Broadband News
Wed, 17th Nov 2010
Vodafone admits on 3G: we could have been smarter
Vodafone Hutchison Australia has admitted it responded poorly to customer concerns over slow download speeds on its 3G smartphone and mobile broadband services.
Source: SMH
Greens, independents demand NBN Co business plan
The Greens and key independent MPs have requested that Communications Minister Stephen Conroy table the business plan which has been delivered to the Government by NBN Co.
Source: Delimiter
Unions seek NBN wage and job deals
Unions are preparing to serve claims for annual pay rises of 5 per cent - 15 per cent over three years - on major contractors engaged in the NBN rollout.
Source: Australian IT
Gillard confirms no NBN Co business plan till December
The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has confirmed NBN Co's business plan will not be released until after Parliament has finished for 2010.
Source: ARN
Tue, 16th Nov 2010
Telstra separation passes lower house
Draft laws which will pave the way for the rollout of the NBN through the structural separation of Telstra, have passed the lower house of parliament.
Source: SMH
ISP filter online in 2013
Labor's controversial mandatory internet filter scheme could be delayed until 2013, when the next federal election is due.
Source: Australian IT
Official: ACTA deal means no law change for Australia
Participants in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations announced today that they have finalised the text of the Agreement, after resolving the few issues that remained outstanding after the final round of negotiations in Tokyo.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co's POI good for the little guys
Following strong opposition to the National Broadband Network Company's (NBN Co's) proposed points of interconnect (POI) for the network from the country's biggest telcos, a number of small ISPs have welcomed the model.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Turnbull telco reform changes defeated
House independents have voted with the Government to defeat proposed ammendments to telecommunications reforms put forward by shadow communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull.
Source: iTWire
Cisco and NBN Co sign $9.5 million datacentre deal
The company responsible for building the National Broadband Network, NBN Co, has picked global tech vendor, Cisco, to provide its datacentre equipment.
Source: ARN
Telcos lobby independents on NBN analysis
The Alliance for Affordable Broadband, a splinter group of telcos concerned about Labor's National Broadband Network project, has written a letter to federal independent and Green MPs backing Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull's legislation to inject more transparency into the project.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Greens seek release of NBN business plan
The Greens will try to force the Gillard government this week to produce the business plan for its $43 billion National Broadband Network.
Source: Australian IT
Productivity Commission cost-benefit analysis won't delay NBN rollout: Turnbull
A Productivity Commission cost-benefit analysis of the National Broadband Network would not delay the roll out of the national infrastructure project, according to Opposition communications minister, Malcolm Turnbull.
Source: Computerworld
Tasmania readies NBN "opt-out" legislation
Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett will introduce legislation to state parliament today to put the onus on residents to "opt out" of receiving an NBN fibre connection to their homes.
Source: iTnews Australia
Rebel telco alliance backs Turnbull's NBN bill
The splinter group of telcos concerned about Labor's National Broadband Network project has backed Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbulll's legislation to inject more transparency into the project, in an open letter to the Federal independent and Green MPs who will ultimately decide its fate.
Source: iTWire
Demands for Conroy to release NBN plan
The Federal Government is under renewed pressure to provide tougher scrutiny of its National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: ARN
Bandwidth threat to online pay-TV
Australia's emerging internet pay-TV providers appear set for a new bandwidth battle in the race to win online audiences.
Source: Australian IT
Mon, 15th Nov 2010
Conroy defends NBN after OECD report
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has dismissed concerns over the national broadband network after a high-level report suggested it may not be the most cost-effective strategy.
Source: SMH
Malcolm Turnbull jumps on NBN OECD report bandwagon
Shadow communications minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has wasted no time jumping on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) report which claims the National Broadband Network (NBN) could diminish competition in the Australian telecommunications sector.
Source: Computerworld
OECD's unedited comments on the NBN and telecommunications
The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) recently released comments calling for more telco competition im Australia and questioning the Government's NBN plans. Here are the unedited comments from that report.
Source: ARN
OECD unsure of NBN finances
The global Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has handed the Federal Government's flagship National Broadband Network project a mixed report card in its latest detailed examination of Australia's economic health.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Fifty ISPs harbour half the world's zombies
OECD researchers have found that piracy, not high speed broadband as is often assumed, explains the prevalence of botnet infections in a country.
Source: iTnews Australia
OECD sees dangers in NBN haste
The OECD has urged the Gillard government to slow down the rollout of its $43 billion high-speed broadband network.
Source: Australian IT
Blueprint exposes flaws in NBN plan
Start with the stinging rebuke to Stephen Conroy for rushing his National Broadband Network rollout before ensuring the blue-sky productivity benefits justify the $43 billion price tag.
Source: The Australian
Cost-benefit analysis needed for NBN
Stephen Conroy has made every excuse that proponents do when they don't want pet projects exposed to the scrutiny of a cost-benefit analysis.
Source: Australian IT
Fri, 12th Nov 2010
Conroy promises NBN Co business case by end of year
Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has promised to release NBN Co’s business case by the end of the year, but the Opposition won’t get a full copy.
Source: ARN
Optus a closed shop on NBN
The nation's number two telco Optus yesterday again refused to disclose what the outcome of any ongoing discussions with the National Broadband Network Company might be -- or when it might commence a trial of retail services with the company.
Source: iTWire
Turnbull's done a 'great job': Conroy
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has praised his opposition counterpart Malcolm Turnbull, saying he has done a "great job" in bringing the party out of the 19th century on telecommunications policy.
Source: ZDNet Australia
iiNet calls for customer service focus
Internet service provider, iiNet has claimed customer service must be given a greater focus in the telecommunications industry or providers will risk high customer churn levels.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co strikes datacentre deal with Global Switch
NBN Co has picked datacentre provider, Global Switch, to host its primary datacentre.
Source: ARN