Broadband News
Wed, 08th Aug 2012
Conroy: NBN to pass 758,000 premises by end of 2012
Broadband minister Senator Stephen Conroy has told a Sydney forum hosted by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy that the rollout of the National Broadband Network will pass 758,000 premises before 2013.
Source: Computerworld
Tue, 07th Aug 2012
NICTA spin-off shows off GiFi
NICTA spin-off company Nitero has begun showing off its 60GHz Wi-Fi to the industry, as part of a fund-raising exercise for the company.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telecoms tipped to take 10 percent of global energy
Alcatel-Lucent is calling for urgent action to improve the energy efficiency of telecommunications networks amid predictions that, on current projections, the Internet could consume as much as 10 percent of global energy supply by 2020.
Source: iTWire
AAPT, Melbourne IT face privacy probe
AAPT and Melbourne IT face investigation by the federal privacy watchdog over a data breach that could involve as much as 40 GB of customer data.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telcos commend TCP code changes
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will soon register the new Telecommunications Consumer Protection (TCP) code on September 1, charting how telecommunications providers should engage with their customers.
Source: ARN
Traffic, mobiles and cyber attacks test Web content delivery: Akamai co-founder
Increasing Internet congestion, the proliferation mobile devices and heightened security risks are today’s biggest challenges to delivering Web content, according to Akamai Technologies co-founder Tom Leighton.
Source: Computerworld
Eftel buys small Sydney ISP
Internet service provider EFTel has acquired Sydney-based small business ISP Visage Telecom.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 06th Aug 2012
Telstra hires veteran global TV exec to head IPTV &Pay TV arm
Telstra has named Eric Kearley, a 10 year veteran of MTV and currently head of digital media at Television New Zealand, as head of its IPTV and Pay TV operations.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co relocates some points of interconnect
NBN Co has approached the competition watchdog to relocate 10 points of interconnect planned for the National Broadband Network, in the first major change to its network plans since May last year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Legal services receive NBN funding
Four legal centres have received Federal Government funding to connect regional and city lawyers through the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: Computerworld
ACCC seeks comment on NBN POI locations
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking submissions on its consultation paper on the draft section list of points of interconnect (POI) for the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: Computerworld
AG blocks NBN FOI to protect 'international relations'
The Department of the Attorney-General has followed NBN Co in blocking the release of documents relating to the ban of Huawei tendering for the NBN.
Source: ZDNet Australia
IPv6 growth explodes
For every IPv6 address there are still thousands of IPv4 addresses, but, at long last, IPv6 growth is taking off.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Fri, 03rd Aug 2012
Updated NBN Co plan to be released next week
NBN Co will release its revised corporate plan until next week, following widespread media reports it would be released this week.
Source: Computerworld
NZ exceeds fibre roll-out expectations, lacks customers
The roll-out of NZ's UFB project has exceeded the government's forecasts, but will there be enough international capacity and customers?
Source: ZDNet Australia
What the Pacific Fibre collapse means for NZ
The demise of the Pacific Fibre project leaves New Zealand users in a precarious position.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACCC ticks off TV makers over 'WiFi Ready' claims
Five makers of TV and blue-ray players - Sony, LG, Panasonic, Samsung and Sharp have agreed to expand on or remove the terms 'WiFi Ready' and 'Wireless LAN Ready' from their promotional material after they failed to explain that WiFi connectivity required them to purchase an additional WiFi adaptor.
Source: iTWire
Swinburne researchers seek out IPv4 remains
Australian researchers have begun collating information from networks across the world in an attempt to figure out how many usable blocks of Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses remain unused.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 02nd Aug 2012
New Zealand's NBN: 76,000 premises, only 1200 customers
The New Zealand Government says its national broadband network initiative has exceeded initial targets with fibre reaching 76,000 urban premises, but only 1200 customers have signed up for FTTP services to date.
Source: iTWire
Foxtel grabs gold while Nine flounders
While Australian athletes are tirelessly pursuing gold, at least one big winner has already delivered, and that's Foxtel.
Source: iTWire
NBN just one piece in broadband puzzle: Akamai
Fibre to the home is just one piece in getting superfast broadband to all Australians, according to Akamai co-founder Tom Leighton.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra considers in-store mobile payments
Telstra is considering letting customers pay for products in-store via a mobile payments app.
Source: ZDNet Australia
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