Broadband News
Wed, 13th Oct 2010
Quigley pans NBN, Telstra copper 'hysteria'
NBN Co CEO Mike Quigley has addressed the "hysteria" caused by recent claims that decommissioning Telstra's network in favour of the National Broadband Network will cause connected households multiple problems including forcing them to pay significant internal wiring costs.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus waits on key info for NBN talks
Optus refuses to sign a definitive deal with the wholesaler of the National Broadband Network (NBN) until it receives further information and clarification on key issues such as pricing as well as provisioning and operating systems.
Source: Computerworld
NBN time frame, budget doable: Kordia
Progress to date indicates that the NBN can be built on time and on budget, a key architect of the Townsville first release roll-out has said, as long as a collective and proactive effort ensures an ample supply of suitable skills when and where they're needed.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Costello attacks the 'National boondoggle Network' (NBN)
Former Treasurer, Peter Costello, has launched a scathing attack on the National Broadband Network (NBN), branding it “the National boondoggle Network”.
Source: ARN
Optus targets NBN wireless fans and fibre critics
Optus took aim at months of "ill-informed debate" over wireless and fibre infrastructure, criticising policy makers and sections of the telecommunications industry alike for their "collective amnesia" when shaping Australia's broadband future.
Source: iTnews Australia
Gillard: Filter is a "moral question"
Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday took the high ground in defending Labor's mandatory internet filtering project, describing the issue of how to ensure Australians didn't get access to the wrong content as a "moral question".
Source: Delimiter
NBN bill at risk of $1bn blowout
The cost of building the NBN could blow out by $1 billion if the government adopts the principles of its Tasmanian rollout around the country.
Source: Australian IT
Tue, 12th Oct 2010
Libs won't "rip up" NBN: Turnbull
Malcolm Turnbull says a Liberal government won't discard existing National Broadband Network (NBN) infrastructure if it wins the next election.
Source: ARN
ADSL emulation port scrapped from NBN plans
NBN Co has confirmed the Network Termination Unit (NTU) being installed on residents' homes as part of the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout will not have an ADSL emulation port among its set of interfaces.
Source: Computerworld
Townsville NBN designer surveys sites with iPhone app
The Downer Kordia alliance tasked with designing the first release NBN site in Townsville developed an iPhone app that allowed staff to capture data from surveys of sites being prepared for a fibre connection.
Source: iTnews Australia
iiNet buys VMware for major email cloud
Australian telco, iiNet, has purchased more than 1 million cloud-based email mailboxes from tech vendor, VMware. Every single iiNet customer will automatically be moved to the new system between October 2010 and January 2011.
Source: ARN
Telstra: Telecoms industry must rebuild reputation
Telstra public policy group managing director David Quilty has called for a "concerted effort" from the telecommunications industry to rebuild the sector's reputation among customers, business leaders and politicians.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 11th Oct 2010
iiNet moves to qualm Optus ULL woes
Eligible Westnet and Netspace customers will be able to churn easily from Optus' wholesale Unconditioned Local Loop (ULL) network to DSLAMs run by iiNet by the end of the year, according to staff at the Perth-based Internet service provider.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra names new CIO
Telstra has named former Seek and Westpac CIO Patrick Eltridge as its new new chief information officer, replacing John McInerney who resigned from the role in June this year.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Prime Minister: Cost of NBN needs to be "reversed engineered"
The cost of the $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) needs to be "reversed engineer" in order to demonstrate its worth, according to Prime Minister, Julia Gillard.
Source: ARN
Telstra says: Don't take terabyte broadband bait
Telstra has taken a swipe at competitors' terabyte broadband offers, urging customers to "look past" the super-sized offers and go for lower-quota products.
Source: iTnews Australia
Turnbull's NBN confusion softens Libs' case
I'm all for a healthy and robust opposition that works to keep the NBN roll-out on the straight and narrow. Yet, while Malcolm Turnbull looks healthy enough, his latest opposition to the NBN has been far from robust.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Attorney-General's office considering copyright law review
The Federal Attorney-General's Department has confirmed that the Government is considering a possible Australian Law Reform Commission review of the country's copyright law, but the news has been met calmly by one internet service provider (ISP) very familiar with the nation's existing laws, iiNet.
Source: Computerworld
Internode and iiNet: Further Telstra price cuts will make things worse
Further reduction to Telstra's retail broadband price will compound woes for the telco's wholesale customers, according to Internode and iiNet.
Source: ARN
Desperate Telstra cuts prices to win back customers
Consumers are set to benefit as Telstra cuts prices on mobile phone plans and broadband and ups the value of its package bundles to try to woo and retain customers.
Source: News Limited
Fri, 08th Oct 2010
ISPs cop customer angst over outbound emails
Email users Australia-wide spent the past 24 hours receiving bounce-back notices after anti-spam blacklist operator SORBS mistakenly listed vast IP address ranges as spammers.
Source: iTnews Australia
AFACT eyes era of ISP anti-piracy cooperation
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) has thrown its support behind the latest draft of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) on the basis it might force ISPs to cooperate to combat "rampant" online piracy.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra: No preference on NBN opt-out
Telstra chief executive David Thodey this afternoon said that the telco had no real preference as to whether Australians should be forced to "opt-out" of the National Broadband Network rather than opt in, in the wake of a decision this week by the Tasmanian Government to pursue such a policy through legislation.
Source: Delimiter
States baulk at opt-out on NBN link
NSW and Victoria have ruled out following Tasmania's lead and legislating for all homes to be connected to the National Broadband Network.
Source: Australian IT
Thu, 07th Oct 2010
ACTA hits Australia to Pirate Party derision
Depending on who you ask, a draft of the global Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) released by the Federal Government in Australia today is either a welcome measure which will benefit the the nation's creative industries - or a draconian control proposal which will cut down our civil liberties.
Source: Delimiter
Consumers lose from NBN move: Turnbull
A plan to connect all Tasmanian homes to the National Broadband Network has been condemned by the opposition as removing consumer choice.
Source: Australian IT
DFAT releases ACTA anti-piracy draft
The Federal government has released the latest draft of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) following the conclusion of the final round of discussions on the controversial intellectual property protection initiative at the weekend.
Source: Computerworld
Liberal parties at loggerheads on Tasmanian NBN
The Federal and Tasmanian State Liberal parties are at loggerheads over which method is best for rolling out the National Broadband Network.
Source: ARN
Chairmen table NBN concerns
Some of the nation's most influential chairmen are urging the government to obtain a cost-benefit analysis into the National Broadband Network.
Source: Australian IT
Tasmanians to be forced to connect to NBN under new laws
Tasmanians will be forced into connecting to the national broadband network (NBN) unless they "opt-out" of being connected under new laws being proposed by its Premier.
Source: SMH