Broadband News
Wed, 10th Apr 2013
Coalition's NBN do-over won't be fast or cheap, says Internode's Hackett
It could take years and extra cash to Telstra for the Coalition to revamp the NBN into a fibre-to-the-node scheme, according to Internode founder Simon Hackett.
Source: Computerworld
Abbott denies coalition's NBN plan slower
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has denied the coalition's NBN plan will lead to slower internet speeds than under Labor's plan.
Source: Computerworld
Turnbull takes slow lane, but gets there first
The Coalition's cheaper and slower alternative to Labor's national broadband network has been labelled a ''nonsense'' by experts, who argue it will put Australia behind the rest of the world.
Source: SMH
Tue, 09th Apr 2013
Coalition unveils long-awaited NBN policy
Australia's Liberal Opposition announced its policy for building a national broadband network today, junking the ALP's fibre-to-the-home plan in the hope of connecting Australians at a lower cost.
Source: iTnews Australia
Industry peak bodies give Coalition NBN policy a tick
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) and Internet Industry Association (IIA) today both welcomed the release of the Coalition's NBN policy, in an early vote of confidence for the alternative plan.
Source: iTWire
Missing data in Turnbull's second-best NBN
Shadow Communications Malcolm Turnbull summed up the dilemma the Coalition faces in developing its broadband policy yesterday when he told a well-known Irish joke that ends with "I wouldn’t start from here".
Source: iTnews Australia
Ludlam hits out at Coalition's NBN policy
Greens ICT spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam has condemned the Coalition’s alternative vision for the National Broadband Network.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra pushes the case for users paying for premium network quality
Telstra has continued to push its case for the possible introduction of new pricing structures for broadband users.
Source: Computerworld
Coalition's NBN to cost almost $30bn
Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said that the Coalition's alternative to Australian Labor's National Broadband Network policy would cost almost AU$30 billion.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Coalition promises NBN-lite
The Liberal-National Coalition will present its updated broadband and NBN policies later this morning, but details of the plan have already emerged through leaks to select media.
Source: iTnews Australia
Coalition makes grand promises on NBN
The Opposition says its broadband policy will offer the same internet speeds as Labor's National Broadband Network (NBN), but will be rolled out much faster and at half the cost.
Source: ARN
The long and winding road to a Coalition NBN policy
The Coalition is reportedly set to release an alternative National Broadband Network (NBN) policy this week.
Source: Computerworld
Mon, 08th Apr 2013
Vodafone plans June 4G launch
Vodafone will launch its 4G service in a number of parts of Australia this June.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Conroy hits back at NBN cost claims
Communications Minister and NBN champion Stephen Conroy has rebutted Coalition claims that the real cost of building the NBN is set to blow out to $94 billion.
Source: iTWire
Vodafone prepares 4G switch-on
Vodafone has announced it will turn its 4G network on in June, claiming the new mobile service could be the fastest in Australia.
Source: iTnews Australia
Conroy denies AU$90 billion NBN price tag
Claims that the NBN will cost AU$90 billion and run four years late have been dismissed by the communications minister as having 'no analysis or facts' behind them.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Coalition to keep NBN wireless and satellite
An Abbott-led Coalition government would keep the fixed-wireless and satellite components of Australia's National Broadband Network project.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Coalition leaks NBN costings
The Federal Opposition says it will soon announce its new NBN policy. But in the meantime it has leaked many of the details to sympathetic media.
Source: iTWire
MD resigns from NBN Co construction partner
Service Stream's managing director, Graeme Sumner, will step down from the company by the end of this month.
Source: Computerworld
Ai Group says commitment to NBN essential
A business organisation says both sides of politics need to show how they will ensure the rollout of the national broadband network.
Source: ARN
Coalition 'fact-free zone' on NBN: Conroy
The Gillard government has rejected claims the cost of the national broadband network will more than double to $90 billion, saying the Coalition was a ''fact-free zone''.
Source: SMH
Fri, 05th Apr 2013
iiNet's Budii home gateway now shipping
The Budii home router with smartphone and optional tablet is now available from iiNet.
Source: iTWire
Kogan offers compensation to dumped telco customers
Kogan Mobile has begun offering compensation to customers kicked off its network for ‘high-usage’, iTnews can reveal.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACCC directs Telstra to improve NBN processes again
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has again directed Telstra to improve two aspects of its customer migration plan for the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: Computerworld
The NBN has cost nearly $4 billion so far
A Government report shows that NBN Co received $946 million in Government funding in the second half of 2012, bringing total funding to $3,778 million.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 04th Apr 2013
TPG's fine cut from $2m to $50,000
TPG has received a $50,000 fine from the Federal Court for alleged misleading ads, a reduction from the $2 million it was initially ordered to pay.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra preps stronger 3G signal for ski season
Telstra is planning to build a new, bigger mobile communications tower in the NSW ski village of Perisher to improve 3G signals to the area and avoid National Park employees getting hit by falling ice shards.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACCC rejects NBN Co special access terms
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is "not satisfied" with NBN Co's revised special access undertaking (SAU) and has proposed a number of changes in its draft SAU decision.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACCC seeks greater role in NBN oversight
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has proposed changes to the Special Access Undertaking (SAU) NBN Co lodged with the watchdog last year.
Source: Computerworld
iPrimus connects first NBN fixed wireless customer in NT
iPrimus, part of M2 Telecommunications Group (ASX: MTU), has connected its first NBN fixed wireless broadband customer in Lambells Lagoon, Northern Territory.
Source: ARN