Broadband News
Tue, 24th Jan 2012
Telco industry group attacks Telstra fibre network exemptions
Communications Minister granted Telstra's application to exempt some of its fibre networks from NBN laws does not sit well with the telco industry group.
Source: ARN
Telstra upgrades to boost fixed over mobile
Telstra's upgrades to street cabinets will drive some frustrated customers back from mobile broadband to fixed-line internet services, according to the Commonwealth Bank.
Source: ZDNet Australia
TPG wades in on Telstra SSU discussion
TPG has issued a scathing review of Telstra's revised structural separation undertaking (SSU).
Source: ARN
Telstra opens Velocity estates to third parties
Telstra has cut a deal with the Federal Government that will see 118 of its Velocity fibre-to-the-premise communities opened to retail competition for the first time.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 23rd Jan 2012
The Megaupload takedown
Megaupload, rated by some as the 13th most visited site on the Internet was taken down late last week by the FBI under accusation of copyright infringement, however many other rights have been infringed by their actions.
Source: iTWire
iiNet offers free wi-fi to Perth subscribers
iiNet has rolled out wireless hotspots across Perth's central business district in a bid to extend its reach beyond existing customers' fixed lines.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra fibre networks to offer regulated and fair wholesale services
The telco will have to offer open access wholesale services on its South Brisbane fibre network and some of its Greenfield fibre rollouts subject to ACCC scrutiny.
Source: ARN
Internode NBN FOI request rejected
The Freedom of Information Commissioner has upheld a decision by NBN Co not to release the full details of its $11 billion deal with Telstra to rival internet service provider Internode under Freedom of Information laws.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra skirts SEA-ME-WE3 cable limits
Telstra has bought one of four fibre pairs on a new subsea cable system connecting Perth and Singapore, partly to gain some control over transmission technology upgrades on the route.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 22nd Jan 2012
$20.6m to pilot NBN based telehealth
The Federal Government has launched a telehealth pilot program that will use the National Broadband Network to provide services to older Australians, people living with cancer and those requiring palliative care.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 20th Jan 2012
Telstra 3G wholesale sign of a maturing market
Mobile wholesale and customer segmentation have been key planks of telco strategies in mature markets throughout Asia Pacific.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN constructs towers for April LTE trial
Ahead of an April customer trial, NBN Co has begun construction on 12 towers for the fixed-wireless network, but has warned residents that they may be forced to use satellite if tower plans are not approved.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co urges 16-year regulatory break
NBN Co has urged the competition watchdog not to subject it to a major regulatory review until after it commences privatisation sometime in 2028.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus invites the consumer voice
Optus has launched a new online forum, My Optus Community, designed to encourage customer interactivity and feedback.
Source: ARN
Police shut down Megaupload sites
New Zealand Police this morning arrested four executives in a major international operation that shut down file-sharing service Megaupload and its affiliate Megavideo.com.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus signs NBN Co wholesale agreement
Optus today announced it had signed the NBN Co wholesale broadband agreement (WBA) -- a 12-month contract ISPs enter into to sell commercial services over the National Broadband Network (NBN) - following months of negotiations.
Source: Computerworld
Thu, 19th Jan 2012
Understanding the NBN: You only get so much beer from the tap
Are you really going to be able to download at 100Mbps? Nathan Taylor looks at a common criticism of the NBN.
Source: PC Authority
NBN fixed-wireless trial to begin in April
The National Broadband Network (NBN) fixed-wireless network trial will commence in April, according to NBN Co.
Source: ARN
Govt's NBN accountability correct: economist
An Australian Parliamentary Library background note has smacked down claims by the Coalition that equity injections to NBN Co should be counted in the budget.
Source: ZDNet Australia
The $4bn digital dividend
Later this year the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will auction off some of the spectrum facilitated by the digital TV switchover. On Twisted Wire we look at how it will be sold, who will bid and how much they can expect to pay.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Businesses lack expertise to exploit NBN
Forty five percent CEOs of a wide range of businesses have responded to a survey by saying they lack the skills and capabilities to take advantage of the NBN. Three years ago the figure was only 20 percent.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 18th Jan 2012
Internode to make IPv6 mainstream
Internode is spearheading an initiative to make Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) take off in Australia, announcing today that all new customers will have IPv6 enabled by default.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ISPs prepare second crack at IPv6
The global Internet Society and individual country chapters have begun preparing to permanently switch on Internet Protocol version 6 across major websites in hopes of enabling the capability for five million users from June this year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Anti-SOPA internet blackout today said to number 7,000 sites going dark
A reported 7,000 websites including Wikipedia will take part today in a voluntary internet blackout worldwide to raise awareness of the controversial SOPA & PIPA anti-piracy bills.
Source: APC Magazine
Chinese telcos advance trans-Tasman link
Huawei and Axin are set to start surveying on their planned 3000km trans-Tasman cable, but the launch date has been pushed back to the end of 2013.
Source: ZDNet Australia
.au domains on the up-and-up
The number of domains registered in the .au space continues to rise exponentially, according to a new report.
Source: iTWire
Internode first to take IPv6 plunge
All new customers of the South Australia-based ISP, Internode, will be automatically assigned IPv6 addresses.
Source: ARN
NBN Co targets the dead in Sydney fibre rollout
Part of Sydney's largest cemetery is set to be included in the National Broadband Network fibre footprint as part of the first cable rollout to Lidcombe in coming months.
Source: iTnews Australia
Plea for NBN in remote areas
The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples has demanded the National Broadband Network be rolled out to remote communities as a priority.
Source: The Australian
Expert to IT pros: Adopt IPv6 soon or be sorry later
A dozen of the world's largest Internet companies - including Facebook, Google and Comcast - have committed to June 6, 2012, as the start date for their production deployments of IPv6, an upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol.
Source: ARN