Broadband News
Thu, 28th Apr 2011
iiNet's new BoB delayed to June
National broadband provider iiNet today revealed its latest integrated router, BoB2, would be released two months later than previously indicated but would be cheaper than the current model.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co signs Conneq for Tasmanian build
NBN Co has appointed Lend Lease-owned Conneq to build out the next phase of its Tasmanian network.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Tasmania second stage rollout schedule released
Nbn Co has laid out the timetable for stage two of the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout which will provide services to another seven sites.
Source: ARN
Where did the NBN go wrong?
The National Broadband Network (NBN) is already hitting roadblocks. There's a chance it could all derail. So when did it start to unravel?
Source: ZDNet Australia
Leaked: Telco code seeks ban on soft 'caps'
Australian telcos and ISPs could be banned from using the word 'cap' in advertisements for new mobile and broadband products, unless the cap is "hard", according to a leaked copy of a revised industry code.
Source: iTnews Australia
Loud and clear: The Townsville NBN experience
Any regional town would be thrilled to test a new, blazing fast fibre-to-the-home network ahead of the rest of Australia. When that chance came for Townsville, there was definitely excitement but the road to high speed broadband has had many bumps.
Source: Computerworld
Wed, 27th Apr 2011
ACCC proposes set five-year fixed-line pricing for NBN certainty
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) wants to set its draft regulatory fixed-line pricing for five years so there will be certainty for ISPs as they transition onto the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: ARN
Australian internet ranked fourth most free
A global report on internet freedom has ranked Australia fourth most "free", with affordable, high-quality connections available to 75 percent of the population.
Source: iTnews Australia
Taxpayers to foot bill for service double-up
Thousands of small housing estates will receive brand new temporary copper connections, which will be disconnected at a cost to taxpayers.
Source: Australian IT
Tue, 26th Apr 2011
New IPv6 protocol from IETF will boost 'Internet of Things'
Adoption by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) of a new IPv6 routing protocol for low power and lossy networks (RPL) will provide a significant boost the emerging 'Internet of Things'.
Source: iTWire
22,000 join Vodafone legal suit
The proposed class action against Vodafone Australia over mobile network performance is gaining pace.
Source: Australian IT
Sun, 24th Apr 2011
Gartner: Who will benefit from NBN
According to Gartner research vice-president, Geoff Johnson, the three verticals most set to benefit from the NBN are health, education and utilities.
Source: ARN
Fri, 22nd Apr 2011
Opinion: The IPv6 magic trick
A magician in a long black coat walks out on stage. A voice booms: "The great Mephisto will now saw his beautiful assistant in half". The audience breathes in. The saw cuts through the box. The magician pushes the two halves of the box containing his assistant apart. The transition from internet protocol version four (IPv4) to version six (IPv6) is much like this magic act. The Web that was once one is now two.
Source: Computerworld
Thu, 21st Apr 2011
Telcos need chief customer officers: iiNet
Telcos should employ chief customer officers alongside CFOs, CIOs and CTOs, said iiNet's general manager of customer service Paul Cahill.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus take step towards LTE with Nokia Siemens
Optus has picked Nokia Siemens to provide Long Term Evolution (LTE) compatible packet core technology.
Source: ARN
NBN complicates a Foxtel-Austar deal
While price has always been a hurdle to Foxtel's long-mooted purchase of Austar, the NBN is shaping up to be a "left field" stumbling block.
Source: Australian IT
Piracy-free world to aid NBN business case?
All the brouhaha over whether NBN Co's pricing structure might kill off 1TB plans made me wonder whether NBN Co might be relying on changes to copyright law reducing user downloads.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN: Do you still need to optimise?
Despite the political controversy over its value to the Australian public, the NBN is going to be a hugely beneficial piece of national infrastructure. Faster and more reliable speeds will mean new applications can be developed to the benefit of consumers and businesses alike.
Source: ARN
Inside an NBN fibre access node
Today iTnews reveals the innards of Australia's future communications exchange - with the industry's first look inside an NBN Co fibre access node.
Source: iTnews Australia
Virgin tests "world's fastest" cable broadband
Virgin Media is trialling a 1.5Gbit/sec cable system in the UK.
Source: PC Authority
Black markets sprout in IP address shortage
With only days passed since the Asia Pacific regional internet registry initiated a severely reduced allocation policy for Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4), 'black' markets have begun to appear for operators and address holders to trade address between themselves.
Source: Computerworld
Wed, 20th Apr 2011
IPV6 traffic volumes going backwards
With the long expected exhaustion of IPv4 addresses now a reality, in Asia Pacific at least, you'd expect the volume of Internet traffic using IPv6 addressing to be growing strongly, but it has in fact decreased in the last six months.
Source: iTWire
Optus upgrades core with Nokia Siemens
Optus has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to upgrade its mobile network core to Evolved Packet Core in preparation for launching Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile services, in a multi-million dollar deal.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACCC reveals interim pricing for transmission services
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has revealed interim prices for regulated transmission services.
Source: ARN
TIO fees don't help customers: telcos
The three big telcos have raised concerns about the fees that telcos pay the Telecommunications Ombudsman for complaints made against them, stating that the organisation's reliance on the fees for funding is not appropriate.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Test customers go live on Armidale NBN
The first mainland National Broadband Network (NBN) services have gone live, with users in Armidale reporting operational fibre access to the $36 billion network.
Source: Computerworld
Tue, 19th Apr 2011
NBN costs weigh on uni student market
James Cook University has warned of the potential for the National Broadband Network (NBN) to price university students out of the broadband market without continued monitoring of regional fibre backhaul competition.
Source: Computerworld
Townsville clamours for NBN communication
Townsville City Council has criticised the Federal Government for a lack of leadership and communication around the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: Computerworld
Why I'm ditching VoIP for the PSTN
This week I called iiNet and cancelled our VoIP service. We're returning to the Public Switched Telephony Network. All of my calls from now on will be placed over the ageing copper infrastructure which the National Broadband Network will eventually replace. The switch will take down our broadband connection for several days, but at the end of the process it'll be worth it.
Source: Delimiter
NBN won't kill 1TB plans: NBN Co
The National Broadband Network (NBN)'s pricing structure will not lead to the demise of terabyte plans, NBN Co has said, because most Australians will stick to smaller plans that will average out the cost of high-use customers for retail service providers (RSPs).
Source: ZDNet Australia