Broadband News
Thu, 01st Nov 2012
Conroy: Abbott calls the shots when it comes to Coalition and NBN
Minister for Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has changed tack slightly and is now advising punters to ignore Malcolm Turnbull and instead look to Tony Abbott to understand the Coalition’s plans for broadband.
Source: ARN
Megaupload to make a Mega comeback
The infamous Kim Dotcom, New Zealand resident and founder of the banned Megaupload filesharing site, has announced a new version of the defunct behemoth, with a twist.
Source: iTWire
Geo-block escapes putting pinch on content owners
Internet users who circumvent blocking mechanisms on overseas content via legal and illegal means are pressuring vendors and rights holders to change their practices, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 31st Oct 2012
Telstra 4G sales rise to 820,000
Telstra CEO David Thodey has revealed that the company sold 820,000 LTE 4G devices in the first 12 months of the network's operation.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra trials small cells at Flemington
Telstra will trial the emerging Alcatel-Lucent small cell technology at the Birdcage at Flemington for the Spring Racing Carnival.
Source: iTWire
Telstra looks to data for mobile growth
Telstra is looking to data traffic growth - and increased data prices - as a means of arresting revenue decline in a contracting mobile market.
Source: iTnews Australia
Turnbull and Quigley: No love lost at NBN review
Tuesday night saw another six monthly review of the NBN’s progress in Parliament House: Malcolm Turnbull was there, and Mike Quigley had a score to settle.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Adelaide Fringe Festival patrons to get free Wi-Fi access
Art patrons keen to share content and tweets from the Adelaide Fringe Festival in 2013 will be able to do so at free Wi-Fi hotspots scattered around the festival areas.
Source: Computerworld
Half the emergency spectrum meets double the demand: ACMA
Responding to claims that lives will be put at risk over the decision to provide only half the requested emergency spectrum, ACMA has revealed that it actually provides more than double the projected capacity.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co still working out how to connect apartments to the NBN
NBN Co has told a parliamentary hearing that it does not have a uniform strategy of connecting apartment buildings to the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: Computerworld
Optus adds 4G sites In Surfers Paradise and Brisbane CBD
Optus has activated its first 4G sites for customers in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast and in the Brisbane CBD.
Source: ARN
NBN Co turns to Telco Act in NSW pole dispute
NBN Co will attempt to "fall back" on its powers under Schedule 3 of the Telecommunications Act to work around an impasse with the NSW Government over access to power pole infrastructure.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co close to finalising MDU cabling contractor
NBN Co is negotiating with one of its existing network construction contractors to begin rolling fibre cabling to multi-dwelling units (MDUs).
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 30th Oct 2012
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Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus terminates agreement with TeleChoice
Optus has cancelled its retail distribution agreement with TeleChoice, which includes Virgin Mobile and Pre-Paid Services.
Source: Computerworld
How telcos use big data to keep customers loyal: Veda
Telecommunication customers aren't known for their loyalty, but telcos are looking to change that by making good use of their customer data, according to Veda.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus overhauls retail distribution strategy
Telco service provider, Optus, is refocusing its retail and distribution strategy to reflect the maturing mobile market and the changing needs of Australian consumers.
Source: ARN
Vodafone's slash and burn "restructuring"
Australia's number three telco Vodafone, which has been bleeding money for years, has announced that it will fire staff, cut costs, and restructure its operations.
Source: iTWire
Mon, 29th Oct 2012
NBN Co prepared to use Commonwealth power for the NBN: Conroy
NBN Co has hit back at claims consumers in NSW would be forced to pay $400 million for the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: Computerworld
O'Farrell misleading NSW about NBN and power prices: Conroy
Minister for broadband, communications and the digital economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has called on the O'Farrell government to stop misleading the NSW public about the rollout of the NBN and power prices.
Source: ARN
NSW govt digs in heels over NBN roll-out
Negotiations between the Australian government and the New South Wales government over the use of power poles for the NBN roll-out have broken down.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACMA shortchanges emergency services on LTE spectrum
Australian public safety agencies are to be given 5 MHz of dedicated paired spectrum to operate a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, half the amount they had sought.
Source: iTnews Australia
Ombudsman reports fewer iiNet, Telstra, TPG complaints
iiNet, Telstra and TPG saw the biggest year-on-year falls in new customer complaints filed against them, according to statistics released by the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman.
Source: iTnews Australia
Vodafone axes 500 jobs in restructure
Vodafone Hutchison Australia has announced it will axe ten percent of its workforce in a wide-ranging business restructure.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mobile phone complaints up, telco complaints down
Complaints about mobile phones increased by nine per cent to 122,834 from 112,376 in 2010-11, according to the 2012 Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman Annual Report. New telco complaints fell in 2011 - 2012 to 193,702, down 2 per cent, according to the report.
Source: ARN
NSW digs heels in over NBN rollout
Consumers in New South Wales will be left to pick up a 400 million dollar bill following the breakdown of negotiations over the National Broadband Network.
Source: SMH
Sun, 28th Oct 2012
The new Telstra shows its true colours
Telstra is changing. Australia's largest telco has a long history of evolution, and from necessity reinvents itself every decade or so. It is currently undergoing yet another reinvention.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 26th Oct 2012
iiNet lays path to reverse TransACT customer animosity
iiNet is still grappling with the best way to address long-simmering system and price issues inherited from TransACT, placing them in a completely "different ballpark" to those it experienced with AAPT.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus, MacTel, AAPT slam Telstra's congestion price plan
Optus and Macquarie Telecom have joined other ISPs in slamming Telstra's suggestion that network congestion be priced into regulated wholesale ADSL charges.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 25th Oct 2012
NBN backlog in greenfields to take eight months to clear
NBN Co has admitted that its roll out of the National Broadband Network (NBN) is not keeping pace with demand in new housing estates, with 3800 premises waiting to be connected.
Source: Computerworld