Broadband News
Mon, 05th Oct 2009
Australia-Japan Cable completes refinancing
Australia Japan Cable (AJC) - the 12,700km submarine link between Australia and Japan, says it has successfully completed its refinancing, assuring its viability into the future.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 02nd Oct 2009
Revealed: iiNet's film copyright defence
Next Tuesday, Perth ISP iiNet will throw the spotlight on the film industry, accusing it of being the primary copyright infringer in a Federal Court case to be heard in Sydney.
Source: iTnews Australia
The NBN - Flying blind?
The Australian Greens Senator for Western Australia, Scott Ludlam has questioned whether the Federal Government's $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) plan is "flying blind".
Source: Computerworld
Blog: All about separation, or all about copper?
Labor's fibre-to-the-premises NBN was meant to be an act of freedom, a breaking-free from 100 years of copper infrastructure legacy and the start of something new. So why in the world are we still discussing Telstra's copper network?
Source: ZDNet Australia
Amcom on a shopping spree?
Amcom Telecommunications has put itself into a trading halt on the Australian Stock Exchange pending an announcement to be made on a proposed transaction.
Source: ZDNet Australia
AARNet peers with Akamai
Australia's academic research network (AARNet) has announced that it has unmetered access to all traffic hosted on the Akamai content delivery network for its clients in the university and research sectors.
Source: iTnews Australia
Quigley and Conroy at odds over NBN pricing
National Broadband Network Company CEO Mike Quigley has thrown cold water on a suggestion made by Senator Stephen Conroy that NBN Co should subsidise internet users in regional Australia.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co to buy telco assets
The National Broadband Network Company is talking to telcos about buying infrastructure to give the government's $43 billion project a leg up.
Source: Australian IT
Thu, 01st Oct 2009
Filtering works, Enex trial shows
Results of a federal government trial show that live ISP-level content filtering does not have a negative impact on network performance and can work in a real-time environment.
Source: Australian IT
Finance battered over Ergas' NBN cost-benefit analysis
A Department of Finance and Deregulation representative has questioned the quality of a "cost-benefit analysis" submitted to the NBN Senate Select Committee by economist Henry Ergas.
Source: iTnews Australia
ANZ bank invests in free Wi-Fi access
ANZ bank has partnered with CafeScreen to offer free Wi-Fi access at 100 Australian cafes, train stations and ferries until the end of January to advertise its new online banking site.
Source: iTnews Australia
Lobby group: Burying NBN cables may increase reliability and decrease health risks
The chairman of a national lobby group has told a Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network (NBN) laying cables underground may increase reliability and decrease health risks.
Source: Computerworld
Blog: Has Conroy got the numbers for reforms?
Getting Senator Stephen Conroy's regulatory reform for the telecommunications industry through the parliament would need support from the Senate. On Twisted Wire we ring around to see which parties are supportive and which are against.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Broadband will connect 20% of households worldwide this year, Gartner projects
Research firm Gartner is projecting that 20% of households worldwide will be connected to the Internet through a broadband connection by year-end.
Source: ARN
ACCC warns mobile operators against overstating wireless data rates
The ACCC has told mobile operators that they must not advertise data rates on wireless broadband services in excess of those generally achievable or likely to be achieved by consumers using the network.
Source: iTWire
British ISPs slam plans to cut off file sharers
The British Government's proposed plans to cut off illegal downloaders from the internet have been heavily criticised by internet service providers (ISPs).
Source: iTnews Australia
NBNco's Quigley to face Senate Committee today
The man at the helm of the company set up to rollout the Federal Government's ambitious National Broadband Network (NBN), Mike Quigley, is due to face the Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network.
Source: Computerworld
Wed, 30th Sep 2009
AFACT retreat reveals ignorance: iiNet
A group of entertainment companies conducting a landmark copyright claim against iiNet has withdrawn part of its case against the ISP.
Source: Australian IT
Green light for Kordia's new trans-Tasman cable
The board of New Zealand company, Kordia Solutions, has given the green light - subject to customer signups - to the company's plans to build a new trans-Tasman submarine cable, dubbed OptiKor.
Source: iTWire
Film studios drop more of iiNet case
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft's (AFACT) legal action over iiNet's alleged breach of copyright took a further watering down today as the film studios removed the "primary" copyright infringement claim.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Gartner: Early NBN to add complications for enterprise customers
The early years of the Federal Government's National Broadband Network may spell chaos for enterprise network buyers unaware of the commercial models and capabilities, a new report claims.
Source: ARN
Pirate Party reaches critical mass
A pressure group that hoped to set Australia's copyright law on its head has reached a milestone 500 members it needs to register as a political party.
Source: iTnews Australia
Foxtel tackles telcos on movies
Foxtel chief Kim Williams is challenging Australia's major telecommunications companies -- including Foxtel's major shareholder Telstra -- to drop internet download limits for subscribers downloading movies.
Source: Australian IT
Australian spaces may be ranked by NBN places
The public spaces digitised and connected to the proposed National Broadband Network NBN will rise in social prominence above those that remain analogue, according to a Melbourne University academic.
Source: Computerworld
Tue, 29th Sep 2009
Telstra between a rock and the ACCC?
The proposed regulatory reforms ahead of the roll-out of the National Broadband Network rely on a finely balanced carrot and stick approach. But will Telstra cooperate with the government's ultimatum?
Source: ZDNet Australia
Behind the scenes: Sydney CBD cable cut
Telstra has shown off its ability to quickly repair a fibre optic and copper cable cut in Sydney's central business district that was damaged by an Energy Australia contractor less that two weeks ago, leaving thousands without services.
Source: iTnews Australia
Australia to hit 69% household broadband penetration by 2013:Gartner
Australia is expected to add about 1.7 million household broadband connections between 2008 and 2013, lifting its penetration rate from about 55 per cent in 2008 to 69 per cent, according to new research from Gartner.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra seeks to ease investor fears
Telstra chief David Thodey has reassured shareholders that their interests are his main priority as separation discussions move into full gear with the federal government.
Source: Australian IT
Unwired: Good old fashioned broadband access will drive 4G
Unwired claims the need for traditional Internet access will provide the driving force behind uptake of its forthcoming 4G services.
Source: ARN
Unwired reveals key suppliers & plans for national WiMAX rollout
Unwired has named the remaining key suppliers for the Vividwireless mobile WiMax network rollout in Perth and says networks in the major capitals will follow in short order.
Source: iTWire