Broadband News
Fri, 08th Jul 2011
AFACT pressures ISPs to fulfil 'obligations' against content piracy
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) has been issuing letters to ISPs imploring them to work with the anti-piracy organisation to "fulfill their obligations".
Source: ARN
Samuel says Optus was warned
In July 2009, ACCC chief Graeme Samuel warned telco chiefs about the standard of broadband and mobile advertising.
Source: Australian IT
Vint Cerf calls for clarity in NBN cost data
Google chief internet evangelist Vint Cerf, credited in some quarters as the "founder of the internet", has called on the Australian Government to provide a full and frank breakdown of the costs of building the National Broadband Network.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 07th Jul 2011
AFACT 'courts' internet service providers
AFACT has launched a last ditch effort to avoid a copyright showdown in court by inviting ISPs to the negotiating table.
Source: Australian IT
Exetel shuns 'pointless' Interpol filter
Exetel has joined ranks with Internode and TPG with respect to the limited filtering scheme being rolled out by Telstra and Optus.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Netgear provides on-site warranty
Netgear is beefing up warranty coverage on certain products with the addition of an on-site hardware replacement service.
Source: iTWire
AARNet deploys telepresence system for Aussie universities
Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNet) has jumped on the video conferencing bandwagon, doing a deal with Cisco for the implementation of its Telepresence Exchange System.
Source: Computerworld
Optus fined $5 million for misleading ads
Optus has been ordered to pay a fine of $5.26 million after losing a case about misleading advertising.
Source: ARN
Wed, 06th Jul 2011
Analysis: Small ISPs jump ship in face of NBN
ASX-listed internet service provider Eftel joined the exclusive 100K club last week when shareholders approved the company's merger with ClubTelco.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra forges NBN wholesale 'proof of concept'
Telstra has begun on-selling National Broadband Network services to access seekers under a "proof of concept" it hopes will guide the creation of a sub-wholesale product.
Source: iTnews Australia
6000-strong telco army to get NBN training
The National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) is looking for trainers to train up to 6000 telco workers and 12,000 construction workers who will toil on the roll-out of the $37.5 billion project.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Filter technically impossible for us: NBN Co
The National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) confirmed late yesterday that it wouldn't be implementing the limited filtering scheme being put into place by other Australian telcos, noting that the national network it is constructing is incompatible with the type of technology being used in the filter.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co seeks training providers
The company charged with the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) has called for applications of interest from registered training providers to build the skills of those constructing the network.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co defends controversial supplier decisions
NBN Co chief Mike Quigley has declined to reveal the extent of risk it absorbed to entice Silcar back to the table mere months after accusing the construction industry of attempting to fleece taxpayers.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus faces $100m in payouts
Optus could pay as much as $100 million in termination payments as it works to unstring its cable network.
Source: Australian IT
NBN probes Telstra's pits
Nbn Co has begun a 12-week review of the state of Telstra's infrastructure assets to allow it to finalise its rollout schedule.
Source: Australian IT
Tue, 05th Jul 2011
TPG repeats: We won't implement voluntary filter
Well, we already knew that national broadband provider TPG wasn't too keen on the idea of voluntarily filtering its customers' Internet, courtesy of comments made by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy in late May this year. But now the company has come out in a bit more of a concrete way against the voluntary filter.
Source: iTWire
We'll filter when the law says: Internode
Internode has clarified its position with respect to the limited filtering scheme being implemented by other internet service providers (ISPs), saying it will implement the scheme when it's forced to by law, but not otherwise.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Teen finds free net hole on Voda, Optus
A 19-year-old from Grafton, New South Wales has found a hole in the mobile broadband networks of both Optus and Vodafone that allows users free access to the internet.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Photos: Skybridge installs NBN satellites
As part of the NBN satellite trials initiated this month, 200 existing SkyMesh and HarbourSAT users have had the satellite service installed at their homes. This means more than the ONT box fibre and fixed wireless users get - it's an entirely new satellite dish along with their existing one.
Source: PC Authority
Review: VividWireless wireless broadband
VividWireless is a relatively new player in the mobile broadband marketplace. The company itself is a subsidiary of the same group that owns Channel Seven and Hybrid TV, the local distributors of the TiVO PVR.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN committee calls for bigger greenfields probe
A joint parliamentary committee has called for a bigger investigation into alleged breaches of competitive neutrality rules by network wholesaler NBN Co in new housing estates.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 04th Jul 2011
Optus' filter can be defeated by 'trivial' DNS change
The nation's second-largest telco Optus this afternoon confirmed users would be able to defeat its implementation of a blacklist filter of sites containing child pornography merely by changing the DNS settings on their PC.
Source: iTWire
Optus filter to go live this month
Optus has confirmed that it will follow Telstra and start filtering its customers' internet traffic for a blacklist of sites containing child pornography within the next few weeks.
Source: ZDNet Australia
High speed adult content may drive NBN uptake
While the Federal Government has extolled the virtues of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in delivering e-health and government agency services to every Australian, adult content will be the major driver of consumer adoption, according to content and applications developer, The Project Factory.
Source: Computerworld
ISPs to cop blame for false NBN speed claims
The ACCC has shone a light on contention ratios on the National Broadband Network after threatening to sue internet service providers whose products don't meet the speed test.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra's David Thodey 'underpaid': survey
Telstra's David Thodey is among a few ASX100 chief executives with a strong case for a pay rise, according to a study.
Source: Australian IT
NBN deal with Telstra 'absurd and wasteful'
Canberra faces demands to axe plans to pay Telstra to maintain its copper network in the bush where the NBN Co will also roll out a network.
Source: Australian IT
Sun, 03rd Jul 2011
ACCC spells out the reality of "100Mbps" on NBN
The ACCC has published an information paper to guide providers of HFC and FTTP broadband Internet services when they make 'speed' claims about their services. It makes very clear the many factors that will in reality make the speed users really experience much less than the much touted headline figures.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 01st Jul 2011
Don't lie about fibre speeds: ACCC
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is lecturing internet service providers (ISPs) over being truthful in advertisements about the speeds available over hybrid fibre-coaxial and fibre networks ahead of the roll-out of the National Broadband Network.
Source: ZDNet Australia