3.5 sec on NBN petition
An internet petition set up by a Liberal-voting student to save Labor's national broadband network (NBN) has become Australia's largest ever online petition.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co strangles myNBN
NBN Co has re-asserted itself as the sole source of rollout information on the national broadband network, pulling offline the remaining data sources used by myNBN.info and other sites to vet weekly progress of the project.
Source: iTnews Australia