Broadband News
Fri, 10th Jun 2011
IPv6 transition framework for the enterprise
If all the excitement about IPv6 has finally convinced you to take a serious look at what's involved in the transition, you'll want to start with this framework. After all, transitioning to IPv6 can be daunting given it will affect every networked device on the planet and it is more than just a transition of technology, it's also a transition of people and culture and the way we think.
Source: Computerworld
SingTel backs government's NBN rollout
Singapore Telecommunications chief Chua Sock Koong supports "economic intervention" from governments to fund a national broadband network.
Source: Australian IT
Thu, 09th Jun 2011
NBN will change 3.7% ADSL share: iiNet
Australia's number two DSL provider iiNet currently only services 3.7 per cent of the premises, with ADSL in the first release sites passed by National Broadband Network (NBN) fibre, but the company is projecting that this will grow as the roll-out progresses.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus pushes network-level DDoS protection
Optus has broken the first rule of protecting its network against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks - by advertising that it can.
Source: iTnews Australia
So far, so good with World IPv6 Day
With World IPV6 Day in full swing, the test flight of the Internet's new communications protocol is going smoothly.
Source: Computerworld
Wed, 08th Jun 2011
LTE tipped for rapid uptake
The prospects for Telstra's LTE service, set for launch later this year, are looking rosy with market researchers reporting rapid uptake of LTE in markets were commercial services have been launched, and making bullish forecasts for market growth.
Source: iTWire
Opposition would consider cancelling NBN Co vendor contracts
The Federal Opposition would consider cancelling some of the $7 billion worth of contracts signed between NBN Co and networking vendors upon taking power, Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, has said in a radio interview.
Source: Computerworld
G.hn home wiring broadband technology ready for prime time
Proponents of the G.hn home networking standard have hailed the success of the latest multi-vendor interoperability event as evidence that the technology is now on the cusp of commercial availability.
Source: iTWire
Telstra Home Broadband: The state of play
Is the ISP that's traditionally been Australia's most expensive becoming Australia's best value? We look at the numbers to work out what's happening with Telstra's home broadband offerings.
Source: PC Authority
Aus a blip on real-time IPv6 Internet radar
Application scaling provider Akamai Technologies has developed a real-time graph of IPv6 traffic across its network for World IPv6 Day today, but unfortunately Australia hardly rates a mention.
Source: Computerworld
iiNet grooms DC2 for growth: just add fibre
ISP iiNet, now the country's second-largest supplier of DSL broadband, has built out additional data centre capacity at home in Perth to cater for further growth.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 07th Jun 2011
Telstra bundles twice as much broadband
Telstra has served notice to its broadband competitors: match this! The telco's latest Complete Home Bundles range offers twice the broadband data allowances of previous bundles.
Source: ARN
Expect the unexpected on IPv6 Day: ISOC-AU
The Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) has advised IT departments to expect the unexpected when World IPv6 Day kicks off on the 8 June.
Source: Computerworld
Internode cuts price of some Telstra services
Internode has begun offering its cheapest plan yet for users on selected Telstra ports.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra doubles bundled data quotas
The nation's biggest telco, Telstra, has more than doubled the amount of data quota it provides under existing bundled plans.
Source: ZDNet Australia
The end of the net as we know it? The evolution of IPv6
IP addresses are running out, but as Douglas Adams might have said: don't panic. We explain the IPv6 solution and what it means for you.
Source: APC Magazine
Telecoms Society calls on industry to identify opportunities from NBN
The Telecommunications Society of Australia has issued a 'call to arms' to the industry to "identify and address current NBN policy opportunities, in order to maximise the benefits of the services delivered via the NBN infrastructure and to encourage investment in new, innovative and beneficial services."
Source: iTWire
Outback towns will benefit most from NBN
In outback Queensland towns where mail and food supplies take weeks to arrive, fast speed broadband cannot come soon enough.
Source: ARN
Mon, 06th Jun 2011
Between NBN Co and a hard place
Risk is an interesting conundrum. Risk plus unions an even more interesting one.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Our 4G perfect for emergency use: Telstra
Commercial 4G networks would be much better suited for the communications of emergency services than dedicated networks, which will be prohibitively expensive due to high labour and construction costs, the nation's largest telecommunications company Telstra has said.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ISPs sceptical of ACMA customer service report
The nation's internet service providers (ISPs) have responded with scepticism at recommendations for lifting customer service contained in the communication regulator's draft Reconnecting the Customer report.
Source: Computerworld
Music and film industries split over pirates
The music industry has backflipped on its long-held demands that repeat music pirates be disconnected from the internet as a new UN report declares such a policy would be a breach of human rights and international law.
Source: SMH
Telstra reaches for 500 GB quotas
Telstra is expected to launch its first fixed line broadband plans with 500 gigabyte quotas today, more than doubling its highest previous offering to home users.
Source: iTnews Australia
Workers may hold NBN to ransom
The taxpayer-funded National Broadband Network could suffer uncontrolled cost blowouts.
Source: Australian IT
NBN ramp-up to take 18 months
The builders of the National Broadband Network (NBN) will not be in full production mode for another 18 months, and it is too early to speculate about profits and volumes, NBN Co acting chief executive, Kevin Brown, says.
Source: ARN
Fri, 03rd Jun 2011
Australia celebrates 25 years as master of its own domain
The Australian ICT and business communities yesterday celebrated 25 years on top with .au domain names at a gala event at Melbourne Museum. AusRegistry, the provider of .au domain names, chief executive, Adrian Kinderis, said Australia is "punching above its weight in cyberspace".
Source: Computerworld
Apple co-founder: US will never have an NBN
The US-based co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak, said Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) was "a great model" but believed his home country will never adopt a ubiquitous high-speed broadband network that is accessible to all citizens.
Source: ARN
Become a fan: Telstra works hard to be liked
Telstra has increased its investment in social media, but has been unable to stem the tidal wave of negative comments about its brand.
Source: SMH
Internet 2.0: your guide to the national broadband network
If email was the "killer app" which got so many of us hooked on the net when it first came out, then what will a faster, national broadband network (NBN)-connected future look like?
Source: SMH
Victorian Govt raises NBN design concerns
The Victorian Government has questioned the extent to which NBN Co has thought about emergency communications needs in its network design.
Source: iTnews Australia