Broadband News
Fri, 24th Jun 2011
NBN connects test customers in Willunga
Hot off the heels of the launch in Armidale last month, Willunga looks set to get its first National Broadband Network (NBN) trial customer on Monday.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra flicks on HD voice for NextG network
Telstra has switched on the high-definition (HD) voice capability for its NextG network.
Source: ARN
No NBN for new housing developments
New housing developments slated for the National Nroadband Network (NBN) are being provided with wireless services because fibre installation isn't ready, a telco executive says.
Source: Computerworld
NBN power grows with $11bn deal
Business leaders have warned that the NBN could choke off competition after it was revealed Telstra had made an $11bn agreement with the government.
Source: Australian IT
Thu, 23rd Jun 2011
Turnbull bemoans high cost of Telstra-NBN deal
Australian internet users were the big losers from today's NBN Co deal with Telstra, according to opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull, as it condemns them to pay high broadband prices.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co deals with Telstra, Optus: Analysts weigh in
Analysts have weighed in on Telstra's $11 billion deal and Optus' $800 million deal with NBN Co, saying that while the devil will be in the detail, both will pave the way for the future of the telco industry.
Source: Computerworld
The Telstra-NBN deal: FAQs
A year almost to the data since Telstra, NBN Co and the Australian Government announced an $11 billion financial heads of agreement, the two parties have announced that negotiations are complete and the contracts have been signed.
Source: iTnews Australia
Opposition softens stance on NBN following Telstra, Optus deals
The Federal Opposition has dramatically softened its stance on the National Broadband Network following the signing of definitive agreements by Optus and Telstra with the NBN Co.
Source: Computerworld
NBN demands health restructure
You can do all you want with communications technology, but the telemedicine benefits won't be realised without a fundamental rethink about how we structure our healthcare industry.
Source: ZDNet Australia
PM welcomes Telstra, Optus NBN Co agreements
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says a big step forward has been achieved in rolling out the national broadband network (NBN).
Source: Computerworld
Optus not left out: scores $800m NBN deal
Not to be outdone, the nation's number two telco Optus has announced that it has signed a deal with the National Broadband Network Company that will see it transfer its hybrid fibre-coaxial cable customers over to the National Broadband Network, in a deal worth $800 million.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra's NBN deal - what it means
Australia's $36 billion plan to wire up the nation to high-speed broadband cleared one of its last major hurdles today when Telstra agreed to an $11 billion deal to rent its infrastructure to the operator of the state-owned network.
Source: SMH
Telstra secures $11b NBN deal
Telstra has confirmed it has reached agreement with the federal government to disconnect in stages its copper network and participate in the roll-out of the $36 billion national broadband network (NBN).
Source: SMH
Telstra deal: Has NBN reached 'point of no return'?
With NBN Co's $11 billion deal with Telstra expected to be signed tomorrow, and much talk of a similar deal with Optus also about to be announced, is Labor's ambitious NBN policy about to reach the point of no return -- the point at which it will be impossible for the Coalition to stop the NBN juggernaut if they take office?
Source: iTWire
ClubTelco boils down broadband plans to two
ClubTelco has streamlined its fixed broadband portfolio to just two plans, slashing the price of its unlimited quota plan to compete with parent company Dodo and TPG.
Source: iTnews Australia
UN agency backs NBN offload plan
The United Nations telecommunications agency has backed the Gillard government's plan to eventually offload the $35.9bn National Broadband Network.
Source: Australian IT
Wed, 22nd Jun 2011
Local government, NBN Co team for best practice guide
The Australian Local Government Association and NBN Co have jointly issued guidance for councils' early dealings with NBN Co.
Source: iTWire
Get your act together councils tell NBN Co
Councils involved in first release sites for the National Broadband Network struggled to prepare for the change and recommend hiring project managers to facilitate the roll out a new report has found.
Source: Computerworld
Conroy offers NBN cash for local governments
Local governments in National Broadband Network serving areas have been offered the chance to apply for $375,000 in Federal Government grants over the coming weeks to fund revamps of online council services.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra fixed for $11b deal to hang up on monopoly
The government is on the cusp of signing two multibillion-dollar deals designed to lock in the national broadband network and restructure telecommunications as we know it.
Source: SMH
Tue, 21st Jun 2011
Telstra trials copper network improvements
Telstra will be conducting a limited trial of technology to improve its copper network that could increase the number of ADSL ports available and bring welcome relief to customers.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Fujitsu wins $25 million NBN Co contract
Managed services provider Fujitsu A/NZ has scored a $25 million contract with NBN Co for the provision of end user technology services (EUTS) over three years to the company's staff.
Source: Computerworld
Media streams spark piracy row
Promoting access to the forbidden fruits of the internet, such as movies and US only TV shows, might breach Australian copyright law.
Source: Australian IT
New telco player aspires to be NBN wholesale aggregator
With a lineage in telecommunications wholesale aggregation, Continuum Communications is looking forward to integrating directly with the National Broadband Network (NBN) as soon as possible.
Source: ARN
NBN Co recruits MIPI chief
The general manager of the Music Industry Piracy Investigations (MIPI) Sabiene Heindl has accepted a role with NBN Co as its stakeholder manager.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra launches HSPA+ WiFi N portable hotspot
Telstra claims to be the world's first mobile operator to launch a battery-powered dual carrier HSPA+ (42Mbps/5.76Mbps) 3G WiFi hotspot.
Source: iTWire
Mon, 20th Jun 2011
Productivity risked sans NBN: local govts
If the NBN was to be halted, Australians would miss out on huge productivity, earnings and income gains, according to a comparison undertaken in the 2011/12 State of the Regions report.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ICANN unleashes potential tsunami of TLDs
ICANN has approved a plan that may herald a massive expansion of the number of generic top level domains.
Source: iTWire
iiNet welcomes Amcom share offload
Internet service provider iiNet Ltd has welcomed a decision by its largest shareholder to offload its holding, describing the move as logical.
Source: Computerworld
Turnbull NBN greenfields idea wins support
Transact has come out in support of Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull's potential amendment to the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Fibre Deployment) Bill 2011, which would enable developers to get fibre installed and then be compensated by the National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co).
Source: ZDNet Australia