Broadband News
Thu, 09th May 2013
Union to deliver NBN asbestos report
Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and companies rolling out the $37.4 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) in Tasmania will receive a report on asbestos issues with the project's construction on Thursday.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co addresses ACCC concerns on undertaking
NBN Co has outlined how it plans to address the competition regulators remaining concerns surrounding the special access undertaking that sets out how the company will operate for the next 30 years.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Wed, 08th May 2013
So, just how fast is the NBN?
A new tool is finally pointing out the key differences between the Labor and Coalition NBN plans - and it seems to be well and truly clicking with voters.
Source: iTWire
Government funds nine NBN-based telehealth projects
The Gillard Government is investing $20.3 million in nine telehealth projects which will use the National Broadband Network (NBN) to pilot new methods of healthcare delivery.
Source: ARN
NBN speed test website draws quick fire
Less than a day after launching his NBN comparison website, a Liberal-leaning university student has been hailed on social media, accused of being a covert agent for the Labor Party and taken a verbal slap from Malcolm Turnbull.
Source: SMH
Turnbull criticises spectrum auction
Opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull has criticised the Digital Dividend spectrum auction, labeling it as another fiscal failure of the Gillard Government.
Source: iTWire
Kordia lands NBN design subcontract
Downer EDI has outsourced the design works for a $94 million NBN contract in Northern NSW to Kordia's Australian arm.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 07th May 2013
Spectrum analysis - Will TPG be our next major telco?
Vodafone did not bid in the spectrum auction, but TPG has secured spectrum bandwidth for the first time. What does this mean for the future of Australian telecommunications?
Source: iTWire
Vodafone taps Cisco for 4G network analytics, traffic management
Cisco will provide the mobile multimedia core platform for Vodafone Hutchison Australia's 4G LTE network, Cisco has announced.
Source: Computerworld
Rural eHealth would benefit more from fibre NBN than wireless: Allocate
Having wireless for eHealth in rural area is not as preferable as having the fibre NBN, according to Allocate Software A/NZ general manager, Peter Croft.
Source: ARN
iiNet wants more control over NBN speeds
iiNet's Steve Dalby has called for more control for RSPs on the NBN to create their own plans for the network based on different speeds and not just what NBN Co offers.
Source: Computerworld
TPG - Australia's fourth largest mobile operator?
It wouldn’t be an unrealistic achievement if TPG wants to become the country’s fourth largest mobile network operator (MNO) after its surprise participation in the 4G spectrum auction, according to analyst firm, Ovum.
Source: ARN
Has Turnbull already negotiated FttN NBN concessions with Telstra?
Stephen Conroy and Malcolm Turnbull's online debate proved that there's no love lost between the two NBN visionaries — and that Turnbull's strategy is based on blind optimism about Telstra's generosity.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra, Optus, TPG buy $2bn of mobile spectrum
Telstra, Optus and TPG Internet have collectively snapped up almost $2 billion of spectrum for future mobile data services, but not all the so-called 'waterfront' assets sold at auction.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra, Optus and TPG successful bidders in digital dividend auction
Telstra, Optus and TPG have secured wireless spectrum in the digital dividend auction, collectively forking out just under $2 billion, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has revealed.
Source: ARN
Mon, 06th May 2013
Telstra fingered in secretive NBN POI survey
A regulatory survey to gauge industry participation at NBN points of interconnect will progress out of public view, though Telstra is fingered by some ISPs as a source of some early problems.
Source: iTnews Australia
Conroy and Turnbull lock horns over NBN
Minister for broadband and communications, Stephen Conroy, and coalition communications spokesman, Malcolm Turnbull, have spelled out their differences over the NBN issues in an online forum, Communications Debate.
Source: ARN
Future NBN Co tasked with meeting Coalition's speed pledge
Opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull will leave it to a future NBN Co to find a technical solution to deliver a minimum downlink of 25 Mbps and determine appropriate uplink speeds on a reformatted National Broadband Network.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN switches on Blacktown; launch suffers a tech fault
Blacktown is Sydney's first brownfield suburb to be switched on to the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: Computerworld
1.35 million premises added to NBN construction timetable
NBN Co has unveiled the names of the communities that are next in line to receive high-speed fibre optic broadband.
Source: ARN
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