Broadband News
Tue, 05th Feb 2013
Telstra to clamp down on peer-to-peer
Telstra is planning to slow the speed at which its customers download content through peer-to-peer (P2P) networks in peak periods as part of a trial.
Source: SMH
ADSL broadband slows remote medical education
Australia should invest in faster broadband for regional areas to promote telehealth and clinical education, according to the head of a non-governmental organisation that trains general practice doctors.
Source: Computerworld
Broadband Dept blasts 'forum-shopping' ISPs
The Department of Broadband has broken its silence over an increasingly one-sided effort to saddle NBN Co with a regulatory burden akin to Telstra's.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 04th Feb 2013
4G's slow summer
Average 4G speeds have dropped 18 percent since November. It seems that a bunch of new users could be slowing things down. Can it bounce back, or are we starting to move down to the long-term average for wireless technology?
Source: ZDNet Australia
Data retention stalls at committee level
The Australian Government's controversial data retention proposal looks to have stalled at the committee review level following the appointment of a new Attorney-General and the announcement of an election date.
Source: iTnews Australia
First NBN fibre laid in Strathfield and Homebush in NSW
Strathfield in New South Wales is one step closer to receiving the National Broadband Network (NBN) following the first fibre optic cable being laid in the area.
Source: Computerworld
NBN expands learning opportunities
The National Broadband Network (NBN) can be a powerful tool that improves educational outcomes for children, according to a report by NBN Co.
Source: ARN
ACMA reveals 4G 1800 MHz resale fears
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found itself with two empty portions of 1800 MHz spectrum and a resale deadline that threatens the contiguous nature of the range.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 01st Feb 2013
The ACT begins switching on to the NBN
The National Broadband Network (NBN) has officially been switched on at 4000 premises in Gungahlin, 17km north of Canberra.
Source: Computerworld
Apple blocks Java in browser again
Oracle's latest update of the Java runtime for browsers has been marked as unsafe by Apple's anti-malware feature Xprotect, Mac users report.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra service disruptions continue in Queensland
Telstra customers are continuing to experience service disruptions in Queensland due to power outages.
Source: Computerworld
Thu, 31st Jan 2013
Abbott primes Turnbull for future comms minister role
Opposition leader Tony Abbott has thrown his weight behind Malcolm Turnbull to execute the Coalition's "superfast broadband" plan should it come to power at the September election.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACCC seeks NBN Co's capital forecasts
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has asked NBN Co to hand over confidential costs and pricing forecast information.
Source: ZDNet Australia
iiNet blasts NBN Co over network fix times, compensation
ISP iiNet has lampooned NBN Co for setting the bar too low on restoration times for network faults and the circumstances in which it will compensate ISPs for outages.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACCC wants NBN Co's revenue and expenditure forecasts
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has requested NBN Co provide additional information on revenue and expenditure for its Special Access Undertaking (SAU) it lodged in September last year for the NBN.
Source: Computerworld
Wed, 30th Jan 2013
Telstra fears IP rules will kill off NBN ideas forum
Telstra has asked NBN Co to "re-cut" intellectual property rules it fears will kill off any chance of having ISPs contribute ideas for future products for the National Broadband Network.
Source: iTnews Australia
iiNet: NBN still 12 months from a "tipping point"
While the National Broadband Network (NBN) has now passed more than 72,000 premises, Greg Bader, chief business officer at iiNet, says the network is at least 12 months away from reaching a "tipping point".
Source: Computerworld
HTML5 'turns web pages into computers': Berners-Lee
World Wide Web founder sees new horizons with HTML5, but warns against government overreach.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ISP prices to go up as providers focus on profitability: MyNetFone
Consumers will continue to pay more for mobile and wireless services as ISPs will push up prices to increase profitability.
Source: ARN
Telstra begins restoring triple zero services in Qld
Telstra has completed repairs to a damaged redundant inland fibre cable near Harlin in Kingaroy, restoring emergency triple zero services.
Source: Computerworld
Tue, 29th Jan 2013
NBN the tip of the iceberg for Australia's tech future: Berners-Lee
Looking on as the CSIRO launches a digital research project aimed at using the NBN for boosting the Australian economy, Sir Tim Berners-Lee has said that the network is just the start of bigger and brighter things to come.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN services affected by Qld floods
The Queensland floods have impacted on National Broadband Network (NBN) services in parts of Queensland and in New South Wales.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra-Adam takeover decision delayed again
The corporate regulator's decision on whether to allow Telstra to take over Adam Internet and turn it into a budget internet service provider has been delayed again.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co pulls in more resources to meet June target
NBN Co will need to dramatically ramp up construction of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in order to reach its target of passing 341,000 premises by June 2013.
Source: Computerworld
Optus mobile network up in northern NSW, Queensland
Optus has issued a statement indicating that the telco's mobile network is operational in "major population centres" in Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Source: Computerworld
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