Broadband News
Mon, 26th Nov 2012
Telstra repairs continue in Warrnambool, Vic
Telstra has restored Internet and data services for 91 large business customers in southwest Victoria after a fire took out part of the telco’s exchange in Warrnambool.
Source: Computerworld
Sat, 24th Nov 2012
Vectoring could allow Deutsche Telekom to boost copper broadband speeds to 100M bps
German network operator Deutsche Telekom is planning to upgrade its copper broadband network using a technology called vectoring, which will result in speeds of up to 100M bps.
Source: Computerworld
Fri, 23rd Nov 2012
Telstra faces probe on NBN data disclosure plan
Telstra is facing scrutiny over the way it proposes to stop information it receives under the definitive agreements with NBN Co being leaked to its retail arm.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra works to fix Vic phones after fire
Thousands of Telstra customers in Victoria's southwest can expect to get mobile phone reception back in the next 24 hours after a fire damaged a local telephone exchange, but it will be few days before Internet and landlines are restored.
Source: Computerworld
Public dissatisfaction with NBN proposals grow
A fixed wireless tower in Tasmania for the National Broadband Network (NBN) is in dispute, following the initial approval of the tower by Huon Valley Council.
Source: Computerworld
Call costs cut as Internode offers new NBN voice service
Internode has fully embraced the National Broadband Network (NBN) announcing that is offering traditional voice phone services to its customers on the Network - with untimed landline calls Australia-wide costing $0.18 each.
Source: ARN
Australia lone Western country to back 'Internet takeover'
Australia is becoming increasingly isolated in its support for controversial changes to the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITR) treaty after the European Parliament passed a resolution opposing what is being termed as a United Nations-backed takeover of the Internet.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 22nd Nov 2012
ACCC calls for comment on Telstra NBN migration plan
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has called for comments from Australian telecommunications stakeholders over various security and continuity of access issues related to the plans of dominant carrier Telstra to migrate its networks to the NBN.
Source: iTWire
Telstra, ISPs hit by Warrnambool exchange fire
Telstra is investigating the cause of a fire in its Warrnambool exchange in south-western Victoria that has knocked out fixed and mobile voice and internet services for up to 60,000 users.
Source: iTnews Australia
Is Telstra full of it on congestion claims?
Telstra and its fixed-line resellers are locked in a months-long debate over whether wholesale prices for ADSL should be kept higher to avoid "congestion," but is it right?
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra Wholesale sports real-time charging system
Telstra Wholesale has implemented a purpose-built Ericsson system that supports real-time billing, enabling it to launch prepaid 3G services on a wholesale basis for the first time.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACCC seeks comment on Telstra's NBN migration plan
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking comment on Telstra's plans to migrate customers from its HFC and copper networks to the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: Computerworld
Telstra offers prepaid 3G wholesale, names ispONE as first customer
Telstra Wholesale has launched a prepaid 3G offering naming existing reseller ispONE as its first wholesale customer.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 21st Nov 2012
Internode releases new business plans with NodeMobile
Internet service provider, Internode, a subsidiary of iiNet, has released a bundle of new plans which it says give its business customers more choice in mobile voice services.
Source: iTWire
Internode, iiNet to live stream selected Gorgeous Festival performances
Punters who can’t make it to the Gorgeous Festival in McLaren Vale, South Australia, on November 24 will be able to view main stage performances for free in HD if they are an Internode or iiNet customer.
Source: Computerworld
TPG investment just 'a seat at the table': iiNet
TPG's investment in ISP rival iiNet is all about having a seat at the table in the event of any takeover of the company, iiNet has said.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Conroy takes charge of 4G spectrum reserve prices
Communications minister Stephen Conroy yesterday directed the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to deal with, but not set, reserve prices for the upcoming 700 MHz and 2.5 GHz spectrum auction.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 20th Nov 2012
Backhaul blues: Uncertain future for NBN competition in Tasmania
The cost of backhaul from Tasmania to the mainland of Australia for the National Broadband Network could hamper competition among retail service providers (RSPs) in the state, several industry players say.
Source: Computerworld
Mon, 19th Nov 2012
Telstra cites post-WWII rent control to fight ADSL price cut
Telstra has stepped up its fight to maintain wholesale ADSL rates at current levels, citing post-World War II rent controls in New York as an example of the "dire consequences" invited by "incorrect pricing" decisions.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 18th Nov 2012
Internode launches $99 four-play combo plans
Internode has launched three $99 "Combo plans" that bundle four services including broadband, IPTV, mobile voice and a traditional telephone line.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 16th Nov 2012
Telstra wholesale system upgrade delayed
Telstra has revealed it is two months behind schedule on works for a service qualification system that will determine how fixed-line orders lodged by wholesale customers are fulfilled.
Source: iTnews Australia
iiNet launches HFC network with NBN-like speeds
iiNet has launched high-speed broadband services capable of achieving 100/8Mbps on its own hybrid-fibre coaxial (HFC) network.
Source: Computerworld
Libs should have joined Labor's NBN telework love-in
National Telework Week naturally spruiked Labor's NBN vision, but it also highlighted the Coalition's utter lack of vision.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN construction companies defend subcontract rates
Two of the NBN construction contractors have defended the rates paid to subcontractors to build Australia's broadband network.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Staff, revenues down - tough times at Optus
Australia's number two telco, SingTel-owned Optus, is shedding more jobs than it said it would. Is all OK behind the scenes?
Source: iTWire
NBN Co to build satellite station in Broken Hill
Broken Hill in NSW has been selected as the spot for NBN Co to build a satellite ground station, playing a key role for rural areas gaining fast broadband access.
Source: ARN
Thu, 15th Nov 2012
NBN: How Aust compares to Singapore and NZ
Singapore and New Zealand are rolling out fibre-to-the-premises networks, but both are quite different to Australia's NBN.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Dodo teams with Microsoft for broadband bundle
Microsoft has teamed with Dodo Australia to offer an Xbox bundled with unlimited broadband in metro and regional areas.
Source: iTnews Australia
Dept of Broadband seeks tenders for satellite phones
The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has opened tenders to operate, monitor and maintain satellite community phones in remote Indigenous communities.
Source: Computerworld
AAPT acquires DSL provider Nextep
AAPT has entered into a wide-ranging partnership with NEC that will see it buy out NEC’s Nextep DSL business for an undisclosed sum.
Source: iTnews Australia