Broadband News
Tue, 14th Jun 2011
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
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