Broadband News
Thu, 18th Nov 2010
PM vows to put fine tooth comb through NBN
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has promised to put a fine tooth comb through the business case for the $43 billion national broadband network before it is publicly released.
Source: Computerworld
Conroy at risk of being in contempt
Stephen Conroy risks being found in contempt after flouting its order to produce the business case into his National Broadband Network.
Source: Australian IT
Turnbull's Transparency Bill fails to pass
The NBN oversight Bill proposed by Shadow Communications Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has failed to pass in the House of Representatives.
Source: ARN
Gillard snubs Senate order on NBN
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is defying a Senate order for the government to immediately release the business case for the $43 billion national broadband network (NBN).
Source: SMH
Conroy, 'poo or get off the pot': Oakeshott
The NBN was one of the reasons Independent MP Rob Oakeshott sided with Labor. Now he sees the Coalition's position has changed and he's concerned about the lack of reliable information from the government.
Source: ZDNet Australia
VHA boosts tower links for mobile broadband
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) plans to upgrade its backhaul capacity to base stations across Australia to cater for growing mobile broadband traffic.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN cost blowout in new housing projects
The government is looking at measures to avoid a blowout in the cost of taking the National Broadband Network to new housing estates.
Source: Australian IT
Wed, 17th Nov 2010
Release of Telstra-NBN agreement in doubt
Telstra has cast fresh doubts over the anticipated release of its $11 billion heads of agreement with NBN Co in time for the telco's annual general meeting on Friday.
Source: iTnews Australia
Photos: Conroy enjoying himself at NBN launch
Last week, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy attended an event held by Nextgen Networks in Mulgrave, Victoria, to mark the halfway point in the completion of the National Broadband Network Regional Backbone Blackspots Program, which is seeing fibre rolled out in remote locations around Australia.
Source: Delimiter
Internode revamps broadband plans after Telstra negotiations
Internet service provider, Internode, has revamped its ADSL broadband plans to make them all run at ADSL 2+ speeds after protracted negotiations with Telstra wholesale.
Source: ARN
Govt to force NBN Co, smart grid alliance?
The NSW Government is mulling action to force reticent energy providers to lay smart metering networks when trenches are dug for the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: ZDNet Australia
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