Broadband News
Mon, 14th Dec 2009
OptiComm scores Tas NBN deal
NEC Australia looks set for an early National Broadband Network win as greenfield fibre-to-the-home service provider, OptiComm, finalises an early deployment contract with NBN Tasmania.
Source: ZDNet Australia
IIA to hold legal "boot camp" for ISPs on copyright case
The Internet Industry Association (IIA) has scheduled an "exclusive briefing" with internet service providers to discuss the court case between Perth-based ISP iiNet and the film industry.
Source: iTnews Australia
Video: Watchdog says ISP-level filtering works
The managing director of Watchdog International claims that the firm's filtering product, tested in the Federal Government's ISP-level filtering pilot, will be shown to have had no adverse impact on internet performance.
Source: iTnews Australia
Conroy calls NBN costings "bizarre maths"
At a broadband forum last week, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy called the per-house costing of Tasmania's optic fibre network "bizarre maths".
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tassie NBN chooses network vendor
Tasmania NBN, the arm of the NBN Company that will build and operate the state's wholesale fibre telco, has directly contracted a "active network" equipment supplier, but chief Doug Campbell is staying tight-lipped over its identity.
Source: ZDNet Australia
OECD makes the case for a better-than-the-NBN FTTP rollout
In what is perhaps the most detailed cost-benefit analysis of a national FTTH network yet attempted the OECD has concluded that cost savings of between 0.5 and 1.5 percent over 10 years across the four key sectors of an economy: electricity, health, transportation and education could justify the cost of such a network, but it says each house should have a dedicated fibre connection, or possibly two!
Source: iTWire
Govt quiet in NBN debate
The federal government has distanced itself from growing controversy over whether its $43 billion national broadband network will deliver an open, competitive telecommunications market.
Source: Australian IT
Sun, 13th Dec 2009
Infrastructure competition key to broadband price reductions
The Internet Industry Association (IIA) has released its ninth broadband index saying it shows that competition at the infrastructure level is essential to aggressive broadband pricing.
Source: iTWire
Sat, 12th Dec 2009
Wrap up: Realising Our Broadband Future summit
The Federal Government's Realising Our Broadband Future event was held over two days at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).
Source: Computerworld
Fri, 11th Dec 2009
LTE should deliver at least 10-24Mbps in Australia
US telco Verizon Wireless has become the first to give any indication of what bandwidths users on its LTE cellular network should achieve, but thanks to different spectrum allocations, Australian LTE rollouts should deliver rates at least double these, according to Ericsson.
Source: iTWire
Why the NBN is like the iPhone
The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has likened the National Broadband Network (NBN) to the Apple iPhone, saying it's impossible to know all the applications that will use the high-speed connectivity engine before it is built.
Source: ARN
Google, others to build Asia undersea cable
A consortium including Google and KDDI Corp has signed a deal on Thursday to build and operate an international undersea cable system, estimated to cost US$400 million.
Source: iTnews Australia
Leighton bags Tasmania NBN deal
Leighton Holdings unit John Holland has won a contract to roll out fibre-optic backbone links in Tasmania for its broadband network project.
Source: Australian IT
NBN to generate "utility-style" returns: Conroy
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has talked up expected commercial gains from the NBN, claiming they will generate a "utility style" return on investment.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co down the wrong path: Cisco
Nbn Co's minimalist approach to building the broadband network will put the nation on a $43 billion path "back to the future".
Source: Australian IT
Quigley backs fibre-based NBN, not wireless
Fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) is a better and cheaper alternative for the National Broadband Network (NBN) than a wireless network rollout, according to NBNco CEO, Mike Quigley.
Source: ARN
Thu, 10th Dec 2009
Conroy reveals freefall in fibre-to-the-home costs
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has revealed a bidding war that occurred between builders in a Melbourne greenfields estate over the cost of connecting new homes to an Opticomm fibre network.
Source: iTnews Australia
Quigley flags new satellites for NBN
NBN Co executive chairman, Mike Quigley, has once again raised the possibility of new satellites being launched to deliver the NBN to the last few percent of Australians beyond the reach of either the FTTP or terrestrial wireless networks.
Source: iTWire
Telstra NBN deal in two years
The federal government and Telstra will be well on the way to a broadband deal by Christmas, but final agreement will take another two years.
Source: Australian IT
Rudd hard-sells NBN green credentials
The Federal Government's $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) plays a key role in addressing global warming, according to Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd.
Source: ARN
NBN Co lifts lid on network design options
NBN Co will attempt to locate its up to 200 points of interconnect in areas where there is contestable backhaul, the company's chief Mike Quigley told a gathering in Sydney.
Source: iTnews Australia
Rudd calls halt to broadband 'rot'
Kevin Rudd has told the Federal Government's broadband future forum in Sydney that it was time to "stop the rot" and take action on broadband after revealing 18 plans were created to fix the problems in the past 12 years.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus chief lashes Telstra strategy
Optus chief claims the soothing words coming from Telstra are just talk and that its underlying strategy of delay remains unchanged.
Source: Australian IT
Internode eyes mobile voice services
Internode will offer a mobile voice service starting next year, according to the ISP's product manager Jim Kellett.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN forum kicks off today
The Federal Government will today kick off its Realising Our Broadband Future event at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).
Source: Computerworld
Wed, 09th Dec 2009
Optus to expand 3G coverage on CityRail network
Optus plans to expand 3G mobile coverage within Sydney's CityRail network throughout 2010.
Source: iTnews Australia
Australian Internet: good, but not good enough?
Virtual office provider Servcorp International reckons Australia has the fourth best Internet service in the world. But we're still not satisfied.
Source: iTWire
TransACT lands residential FTTP deal
TransACT has today signed an agreement with the ACT Land Development Agency that will supply fibre-to-the-premise services to over 1800 homes.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Conroy reveals greenfields FTTP draft law under review
Draft legislation to mandate fibre in new housing estates is understood to be circulating the 29 members of the Government's fibre in greenfields reference group.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co gathering capability statements for partner selection
The company charged with rolling out the Federal Government's $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) has put out a request for capability statements to those vendors seeking to partner up for the infrastructure project.
Source: Computerworld