Broadband News
Mon, 19th Jul 2010
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
Builders of the National Broadband Network announced, including Telstra
NBN Co has announced the winning companies that will build mainland Australia's first four National Broadband Network sites.
Source: ARN
Telstra 'price squeeze' claims go to ACCC
Competitors have acted on concerns about new Telstra pricing, lodging a complaint with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over an alleged "price squeeze" between the incumbent's wholesale and retail margins.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus to release LTE assessment
Optus is to shortly release the results of its on-going Sydney Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless trials.
Source: Computerworld
Broadband 'critical' to future global development
Broadband networks are as vital to the world's economic and social future as transport, water or power, according to the United Nations-backed Broadband Commission for Digital Development.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 13th Jul 2010
NBN Co to spend circa $1 billion on satellites
The NBN Co will spend up to $1 billion on two KA band satellites to deliver National Broadband Network (NBN) services to Australian households unable to access coverage via fibre or wireless.
Source: Computerworld
How would you vote on the internet filter?
Numerous major media outlets are running a poll today asking whether you will vote for a party that endorses the internet filter. Vote now!
Source: APC Magazine
Chance to seize the day on net filter
Australian ISPs have an opportunity to see off Labor's mandatory internet censorship laws, but their disunity could let it slip.
Source: Australian IT
Mandatory filtering should be dropped
If ISPs blocked child sexual abuse pages voluntarily, the government would not need to impose filtering, a child protection group says.
Source: Australian IT