Broadband News
Mon, 19th Oct 2009
Govt may not release NBN study
The Federal Government today said it wasn't yet sure whether it would publish the multimillion-dollar National Broadband implementation study currently being undertaken by consulting firms McKinsey and KPMG.
Source: ZDNet Australia
aaNet to raise ADSL1 plan prices
ISP aaNet has revealed it will "adjust" its ADSL1 broadband prices to fund an extension to the hours of its customer support line.
Source: iTnews Australia
Aussie tech to speed fibre tenfold
An Australian-developed technology that can deliver a tenfold increase in the capacity of an optical fibre link is being commercialised.
Source: iTWire
Rudd to talk about Internet filtering
Internet filtering is one of several topics The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, will discuss in a one-hour Web chat on Thursday, October 22.
Source: ARN
Sun, 18th Oct 2009
Download caps likely to stay: NBN Co
Broadband users looking forward to the removal of download caps from internet pricing are likely to be disappointed: Even the NBN Company doubts the fatter pipes will mean the end of the download cap regime.
Source: iTWire
Tassie Govt targets NBN opportunities for locals
The Tasmanian Government wants to maximise the chances of local companies getting work during the construction phase of the National Broadband Network roll-out, launching a web portal that highlights NBN sub-contractor opportunities.
Source: iTWire
NBN: Harvard backs open access model
A fundamental requirement for reducing broadband prices and increasing speeds has been the existence of an open access regime, a Harvard University study conducted on behalf of the US regulator has found.
Source: iTWire
Sat, 17th Oct 2009
Enex Testlab wants content filter report released
The managing director of the company responsible for the testing of the Federal Government's controversial ISP-level content filtering trial wants the results made public.
Source: Computerworld
Fri, 16th Oct 2009
NBN's small footprint a big opportunity for Telstra
Three months old and 40 employees strong, the NBN Company's strategic thinking is starting to emerge. And while it might be driving the biggest infrastructure project in the nation's history, NBN Co is intently focused on keeping its footprint small.
Source: iTWire
CommsAlliance releases NBN network architecture vision
Communications Alliance has released its vision of the network architecture required for the NBN to deliver a broad range of network, application and content services to end users.
Source: Computerworld
AFACT tactics have origins in 1975 UNSW library case
Some of the legal issues at stake and the tactics employed by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) in its civil case against Internet Service Provider iiNet in the Federal Court of Australia have their origins in a landmark copyright case involving the University of NSW library in 1975.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra senate hearings - CCC, ATUG
Calls to delay the passage of legislation to structurally separate Telstra "simply do not wash" according to the executive director of the Competitive Carriers Coalition (CCC), David Forman.
Source: Computerworld
Thu, 15th Oct 2009
AFACT, iiNet head for the recess playground
Perth-based internet service provider iiNet has emerged quietly confident from the first two weeks of its court fight with the movie industry - represented by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) - and will call chief executive Michael Malone as its first witness when the case resumes on November 2.
Source: iTWire
Day Eight: Internet Industry Association hands over first documents
The Internet Industry Association (IIA) produced its first documents subpoenaed by the film industry today before filing for access to affidavits and opening statements by both sides to help prepare its submission to the court.
Source: iTnews Australia
AFACT: Our evidence not 100% reliable
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft's (AFACT) solicitor, Gilbert & Tobin's Michael Williams, has conceded that the techniques AFACT used to count iiNet customers' copyright breaches was not 100 per cent "reliable".
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tata Comms taps into Pipe's PPC-1 cable
Tata Communications is now providing international capacity to and from Australia via Pipe Networks' newly-opened PPC-1 cable system which interconnects with Tata's global submarine cable network in Guam.
Source: iTWire
Day Eight: AFACT solicitor grilled on ISP disconnections
The film industry's solicitor came under sustained pressure from ISP iiNet's senior counsel to admit the number of individual sessions - and therefore infringements - recorded in spreadsheets he prepared were inflated by a technical issue.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra: NBN good, separation bad
Telstra has used its appearance at the Senate Standing Committee on telecommunications legislation amendments to reiterate its support for the NBN, and its opposition to the Federal Government's structural separation bill.
Source: Computerworld
iiNet barristers corner AFACT solicitor
iiNet's legal counsel took Gilbert & Tobin solicitor Michael Williams to task yesterday afternoon over the credibility of technical evidence he had presented to the court.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Australian ISPs stay hush hush on copyright breach notices
Australian Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are remaining tight lipped over the number of copyright breach notices they have received from copyright holders as the iiNet versus the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) case continues in the Federal Court of Australia.
Source: Computerworld
Alcatel-Lucent's blatant NBN pitch
There's a certain ridiculousness to Alcatel-Lucent's National Broadband Network video production that goes to the heart of an obvious worry that it will ultimately be left out when the cheques are signed.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN: Underground vs overhead cable debate rolls on
As the National Broadband Network (NBN) construction chugs along in Tasmania, debate on the mainland continues as to whether laying the fibre optic cables underground is more advantageous than putting them in existing overhead infrastructure.
Source: Computerworld
Public interest before Telstra's: Conroy
The Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, spelt out an unpalatable truth for Telstra investors yesterday: the interests of 22 million Australians far outweighed those of the company's 1.4 million shareholders.
Source: SMH
Wed, 14th Oct 2009
Day Seven: Studio bosses wash their hands of piracy investigative technique
At least two American film studios involved in the copyright case against ISP iiNet have indicated to the Federal Court that they would not authorise use of investigative techniques in the fight against piracy if it involved some form of illegal conduct.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACCC dodges NBN monopoly question
The chief of Australia's competition regulator last night said it was too soon to know what sort of issues would arise if the National Broadband Network Company became another government-owned monopoly telco player in the style of Telstra.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Senators air concern over cost of Telstra split
Representatives from the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) today admitted the Government had done no analysis as to what it will cost Telstra to undertake structural or functional separation.
Source: iTnews Australia
AFACT v iiNet: Malone won't appear for two weeks
iiNet CEO Michael Malone will most likely not take the stand in the Internet Service Provider's (ISP) civil case against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) for another two weeks.
Source: Computerworld
Industry: Telstra senate submission a stalling tactic
Analysts and industry groups see Telstra's senate plea against structural separation as a power play and claim the real action will happen in private negotiations.
Source: ARN
Day Seven: Film studios grilled on BitTorrent agreements
Paramount Pictures would likely lodge a complaint with BitTorrent over the "unauthorised use" of the studio's logo on the peer-to-peer firm's website, it was revealed in the Federal Court today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Conroy: there will be no delay
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has rejected pleas from Telstra and shareholders to delay the passage of legislation aimed at splitting the telecommunications company.
Source: iTnews Australia