Broadband News
Wed, 11th Sep 2013
SubPartners sets date for Perth-Singapore cable build
United States cable layer TE Subcom has won the contract to build SubPartners' APX-West Perth to Singapore circuit, the company announced overnight.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 10th Sep 2013
University student gets 95,000 signatures in petition to scrap Coalition's National Broadband Network plan
A 20-year-old Queensland university student is hoping to use the power of the internet to change the new Coalition Government's mind about the National Broadband Network.
Source: ABC News
91k issue plea to Abbott on NBN
Nearly 92,000 people have issued a plea to prime minister elect Tony Abbott to continue the National Broadband Network (NBN) with a fibre-to-the-home plan, instead of the Coalition's proposed fibre-to-the-node plan.
Source: Computerworld
Internode doubling Wi-Fi at WOMADelaide
Internet service provider (ISP), Internode, has renewed its sponsorship agreement with Adelaide’s WOMADelaide 2014 festival, which will see it double its intended free Wi-Fi coverage for the four-day music festival.
Source: ARN
MyNetFone NBN hits Coffs Harbour with local leadership
Hosted voice and data communications services provider, MyNetFone, has rolled out its NBN-based phone and Internet services to residential and business customers in Coffs Harbour.
Source: ARN
Turnbull may tap Switkowski for NBN
The incoming communications minister has said that any NBN Co CEO appointment would need to be cleared by Cabinet.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra moves ahead with throttling trial
Telstra has kicked off a controversial network management trial in Victoria, eight months after the telco announced it would trial peer-to-peer throttling.
Source: Computerworld
The NSA can "spy on smartphones"
Aided by GCHQ, spy agency can download data from iPhone, Android and BlackBerry devices.
Source: PC Authority
Three-strikes laws do not reduce online piracy: study
New research from Monash University has found "three strikes" or graduated response laws introduced to reduce internet-borne copyright infringement are by and large ineffective and do not steer users towards legitimate sources of content.
Source: iTnews Australia
'Traffic management' or throttling?
Telstra has implemented an ADSL speed restriction plan - a practice usually referred to as 'throttling' - in Victoria.
Source: iTWire
Mon, 09th Sep 2013
NBN contractors gain in post-election trading
ASX-listed NBN contractors have had a good first day of trading since the Coalition was elected to government, today beating the broader S&P/ASX200 index gain of 0.71 percent.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telecommunications carriers worried change of government may slow down NBN rollout
Telecommunications carriers are worried the election might slow down the rollout of the National Broadband Network, as the new Government negotiates with Telstra for access to the copper network.
Source: ABC News
Abbott government must make NBN top priority to meet roll-out targets
The incoming government must make the NBN its priority if it is to meet its ambitious roll-out timetable.
Source: ARN
Telstra CEO calls for quick NBN deal renegotiation
Telstra has given its strongest indication yet that it would like to see any changes to the AU$11 billion deal happen quickly.
Source: ZDNet Australia
What will the new NBN look like?
The Coalition's resounding victory in Saturday's election means a new look NBN. The move to FTTN has been widely discussed, but how important will it be in practice?
Source: iTWire
Telstra may be tapped for NBN construction advice
Telstra will likely be able to cash in on its network construction expertise as the federal government begins to re-shape the National Broadband Network, according to analysts.
Source: iTnews Australia
Turnbull must now prove himself on the NBN
After three years of opposing and criticising the NBN project, it's now the problem of incoming Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ispONE acquired by Melbourne telco provider
The assets of collapsed internet service provider ispONE have been taken over by Melbourne-based telecommunications provider Conec2 Group.
Source: iTnews Australia
In his own words: Tony Abbott on the NBN
Tony Abbott, Australia's new Prime Minister, is a self-confessed non-tech head.
Source: Computerworld
Fri, 06th Sep 2013
Turnbull caught by surprise on internet filtering policy
Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull was forced to defend an opt-out internet filtering policy he'd only heard about minutes before going on radio.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Labor slams Libs Internet filter "debacle"
Labor has pounced on the Coalition's embarrassing Internet filter backflip, with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd declaring the Coalition is in a "policy shambles."
Source: iTWire
ISPs back fresh look at Telstra facilities access
Australia's telcos and ISPs are backing plans to examine fresh regulation of the conditions and fees imposed for access to Telstra exchange buildings and ducts.
Source: iTnews Australia
Internet filter idea a mistake: Coalition
The Coalition is in damage control over its bungled internet filtering policy, with senior Liberals lining up to distance themselves from the embarrassing "mistake".
Source: ARN
Thu, 05th Sep 2013
Coalition to implement Internet filter
The Liberal National parties have quietly dropped a policy bombshell less than 48 hours before polling opens, announcing they would implement an opt-out Internet filter in Australia if they win government.
Source: iTWire
Coalition's internet filter policy a "mistake"
The would-be Coalition Government has pulled an about-face on its policy on internet filtering just two hours after it was announced.
Source: iTnews Australia
Coalition to filter internet, smartphones
The Coalition has re-awakened internet filtering just two days before the federal election, revealing plans to make ISPs and mobile telcos filter services "by default" unless proof of age is supplied.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN a shambles: Servcorp COO
Marcus Moufarrige, COO at Servcorp, believes the National Broadband Network (NBN) is in a "shambles" and says there is doubt about whether it will be delivered under a Labor government.
Source: Computerworld
Malcolm Turnbull says Coalition will not introduce opt-out internet filter after earlier supporting it
The Coalition has backflipped on plans to enforce an opt-out internet filter just hours after releasing the policy.
Source: ABC News
Turnbull doesn't need to pass legislation to change the NBN
One of the commonly held misconceptions around the potential change of government is that the Coalition would need to get legislation through the parliament to make any major changes to the NBN rollout.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus lobbies for copper cost carve-up
Optus is angling to pay less to access Telstra's copper network in the belief that the costs are now being subsidised by NBN Co.
Source: iTnews Australia