Broadband News
Wed, 01st Aug 2012
ACMA pledges tougher stance on telco customer service
The media watchdog has promised to take a tougher stance on the telecommunications industry's ability to handle customer complaints as it seeks to adopt a revised code on the issue.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN plan key to public confidence
If NBN Co doesn't provide solid goals in its corporate plan, to be unveiled this week, the public might start to lose hope of the project ever being completed.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Pacific Fibre folds, submarine cable plans scrapped
A proposal to build a new submarine cable system linking Australia and New Zealand with the United States has folded after failing to reach the $US400 million in funding required to build the cable.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 31st Jul 2012
Optus launches 4G business services; upgrades 3G network
Optus has expanded the availability of its 4G business services utilising its 4G FDD-LTE network to Sydney and Perth, and upgraded its 3G network coverage as part of a larger enhancement project.
Source: ARN
iPrimus connects B2B Gateway customer to NBN
iPrimus has connected the country's first customer to NBN Co's business-to-business (B2B) Gateway on the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Sorrell, Tasmania.
Source: Computerworld
FCC fail casts doubts on Libs' NBN subsidy plan
Malcolm Turnbull's plans to build our rural NBN using direct subsidies reflects classic Coalition theory, but the failure of a similar US program suggests his blind faith in the private sector may well be misplaced.
Source: ZDNet Australia
By the numbers: will Willunga prove NBN's success?
Does Willunga disprove the myth that the NBN will only be popular with those who can afford it?
Source: ZDNet Australia
Mon, 30th Jul 2012
Telstra shares extend advance on NBN, mobile
Telstra shares hit $4 for the first time in four years as the telco starts to benefit from its recent involvement with the national broadband network (NBN) and growth in its mobile and broadband businesses.
Source: SMH
Hackers release stolen AAPT data
Hackers purportedly belonging to the Anonymous collective have released a portion of the 40 GB database it stole from a breached AAPT server last week.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 29th Jul 2012
Anonymous updates their leak site with AAPT data
In the past few minutes, a significant block of AAPT data has appeared on Par:anoiA.
Source: iTWire
Anonymous begins dump of stolen ISP data
Anonymous has begun dumping details from its 40GB cache of what it is claiming to be AAPT's customer data.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Fri, 27th Jul 2012
MelbourneIT in the firing line over AAPT hack
Questions are being asked over the relative simplicity with which the hacking group Anonymous was able to break into both the various Queensland Government websites AND the AAPT business servers. The one common factor - they're hosted by MelbourneIT. And this isn't the first time.
Source: iTWire
Telstra scales service management for faster support
Telstra’s Enterprise & Government division has modified its IT service management (ITSM) systems to address looming performance logjams and speed service provisioning by 80 percent.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra ups fixed prices, axes 30-second mobile rate
Access fees for some of Telstra's fixed-line phone plans will increase, and mobile calls will be charged differently.
Source: ZDNet Australia
AAPT hack exploited 'very old' Cold Fusion hole
The vulnerability used by Anonymous hackers to breach and obtain data from AAPT and Queensland Government websites was "very old", sources have told iTnews' sister site SC Magazine.
Source: iTnews Australia
MyNetFone CEO says NBN prices will rise
Rene Sugo, CEO of VoIP services company and ISP MyNetFone, believes RSPs will increase their National Broadband Network (NBN) prices once interim points of interconnect (POI) are removed, because current prices are unsustainable.
Source: Computerworld
Google Fiber trumps NBN speeds, pricing
Google has announced plans and pricing for its 1 gigabit fibre broadband service in the US that is cheaper and faster than NBN plans on offer in Australia today.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra changes post-paid contracts
From October 1, Telstra will change the charging blocks on post-paid mobile phones from 30 seconds to one minute
Source: PC Authority
Thu, 26th Jul 2012
Multicasting in a unicast world
If we're all watching on-demand videos, should we care how expensive NBN Co's multicast product is?
Source: ZDNet Australia
Anonymous threatens huge ISP data release
Although threatened for a 9pm (AEST) release, we have not yet seen the ISP usage data file threatened to be released by the hacktivist group Anonymous.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co opens app testing sandpit
NBN Co has begun 'matchmaking' developers of bandwidth-hungry software with internet service providers offering access to the wholesaler's production 'sandpit'.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 25th Jul 2012
Hacker threatens to release stolen ISP data
Hackers claiming to have stolen 40GB of data from one of Australia's largest internet service providers are threatening to publish part of the cache in protest against the nation's proposed data retention laws.
Source: iTnews Australia
Qld councils struggle to make fibre NBN a reality
Barcoo and Diamantina shires aren't happy with the satellite coverage their towns will receive from the NBN, and are trying to raise the funds to enable 700km of fibre to be laid.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Local product certified for NBN Co integration
Telecommunications IT provider DGIT's Telflow B2B Gateway has been used to gain certification for the integration between Nextgen and NBN Co.
Source: iTWire
Federal Government invests $5m for NBN-related council services
The Federal Government is investing over $5 million to help 14 local governments utilise National Broadband Network (NBN) enabled services.
Source: Computerworld
Queensland shires demand modern communication
Two far-west Queensland mayors fear their towns will wither and die without modern telecommunications.
Source: ARN
Tue, 24th Jul 2012
Broadcom plans fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi for phones early next year
Broadcom plans to bring IEEE 802.11ac Wi-Fi to smartphones starting early next year, using a chipset announced on Tuesday that the company said can deliver about 300Mbps (bits per second) of real-world speed.
Source: ARN
iiNet integrates Internode global network
Internet service provider iiNet has unveiled plans to discard existing domestic agreements for international bandwidth over the next 12 months in a bid to build its own network outside Australia.
Source: iTnews Australia
iiNet ups Southern Cross capacity from 20Gbps to 200Gbps
iiNet is splashing out on international cable capacity, forging a deal to provide it with 10 times more capacity from Southern Cross Cables.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Yellow jersey for highest SBS Tour De France online audience!
Australia's multicultural Special Broadcasting Service, or SBS, has announced that it has recorded its highest ever online audience for its 2012 Tour De France website.
Source: iTWire