Broadband News
Mon, 02nd May 2011
Vividwireless turns on Brisbane metro network
ISP vividwireless has switched on its Brisbane wireless broadband network, bringing its first Queensland customers onto the service late last week.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN will provide greater media convergence: Samsung
Samsung claims to have transitioned from producing 'just a TV' to creating an entertainment hub - and it says the NBN will further allow it to expand technology and content.
Source: ARN
Sat, 30th Apr 2011
NBN scout silent on inquiry
The process behind the hiring of the top executive at the NBN apparently failed to disclose controversial information.
Source: Australian IT
Fri, 29th Apr 2011
Communications issues bane of NBN existence
Continued discussion over who should gain responsibility for primary communication of the National Broadband Network (NBN) to end-users has continued to mount as industry, communities and network wholesaler come to grips with their respective roles in the process.
Source: Computerworld
NBN to boost video conferencing
The national broadband network could improve video conferencing, allowing more people to work from home and improve the country's productivity.
Source: Australian IT
Photos: here's what an NBN-install might look like in your street
So what does getting your street hooked up to the national broadband network actually involve? These photos, which Whirlpool user Sambo9 has courteously given us permission to republish here, show an NBN-install in detail. All images are by Sambo9. See the gallery on Flickr. All captions by Sambo9.
Source: PC Authority
Tasmanian towns trial NBN fibre extension
The seven stage 2 National Broadband Network sites in Tasmania will be first to trial a community-funded extension of the fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) footprint beyond the 93 per cent currently mandated by government.
Source: Computerworld
NBN chiefs silent on scandal
The top two executives at the NBN did not raise an ongoing corruption investigation into their former employer before taking jobs to run the $36bn project.
Source: Australian IT
First Look: Telstra's Elite Mobile Wi-Fi, a better wireless broadband solution?
The Telstra Elite Mobile Wi-Fi puts a wireless hotspot in your pocket, but watch out for the hip-pocket hit when it comes to topping up with prepaid data. Read our first look review.
Source: PC Authority
1Gbps NBN a response to Google: Quigley
The chief executive of the National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co), Mike Quigley, has admitted that the company's announcement of one-gigabit-per-second services on the NBN was in response to media criticism after Google's one gigabit US network had been announced.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co flags NBN fibre footprint extension process
Areas seated just outside the National Broadband Network (NBN) fibre footprint may still have a chance of being included through a new process to be trialled by NBN Co.
Source: ARN
Cities sidestepped in NBN second wave
Business has attacked the latest National Broadband Network rollout in Tasmania because it shuns the state's main cities.
Source: Australian IT
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