Broadband News
Mon, 06th May 2013
Abbott will cancel NBN fibre: Conroy
The government has warned that over one million NBN fibre connections in areas where construction has commenced are at risk if the Coalition wins the September federal election.
Source: ZDNet Australia
The NBN is coming soon - Promise!
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has announced plans to connect another 1.3 million homes and businesses to the NBN.
Source: iTWire
Telstra shares break through $5 – highest since before Trujillo
Last week Telstra shares broke the psychologically important $5 barrier. They have done particularly well over the last six months. What a difference a few years makes.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co plays election catch-up
NBN Co is starting to make up for lost time in its fibre rollout to new housing estates, unveiling plans for a significant boost in new connection numbers by the federal election.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co logs 1.35m premises in three-year plan
NBN Co has committed to start connecting another 1.35 million premises to its fibre network by mid-2016 in the latest update to its three-year rollout plan.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 05th May 2013
Western Sydney connects to NBN
The National Broadband Network (NBN) fibre services have been switched on in western Sydney.
Source: ABC News
Fri, 03rd May 2013
Internet users tricked into downloading 'Firefox' spyware
The Mozilla Foundation has accused UK software group Gamma International of tricking internet users into downloading surveillance software by falsely associating it with the Firefox name.
Source: ABC News
Thu, 02nd May 2013
Telstra mobile services go down in NSW, ACT
Telstra users in the ACT and NSW were unable to access mobile, voice and data services this morning after the telco suffered a network outage.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra to build Victorian digital radio network
Victoria's Country Fire Authority has handed Telstra the contract to build and maintain a digital radio dispatch network for around 500 regional brigades.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN will take years longer to complete: Economic forecaster
Economic forecaster BIS Shrapnel said it expects the National Broadband Network (NBN) will take "several years" longer to build than forecast by NBN Co.
Source: Computerworld
Hutchison chairman backs Vodafone Australia turnaround plan
Hutchison chairman Canning Fok Kin-ning has backed the turnaround plan of troubled mobile telecommunications company Vodafone Australia, stating he expects that the company will begin to improve later this year.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ISPOne ordered to pay Kogan Mobile damages
The Victorian Supreme Court has today ordered ISPOne to pay Kogan Mobile damages and court costs after it was found to be in breach of the master wholesale agreement.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Wed, 01st May 2013
M2 completes $204m Dodo acquisition
M2 Telecommunications has completed its $204 million acquisition of Dodo Australia and will acquire the remaining 5 per cent of Eftel shares for a 100 per cent interest.
Source: Computerworld
Kogan Mobile claims victory in ispONE battle
Telstra reseller ispONE has agreed to stop suspending Kogan Mobile users from its network without Kogan's approval, unless in accordance with the service suspension policy.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra willing to renegotiate NBN terms
If a new government comes into play in September's election, Telstra has stated its willing to renegotiate its deal, if needed.
Source: ARN
Telstra to alert data roamers every 20MB
Telstra will alert customers using mobile data while roaming overseas every time they spend between $17.57 and $307 on 20MB.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra has sold more than 2.1 million 4G devices
In almost a year and a half since launching 4G in Australia, Telstra now has more than 2.1 million 4G devices on its network.
Source: ZDNet Australia
20 years on, world's first web page to be reborn
The world's first web page will be dragged out of cyberspace and restored for today's internet browsers as part of a project to celebrate 20 years of the web.
Source: ABC News
Kogan claims ispONE tried to renegotiate pricing
Kogan Mobile took legal action against ispONE after the Telstra reseller threatened to withhold SIM cards unless changes were made to Kogan Mobile’s rate schedule, the court case between the two parties has heard.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 30th Apr 2013
Businesses hit by Optus outage in Sydney
Optus business customers experienced an outage Tuesday morning following hardware issues at the telco's exchange in Ultimo, Sydney.
Source: Computerworld
Optus network outage causes disruptions in Sydney
Optus' Sydney-based customers experienced lengthy network outages this morning due to a network failure on the telecommunications provider's end.
Source: ARN
Malcolm Turnbull's NBN FAQs
Malcolm Turnbull has published a defence of the Coalition's alternative NBN plan on his website. It is more detailed than anything we have yet seen.
Source: iTWire
Kogan Mobile lawyers argue 'unlimited' case
The planned launch of an 'unlimited' mobile phone plan by Kogan Mobile was agreed to by both ispONE and its network partner Telstra, the court case between ispONE and Kogan Mobile has heard.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 29th Apr 2013
Telehealth vendors not phased by NBN debate
The NBN will be a boon to Australian healthcare regardless of which political party has its way on the final technology approach for delivery, officials from health IT vendors said at a lunch in Sydney.
Source: Computerworld
NBN delays due to 'gouging'
Major delays in the rollout of Labor's NBN are been blamed on contractors charging the federal government two and a half times the amount being passed on sub-contractors working on the network, according to reports today.
Source: iTWire
Kogan drags Telstra into ispONE case
The competitiveness of Kogan's mobile plan offering has upset Telstra and pressured ispONE to reduce that competitiveness, the court case between Kogan Mobile and ispONE heard today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Huawei eyes Optus 4G build out
Chinese giant Huawei may have been blacklisted from the NBN, but that hasn't stopped it moving its substantial weight around in other areas.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 24th Apr 2013
ACMA warns AAPT about customer information
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has warned telco AAPT after it failed to protect the privacy of its customers' personal information.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co denies Telstra favoured in 'early access' expansion
NBN Co has denied its plan to open 82 partially-built fibre areas to retail service providers will favour Telstra over other ISPs.
Source: iTnews Australia
Perth-Singapore undersea cable repaired
Repairs to the Perth to Singapore leg of an undersea cable that was cut in January this year have finally been completed, with connectivity restored yesterday at 11am WST, according to Australian ISPs using the link.
Source: iTnews Australia