Broadband News
Wed, 31st Aug 2011
Telstra worries won't delay NBN: ACCC
Concerns over Telstra's blueprint for the structural separation of its retail and wholesale arms should not delay the National Broadband Network (NBN) roll out, the competition watchdog has said.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Is Vodafone's new 850 network making a difference?
Vodafone responded to recent criticisms of its network with a pledge to expedite its plans to introduce the 850MHz frequency to its network. We take to the streets to see if these upgrades are making a difference.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra wireless ad ban worries watchdog
Telstra's agreement to not promote wireless as a substitute for the National Broadband Network (NBN) as part of its $11 billion deal with the company
Source: ZDNet Australia
$11bn Telstra deal in doubt
A surprise decision by the competition regulator has spooked Telstra shareholders.
Source: Australian IT
Tue, 30th Aug 2011
ACCC tells Telstra to replan separation
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has indicated that it may reject Telstra's structural separation undertaking filed last month, citing concerns about assurances from the telco offering equivalent wholesale services to its competitors.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACCC set to reject Telstra's separation and migration plans
The ACCC has started its public consultation of Telstra's structural separation undertaking and migration plan saying it believes significant changes must be made to the undertaking to make it acceptable.
Source: iTWire
ACCC concerned at Telstra's NBN deal
The competition regulator has raised concerns about Telstra's deal not to promote wireless internet as a substitute for the NBN.
Source: Australian IT
Telstra rep implied Huawei a risk: cable
A Telstra official allegedly implied that Optus, using Huawei gear in its bid for the roll-out of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in 2008, would pose a national security risk, according to a leaked confidential US Embassy cable from Wikileaks.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co begins smart grid talks
NBN Co has kicked off preliminary talks with NSW electricity distributor Ausgrid over potential collaboration in the roll out of a smart grid and the fibre network across New South Wales.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 29th Aug 2011
Optus 3G Home Zone
Whatever your philosophical leanings about paying to fill in Optus' network blackspots, there is a lot to like about the Home Zone service.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Busted: Top ten internet history myths debunked
From Al Gore's baby to the 'first' Web browser, our resident myth buster debunks some of the most persistent internet fallacies.
Source: PC Authority
Internet death worm found
A worm has been found attempting to hijack computers via the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) used commonly for tech support.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN will worsen piracy: leaked cable
A 2010 cable from the Canberra Embassy to the White House, outed by Wikileaks last week, warns that the roll-out of the National Broadband Network (NBN) will worsen the levels of copyright theft in Australia.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Fri, 26th Aug 2011
Next-gen telco chip to speed up submarine links
Researchers have designed a silicon chip that could replace trays of power-hungry electronics in next-generation optical telecommunications networks.
Source: iTnews Australia
Internode beats carbon forecasts for telepresence
Australian internet service provider Internode has exceeded initial carbon reduction estimates through its telepresence system.
Source: iTnews Australia
Action needed on NBN uptake
A Labor-dominated committee has found that a government strategy is needed to boost uptake of the National Broadband Network.
Source: Australian IT
Thu, 25th Aug 2011
We will need 100Mbps, we just have to convince the Coalition
The Coalition has once again repeated its now jaded argument against the NBN: there is no hard evidence to support the idea that we need the 100Mbps that the FTTH network will deliver. Maybe not, but there are portents aplenty. Coalition pundits just need to be a bit more visionary.
Source: iTWire
Libs etch telehealth as NBN battleground
Liberal MP Paul Fletcher attacked claims made by the National Broadband Network wholesaler this week, arguing that applications and verticals that NBN Co targeted did not in fact require the network to be built.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fed Govt report says more NBN demand needed to meet supply
The Federal Government has tabled a report into the role and potential of the National Broadband Network (NBN), highlighting the need for initiatives to drive demand for services delivered by the high speed network.
Source: Computerworld
Huawei backs NBN committee report
Huawei Australia has backed a new report on the role and potential of the NBN.
Source: ARN
Reps NBN report branded a 'feel-good' failure to demonstrate NBN demand
The Coalition has dismissed a House committee report on the NBN as "a highly political exercise, designed to generate a feel-good report offering support for the rollout of the NBN," that fails to demonstrate demand for NBN bandwidths.
Source: iTWire
Government must do more to support NBN uptake, says Reps Committee
A parliamentary report says much work remains to be done by Government to nurture demand for high bandwidth NBN services and foster the development of new applications that will take advantage of the NBN.
Source: iTWire
Optus reforms after call complaints
Optus has entered an enforceable undertaking to overhaul its telemarketing systems following an investigation held by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra nabs iiNet's customer guru
Internet service provider iiNet has confirmed the departure of its customer service general manager Paul Cahill after nine years with the company.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co's wireless admission
The NBN Co admits that wireless internet services in some areas could rival to the speed of basic services on the fibre network.
Source: Australian IT
Wed, 24th Aug 2011
Macquarie Telecom pens NBN deal
Macquarie Telecom (ASX: MAQ) has become the latest telco to sign a trial agreement with on the National Broadband Network (NBN) wholesaler, NBN Co, beginning a program to take advantage of the network once it becomes operational.
Source: Computerworld
NBN critic Vocus sees its benefits
Dark fibre provider and datacentre company Vocus has predicted that it stands to benefit from the roll-out of the National Broadband Network (NBN), despite being a member of the Alliance for Affordable Broadband, a strident critic of the NBN project.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra to roll out IPv6 to all customers
Telstra has confirmed that it will be set to roll out IPv6 later this year to all customers following impending IPv6 trials for its enterprise customers.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co talks up competition from mobile services
NBN Co's submission to the ACCC on Telstra's structural separation undertakings goes to great lengths to counter the argument that restrictions stopping Telstra marketing mobile services as a direct substitute for the fixed network NBN will be detrimental to mobile competition, but in so doing it once again raises the spectre of the NBN being undermined by mobile broadband services.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co: Killing Telstra copper is the only solution
Decommissioning Telstra's copper network and migrating all its residential customers on to the National Broadband Network (NBN) is the only viable way to ensure positive outcomes for both the telco industry and consumers, according to NBN Co and the Department of Broadband.
Source: ARN