Broadband News
Tue, 29th Jan 2013
Tas Emergency Services go NBN
The Tasmanian Department of Police and Emergency Management will furnish over half of the state's police stations with National Broadband Network internet connections by 2014.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus braces for data spike with Juniper switch
To prepare for growing data traffic, Optus will use a packet transport switch by Juniper for its converged wireline and 4G mobile network, Juniper said.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co reaches 10,000 active fibre connections
NBN Co has revealed almost 1800 householders took retail services on its fibre network in the final five weeks of 2012, enabling the firm to surpass 10,000 active fibre connections on its network for the first time.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 28th Jan 2013
Telstra begins restoring services in Qld
Telstra landline, mobile and broadband services are progressively being restored across Central and Northern Queensland following repairs to a damaged fibre optic cable at Colosseum.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra services, power hit by Qld weather
Telstra services are down across much of central and northern Queensland due to the severe weather from ex-tropical cyclone Oswald, while in the southeast 16,000 properties are without power.
Source: Computerworld
Fri, 25th Jan 2013
NBN fibre goes live in four more areas
NBN Co has switched on parts of its fibre network in four states and territories overnight, making connections possible for about 9000 homes.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra finishes South Brisbane fibre migration
Telstra will begin decommissioning the South Brisbane copper exchange and "associated infrastructure" as it prepares to hand the site over to the Queensland Government in June.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN begins construction in 10 new locations
The NBN Co. has begun construction and rollout of the National Broadband Network in 10 new locations where the fibre optic network is commencing for the first time.
Source: ARN
Telstra wraps fibre project in South Brisbane
Telstra said it finished migrating South Brisbane copper services to fibre ahead of schedule. The telco moved 18,000 services to fibre, covering 13,000 homes and businesses in the area, it said.
Source: Computerworld
How to improve your Wi-Fi signal
Alex Cox explains the simple way to increase your Wi-Fi signal strength.
Source: APC Magazine
Benchmark Awards: Internode, Jemena or Yarra Valley Water?
Technology leaders from Internode, Jemena and Yarra Valley Water have been chosen as finalists in the utilities category for the CIO Benchmark Awards.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 24th Jan 2013
9000 premises switched on to the NBN
Four more areas across Australia can now switch on to the National Broadband Network (NBN), with around 9000 premises now able to sign up for NBN services.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra mobile shaping still delayed
Nearly two years since it was first announced, Telstra's plan to shape post-paid mobile customers' internet speed once they exceed their monthly limit is still nowhere in sight.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ISPs circle IPv6 adoption alternative
Internet service providers are circling carrier-grade or large-scale network address translation as a strategy that would allow them to cling to IPv4 for longer, further delaying moves to adopt IPv6.
Source: iTnews Australia
Global Internet hit 2012 speed bump: study
Global Internet connection speeds around the world slowed in late 2012, according to a survey released on Thursday that suggested a temporary stall in broadband gains.
Source: ARN
Wed, 23rd Jan 2013
Web inventor comes Down Under
Internet service provider (ISP), iiNet, is bringing the inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, to Australia for a 10-day TBL Down Under tour commencing January 30.
Source: ARN
Vodafone Australia eyes 2.5GHz spectrum auction
Vodafone is set to pay the application fee to potentially bid for some of the spectrum in the upcoming auction.
Source: ZDNet Australia
MyNetFone enters OTT market
MyNetFone has entered the hotly contested mobile “over the top” marketplace with free Android and iOS apps enabling its customers to make low-cost calls using their mobile handsets.
Source: iTnews Australia
NT bus interchanges get free Wi-Fi
Free Wi-Fi access points will be available for commuters at bus interchanges in Darwin and the suburbs of Palmerston and Casuarina in the Northern Territory under a program to begin in mid-February.
Source: Computerworld
Tax threshold 'won't change web shoppers'
Lowering the tax-free threshold on goods purchased online will do little to change Australian's shopping behaviour, according to research by MasterCard.
Source: SMH
Wollongong, Point Cook roll out free wifi
Wollongong City Council has rolled out free wifi in the regional centre’s CBD.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 22nd Jan 2013
LTE subscribers will more than double this year, IHS iSuppli says
For every person using 4G LTE now, there will be at least one more subscriber by the end of this year, IHS iSuppli says.
Source: ARN
Pirate Party Australia focuses on Senate for federal election
Pirate Party Australia has successfully registered for the federal election, and is focusing on the Senate to potentially pick up seats this year.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Subsea cable operators moving to 100G
Cable system operators and their equipment vendors are exploring 100 gigabit per second upgrades for their networks despite research showing a flattening of bandwidth demand growth over the past two years.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 21st Jan 2013
Wollongong gets free city Wi-Fi
Wollongong has joined the growing number of cities in Australia offering free Wi-Fi.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Review: Labs Brief: TP-Link AV500 Powerline Starter Kit
TP-Link's powerline starter kit is excellent for those with wireless-unfriendly houses.
Source: PC Authority
ACCC seeks special leave from High Court regarding TPG advertising
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking a special leave of the High Court to appeal a Full Court of the Federal Court decision that has ruled TPG's advertisements for its Unlimited ADSL2+ broadband internet service were not misleading, disagreeing with an earlier penalising ruling by a trial judge.
Source: ARN
Vodafone feels the heat from customers over data charges
Vodafone has backed down from implementing proposed changes to charging in 1MB blocks due to pressure from customers.
Source: Computerworld
First NBN fibre rolled out in Penrith
Penrith residents will be able to able to connect to the NBN's broadband in the next few months.
Source: ARN
Sun, 20th Jan 2013
Vodafone backflips on data changes
Vodafone has backed down on changes that would have made some of its prepaid customers' data quota vanish quicker than usual from February 13 after customers "expressed concern" about them.
Source: SMH