Broadband News
Tue, 20th Mar 2012
Huawei claims 30Gbps wireless "beyond LTE"
Huawei claims to have developed technology "beyond LTE" that is capable of delivering data at 30Gbps, but has given scant information, in particular what bandwidth is required to achieve this.
Source: iTWire
TPG sees mobile rebound
TPG Telecom has reported a second half year of growth in its mobile subscriber base, reversing years of decline following the purchase of Soul Mobile.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra aims to be one-stop shop for the connected home
Telstra has unveiled ambitious plans to provide everything the consumer of the connected home might need in the way of connectivity, content, services and the devices to make use of these.
Source: iTWire
Telstra cable 'deliberately' damaged
Telstra has confirmed it is a third of the way through restoring a 100-fibre line cable in the Hunter Valley after it was deliberately cut, downing services in the region.
Source: Computerworld
Mozilla may support H.264 video codec in Firefox to compete on mobile phones
Mozilla Foundation is considering adding support for the H.264 video codec in mobile versions of the Firefox browser, a move it has avoided up to now because H.264 is encumbered by patents. Mozilla's policy up to now has been to support only open codecs, but it is relaxing that rule because support for the codec is important in mobile browsers, the foundation's chair said.
Source: ARN
iiNet slashes ADSL transfer times
The hassle of going weeks without fixed-line internet while switching between providers could be over after iiNet announced a new rapid-transfer system that will only mean hours of downtime for ADSL2+ or Naked DSL customers transferring from rival telcos, rather than up to two weeks.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Full Spectrum: switching ISPs fast
One of the biggest deterrents in switching fixed broadband internet service providers (ISPs) is just how long you have to go without internet. Hopefully, it will soon be a thing of the past.
Source: ZDNet Australia
TPG grows profit by 65 per cent in six months
ISP now has 567,000 broadband subscribers and is looking to bring out new consumer products such as a set top box and IP surveillance systems.
Source: ARN
Telstra fibre cable cut by 'vandals'
Telstra has warned of a deliberate cut to a major fibre cable connecting Maitland and the Hunter Valley in NSW, affecting thousands of phone and broadband services.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 19th Mar 2012
The NBN in Melbourne: where and when
A quick overview looking at what the NBN Co's maps show about where the NBN is coming to Melbourne suburbs.
Source: PC Authority
ClubTelco offers contract-free NBN
ClubTelco has unveiled National Broadband Network retail plans without contracts, provided subscribers pay a $50 annual fee while using the internet service provider.
Source: iTnews Australia
ClubTelco NBN plans for the uncommitted
ClubTelco has announced its plans for the National Broadband Network (NBN) today. Although it is pretty average in terms of pricing, it's interesting to note that you won't have to sign long contracts, because they're all on a month-to-month basis.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN towers have 100% council approval
Despite ongoing community concerns and parliamentary inquiries on mobile phone towers, NBN Co has had a 100 per cent success rate in getting its towers approved by local councils so far.
Source: ZDNet Australia
iiNet speeds up broadband service transfer process
A customer can move from their current ISP to iiNet in just a couple of hours.
Source: ARN
Fri, 16th Mar 2012
Internode re-introduces 200GB plan
After quietly removing the plan from its range of broadband offerings last month, Internode has re-introduced a 200GB offer, in response to customer feedback.
Source: iTWire
Optus calls for faster digital dividend rollout
Optus CEO Paul O'Sullivan has called on the Federal Government to release portions of the digital dividend spectrum as soon as possible in order to more easily deploy 4G mobile services.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN analysis charts path to 1Gbps
Global consultancy Analysys Mason has forecast a ten-fold increase in user demand for broadband speeds over the next 20 years, reaching gigabit speeds to the home by 2030.
Source: iTnews Australia
Australia-Japan cable doubles in capacity
The main submarine cable linking Australia to Japan is set to nearly double in bandwidth capacity to meet forecast demand for the rest of this year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Council strikes down NBN tower plans
The National Broadband Network has been given a "wake-up call" after a regional council rejected plans for a 40m wireless tower and predicted that towns across the country could follow suit.
Source: The Australian
iiNet says 'greater flexibility' with new plans
DSL broadband provider, iiNet, has released details of its switch to 'anytime quota' on selected plans, which it says will give its customers the flexibility to travel the Internet without the worry of managing their peak and off-peak quotas.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 15th Mar 2012
NBN's fibre and wireless network plans 'prudent & efficient'
NBN Co has released a report from Analysys Mason that vindicates the designs of its FTTH and fixed wireless networks.
Source: iTWire
Vodafone promotes 850Mhz network alongside 'new iPad' offering
Vodafone's nearly completed 850MHz 3G network is ready to power Apple's new iPad, with the company eager to promote both the new network and the fact it will be offering Apple's "new iPad" from March 16.
Source: iTWire
Judge strips 'copyright troll' of disputed copyrights
Notorious "copyright troll" Righthaven has been hit with another in what has been lengthening string of legal defeats as a federal judge on Monday ordered that all intellectual property related to the company's failed copyright lawsuit against blogger Wayne Hoehn be taken away from it and assigned to a receiver.
Source: ARN
Wed, 14th Mar 2012
Can the Trans-Pacific Partnership succeed?
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks have been called into question by Australia's refusal to budge on conditions that could provide US businesses with greater legal powers over Australian businesses.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Australia-Japan cable picks Ciena for upgrade
The Australia-Japan Cable is upgrading its subsea cable route and has signed networking vendor, Ciena, to help out.
Source: ARN
Telstra predicts 1800MHz LTE device boom
Telstra has predicted that an "explosion" of devices will operate on long-term evolution (LTE) in the 1800MHz spectrum band, despite Apple's new iPad not being one of them.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus names Huawei as LTE supplier for Newcastle area rollout
Optus has named Huawei, the supplier of LTE equipment for its 700MHz trail and the current vendor for its 900MHz and 2100MHz 3G networks as the LTE supplier for its 1800MHz first commercial services in Newcastle, but has yet to confirm any vendor commitment beyond that initial service area.
Source: iTWire
Australian Internet filter puts us on 'surveillance' list
Australia has been added to a list of "countries under surveillance" maintained by Reporters Without Borders (RWB), due to the Government's "dangerous content filtering scheme".
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra to help James Cameron boldly go where no film director has gone before
Telstra is to play a key role in a plan by film director James Cameron (he of Titanic & Avatar fame) to pilot a submersible to the deepest part of the world's oceans, film what he finds and produce a documentary.
Source: iTWire
Trans-Pacific Partnership talks in disarray
A US-led proposal to tighten intellectual property rules in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement has been rebuffed at the latest round of negotiations in Melbourne.
Source: iTnews Australia