Broadband News
Mon, 06th Aug 2012
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
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