Broadband News
Mon, 03rd Sep 2012
Eftel's DSLAM write-down results in AU$2.08M loss
Eftel's decision to write down its DSLAM equipment saw the company report a loss of AU$2.08 million for the last financial year.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra attacks ACCC's wholesale ADSL proposal on all fronts
Telstra is demanding that it should be exempt from being required to provide regulated wholesale ADSL services in at least 289 exchange services areas; that it should not be required to provide wholesale naked ADSL services and that wholesale prices should be set based on retail prices so that it is able to manage network congestion by adjusting retail prices without discriminating against wholesale customers.
Source: iTWire
Telstra invokes NBN in Naked DSL row
Telstra has stepped up its battle against potentially being forced to offer Naked DSL services on a wholesale basis, arguing that meeting the requirement could hurt the National Broadband Network.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 31st Aug 2012
FttP half-truths mask whole-NBN deception
Malcolm Turnbull has been spruiking 12Mbps minimum broadband for years. Suddenly, it’s "just not satisfactory" - and it's OK for him to continue to dodge any substantive questions around the Coalition’s plan. Maybe that’s because nobody's asking them.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus launches usage alert service for customers
Optus has jumped in quickly, just ahead of the new consumer Telecommunications Protection Code coming into effect tomorrow, by launching its new usage alert service which will give customers greater transparency in managing spending on their mobile accounts.
Source: iTWire
Telstra trialling Samsung 4G network equipment
In a surprise revelation, Telstra has confirmed that it is trialling Samsung LTE 4G network equipment in Brisbane, as the telco giant pushes forward with plans to cover 66.6 per cent of the Australian population by June 2013.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Audit tick for fibre backhaul blackspot scheme
The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has won praise for its handling of the $250 million regional backbone blackspot program.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN seeks to bridge urban, rural legal services
Communications minister Stephen Conroy and Attorney-General Nicola Roxon announced $400,000 for the first round of successful applicants to share the NBN legal assistance partnerships.
Source: Computerworld
Optus introduces spending alerts system for post-paid customers
Optus has today introduced a new usage alert service for post-paid mobile customers, aiming to provide greater transparency of mobile accounts to enable better spend management.
Source: ARN
ACMA shocked by abolition calls
ACMA chairman Chris Chapman has said that he was "gobsmacked" by the Convergence Review recommendation that ACMA be abolished, saying he sees a big future for the authority in a digital world.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Thu, 30th Aug 2012
Billion's first new routers in two years
Australian specialist broadband device distributor, PCRange has starting shipping its first new Billion routers in two years, with the Billion V Series Broadcom chipset-based routers now coming on to the market in Australia.
Source: iTWire
Telstra to pull plug on 3GIS services at 10am Friday
Telstra is counting down the hours until the final shutdown of mobile services on the 3GIS network begins.
Source: iTnews Australia
Exetel internet outage brings down website, phone support
Australian ISP Exetel has experienced a network outage, which also brought down the company's support phone lines and website, leaving disconnected users to turn to social media.
Source: ZDNet Australia
iiNet's MD sells $13.2m worth of shares
Michael Malone, managing director at iiNet, has sold $13.2 million worth of shares in the company.
Source: Computerworld
Wed, 29th Aug 2012
Oakeshott 'surprised' at Coalition's Huawei pledge
Independent MP Rob Oakeshott has expressed surprise at a Coalition pledge to review Huawei's ban from NBN works should it come to power in the next election.
Source: iTnews Australia
Developers think NBN fibre is free: Opticomm
Fibre network company Opticomm has said that developers incorrectly believe that NBN Co's fibre installation in new housing developments is free of charge.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Turnbull sheds light on Coalition NBN plans
Malcolm Turnbull, Shadow Minister for Communications and Broadband, has shed further light on what the Coalition's approach would be to the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co speeds up service delivery with automated tools
NBN Co is using management software tools to help speed up the delivery of new high-speed broadband services across Australia. The National Broadband Network wholesaler has deployed IBM Rational software to build the capabilities required to automate the process of activating services for retail service providers.
Source: Computerworld
Asian expansion helps boost Vocus results
Winning business from Asian carriers operating on the Singapore route and the flow through of benefits from the expanding cloud market has helped Australian-listed telecommunications provider of Data Centre, Dark Fibre and International Internet connectivity, Vocus Communications, to a big increase in earnings and an expansion in revenue to $45.29 million for the full year 2012.
Source: iTWire
Coalition pledges to review Huawei's NBN lockout
Shadow communications minister Malcolm Turnbull has pledged to review Huawei's exclusion from National Broadband Network contracts should the Coalition come into power.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 28th Aug 2012
Vocus continues fibre optic network expansion
Vocus Communications plans to add 40km of fibre optic cable to its network in the coming financial year, further expanding its reach.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra 4G to reach 66% of Aussies by June 2013
Telstra has announced plans to extend its LTE to 66.6 per cent of Australians by June 2013.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra Wi-Fi gives Coke super-fast speeds
Coca-Cola Amatil has signed a deal with Telstra to deploy 3000 digital media units that will give people free Wi-Fi with their Coke purchase.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Mon, 27th Aug 2012
Telstra DNSChanger infections have almost halved
It's been about a month and a half since the temporary DNSChanger servers were cut from the internet, so how has Telstra's temporary redirect worked during that time?
Source: ZDNet Australia
Huawei rails against Aus Govt 'vendor discrimination'
Chinese telco giant Huawei has warned that proposed changes to telecommunications security legislation might harm competition by discriminating against particular vendors and their countries of origin.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus puts Facebook credits, BlackBerry apps on the phone bill
Optus has announced arrangements that will allow its subscribers to charge BlackBerry App World and Facebook credits purchases to their mobile phone accounts.
Source: iTWire
Telstra adds wholesale data products
Telstra announced a set of data products for wholesale customers available today.
Source: Computerworld
Optus signs on for BlackBerry, Facebook direct bill payments
Optus has jumped on the payments innovation bandwagon, allowing its customers to pay by having charges put on their mobile phone bill.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Fri, 24th Aug 2012
NBN satellite ground station to be built at Ceduna
Ceduna in South Australia has been announced as the location for another satellite ground station for the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: Computerworld
NBN spurs business process overhaul at Telstra
The NBN has driven Telstra to overhaul internal processes to become more competitive, according to Telstra director of products and IT enablement, Jenny Wood.
Source: Computerworld