Broadband News
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
The ifs and buts in NBN's business plan
The National Broadband Network (NBN) Company's costings and timelines for the building of its network depend on a web of eventualities and assumptions to be valid, as outlined yesterday in the NBN business plan.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN 'no cheaper' than existing plans
The National Broadband Network will not deliver cheaper internet services, the Opposition Communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull has said.
Source: Australian IT
Linton mystified by NBN business case "drive"
Come on, we know you've been waiting with bated breath since yesterday to find out what Exetel chief executive John Linton thinks of the NBN Co business case released yesterday. No major NBN announcement would be complete without Linton's point of view. And Linton doesn't disappoint.
Source: Delimiter
NBN business plan good for competition: ISPs, Telcos
The NBN Co Corporate Plan will strengthen competition and bring new business opportunities, according to local telecommunications and ISP companies.
Source: Computerworld
Opinion: Will NBN pricing lead to better Aussie broadband deals?
Do the prices announced today for the National Broadband Network (NBN) mean you should be excited about having fibre connected to your home?
Source: PC Authority
Ai Group welcomes NBN business plan
The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has welcomed the federal government's release of the national broadband network (NBN) business plan.
Source: Computerworld
Customers divided on need for speed
Having run a Mitre 10 store for the past 15 years, Byard Sheppard knows all about building things.
Source: Australian IT
Price shock looms for some on NBN
Some households could be forced to pay more for a basic internet service when they are compulsorily switched over to the $36 billion national broadband network, according to the business plan released yesterday by NBN Co.
Source: SMH
Mon, 20th Dec 2010
NBN Co's battery back-up plan goes flat
Communications Alliance has hit out at NBN Co's plan to make back-up batteries in fibre-connected customer premises the default option, saying it will create unnecessary cost and be environmentally damaging.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co given the OK to fibre up huge range of 'non-premises'
NBN Co has been given official permission to provide fibre services to a huge range of non-premises, including mobile network base stations, and provide services that could increase its revenues very significantly.
Source: iTWire
NBN to repay taxpayers 'with interest'
The National Broadband Network business case proves taxpayers' $27.5 billion investment will be repaid with interest, Julia Gillard has declared.
Source: Australian IT