Broadband News
Tue, 20th Jul 2010
Telcos won't wait for digital dividend for 4G: Ericsson
Telecommunications operators likely won't wait for the digital dividend spectrum sell-off to start rolling out fourth-generation mobile infrastructure, according to Ericsson's head of strategic market, Kursten Leins.
Source: Computerworld
Coalition's three-prong broadband plan
The Coalition' broadband and communications policy will be based on three steps to improve internet access in areas with poor service.
Source: Australian IT
Telstra call centres jammed by speech recognition outage
Telstra customers were unable to reach the telco by phone yesterday due to a malfunctioning interactive voice response (IVR) system.
Source: iTnews Australia
Expert to check each banned web page
The federal government will hand-pick an "expert" to manually check up to 10,000 blacklisted online web pages.
Source: Australian IT
iiNet pushes into small business market
ASX-listed ISP, iiNet, is ramping up its efforts in the SMB market. The ISP recently released its Bonded DSL product that provides small business customers with the ability to double the speed of their ADSL2+ network.
Source: ARN
Christians get filter plan tip-off
The Australian Christian Lobby was briefed one day before Labor's major announcement on delaying its controversial internet filter plan.
Source: Australian IT
Mon, 19th Jul 2010
Conroy, Smith, Ludlam invited to debate
It'll be one to watch if Labor's Stephen Conroy, Liberals' Tony Smith and Greens' Scott Ludlam all accept the Australian Computer Society's invitation to debate ICT issues at the National Press Club on 10 August. We should expect to see Conroy defend his performance, Smith finally outline his party's policies and Ludlam reveal how the Greens will hold both parties to account.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Poll: Will the internet filter impact your vote?
The Federal Government's recently postponed plan for an Internet content filter is opposed by a vocal segment of the Internet community. But now that Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called an August election, the key question is: "would it change your vote?"
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN: A model of industry cooperation
If you believe the telecommunications industry's detractors, the sector is riven by competitive forces so strong that it is impossible for players to work together for the greater good. Yet, work being done around the National Broadband Network (NBN) is fast becoming the poster child for industry collaboration.
Source: Computerworld
VHA picks Ericsson for nationwide mobile backhaul network upgrade
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has appointed Ericsson to build a new Australia-wide network that, it says, will greatly increased capacity of the Vodafone mobile network.
Source: iTWire
NBN rules election in Tassie
Tasmania's two marginal lower house seats ensure the island state will be in the spotlight during this federal election campaign.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Internode cries foul over Telstra broadband pricing
Internode wants the ACCC to 'lay down the law' to Telstra over what it alleges is anti-competitive behaviour breaching the Trade Practices Act.
Source: ARN
Sat, 17th Jul 2010
Gillard calls Federal Election
Prime Minister Julia Gillard believes the national broadband network (NBN) will help Labor secure votes from young people in the national election which was called for Saturday August 21.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 16th Jul 2010
NSW changes planning rules for NBN
The New South Wales Government has today made amendments to the state's planning regulations in order to fast-track the National Broadband Network (NBN) roll-out.
Source: ZDNet Australia
First Look: Should Telstra users get a T-Box?
You might have seen the TV advertisements for Telstra's new T-Box. We've completed a hands-on test, and here are our first impressions.
Source: PC Authority
Who has left NBN Co so far?
As the sun rises, so must it also set. Just as promotions inside the ranks of the National Broadband Network Company have taken place speedily over the past year since it was formed, so have departures.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Pacnet adds to mobile broadband choices
Pacnet is targeting business users with its new mobile broadband offering.
Source: iTWire
Adam Internet runs filter tests
Adam Internet has started running its own Internet filter tests.
Source: ARN
A win in the filter debate (for everybody)
There is nothing the Government said in its announced review of the Refused Classification category of the National Classification Scheme that makes its plan for a mandatory ISP level internet filter any less likely, should it win the election.
Source: iTWire
NBN 101 - Mobility: Friend of Foe?
We delve into the debate around whether mobility will be a threat to the national broadband network.
Source: Computerworld
Houses linked up in Tassie NBN: photos
ZDNet Australia has obtained some more photographs of the National Broadband Network roll-out taking place in Scottsdale, Tasmania.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Revealed: How 100 Mbps broadband will rock your world
Residents at Point Cook near Melbourne have stopped queuing large downloads and started bringing on-demand movies down the pipe in under 15 minutes after swapping "abysmal" ADSL1 connections for superfast broadband.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 15th Jul 2010
Optus predicts spectrum bunfight
The fight over the future allocation of the 700MHz and 2.5GHz bands of spectrum will not be just limited to Telstra, Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) and Optus, according to Optus products and delivery director Henry Calvert.
Source: ZDNet Australia
VIDEO - Optus: we're fixing our 3G network
An APC reader asked a probing question to Optus' engineering director today: when will you fix the 3G network? Here's a video of the answer.
Source: APC Magazine
Optus scores 50Mbps in Sydney LTE tests
Optus has achieved 50 megabits per second (Mbps) downlink and 20Mbps uplink speeds on its first Sydney trial of Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless broadband technology.
Source: Computerworld
Wed, 14th Jul 2010
Telstra, Optus to rely on old filter trials
ISPs Telstra and Optus will use the results of filter trials conducted last year to inform engineers on how to satisfy a commitment to voluntarily block child abuse content.
Source: iTnews Australia
The good news on IPv4 address supply...
...is that they are expected to run out in exactly 12 months from today, on 14 July 2011. The bad news is a forecast exhaustion date only nine months hence.
Source: iTWire
Telstra spies Brunswick NBN build deal
Telstra has confirmed it is negotiating its first potential national broadband network (NBN) construction contract, covering passive fibre rollout in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACMA gifts spectrum to Optus for 3G in regional and remote Australia
Optus has secured the rights to deploy 3G mobile services at 972 sites across regional and remote Australia from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
Source: Computerworld