Broadband News
Thu, 04th Jul 2013
NextDC founder Slattery steps down
The Pipe Networks founder is leaving NextDC, another company he founded, to concentrate on his other business ventures.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co passes 207,500 premises with fibre
NBN Co has achieved its revised June fibre rollout target, passing 207,500 premises.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN service terms stall again
NBN Co's special access undertaking is once again the subject of delays, confirming ISP's fears that the drawn-out approval process would extend into a third year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra resumes work after asbestos scare
Telstra is resuming work in some NSW telecommunication pits after an asbestos scare at National Broadband Network (NBN) sites halted all operations last month.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co meets revised fibre rollout target
NBN Co has achieved its revised end-of-year target for the delivery of the fibre optic national broadband network to homes and businesses across Australia.
Source: ARN
Wed, 03rd Jul 2013
I'm no tech head: Albanese
Australia's new Communications Minister Anthony Albanese has invoked a widely mocked phrase from Opposition Leader Tony Abbott in defending his new assistant minister Kate Lundy.
Source: ZDNet Australia
New roaming rules for Australian telcos
The ACMA has announced new rules to better inform Australians of the costs of using their mobile service while travelling overseas.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Copper broadband beats 1Gbps speeds in trial
Alcatel-Lucent claims to have achieved over one gigabit per second data transmissions on phone network copper wire in a trial conducted with Austrian telco A1.
Source: iTnews Australia
Internode sponsors event for young entrepreneur
Internet service provider (ISP), Internode, has been named sponsor of Startup Weekend Adelaide, a 54-hour event for young entrepreneurs held from July 12 to 14.
Source: ARN
Govt aims to end overseas bill shock
The government has introduced a new global roaming standard to avoid Australians encountering bill shock when they travel overseas - but some telco customers will need to wait years before they receive all the benefits of the changes.
Source: Computerworld
ACMA introduces standard to target roaming bill shock
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) today introduced a new set of features aimed at preventing excessive roaming charges for overseas travellers, as part of a new standard.
Source: iTnews Australia
Future of broadband going down to the wire
With the departure of senator Stephen Conroy after Labor's recent switch to Kevin Rudd, it is opportune to consider what might now happen to the national broadband network.
Source: SMH
Tue, 02nd Jul 2013
A double standard for Chinese NBN bidders
ASIO and the attorney general's department are yet to explain why Chinese technology company ZTE was invited to tender for the NBN last year, while its compatriot rival Huawei was explicitly banned from the project.
Source: iTnews Australia
Albanese to bring a different style to NBN stoush
Anthony Albanese is likely to bring a less bullish approach to the NBN portfolio than his predecessor, Senator Stephen Conroy, in the lead-up to the federal election, according to political commentator Nick Economou.
Source: Computerworld
Mon, 01st Jul 2013
Telco industry wants Albanese to focus on competition, NBN policy
The telecommunications industry has welcomed new Communications Minister Anthony Albanese and the ministers under him.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Deputy PM is Australia's new communications minister
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has picked up the communications and broadband portfolio in the lead-up to the election.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra receives fresh challenge to Sensis cuts
Telstra may yet be blocked from offshoring production work for its Sensis division, after the Government made an eleventh-hour bid to keep the work in Australia.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra hikes monthly access charges
Telstra has increased monthly access charges for a number of its business and consumer plans and cut off an old discount offer.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 28th Jun 2013
Conroy's departure leaves big shoes to fill
Wednesday's Labor leadership shakeup claimed a Prime Minister but it also claimed the head of the biggest infrastructure project in the nation's history, Senator Stephen Conroy.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 27th Jun 2013
Conroy confirms resignation, no replacement likely until the weekend
Senator Stephen Conroy has resigned as Minister for Communications. His replacement will not be announced until the full Cabinet reshuffle, expected within three days.
Source: iTWire
Government needs a minister to sell NBN to voters
The toughest challenge now for the Rudd-led Labor party will be finding a new communications minister that can sell the National Broadband Network (NBN) to voters, according to independent telco analyst, Paul Budde.
Source: ARN
What now for the NBN? Will Conroy stay?
Last night’s dramatic events in Canberra may have a major bearing on the future of the National Broadband Network.
Source: iTWire
Crane arm interferes with Optus network
A major construction crane has emerged as the latest unusual source of radio interference after it blocked the line of sight between two Optus microwave backhaul towers in central Queensland.
Source: iTnews Australia
Top 20 Stephen Conroy memories and milestones
Rumours of Stephen Conroy's departure from the Communications portfolio began soon after word filtered through of last night's change in Prime Minister.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 26th Jun 2013
Optus overhauls its branding and mobile plans
Say goodbye to the cheesy farm animal motif and pricey excess usage charges.
Source: PC Authority
Rudd in, Gillard out, Conroy quits cabinet
Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has stepped down from cabinet following the change in Labor leadership.
Source: ARN
Australian telcos call for ACCC to rein in Telstra
The Competitive Carriers' Coalition has called on the government and the competition watchdog to rein in Telstra, in the wake of a report revealing that the company's retail arm had access to key information on its wholesale rivals.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Federal Government and ACCC need to step up in post-NBN world: Telco lobby
Australia has experienced crucial and hard-fought telecommunications and broadband reforms over the past five years, but now is the time for the next step in injecting competitive rigour, according to industry lobby group, the Competitive Carriers' Coalition.
Source: ARN
Can you hear me now? Vodafone introduces HD voice
Vodafone has launched High Definition (HD) Voice on its 3G network. It uses wideband technology to enhance the quality of telephone conversations on compatible devices.
Source: iTWire
iiNet turns on Perth NBN services
Internet service provider, iiNet, has switched on its first Perth NBN services in the established suburbs of South Perth and Victoria Park.
Source: ARN