Broadband News
Mon, 04th Apr 2011
Killing the fixed-to-mobile substitution myth
Opponents of the National Broadband Network (NBN) have been arguing that mobile access will replace demand for faster fixed-line connections. The latest ABS statistics tell a different story.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Apprentices on notice, NBN plans put at risk
New apprentices are struggling to pass tests that were breezed through a decade ago, with skills in maths and physics so poor as to endanger plans for the national broadband network, an industry skills council says.
Source: SMH
Small ISPs should start small: Conroy
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has dismissed Internode's concerns about National Broadband Network (NBN) pricing smaller ISPs out of the national market, stating that new players wouldn't necessarily be national right away.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Conroy backs NBN as tender put on hold
Stephen Conroy has defended a shock move by the NBN Co to suspend a crucial network building tender.
Source: Australian IT
Fri, 01st Apr 2011
Small ISPs can thrive in NBN's regions
The National Broadband Network (NBN) will mean massive change for the telecommunications industry, with a range of industry players already looking at their future business models. We want retail service providers (RSPs) and others to seriously consider the opportunities of the NBN.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co explores options
Nbn is talking with a single constructor about building the entire network in the wake of the cancelled first tender.
Source: Australian IT
Union fears NBN workers face wage squeeze
The union representing workers laying out the national broadband network believes their wages will be squeezed as the project manager seeks to tighten up construction contracts.
Source: ARN
Hackett's premise flawed, says NBN Co
NBN Co has defended its pricing approach in the face of strident criticism from an ISP which will be one of its largest customers, claiming comments by Internode managing director Simon Hackett this week didn't reflect the "reality" of how it would sell services to the telecommunications market after its network was rolled out.
Source: iTWire
High prices force NBN to change tack
The company overseeing the national broadband network will seek new builders after suspending its cabling tender process due to high price demands.
Source: The Australian
NBN tender halted over 'price gouging'
The company given the job of rolling out the $36 billion National Broadband Network has received exorbitant demands from construction companies.
Source: Australian IT
Thu, 31st Mar 2011
Why the Telstra/NBN deal should be scrapped
Over at his blog, seasoned technology executive and all-round nice guy Sean Kaye has some interesting thoughts on a wide range of matters involving the NBN, including his pessimism about Telstra's multi-billion dollar deal with NBN Co: "The deal with Telstra should be scrapped. I agree with the idea, but the truth is, you [...]
Source: iTWire
Google to be grilled on piracy
Google's antipiracy efforts are likely to come under scrutiny during a US congressional hearing scheduled next week in Washington.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Slattery: NBN is turning toxic
The $36 billion Government funded National Broadband Network (NBN) has become a bad investment that will only benefit Telstra in the long run, according to NextDC CEO and Pipe Networks founder, Bevan Slattery.
Source: ARN
Cisco set to expand in Australia
Network equipment outfit Cisco will expand its headcount in Australia and New Zealand this year by as much as 20 per cent.
Source: Australian IT
Wed, 30th Mar 2011
Students shrug off NBN as a 'waste'
The national broadband network may have secured the support of the independents and squeezed through Parliament but according to the next generation of internet users it's a waste of money.
Source: SMH
Security woes heighten as NBN, cloud take hold: IIA
The security settings associated with the National Broadband Network (NBN) are increasing the level of risk and potential for damage, according to the head of the Australian Internet Industry Association (IIA).
Source: ARN
Labor ready to use law for NBN link-up
The government is refusing to rule out using federal laws against states that oppose its plans to connect all households to the NBN.
Source: Australian IT
Turnbull: NBN gets harder to 'unpick'
Shadow communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull has conceded that NBN legislation passed this week made it harder for a future Coalition Government to sell down the network before it was finished.
Source: iTnews Australia
AAPT: NBN uniform wholesale broadband prices "defies logic"
The Federal Government's commitment to provide uniform wholesale prices on the National Broadband Network (NBN) "defies logic" as it prevents vital competition at the infrastructure level
Source: ARN
Telstra Wholesale begins customer portal migration
Telstra Wholesale has revealed it will begin migrating customers across to a new "one-stop" service portal from today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 29th Mar 2011
'Insane' NBN pricing will kill small ISPs: Hackett
Internode managing director Simon Hackett today described the National Broadband Network's pricing model as "insane" for small internet service providers, warning that none will survive their walk through the "valley of death" transition from the current copper network to the fibre future envisioned by the Federal Government.
Source: Delimiter
NBN law stalls cloud for small business
Anti-cherry-picking provisions in the National Broadband Network (NBN) legislation will prevent many small businesses from accessing cloud services until 2020, datacentre provider NextDC chief Bevan Slattery has warned.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN cost model 'entrenches' Telstra, Optus
Internode managing director Simon Hackett has claimed as few as five national ISPs have the scale to pay for a direct wholesale feed from NBN Co based on publicly available cost models.
Source: iTnews Australia
Vividwireless: 4G provides incentive to switch off fixed-line
Wireless to become primary broadband technology over fixed-line, according to Vividwireless CEO.
Source: ARN
Thodey calls for united front in telco land
Telstra chief David Thodey has called on the telecommunications industry to band together and present a united front for the benefit of all players.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co chief promises no volume discounts
NBN Co chief Mike Quigley has today promised the Government-owned telco has no intention of offering volume discounts to Telstra or any other service provider connected to the national broadband network.
Source: iTnews Australia
CommsAlliance: Saving 700MHz spectrum for public safety "damaging" for telco industry
Public safety organisations' proposal is incredibly disruptive for commercial telco players, according to the industry representative body.
Source: ARN
IBM bags key NBN Co deal
Nbn Co has appointed IBM as the prime integrator for its software systems that support the broadband network's processes.
Source: Australian IT
Telstra unveils South Brisbane wholesale fibre service
Telstra Wholesale has revealed details of the Layer 2 fibre product it will supply ISPs on the revamped South Brisbane Exchange, the site of a controversial copper to fibre migration.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 28th Mar 2011
NBN Co to hold public education campaign
NBN Co will launch a public education campaign after acknowledging a lack of understanding about the network.
Source: ZDNet Australia