Broadband News
Tue, 14th Sep 2010
Turnbull scores Shadow Communications portfolio
Malcolm Turnbull has been appointed as the Federal Opposition's new communications minister, replacing Tony Smith.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co lacks numbers on fibre consent
NBN Co has extended the cut-off date for residents and businesses to return forms consenting to receive a fibre connection from the next-generation network builder.
Source: iTnews Australia
Forget everything you've read: there are no 4G wireless services
3G Americas has published a useful report on the evolution of mobile wireless technologies, which points out that there is no current technology that meets the requirements of 4G; and which highlights the challenges in extracting ever more bandwidth from wireless systems.
Source: iTWire
Austar boosted by Labor NBN plan
After being left at the altar once, Austar is confident of a spectrum windfall from Labor's decision to prioritise its regional NBN rollout.
Source: Australian IT
Industry eager for NBN timetable
Construction of the National Broadband Network's first mainland sites is set to recommence within the next fortnight.
Source: Australian IT
Mon, 13th Sep 2010
NBN roll-in a chance for decentralisation
"Rolling in" the NBN from the bush to the city is good news for regional areas. Indeed, the trickle down effect has never really worked for "the bush" so the reversal of the NBN's delivery approach is a promising sign of policy change.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN, regulatory concerns faze Telstra
Telstra has pointed to government regulatory measures and continuing negotiations surrounding the telco's participation in the National Broadband Network (NBN) as key causes for concern for the company's ability to strive financially.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra to reveal NBN deal details soon
The Federal Election delayed the legal work for Telstra's multibillion-dollar involvement in the National Broadband Network (NBN) but information should be ready for shareholders before the company's annual general meeting in November, according to Communications Minister Stephen Conroy.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN obsoletes a million security systems: ASIAL
The National Broadband Network has placed the future of more than a million security alarm systems that alert Australians to fire, home invasion, break-in and medical emergency in limbo pending the building of a simulated test bed next year.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN, regulatory concerns phase Telstra
Telstra has pointed to government regulatory measures and continuing negotiations surrounding the telco's participation in the National Broadband Network (NBN) as key causes for concern for the company's ability to strive financially.
Source: Computerworld
CEOs demand change from Conroy
The federal government has been presented with a broad array of potential media and telecommunications reforms.
Source: Australian IT
More of South Australia gets Internode WiMAX services
Internode has opened its third regional WiMAX network, covering the Riverland and Murraylands areas of South Australia.
Source: iTWire
Election delayed Telstra NBN paperwork
The election held up the legal work for Telstra's multibillion dollar involvement in the national broadband network, the federal government says.
Source: Australian IT
Decentralised NBN key to unlocking bush potential
"Rolling in" the NBN from the bush to the city is good news for regional areas. Indeed, the trickle-down-effect has never really worked for "the bush" so the reversal of the NBN's delivery approach is a promising sign of policy change.
Source: Delimiter
Sat, 11th Sep 2010
Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, gets promoted with more responsibilities
Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has retained his position in the Gillard Government's cabinet with an increase in responsibility.
Source: ARN
Fri, 10th Sep 2010
Optus stays mum on 21 Mbps upgrade
Optus has declined to put a date on an upgrade of its 3G network to HSPA+, believing that access devices and consumer demand for the speeds it promised wasn't there yet.
Source: iTnews Australia
Dodo thinks NBN wholesale
Telecommunications company Dodo's CEO Larry Kestelman has said that he thinks it will be difficult for small players to operate on the National Broadband Network (NBN), but the company would consider becoming a wholesaler for the network.
Source: ZDNet Australia
AAPT-iiNet user migration on track: Broad
The migration of AAPT's consumer business to iiNet is tracking to schedule and will be complete by the planned 30 September deadline, according to AAPT CEO, Paul Broad.
Source: Computerworld
Distressed Optus starts Open Network
Optus marketing chief Michael Smith has hinted at concerns about damage to its brand after the regulator again launched legal action against it.
Source: Australian IT
Conroy's net filter still alive and kicking
The Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, is ploughing ahead with his internet filter policy despite there being virtually no chance any enabling legislation will pass either house of Parliament.
Source: SMH
Telstra deal secures employee pay rise
After a 20-month-long battle between Telstra and its unions, employees have voted in favour of an enterprise bargaining agreement that will lead to an 8 per cent increase in wages over the next two years.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Clear path forward for NBN: Greens
Whatever other complications minority government might create, in communications policy there is a clear path forward, according to Greens communications spokesman Scott Ludlam.
Source: iTWire
iiNet deals with unlimited fallout
Plans to axe unlimited quota plans for AAPT customers on the iiNet network has sparked fierce debate among those fearful they will be forced onto a relatively limited monthly quota.
Source: Computerworld
So we have an NBN ... where's my television 2.0?
Righto. So. Now we're getting our 21st century internet (thank Messrs Oakshott, Windsor and Wilkie). Can we also get our 21st century television?
Source: Delimiter
Industry demands NBN cost analysis
The country's third-largest internet service provider has renewed calls for a cost-benefit analysis of the National Broadband Network.
Source: Australian IT
Thu, 09th Sep 2010
NBN Co restarts recruitment machine
NBN Co has sprung back into action after its election hiatus by employing three new staff and posting 35 job advertisements since the formation of government on Tuesday.
Source: iTnews Australia
Slattery: NBN Co now a wireless telco
Labor's deal with the independents to roll out the National Broadband Network to regional areas first means it will now necessarily have to place a big emphasis on the wireless component of the network's construction, according to Pipe Networks managing director and long-time NBN critic, Bevan Slattery.
Source: ARN
TPG counts uploads in ADSL2+ changes
An ISP's plans to fundamentally alter how it counts users' activity has sparked outrage among its customers.
Source: iTnews Australia
Much cheaper NBN wins it by a whisker
The green light has been turned back on for the NBN, perhaps because the Independents were told the cost to the taxpayer was considerably less than $43 billion.
Source: ZDNet Australia
City won't pay for bush broadband: Swan
The Gillard government insists the city won't be slugged to fund affordable broadband in the bush.
Source: Computerworld