Broadband News
Thu, 16th Jun 2011
Platform Networks makes NBN connections
Platform Networks has brought five service providers onto a wholesale aggregation service that now includes connections to the National Broadband Network.
Source: iTnews Australia
Rats! Queensland Telstra network chewed up
A rat plague is chewing up parts of Telstra's network in outback Queensland, causing intermittent phone problems at Birdsville.
Source: ARN
Optus urges tougher rules on Telstra split
Optus is urging the Federal Government to tighten proposed regulatory standards that the competition regulator will use to deal with Telstra's structural separation into retail and wholesale arms.
Source: ARN
Tasmanian public schools locked out of NBN
Tasmania's Department of Education has neutered criticism from the state's opposition over public school takeup of the NBN, revealing all schools in trial areas were serving out existing telecommunications contracts.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra broadband plan unrealistic: ACCC
The outgoing boss of the national competition watchdog says Telstra's original broadband proposal was an "illusion" in terms of its cost and speed targets.
Source: ARN
Wed, 15th Jun 2011
NextGen NBN offer not a total fix: Hackett
A service launched yesterday, which will aggregate National Broadband Network (NBN) capacity across Australia, is "no magic bullet" that could completely resolve perceived issues with the NBN's pricing model, according to Internode managing director Simon Hackett.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Southern Cross eyes 6 Tbps capacity
Southern Cross Cable has revised upwards the expected capacity gains from a transmission upgrade to its submarine cable network, expecting it to boost the network to "at least" 6 terabits per second (Tbps).
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra lashes out at rival telcos
Telstra has lashed out against its rivals' demands for greater transparency of its operations during the telco giant's migration to the NBN.
Source: Australian IT
Telstra's broadband plan an illusion: ACCC
The outgoing boss of the national competition watchdog said Telstra's original broadband proposal was an "illusion" in terms of its cost and speed targets.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Conroy adds finer details to greenfield NBN rollout arrangements
Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has fleshed out the arrangements affecting the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout to greenfield estates.
Source: ARN
Sites continue IPv6 after successful test
Reassured by a relatively smooth test of IPv6 last week, some websites are choosing to keep servers available over the next-generation internet technology.
Source: ZDNet Australia
OECD jump not NBN-reliant: Fletcher
The National Digital Economy Strategy goal of moving Australia up the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) rankings for broadband penetration does not have to be met by the roll-out of the National Broadband Network (NBN), according to Liberal MP Paul Fletcher.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Southern Cross cable plans upgrade to 40Ggbps technology
Southern Cross Cable has announced plans to upgrade its network from 10Gbps per wavelength to 40Gbps in 2012 and says it has successfully trialled prototype 100Gbps transmission equipment.
Source: iTWire
Telstra on track for landmark NBN deal
Telstra and NBN Ltd are on track to finalise negotiations on their landmark agreement in time for Friday's NBN board meeting.
Source: Australian IT
Tassie schools still not on NBN
Almost a year after the National Broadband Network (NBN) was officially switched on in Tasmania, the State Government has been forced to concede that no public school in the early stage release towns of Scottsdale, Midway Point and Smithton have been connected to the high-speed fibre internet service that the project offers.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tue, 14th Jun 2011
$100m schools fibre program quietly axed
The Gillard government has quietly scrapped the $100 million Fibre Connection to Schools initiative.
Source: Australian IT
Nextgen first with NBN wholesale
Fibre backhaul provider Nextgen networks has trumped the likes of Optus and Telstra in becoming first to announce sub-wholesale products under the National Broadband Network.
Source: iTnews Australia
Nextgen launches wholesale NBN product suite
Aussie fibre provider Nextgen Networks has unveiled a wholesale product suite for ISPs "of all types" to access the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: Computerworld
Photos: Landcom estate among first to get NBN fibre
Landcom's Ashton Grove estate has been revealed as one of the first greenfields sites to receive an active National Broadband Network service.
Source: iTnews Australia
Nextgen offers RSPs one-stop-shop for NBN customer access
Leighton Group company Nextgen Networks has become a wholesale customer of NBN with the announcement of NBN Connect, a range of NBN access services for retail service providers that includes an option of connectivity to any NBN customer from a single access point on the Nextgen network.
Source: iTWire
Telstra separation guide inadequate: Optus
Optus has slammed the draft Telstra separation instrument documents released by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy earlier this month, saying it will do nothing to change the telco market before the completion of the National Broadband Network roll-out.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Mon, 13th Jun 2011
Shadow Internet to bypass repressive governments
The United States is leading a push to develop and deploy a "shadow" Internet that could be used by persons living in countries where the governments are restricting information.
Source: iTWire
Will NBN Co sign its Telstra deal this week?
Multiple outlets are reporting that the National Broadband Network Company is extremely close to concluding its long and convoluted negotiations with Telstra.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co kicks off fibre extension trial
The National Broadband Network Company has started contacting a number of Tasmanian residents on the edges of the planned fibre coverage area, inviting them to request a quote to have the NBN fibre extended to their premises at their own cost.
Source: iTWire
NBN boss sought in Alcatel rorts case
National Broadband Network chief executive Michael Quigley may be called as a witness to a corruption hearing.
Source: Australian IT
Telstra negotiates NBN break fee
Telstra's $9 billion deal with the NBN Co could be settled as early as this week and will include break fees that could be worth $1 billion.
Source: Australian IT
Sat, 11th Jun 2011
IPv6 Day only a beginning, researchers say
World IPv6 Day boosted the amount of native IPv6 traffic on the Internet, but it mostly increased the use of transitional protocols that won't help to solve the looming shortage of IPv4 addresses, according to researchers studying data from Wednesday's event.
Source: ARN
Fri, 10th Jun 2011
Australians pay more for global roaming
Australians face some of the most expensive prices in the world for mobile global roaming, according to a survey of 34 countries conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Source: ZDNet Australia
Opinion: Running the ruler over NBN Co's procurement
The NBN Co task of investing $45 billion in the National Broadband Network is a daunting task.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co trials new housing estate broadband in August
NBN Co has revealed plans to trial the first active broadband services in new housing estates from August 8.
Source: iTnews Australia