Broadband News
Thu, 12th Jan 2012
NBN Co lures more ISPs to agreement
NBN Co is nutting out the final details of its wholesale broadband agreement with internet service providers (ISPs) that have been reluctant to sign, despite the fact that a trial agreement expires today.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Greenfields exempted from NBN trial expiry
NBN Co has agreed to continue providing new trial services to greenfield developments until at least the end of the month, despite the expiry of its trial agreement with retail internet service providers.
Source: iTnews Australia
Primus cements NBN wholesale agreement
Primus Telecom has signed its National Broadband Network (NBN) wholesale broadband agreement (WBA) with NBN Co.
Source: ARN
Too few players on NBN's level field?
Michael Malone, Simon Hackett and Mike Quigley discuss whether the structure of the National Broadband Network forced Internode's sale to iiNet.
Source: ZDNet Australia
802.11ac routers to hit 800Mbit/sec this year
Next-generation 802.11ac wireless routers will deliver massive boost in data throughput, five or six times faster than 802.11n.
Source: PC Authority
Telstra strategy open to question
Telstra is just days away from opening its vast 3G mobile network to wholesale customers in a bid to further capitalise on the rich revenue it extracts from its mobiles business.
Source: The Australian
AAPT loses power in battery swapout
AAPT Wholesale has pinned a faulty rectifier as the possible cause of a partial power loss at its Flinders data centre in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 11th Jan 2012
Internode launches rental service
Adelaide-based national ISP, Internode, has launched its first program to rent industry-leading FRITZ!Box broadband routers and accessories to its customers, at the same time unveiling lower pricing across its range of FRITZ!Box equipment.
Source: iTWire
NBN preps wireless towers, locals rebel
As the NBN Co begins to lodge its planning applications for towers for its long-term evolution (LTE) fixed wireless network, the company is already facing backlash from local residents.
Source: ZDNet Australia
SA Premier tours high-tech US city and looks to cash in on NBN
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has toured a high-tech city in the US as his government looks to cash in on the roll-out of high-speed broadband across Australia.
Source: Computerworld
NBN contractors file fixed wireless plans
NBN Co contractors have offered glimpses into the costs of rolling out its fixed wireless network in planning documents lodged with local councils.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 10th Jan 2012
Vodafone reins in telemarketers
Vodafone Hutchison Australia has agreed to tighter controls over its telemarketers after an Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) investigation found it had breached Do Not Call Register rules.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ICANN enters damage control over domain expansion
Internet domain name regulators have played down fears by the United Nations and other international bodies that a planned expansion of possible Website addresses could cause them problems.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 09th Jan 2012
NBN Co stands firm on wholesale contract
NBN Co has stood its ground over the looming deadline for internet service providers to sign up to a one-year agreement for the supply of wholesale broadband services.
Source: iTnews Australia
Under 50% of ISPs sign onto NBN contract
Just three days out from the expiration of a trial agreement, less than half of the active internet service providers (ISPs) on the National Broadband Network (NBN) have signed the new year-long contract with NBN Co to wholesale its services.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Five things on NBN's plate in 2012
If 2011 was the year the NBN gained momentum, with an election looming in 2013, the next twelve months could make or break the infrastructure project.
Source: SMH
ICANN to accept new gTLD applications from 12 January
ICANN says that applications for new generic top level domain names (gTLD) will open on schedule on 12 January.
Source: iTWire
Broadcom debuts first gigabit Wi-Fi chipset
Broadcom has announced what it claims to be the first chipsets supporting the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard and able to deliver gigabit per second bandwidth in the existing 5GHz WiFi spectrum.
Source: iTWire
Sun, 08th Jan 2012
New iPhone doubles data consumption
Apple's iPhone 4S consumes on average twice as much data as the previous iPhone model and even more than iPad tablets due to increasing use of online services like the virtual personal assistant Siri, an industry study showed.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 06th Jan 2012
NBN doesn't 'detract from productivity': govt
The Federal Government has rejected opposition frontbencher Joe Hockey's claim that its $36 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) project is hurting productivity.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Thu, 05th Jan 2012
NBN: 4K down, 7 million to go
This week, the National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) rather foolishly announced that it had achieved 4000 connections — when its own corporate plan had 35,000 connections by last June. No wonder they got hammered by the press.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Will 2012 be better for the NBN?
The year 2012 is shaking up to be the true make or break year for the NBN. Here's how far the network has to go.
Source: PC Authority
Wed, 04th Jan 2012
Full Spectrum: iiNode
You can't say no one saw it coming, but the announcement that iiNet would buy Internode was still a bit of a surprise.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tue, 03rd Jan 2012
Abbott again slams 'rip-off' NBN project
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has again criticised the government's $36 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) project as a waste of money, after it was revealed only 4000 customers had signed up to the service so far.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co signs its 4000th customer, millions to go
Australia's new government created national broadband company, NBN Co, has signed its 4000th customer, and while the company's own internal projections had user numbers around ten times larger, the fact a government program hasn't as yet lived up to its own projected milestones is a fact of life these days.
Source: iTWire
NBN delayed: target missed by 31,000
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has again slammed the government's $36 billion national broadband network (NBN) project as a waste of money after it was revealed only 4000 households had been connected to the network so far.
Source: SMH
Optus talks down HFC to save NBN deal
Optus has talked down its hybrid-fibre coaxial (HFC) network in a bid to ensure the competition watchdog doesn't nix its $800 million deal with the National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co).
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN expects many more customers this year
More than 4000 Australians were connected to the National Broadband Network (NBN) in 2011 and more are expected this year as new service providers begin offering internet plans to customers.
Source: Computerworld
Mon, 02nd Jan 2012
LTE, NBN, iiBorg: 2011 in telco
After horrific floods in Far North Queensland in late 2010, 2011 didn't start much better, as the floods hit Brisbane in January 2011. This saw the telcos' mobile networks and Telstra's fixed network brought down. Thankfully, the carriers were on the ball, and had temporary infrastructure rolled out quickly as repairs to services were made.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Sat, 31st Dec 2011
Telstra in new privacy bungle
In a new privacy breach, the email addresses and phone numbers of more than 1000 Telstra's BigPond customers were made accessible online.
Source: Australian IT