Broadband News
Thu, 25th Oct 2012
NBN Co shouldn't 'tax' city customers: Ergas
Conservative economist Henry Ergas has said that NBN Co should scrap its uniform wholesale pricing model and subsidise regional Australian broadband directly.
Source: ZDNet Australia
iiNet dabbles in iiStore, store-front NOC
In the busy Perth suburb of Subiaco, passers-by will be able to see the Network Operations Centre of Australia's third-largest ISP from the street.
Source: ZDNet Australia
iiNet makes network operations centre visible from street
ISP iiNet has shifted its network operations centre to the ground floor of its Perth offices, making it visible from the street.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 24th Oct 2012
Internode makes play for disgruntled Adam customers
ISP Internode has made a cheeky attempt to lure away any Adam Internet broadband customers that are unhappy at the prospect of being owned by Telstra.
Source: iTnews Australia
Globe LTE roaming "headed to Australia"
The Philippines' Globe Telecom has signed a deal to offer LTE roaming in Hong Kong and Korea. It intends to expand the service to Australia and other countries.
Source: iTWire
Telstra denies NBN behind Adam Internet buy
Telstra has said that the Adam Internet deal is not about getting more customers before the NBN rollout.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra to buy Adam Internet
Telstra has made a play for South Australian ISP Adam Internet in a deal rumoured to be worth around $50 million.
Source: iTnews Australia
Boost Mobile to resell Telstra's Next G network
Pre-paid mobile phone provider Boost Mobile will be the first company to resell access to Telstra's Next G network from January next year.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co sets up centre to prevent fibre rollout disruptions
NBN Co has set up a new facility in Melbourne to mitigate against any supply chain-related disruptions that could impact the rollout of its fibre-to-the-home network.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 23rd Oct 2012
Former ACCC chairman an NBN "cheerleader", Turnbull says
Malcolm Turnbull has hit back at claims by Graeme Samuel, former ACCC chairman, that fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) uses obsolete technology and equipment.
Source: Computerworld
Mon, 22nd Oct 2012
Akamai unveils Q2 'State of the Internet' report
Cloud platform, Akamai, has released its State of the Internet report for the second quarter of 2012, which outlines insights into global statistics, such as Internet penetration, mobile connection speeds, origins of attack traffic, and global and regional connection speeds.
Source: ARN
Why NBN will kill the TV networks
Television has been by far the most resilient form of “old media”. For more than four decades, television has delivered huge audiences that advertisers crave.
Source: SMH
Government steps up NBN marketing with extra $20m in funding
The federal government will inject $20 million into a marketing campaign to dispel misconceptions about the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co nearly doubles employee spending to $222,110
Employee benefits at NBN Co have nearly doubled to $222,110 for the 2011/12 financial year, up $103,227 from $118,883.
Source: Computerworld
NBN execs get $600,000
Executives at the company building the national broadband network pocketed more than $600,000 in bonuses last financial year despite the project running a year behind schedule.
Source: SMH
Sun, 21st Oct 2012
NBN Co pulled in AU$2M in 2011-2012
In the last financial year, NBN Co pulled in AU$2 million in revenue.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Fri, 19th Oct 2012
Why the HFC is no NBN alternative: A sob story
If you're going to design a network and call it consumer-grade, it actually has to be able to cope with the massive data demands of your average consumer.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Australia still lagging in broadband speeds: report
Australia has recorded an average broadband speed of 4.4Mbps for the third quarter of 2012, exceeding the global average speed by 1.4Mbps.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus completes final stages of organisational restructure
Optus is completing the final stages of its corporate redundancy as part of a major organisational restructure which will see will see 750 staff let go, with an associated one off charge of about $37 million.
Source: ARN
4G wars: Can Vodafone make a 4G comeback?
Telstra and Optus have both begun delivering 4G services in Australia, but Vodafone, the number three telco, is yet to begin offering next-generation mobile technology.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co to expand access, identity systems
NBN Co has contracted systems integrator Qubit Consulting to extend the capability of its identity and access management systems.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 18th Oct 2012
Beyond the end of Telstra's nose
Telstra's AGM passed by peacefully this week, despite the absence of a clear long-term strategy and a short-term focus on results.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Sydney City Council pushes for underground cables
The City of Sydney has voted to undertake a study into the feasibility of forcing power and telecoms utilities to bury their cables in conjunction with the NBN roll-out.
Source: iTnews Australia
IPv6 adoption by Internode customers increase
Internet service provider, Internode, has revealed that its customer base is increasingly adopting Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
Source: ARN
Google resists two thirds of Aussie takedown requests
Google has resisted nearly two thirds of Australian government requests to remove content from its massive online archive, the most recent Google transparency report reveals.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 17th Oct 2012
NBN Co under fire for take-up numbers
NBN Co has been criticised for including former Howard-government's Australian Broadband Guarantee customers in its number of active services on the NBN.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Best 4G prepaid and month-to-month plans
Like your mobile data fast and by the bucketload? Here are the top three 4G plans for smartphones.
Source: PC Authority
Innovations to help NBN Co find FTTH faults quicker and save energy
In separate announcements Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson have unveiled technologies that, respectively expedite fault finding and repair of FTTH networks like the NBN, and that could significantly reduce their energy consumption.
Source: iTWire
AFP denies seeking URLs for data-retention plans
The AFP has said that it is not seeking internet users' web-browsing history as part of a proposal to force ISPs to retain customer data for up to two years.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co defends rollout progress
NBN Co has maintained that it is on track to meet its target of 54,300 premises passed by the end of the year, despite the figure currently sitting at 32,295.
Source: iTnews Australia