Broadband News
Wed, 29th Sep 2010
Unhappy telcos haven't called me: Thodey
Telstra chief executive David Thodey today said he had not been contacted by Internode managing director Simon Hackett in relation to the smaller telco's ongoing complaint about Telstra's wholesale prices.
Source: ZDNet Australia
iiNet acquisition of AAPT consumer division given the green light
iiNet shareholders have approved the acquisition of AAPT's consumer division for $60 million.
Source: ARN
Kiwis put a price on copyright notices: $23
A telco lobby group in New Zealand has pinned down the cost to ISPs and other service providers of processing a notice of copyright infringement from rights holders - reporting a range between NZ$30 to $37 (A$23 to $28.30) per notice.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra pushes back NBN deal approval dates
Telstra has announced that it expects to seek shareholder approval on its $11 billion deal with NBN Co in "late June 2011", several months later than first anticipated.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra looks to finalise NBN agreement
Telstra says it remains confident of reaching a final agreement with the Federal Government on the implementation of a national broadband network (NBN).
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra "fightback" grows broadband share
Telstra is no longer losing consumer fixed broadband customers.
Source: ARN
Tue, 28th Sep 2010
Nuclear attack: Anonymous targets AFACT
The loose-knit confederation of internet activists who organise under the banner "Anonymous" appeared to hit Australia again this morning, with Operation Payback targeting a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT).
Source: Delimiter
Long wait for service providers on NBN interconnect information
The telecoms industry is awaiting the release of information on interconnection points in the $43 billion National Broadband Network.
Source: The Australian
Net nanny bypassed in iPad age: Conroy
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has vowed not to runaway from the proposed mandatory internet service provider (ISP)-level internet filtering policy, stating that the advent of iPhones and iPads compromised parent's ability to supervise their children.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Gungahlin residents offered time with NBN Co
Residents of the Canberra suburb of Gungahlin will be offered the opportunity to meet representatives of NBN Co next month ahead of the next generation network builder's planned rollout of fibre in the area.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra declines "public battle" with customer Internode
The wholesale arm of Australia's biggest telco, Telstra, has declined to engage in what it described as a "public battle" with its customer Internode. The two companies are in the midst of delicate negotiations which are slated to affect Internode's ADSL broadband pricing around the nation.
Source: ARN
Service providers in dark on NBN detail
The telecoms industry is awaiting the release of information on interconnection points in the $43 billion National Broadband Network.
Source: Australian IT
Conroy: Too early to lose hope on ISP filter
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy last night refused to back away from his party's controversial internet filtering regime, saying it was too early to speculate about the policy's future.
Source: iTnews Australia
Internet filter still looms large: Patten
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has denied the Government plan to introduce internet filtering legislation was a waste of time or money, despite not having the numbers in the Senate to get it passed.
Source: iTWire
4G wireless is coming - NBN or not. But what is it, exactly?
4G wireless has rolled out in Scandinavia and is being tested here by Telstra and Optus. David Braue finds out what 4G really is and what we can expect from it.
Source: APC Magazine
Mon, 27th Sep 2010
iiNet changes routing tables for StarCraft II
Two months after the release of the most anticipated real-time strategy game to date, national broadband provider iiNet has amended its network routing path to make the experience of playing StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty better for Australians connecting to regional Battle.net servers in South-East Asia.
Source: Delimiter
Turnbull pledges to push forward NBN debate
Newly instated Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Malcolm Turbull, has promised to push forward the debate of the National Broadband Network (NBN), and fulfil his role in keeping the government to account.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra playing favourites, Internode boss claims
Internode boss, Simon Hackett, has speculated that Telstra's wholesale division may be giving some retail Internet service providers better deals because they hadn't built out their own competitive broadband infrastructure as some like Internode, iiNet and TPG had.
Source: ARN
Internode slays other ISPs in customer ratings, Telstra comes last
Fast rising broadband provider Internode has thrown down the gauntlet to its larger rivals by clearly beating them in a new customer satisfaction survey of Australian internet users. In a survey of ten leading ISPs, Internode was the only broadband provider to get an overall five star rating, the highest possible score, while heavyweights Telstra and Optus brought up the rear of the field.
Source: iTWire
Staged approach better than a blanket NBN rollout
Out appetite for broadband capacity appears insatiable; build a bigger pipe and we will find ways to fill it up.
Source: The Australian
Sat, 25th Sep 2010
Video: Turnbull lays out case for NBN cost-benefit
Malcolm Turnbull was looking forward to building a relationship with NBN Co chief executive officer Mike Quigley when they meet at the beginning of next month for the first time since he assumed the role of Opposition spokesman on broadband.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN opposition not pointless, says Turnbull
Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday denied his party was attempting to "wreck" Labor's National Broadband Network project, insisting opposing the project was the right thing to do, despite apparent widespread support for the project from both the public and critical minor parties and independents in parliament.
Source: Delimiter
Fri, 24th Sep 2010
Conroy on front foot on NBN, reforms
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has rejoined the fray in the growing battle over broadband in Australia, telling the World Computer Congress in Brisbane that there are times when Government's have a responsibility to step in and shape the nation's future.
Source: iTWire
NBN "Hayman solution" may see it split in two: Coutts
The increasingly apparent split between the financially attractive urban fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) rollout and the obligatory wireless and satellite deployments to rural and regional areas under the National Broadband Network (NBN) may effectively and operationally split its wholesaler, NBN Co, in two.
Source: Computerworld
Did anti-filter voters put Conroy last?
Prior to the 2010 Federal Election, a campaign opposing the Australian Labor Party's mandatory internet filter policy was held to send Labor a message by putting Senator Stephen Conroy, the minister responsible for the policy, last on their Senate ballot paper when voting below the line. But did it work?
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra to stop kilobyte-charging on prepaid wireless
Telstra planned to revamp its prepaid wireless broadband plans next month.
Source: iTnews Australia
Delay to NBN laws threatens home building
The government's failure to prioritise crucial legislation to implement the $43bn National Broadband Network has raised further fears about its timing.
Source: Australian IT
Thu, 23rd Sep 2010
Coalition broadband expert, Paul Fletcher, retains key advisory role
Former Optus executive and Liberal MP, Paul Fletcher, remains a key advisor to the Coalition on broadband, despite his role in helping craft its controversial policy during the election campaign.
Source: ARN
Put case for NBN, Telstra man urges
Telstra chief financial officer John Stanhope has questioned Labor's refusal to build a business case for the National Broadband Network.
Source: Australian IT
iiNet fixes customer's naked DSL problem
Western Australia-based internet service provider iiNet has finally resolved the problems faced by one of its naked DSL subscribers which got an airing in these columns.
Source: iTWire