Broadband News
Wed, 22nd May 2013
NBN Co buys TransACT FTTP network in ACT
NBN Co has bought TransACT/iiNet's fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network in the ACT for about $9 million.
Source: ARN
ACMA shops 'freephone' charge changes
Australia's communications regulator is shopping a draft variation to its numbering plan that would make 18/1800 numbers free to call from mobile phones by January 2015.
Source: iTnews Australia
Google technology advocate sends NBN safety message
Australian information security professionals need to step up and protect consumers against the many threats that will be enabled by the national broadband network, according to Google chief technology advocate Michael T. Jones.
Source: iTnews Australia
Stop charging for privacy, ACCAN tells Telstra
Consumer body ACCAN is calling on the Government to ban Telstra's $36 a year Silent Line fee, which landline customers have to pay to keep their phone number private.
Source: iTWire
Vodafone still losing Australian customers
Customers continue to desert Vodafone's Australian operation in droves according to the latest set of group financials from the global mobile giant.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 21st May 2013
City Circle mobile coverage a 15-year project
Optus says the project that brought mobile phone coverage into Sydney's train tunnels was 15 years in the making.
Source: ARN
First NBN fibre extension completed
A business in Tasmania was the first to take up NBN Co on its user-pays offer to extend fibre beyond the 93 percent footprint.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACMA goes public with ISP malware statistics
Although ISPs and network operators have had access to the rough figures of malware infections for some time, the Australian Communications and Media Authority has now begun publishing the statistics for the public.
Source: ZDNet Australia
'New world record' for wireless data
A week after Samsung's supposed 5G breakthrough, German researchers have announced 40 Gbps wireless, comparable to speeds reached by fibre.
Source: iTWire
What's life really like on the NBN? (Part II)
Kiama is perhaps best known for its ocean views and a blowhole that spouts water up to 25m in the air.
Source: Computerworld
Aussie ISPs still seeing users with Zeus infections
Variants of the Zeus banking trojan account for the majority of malware infections in Australia, despite concerted attempts to disable the threat, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra continues with billion dollar 4G plan
Telstra has reached a milestone in its billion dollar 4G expansion program, switching on its 1500th 4G base station.
Source: Computerworld
Mon, 20th May 2013
Carriers attack NBN Co's 'lack of urgency'
NBN Co is under fire from Optus and the Competitive Carriers Coalition over allegations it is dragging out the finalisation of its special access undertaking.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telcos accuse NBN Co of pushing SAU delays
NBN Co's lengthy response to suggested changes to its special access undertaking has been met with criticism by retail service providers.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Canberra gets first Optus TD-LTE services
Optus has launched TD-LTE mobile services in Canberra for data only: it will offer a TD-LTE dongle and TD-LTE pocket WiFi hotspot, both will operate on HSPA+ or 3G networks outside TD-LTE coverage areas.
Source: iTWire
Freedom Cable yanks Australia from subsea rollout
Freedom Cable is pulling the pin on an extension of its subsea fibre optic cable proposal to Australia, after apparently failing to secure $50 million in financial backing.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus reveals Australia's first multi-band 4G network
SingTel subsidiary, Optus, has revealed plans to launch the country’s first multi-band TD/FD- LTE 4G network.
Source: ARN
Beware your digital footprint
Australians are becoming increasingly complacent about the digital footprint they leave behind. A major survey reveals that most are unsure how many websites hold their personal information.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 17th May 2013
NBN Co wants block on Telstra disconnection processes
NBN Co is attempting to have the competition watchdog block several disconnection measures that Telstra re-drafted last month.
Source: iTnews Australia
Inside Telstra's super-fast 4G rollout
Telstra's 4G upgrades are occurring in the unlikeliest of places. Even retirement homes.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co connects largest high-rise apartment to the NBN
NBN Co has connected a 36-storey apartment building in Australia to the National Broadband Network (NBN). The building is the largest multi-dwelling unit (MDU) to be hooked up to the network to date.
Source: Computerworld
DNS DDoS attacks skyrocket
Denial of service attacks using the domain name system (DNS) have reached epidemic proportions with the number of incidents quadrupling last year, the Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre or RIPE NCC warns.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 16th May 2013
Federal government slammed for blocking websites
The blocking of 1200 websites by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has set off calls for tighter controls on the federal government.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra - sorry we leaked your data
Telstra has apologised for leaking customer data online. It is not the first time it has happened, and it is unlikely to be the last.
Source: iTWire
Non-profit NBN ISP overcomes IPv4 address shortage
Victorian co-operative No ISP has so far struggled to sign up customers to the National Broadband Network (NBN), having to deal with the shortage of available IPv4 addresses and a lack of premises hooked up to the fibre network.
Source: Computerworld
Conroy dismisses claims of NBN failing
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has dismissed claims the federal budget reveals the national broadband network (NBN) is failing.
Source: ARN
New fears for web censorship in Australia
The blocking of 1200 legal websites by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sparked calls for the federal goverment to reveal who it's censoring, and why.
Source: iTWire
Turnbull criticises Conroy - for not spending enough on the NBN
The Budget has delivered just what Malcolm Turnbull and the Federal Opposition wanted - a reduction in spending on the NBN. But they say this is a Bad Thing.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 15th May 2013
Telstra glitch sees Kogan Mobile users left for days without data
A number of Kogan customers have found themselves with no data services, after a glitch in one of Telstra's platforms meant that accounts recharged over the weekend did not include data allowance.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus mobile revenue falls
Optus has blamed the introduction of mobile usage caps, reduced call termination rates and lower equipment sales for a 4.6 percent revenue drop this financial year.
Source: iTnews Australia