Broadband News
Tue, 26th Jul 2011
Telstra lays out true cost of service plans
Telstra has started providing customers with a "summary of offer" document laying out the true cost of taking a new telecommunications service, with at least two more telcos set to follow suit.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co to light up Kiama
NBN Co will hold a launch event to mark the first National Broadband Network (NBN) connection to households in Kiama, NSW.
Source: ARN
NBN: Unlimited downloads a "definite", says Dodo
Unlimited downloads and super fast fibre Internet? Let's hope this doesn't end in tears.
Source: PC Authority
Telstra shops for Next G wholesale support
Telstra has begun discussions with mobile reseller carriers in hopes of opening its Next G network for wholesale opportunities early next year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 25th Jul 2011
ABS warns of Census internet slowdown
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has warned internet service providers to expect a "considerable" spike in traffic around the 2011 population census next month.
Source: iTnews Australia
Exetel joins NBN pricing fray
Low-cost internet service provider Exetel has become the latest to reveal its planned prices for services over the National Broadband Network.
Source: iTnews Australia
Eftel, Dodo sign up for NBN
Eftel is on the road to becoming a wholesale aggregator for National Broadband Network (NBN) services, today announcing that it has signed a deal to take part in mainland trials with Dodo as its first wholesale customer.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN 'independence' queried
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy launched the consumer guide to the NBN by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network.
Source: Australian IT
Sat, 23rd Jul 2011
Conroy attacks Liberals 'half-baked' NBN alternative plans
The Labor party yesterday attacked the Liberal party's plans for an alternative to the National Broadband Network calling them "half-baked" and cobbled together.
Source: iTWire
Dodo eyes sub-$40 NBN internet service
Low-cost service provider Dodo has revealed plans to introduce a sub-$40 entry-level internet plan on the National Broadband Network in coming months.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 22nd Jul 2011
Analysts cast doubt on Turnbull's NBN
Telco analysts have expressed caution on the Coalition's latest claims that it could provide a national broadband network faster than Labor's $35.9 billion project.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN to cost at least $60 a month
Households will pay at least $60 - and up to $190 - a month for internet services on the National Broadband Network, data from an internet provider shows.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra sends 300 jobs to India
Telstra will push ahead with cost-saving initiatives under its Project New efficiency program, which could include further outsourcing.
Source: Australian IT
We never promised a uniform retail NBN price: Conroy
The Office of Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has said that his office guaranteed uniform national wholesale pricing for the National Broadband Network, not uniform retail pricing.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN removes 'isolation' fear for family
Internode's first NBN customer at a small coastal village in the Illawarra region of New South Wales overcame a fear of isolation and was convinced to move to the town after learning it was a first-release site for the broadband network.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 21st Jul 2011
Thodey answers customer questions
Telstra customers will have the opportunity to directly question CEO David Thodey using local website OurSay.org.
Source: ZDNet Australia
You'll pay more for NBN in regional Australia, warns ISP chief
The cost of using the NBN is likely to be more for regional users, argues Internode managing director Simon Hacket. Also, initial prices announced.
Source: PC Authority
Internode buckets NBN pricing
Simon Hackett, chief of South Australian headquartered ISP Internode, has come out swinging at the NBN Co over its pricing.
Source: Australian IT
ACCC heeds industry advice on set wholesale fixed-line pricing period
The Australian Competition and Consumers Commission (ACCC) has refined its wholesale fixed-line pricing plans after feedback from the telco industry.
Source: ARN
NBN retail price shock: up to $189.95/month
Promises from the government that consumers will be able to access the NBN for comparable prices to current day plans are "untenable in practice", internet provider Internode says.
Source: SMH
Internode reveals NBN pricing, counts uploads in data allowance
Australian internet service provider Internode has revealed the prices it intends to charge for customers on the National Broadband Network.
Source: Computerworld
Wed, 20th Jul 2011
Turnbull plans faster, scaled back NBN
A future coalition government would provide vouchers to rural and regional residents to subsidise the high costs of broadband, and renegotiate the Telstra and Optus deals, with the aim of using Telstra's copper for areas of fibre to the node, Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has today revealed.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN reliability: Help guide first step for battery backup
The roll out of the National Broadband Network is set to revolutionise the way Australians communicate, but it has raised questions about the reliability of the network compared with existing copper-based telephone systems, especially among non-technical people.
Source: Computerworld
Show and tell: Turnbull and broadband
Shadow Communications Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, promises to bring fast broadband to all Australians faster than the National Broadband Network (NBN) should the Coalition seize power from Labor in Parliament.
Source: ARN
Filtering is the job of ISPs not NBN: govt
Although it was technically possible for the National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) to filter internet content over the heads of internet service providers (ISPs), the government has said that it will still force the responsibility onto ISPs.
Source: ZDNet Australia
TPG reduces ADSL shaping speeds
TPG has scrapped ADSL2+ consumer plans with high shaping speeds as part of a plan refresh which saw the number of unbundled plans reduced from six options to four.
Source: iTnews Australia
'Better, faster, stronger' Vodafone not so hot for some
"Better, faster, stronger than before." That's what Vodafone says of its mobile network in advertising material on billboards and its website.
Source: SMH
Tue, 19th Jul 2011
NBN satellite ISP dragged into Bill Express mess
Satellite ISP, Australian Private Networks (APN), may be dragged into a costly battle thanks to the failure of its sister company, Bill Express.
Source: ARN
Netflix in talks for local tie-ups
US movie-streaming giant Netflix is holding talks with internet service providers with a view to setting up shop locally.
Source: Australian IT
Mon, 18th Jul 2011
The top 10 benefits of the NBN
Leaving aside the hype and political brouhahas that surround it, what exactly can the NBN do for ordinary Australians? Here's a list of the top benefits.
Source: APC Magazine