Broadband News
Mon, 15th Mar 2010
NBN Tasmania prices 'yet to be determined': iiNet's Malone
Official pricing for services over the Tasmanian leg of the NBN may yet be some weeks off, despite the announcement that Primus, Internode and iiNet have all committed to deliver services over network when it goes live in July.
Source: Computerworld
Net plan triggers 'digital divide'
Divisions have emerged in the Seven Media group as the dominant television arm resisted plans by its internet division Yahoo7 to make more TV shows available on new digital channels.
Source: The Australian
NBN Co to spell out how it will work with Comms Alliance
Communications Alliance has rallied the industry to embark on an ambitious project to define many, possible, aspects of the NBN. It was initiated prior to NBN Co's formation and remains independent of NBN Co. Now, NBN Co promises to spell out how it will work with Comms Alliance.
Source: iTWire
How high-speed broadband will be the death of Telstra
The opposition is doing the government a favour by blocking the legislation that will allow Telstra to be broken up - misleadingly called the Communications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009.
Source: SMH
Fri, 12th Mar 2010
Coalition still likes OPEL broadband template
Opposition Communications Minister Tony Smith was again forced to dodge questions on the Coalition's NBN policy, promising a policy outline "in good time."
Source: iTnews Australia
Pipe Networks' shareholders OK TPG sell
Pipe Networks' shareholders have voted to approve a $373 million deal that will see the company acquired by TPG Telecom.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN hearings extended over retail clause
The Senate select committee on the NBN has called for extra public hearings on the $43 billion fibre broadband project.
Source: Australian IT
Filter trial vendor sceptical over Internet clean-feed
Internet filtering won't prevent people deliberately looking for inappropriate material from accessing blocked content, according to security vendor, M86.
Source: ARN
Filter paves way for censorship: Hockey
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey yesterday launched an attack on the Federal Government's internet filtering scheme, in one of the first cases of a senior Opposition figure coming out publicly against the controversial policy.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Internode doubles its Southern Cross link capacity
ISP Internode plans to double its share of network capacity between Sydney and the USA before June as part of a five year deal with Southern Cross Cable network.
Source: iTnews Australia
Australia on net censorship blacklist
A top media rights watchdog has listed Australia along with Iran and North Korea in a report on countries that pose a threat of internet censorship.
Source: Australian IT
Thu, 11th Mar 2010
NZ Internet filter goes live
New Zealand's opt-in Internet content filter has gone live today with a least two confirmed participating ISPs. The government-run and operated scheme was quietly turned on early last month as a soft launch.
Source: Computerworld
Oh dear: Optus didn't learn from Telstra's mistake
if there's one thing that we find amusing, it's when history repeats itself. As it so often does in Australia's fickle telecommunications industry.
Source: iTWire
iiNet and Netspace? Finally
I would be surprised if iiNet managing director Michael Malone and Netspace managing director Stuart Marburg haven't been flirting with the idea of a merger on and off for the past decade.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Government considers free filters for small ISPs
Small Internet Service Providers (ISPs) need not spend a cent to meet the national Internet filtering requirements in a move under consideration by the Federal Government.
Source: Computerworld
Exetel mulls unlimited ADSL2 plans
An 11 March email to customers of Internet service provider (ISP) Exetel has revealed the company is considering ADSL2 plans with unlimited uploads and downloads. The email states that the ISP believes "there will be ongoing 'convulsions' in the marketplace and there will be many permutations that will change ADSL2 offerings quite substantially over the coming months."
Source: PC World
Plans afoot for new Sydney-US fibre link
Competition could be looming for the Southern Cross Cable that carries the majority of Australia and New Zealand's Internet traffic, if a group of New Zealand hi-tech business people behind a second fibre-optic link get their way.
Source: iTnews Australia
iiNet confirms Netspace takeover talks
Internet service provider iiNet Ltd says it is in discussions with rival Netspace about a takeover but no decision has been made to proceed with the acquisition.
Source: Computerworld
NBN 'dead' without Telstra: Minchin
The opposition has continued its assault on the federal government's plan to legislatively dismember Telstra as the telco's rivals ramp up efforts to lobby cross-bench senators to vote in favour of the bill.
Source: Australian IT
iiNet to buy Netspace for $75m?
iiNet has requested a trading halt following speculation that it will acquire fellow internet service provider, Netspace.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra split unAustralian: Liberals
The coalition has described Federal Government plans to break up Telstra as among the most draconian pieces of legislation ever put before federal parliament.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra bounces on revival of hope
Telstra shares enjoyed a brief reprieve from their three-month battering yesterday as investors clung to hope that the opposition had the support to scupper the government's plans to cleave the giant telco in two.
Source: The Australian
Wed, 10th Mar 2010
NBN Co setting up shop
NBN Co has announced that it has selected Sydney and Melbourne offices, the latter within shouting distance of key government regulators, the ACMA and ACCC.
Source: Computerworld
Exetel wants Telstra sorry ad
John Linton, chief executive of internet service provider Exetel, has challenged Telstra in court after it allegedly incorrectly listed the ISP as a "bad debtor".
Source: ZDNet Australia
Labor to vote on ISP filter this fortnight
The Federal Labor party is set to vote on whether or not mandatory filter plans become legislation within the next two weeks, according to Government Senator, Kate Lundy.
Source: ARN
Feds fund entire NBN Tassie 'joint-venture'
The Australian Government is carrying the entire cost of the national broadband network roll-out in Tasmania, with negotiations over the planned joint-venture with State-owned utility Aurora Energy put on hold last year and not expected to resume until July.
Source: iTWire
Net filters could put ISPs $1M out of pocket
The Federal Government's Internet content filter scheme could put many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) up to $1 million out of pocket.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra plan hits a wall
Kevin Rudd's bill to force the break-up of Telstra looks doomed to fail, with the Coalition and a key cross-bench senator resolving yesterday to vote against it.
Source: The Australian
Tue, 09th Mar 2010
New TPG ADSL2+ Plans released
Today, TPG have released some amazing new ADLS2+ plans, and we have updated our database to show this.
Source: Oz Broadband Speed Test
Exetel takes Telstra to Federal Court
Exetel has filed legal proceedings against Telstra in the Federal Court of Australia for alleged misleading and deceptive conduct.
Source: Computerworld