Broadband News
Wed, 07th Nov 2012
NBN targets Australia's small businesses
Many small businesses may not understand the benefits of NBN, despite many plans on the way targeting 2 million such companies in Australia, according to Flying Solo founder, Robert Gerrish.
Source: Computerworld
Optus customers get cheaper Hoyts cinema tickets
Telecommunications provider, Optus, has partnered with cinema chain, Hoyts, to offer the telco’s customers $10 movie tickets (with a catch) through a renewed Movie Rewards program that kicks off next Monday, November 12.
Source: ARN
Tue, 06th Nov 2012
FTTN makes sense for NBN, AAPT says
It makes more sense to roll out fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) for the National Broadband Network (NBN) than the government's current fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) approach, according to the CEO of internet service provider AAPT.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra talks down role of small mobile cells
Telstra announced last week that it had deployed new very small cellular base stations to boost mobile coverage at Flemington Racecourse during the spring racing carnival, but gave no indication that such technology will become a key part of its mobile network.
Source: iTWire
Dotcom proposes free internet, extra cable for NZ
Infamous internet mogul Kim Dotcom is proposing to reignite his abandoned Pacific Fibre cable project, which would provide a trans-Pacific cable and free internet to all New Zealand citizens.
Source: iTWire
Internode launches NodeMobile Summer SIM offer
Internode has launched a campaign increasing benefits for broadband customers who bundle Internode services by offering free setup and a monthly rental credit of $20 for six months for its recently launched NodeMobile Value voice services.
Source: ARN
Mon, 05th Nov 2012
ACCC finalises list of NBN points of interconnect
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has finalised the location of the 121 points of interconnect (POI) for the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: Computerworld
Telstra to retry Next G web filter service
Telstra is preparing another shot at introducing a web filtering product for smartphones after being forced to kill an earlier iteration over user tracking concerns.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN interconnect locations revealed, addresses kept secret
A list of suburbs where Australia's National Broadband Network will have a point of interconnect has been published, but the street addresses remain a secret.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Sun, 04th Nov 2012
Dotcom calls for Pacific Fibre 'reboot'
Kim Dotcom has said that the launch of his new file-sharing service, Mega, could "reboot" the failed Pacific Fibre subsea cable project.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Fri, 02nd Nov 2012
Bill shock on the rise
Customers complaining about phone bills have doubled in the past year, yet monitoring mobile data usage won't get much easier in the foreseeable future.
Source: PC Authority
Telstra's NBN retraining open to more workers
More Telstra staff could qualify for retraining under a $100 million Commonwealth grant than the 6500 the carrier had previously identified as eligible.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra fights Naked DSL with interference data
Telstra has shifted gears in its fight to stop Naked DSL being mandated as a wholesale service, turning to projected system costs and interference investigation data to dissuade the competition watchdog.
Source: iTnews Australia
Open DNS resolvers behind gigantic DDoS
Internet network performance company CloudFlare has identified the nature of and networks behind a massive distributed denial of service attack against one of its customers.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 01st Nov 2012
Telstra job cuts not just about the 'slash and burn'
While its competitors go through cutting hundreds of jobs across the board, Telstra CEO David Thodey said that the company constantly evaluates its productivity, and adjusts as required.
Source: ZDNet Australia
What part of Do Not Call don't you understand?
Finance company Heritage Financial Solutions has been fined $17,000 for calling numbers on the Do Not Call Register.
Source: iTWire
NBN means new opportunities, challenges for online TV: ABC
ABC TV is looking at extending its digital platform to streaming live television to internet users and mobile devices.
Source: Computerworld
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