Broadband News
Fri, 31st Dec 2010
NBN advisers fined in US for paying bribes
Alcatel-lucent, the company providing key advice to the National Broadband Network, has been fined $137 million in the US.
Source: Australian IT
It's policy: Victoria rejects NBN opt-out
Victoria's new technology minister has confirmed the state's new Coalition Government does not support the introduction of Labor's preferred 'opt-out' model for the National Broadband Network, in a move that will force residents to actively choose to receive fibre infrastructure when the rollout hits their neighbourhood.
Source: Delimiter
NBN project a worry: John Colvin
The chief of the Australian Institute of Company Directors is particularly worried about the National Broadband Network.
Source: The Australian
NBN boss denies part in corruption scandal
Mike Quigley, the man Kevin Rudd appointed to head the national broadband network, denies being involved in a multimillion-dollar bribery scandal that occurred during his time as a top executive at the French telecommunications giant Alcatel.
Source: SMH
Thu, 30th Dec 2010
Behind the 'no' to Telstra's flat $30
It was an exciting, brash and colourful time in a complex and boring industry.
Source: SMH
Face to face: Vodafail's Brimo meets VHA chief
Over just a few short weeks his nascent website has become a focal point for customers angered by problems in the mobile networks of telco giant VHA, with his name has been splashed across Australia's mass media. Now Vodafail founder Adam Brimo has taken his complaints directly to the top of the corporate telco ladder.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 29th Dec 2010
Alcatel Lucent fined over bribes
French-based telecom equipment giant and NBN contractor Alcatel-Lucent has agreed to pay US$137 million in fines and penalties to settle US charges it paid bribes to win contracts in Latin America and Asia, officials said.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tue, 28th Dec 2010
NBN: politicians and their promises
The Federal Coalition, the opposition to the Federal Government, has had its Finance Spokesperson, Andrew Robb, make an excellent suggestion in relation to the NBN, but would he take it up himself?
Source: iTWire
Mon, 27th Dec 2010
Asbestos next big challenge for NBN
The company delivering the National Broadband Network could be forced to remove asbestos from trenches being dug for the project.
Source: Australian IT
Vodafone customers to sue in class action
It has already presided over one of the biggest PR disasters of the year and now Vodafone faces being sued by potentially thousands of its customers over poor network performance.
Source: SMH
Costly NBN will prove a super test
Would Julia Gillard and Stephen Conroy be willing to link their superannuation payouts to the performance of the National Broadband Network?
Source: Australian IT
Sun, 26th Dec 2010
2010: the year of the NBN
2010 was one of the biggest years on record for the telecommunications industry: The National Broadband Network (NBN) roll-out began, the project became much more political and we consequently had Australia's first election fought and won on broadband policy.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN promises already broken?
The NBN is coming... in 10 years, even longer than initially promised. Which promises will be broken next?
Source: iTWire
Thu, 23rd Dec 2010
ACCC suffers initial setback in TPG case
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been dealt in a blow in its lawsuit against national broadband provider TPG over the company's $29.99 'Unlimited' ADSL2+ plan, with the judge in the case denying the regulator's application to freeze TPG's advertisments until the case is finalised.
Source: Delimiter
Will Vodafone survive its network mess?
It is late in the month of October in the year 2008. And Sydney has just begun the long wind-down as it prepares for its traditionally glorious summer. But despite all the frivolity, Optus managing director of products and delivery Andrew Buay is not having fun.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Datacentre builds to follow NBN sites: IBM
David Yip, leader of IBM's Site and Facility Services arm, has predicted that first and second release site for the National Broadband Network (NBN) could bring with it new points of presence for datacentre vendors.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN: a sick, dirty and expensive joke played on Australians
Now that the wildly optimistic NBN figures are out, showing the NBN won’t be available to all Australians for almost a decade, we can safely say the NBN is a sick, dirty, political and very expensive joke. Thanks Senator Conroy!
Source: iTWire
Photos: Networking remote Australia
Telstra's network operations team share some snaps from the most remote corners of Australia as they construct fibre, wireless and satellite networks.
Source: iTnews Australia
Detour on Telstra road to NBN deal
Telstra has set itself an Australia Day deadline to finalise its $13.8 billion deal with the government.
Source: Australian IT
Wed, 22nd Dec 2010
NBN: The dirty little secret of regional Australia
While NBN proponents tout wildly optimistic benefits that ubiquitous FttH will bring to regional Australia, the rhetoric falls way short of what will actually be delivered to bush dwellers. This is the claim of the head of at least one telecoms carrier, who says the lead time for rolling out the NBN to a large proportion of country Australia will be unacceptably long and will not happen at all in many cases.
Source: iTWire
Telstra confirms: no definitive NBN agreement this year
Telstra has written to shareholders telling them that it will not be able to meet its earlier commitment to complete definitive agreements with NBN Co by the end of the year, but that it still hopes to present the deal to them my mid year so they can vote on it.
Source: iTWire
Telstra: Government to blame for lack of deal
Telstra (ASX:TLS) has blamed the Federal Government and NBN Co for delaying the finalisation of a deal for shareholders until mid-2011.
Source: ARN
Adelaide mathematicians model internet traffic
Network designers could benefit from a new Government-backed project that aimed to model the volume, movement and type of data traversing the internet.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fast NBN faces slow take-up
Latent customer demand for the superfast download speeds offered by the NBN could undermine the profitability of the project.
Source: Australian IT
Commentators pan 'uncompetitive' NBN plan
A number of Australia's most senior business and economics commentators have opened fire on Labor's flagship National Broadband Network project, claiming NBN Co's corporate plan released on Monday was based on flawed assumptions and demonstrated the project would wind back competition in the telecommunications sector.
Source: Delimiter
NBN battery recycling 'could add $240m'
Persuading people to recycle back-up batteries for their NBN connections could cost taxpayers up to $240 million extra.
Source: Australian IT
Flats may be too hard to connect
People living in apartment blocks face new uncertainty over whether they will have access to the $36 billion National Broadband Network.
Source: Australian IT
Vodafone chief says 'sorry' for 3G network
Vodafone chief Nigel Dews has apologised to customers for the way it has dealt with a slew of 3G network issues in recent months without any explanation of the root cause of the problems.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACCC helps Telstra with 52 more exempt exchanges
Telstra has been given a helping hand from the Australia Competition and Consumer Commission with an additional 52 exchange service areas (ESAs) set to be made exempt from standard access obligations.
Source: ARN
Tue, 21st Dec 2010
Turnbull "naive" on NBN's HD future: Hackett
The federal Opposition needs to go back to school to brush up on broadband network topologies, a leading ISP said today.
Source: iTnews Australia