Broadband News
Tue, 12th Apr 2022
APNIC moves to block accidental BGP hijacks
Network routes in the Asia-Pacific region are to be protected against bad route advertisements, with APNIC turning on a feature to pre-validate route information before it can be propagated across the Internet.
Source: iTnews Australia
Aussie Broadband’s Queensland dark fibre expansion hits tail end
Aussie Broadband’s dark fibre network build in Queensland is reaching the tail end of its expansion, with it set to be completed on schedule and within budget.
Source: ARN
Fri, 08th Apr 2022
TPG Telecom's functional separation approved by ACCC
TPG Telecom’s functional separation plan has been given the green light by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 07th Apr 2022
Telstra now blocking scam texts in the network
Telstra is fighting back against the rise of scam texts by blocking them at the network level.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telcos are literally giving away 5G home broadband (for the first month at least)
Right now the Big Three Australian providers want you to give it a go so badly, that they are literally giving it away for free. For the first month that is.
Source: WhistleOut
Tue, 05th Apr 2022
Optus customers unable to make and receive phone calls in 'major outage'
Customers of Australia's second-largest telecommunications company have been hit by a mass outage meaning many cannot make phone calls.
Source: ABC News
Fri, 01st Apr 2022
Belong launches mobile broadband plans with up to 500GB of data
Telstra's budget brand Belong has introduced a range of SIM-only mobile broadband plans, including a massive 500GB option. The telco has three options you can pick from: a 20GB plan for $15 per month, an 80GB plan for $35 per month, or a 500GB plan for $70 per month.
Source: WhistleOut
NBN Co gets 250 orders in first week of FTTN-P upgrades being offered
NBN Co said it had received 250 orders that will trigger upgrades from fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) to fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) in the first week of the ‘N2P’ upgrade program being live.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 31st Mar 2022
ACCC to look at regional mobile tower access
The federal government has directed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to conduct an inquiry into regional mobile tower access.
Source: iTnews Australia
Gov puts low-income broadband issue back on NBN Co
A multi-year lobbying effort for a subsidised NBN service for low-income households hit a fresh hurdle overnight with the government saying the issue is ultimately one for NBN Co to sort out, though it would try to assist.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 29th Mar 2022
Diet Telstra is discounting NBN 100 plans
Telstra's budget brand is discounting its NBN 100 plans for new customers.
Source: WhistleOut
Circles.Life will give you 100GB for $28 per month for a whole year
Optus powered telco, Circles.Life has been slogging 100GB mobile plans at a discount for quite some time, and there is now sign of slowing down.
Source: WhistleOut
Mon, 28th Mar 2022
Fibre upgrades for around 40,000 eligible homes and businesses in Victoria
NBN Co and the Victorian Government announced the second stage of a co-investment agreement, which will see fibre built deeper into more parts of metropolitan and regional Victoria.
Source: iTWire
TPG Telecom refutes Optus complaint over Telstra tie-up
TPG Telecom has responded to a call made by Optus for the ACCC to block a proposed infrastructure-sharing deal with Telstra.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 27th Mar 2022
Aussie Broadband to take-up NBN’s new fibre upgrade scheme
Aussie Broadband has announced that it will participate in NBN’s new Fibre Connect program, which offers upgrades from fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) or fibre-to-the-curb (FTTC) technologies to full fibre for eligible customers.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 25th Mar 2022
Telstra, TPG deal could create regional 5G monopoly: Optus
Optus has gone public with its opposition to the proposed infrastructure deal between Telstra and TPG.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 22nd Mar 2022
NBN opens up first suburbs for FttN to FttP upgrade orders
The company responsible for the National Broadband Network has made good on its previous estimate to have fibre to the node (FttN) upgrades available this month.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co takes 5G leap with $750m fixed wireless network upgrade
NBN Co will spend $750 million on upgrades to and expansion of its fixed wireless network, making it capable of 100Mbps-plus speeds.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 21st Mar 2022
Best NBN 250 plans: Superfast NBN in Australia
NBN 250 plans are here. Here's everything you need to know about these new NBN plans on the NBN 250 speed tier,
Source: WhistleOut
NBN Co quantifies how many HFC dropouts in a day is too many
NBN Co has quietly brought HFC under the same performance standard as fibre-to-the-node (FTTN), such that four or more “unexpected dropouts” in a 24-hour period would qualify a service to be investigated.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 20th Mar 2022
Netflix to crack down on password sharing
Do you share your Netflix password with friends or family, splitting the cost of the subscription across multiple homes? Well, Netflix has you in its sights, with a new charge being trialled in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru that adds an extra fee for subscriptions shared outside the household.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 18th Mar 2022
Telstra Mullumbimby tower fire sparks fury
Pummelled by rain, decimated by floods and enraged by ineffective government support during a time of social and environmental crisis, the bucolic town of Mullumbimby, part of the Byron Bay Shire, has now suffered another total mobile communications outage following a 3am fire at its Telstra tower.
Source: iTnews Australia
Aussie Broadband says drawn-out NBN review pressuring RSPs, prices
Aussie Broadband has warned the renegotiation of NBN Co’s price model is fast becoming a drawn out and open-ended affair, and that retailers may be forced to act on prices before NBN Co does.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 17th Mar 2022
Exetel takes top spot from Optus in ACCC NBN speed report
The ACCC has released the sixteenth Measuring Broadband Australia report, which sees Exetel take back the top spot from Optus. Exetel customers were found to receive 103.3% of their plans' maximum speeds during peak hours (between 7pm and 11pm). Optus followed with its customers receiving 100% of their plans' maximum speeds during busy hours.
Source: WhistleOut
Mon, 14th Mar 2022
Telstra announces $250,000 in grants for flood-affected communities
Telstra announced it will provide community groups in Southern Qld and Northern NSW with grants expected to total at least $250,000 to help support flood recovery.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 10th Mar 2022
Optus delivers 5G in Tasmania
Customers in Hobart, Tasmania who have compatible handsets (Samsung S21/22 and Oppo Find X3) can enjoy fast internet as Optus delivers 5G and 4G services that use 2100MHz and 1800MHz spectrum.
Source: iTWire
Tue, 08th Mar 2022
Telstra, Optus and TPG Telecom get funding for 544 mobile site upgrades
Telstra, Optus and TPG Telecom will get $10.9 million from the federal government to upgrade a total of 544 mobile base stations under the second round of the mobile network hardening program (MNHP).
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 07th Mar 2022
Telstra restores majority of its mobile base stations and landline services
Nearly 90% of mobile base stations affected by thunderstorms and floods are now back online and delivering coverage to their communities, Telstra announces.
Source: iTWire
Telstra working to restore connection in New South Wales and Queensland but hampered due to inaccessibility and network damage
Telstra provides updates on its restoration efforts on reconnecting communities in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales following severe storms last week.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 04th Mar 2022
Elon Musk warns to use Starlink 'with caution' in Ukraine
Days after sending SpaceX Starlink internet terminals to Ukraine, Elon Musk is warning people there to "please use with caution." As a non-Russian communications system, the Starlink satellite internet service has a "high" probability of being targeted during the ongoing Russian invasion, Musk said.
Source: ZDNet Australia