Broadband News
Mon, 24th Oct 2011
Telstra to upgrade 200,000 phone lines to ADSL2+
Telstra has finally confirmed the existence of Project Top Hat, its plan to make ADSL2+ services available on an additional 200,000 phone lines presently limited to ADSL1 services because there is no space in street-side cabinets to add ADSL2+ equipment.
Source: iTWire
Photos: iiNet's third annual open day
iTnews joins about 300 customers and enthusiasts at iiNet's three-storey office in Subiaco, Perth.
Source: iTnews Australia
The connected home isn't as connected as it could be
It seems Australians' home networks are underutilised. Many Internet-enabled devices are not being connected, and therefore do not deliver to their full potential.
Source: iTWire
Voluntary internet filter hits progress snag
The Australian Federal Police has no gauge for the success of a voluntary internet filtering trial in its first months of operation apart from controversial redirect statistics provided by Telstra.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACCC, Telstra deal delay would cause some concern: NBN boss
The chief of NBN Co says he would be concerned if the competition watchdog and Telstra were unable to reach agreement on structural separation.
Source: ARN
Simplification removes NBN price hike clause
The National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) will no longer ask to be able to increase prices by consumer price index plus 5 per cent as part of a simplification process of its special access undertaking (SAU), CEO Mike Quigley has confirmed.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra price controls under review
The government has initiated a review of the system under which the overall prices Telstra can charge for several 'baskets' of fixed line services are controlled by the Government.
Source: iTWire
NBN boss seeks price cap on phone calls
Wholesale prices for telephone calls should not rise above $24 a month as the National Broadband Network (NBN) is built, NBN Co's CEO Mike Quigley says.
Source: Computerworld
Fri, 21st Oct 2011
Connecting to the NBN: this is the network boundary point
The nuts and bolts of who's responsible for what when connecting your house to the NBN.
Source: PC Authority
Telstra retail price control review discussion paper released
The paper invites public comment on whether pricing restrictions on some of Telstra's fixed-line services should remain.
Source: ARN
ACMA staff ban work on NBN projects
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has made a last-minute pay offer to engineers in a bid to stave off a planned stop work today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 20th Oct 2011
NBN roll-out to 'maximise' local suppliers
NBN Co chief executive Mike Quigley has told a senate committee the national broadband network roll-out would make use of locally-produced product to the "maximum extent," dismissing analysis that Australian firms and Australian staff were being by-passed.
Source: iTWire
No pressure from govt on NBN deal: ACCC
The competition regulator says no pressure has been applied from the government to expedite the deal on the national broadband network (NBN) between the Commonwealth, NBN Co and Telstra.
Source: Computerworld
No govt pressure over NBN deal: ACCC
The competition regulator says that no pressure has been applied from the government to expedite the deal on the National Broadband Network (NBN) between the Commonwealth, NBN Co and Telstra.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN deal done, what now?
Telstra shareholders' acceptance of the NBN deal drags them kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Threat to open Internet as 32-bit addresses run out
A senior Internet Society (ISOC) contributor has warned of dire consequences including gradual degradation of the free and open internet that we enjoy today if the world does not start deploying and transitioning to IPv6 as a priority.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co price backdown welcomed
The opposition has welcomed NBN Co's announcement to withdraw a request to increase wholesale broadband prices above the CPI.
Source: Australian IT
Wed, 19th Oct 2011
NBN committee to scrutinise Telstra deal
The Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network is to scrutinise the agreement between Telstra and the Government for Telstra's participation in the NBN, approved yesterday by Telstra shareholders.
Source: iTWire
NBN satellite plans on target for 2015
The NBN Company expects to make its purchasing decision for two satellites for the national broadband network within the next "couple of months" before turning its attention to finding a supplier for its earth-based satellite services.
Source: iTWire
Roll out of NBN unfair: Vic government
The Victorian government says the roll out of the federal government's National Broadband Network (NBN) is unfair because not enough priority is being given to Victorians.
Source: Computerworld
NBN cheaper than current internet plans
The boss of the company building the National Broadband Network (NBN) says reports of cheaper entry-level internet plans under the NBN than current internet connections are in line with his company's analysis.
Source: Computerworld
ACMA staff threaten work bans over pay
Engineers and technology professionals at the Australian Communications and Media Authority have threatened to stop work on key infrastructure projects if demands for a pay rise aren't considered.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN not planned by politics: Quigley
National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) CEO Mike Quigley has rejected suggestions from the Coalition that the 28 new sites announced yesterday were mostly kept out of Liberal and National electorates.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra warns off Coalition
Telstra has indicated it would expect a multi-billion-dollar payment to break up its fixed-line monopoly under a Coalition government.
Source: Australian IT
Tue, 18th Oct 2011
NBN 12-month roll-out plan mapped: pics
The National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) has unveiled its fibre roll-out plans for the next 12 months and has released maps of the next 19 sites set to get fibre.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN decisions 'driven by engineering': Conroy
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has rejected as "spurious" accusations that the just-announced NBN Company 12-month construction plan was an exercise in political pork barrelling.
Source: iTWire
NBN rollout a political pork barrel of the left: Fletcher
Former Optus executive turned Liberal MP Paul Fletcher has lambasted the latest announced NBN rollout as a cynical exercise in political pork barrelling, with the rollouts allegedly heavily favouring ALP and Greens constituencies.
Source: iTWire
Telstra logs 84,000 filter redirects
Telstra has redirected internet users that try to access child abuse materials more than 84,000 times since a voluntary filter program was enacted in July.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra to hold 28c dividend
Telstra chair Catherine Livingstone says the telco giant intends to hold its fully franked 28 cents per share dividend.
Source: Australian IT
Coalition NBN policy 'dangerous': Greens
As the NBN Company today released plans to roll-out its fibre network to nearly 500,000 homes in the next 12 months, the Australian Greens say Opposition leader Tony Abbott must now drop the Coalition plan to "demolish" the NBN if it is elected.
Source: iTWire