Broadband News
Tue, 15th Sep 2009
Telstra's day of reckoning in NBN legislation
in April as a $43 billion certainty, the national broadband network was at the time little more than a plan for a network, and things are still fluid. The Rudd Government hopes, for example, that the eventual cost comes in well below that worst-case estimate: a number below $30 billion has been lightly pencilled in.
Source: SMH
Telstra rivals resurrect Terria
A posse of Telstra rivals have resurrected the slumbering Terria consortium and put out the call for new members eager to join the fight in ensuring the government's $43 billion national broadband network becomes a reality.
Source: Australian IT
Mon, 14th Sep 2009
TERRiA reunites, calls for a competitive NBN
The chief executives of several Australian telecommunication companies have reunited to call for a "pro-competitive" approach to upgrading Australia's national broadband infrastructure.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra counters rivals letter to ACCC chairman
The ACCC has a formal process for accepting commentary on its draft decisions, but the major telcos are bypassing this with direct appeals to the ACCC's chairman, Graeme Samuel.
Source: iTWire
Growth in DSL connections stagnates
More Australians are jumping on board the wireless broadband train, according to statistics released today, while demand for DSL-based connectivity is stagnant.
Source: iTnews Australia
Alcatel exec wins NBN CFO role
NBN Co chief Mike Quigley has announced the appointment of two new executives, including Alcatel Lucent's former chief financial officer.
Source: ZDNet Australia
TASA arises from the ashes of Terria to savage NBN's naysayers
The CEOs of a number of Australia's leading telecommunications companies and ISPs - previously members of the Terria carrier grouping formed to bid for the NBN Mark 1 - have reunited to counter what they say is the large amount of misinformation being reported about the National Broadband Network.
Source: iTWire
Turnbull attacks 'spin and paper' NBN
Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has rubbished the National Broadband Network (NBN) as "nothing more than a press release".
Source: ZDNet Australia
ISPs asked to cut off malware-infected PCs
The Internet Industry Association (IIA) has drafted a new code of conduct that suggests Internet Service Providers (ISPs) contact, and in some cases disconnect, customers that have malware-infected computers.
Source: iTnews Australia
iiNet founder Malone cashes in
Michael Malone, the founder and managing director of telco iiNet, has taken advantage of the company's rising fortunes, fetching $6.6 million in the sale of his own shares.
Source: Australian IT
Dialling up the plan for broadband
Many of the questions surrounding the proposed $43 billion national broadband network could be answered this week.
Source: SMH
Sat, 12th Sep 2009
ISP Q&A: AAPT
The ISP Q&A Series is a look at the opportunities Australian ISPs have for resellers. It also profiles their views on some of the more contentious issues affecting the industry. In the sixth part of this ARN series, AAPT chief operations officer (COO), David Yuile, talks about the wholesale market, his outlook for the industry and why Australia Post doesn't open your mail.
Source: ARN
Fri, 11th Sep 2009
Telcos fuming over Telstra access win
The Australian Competition Tribunals' (ACT) decision to wind back regulated access to Telstra's wholesale network has outraged the telecommunications sector.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra wins under attack
Telstra's competitors have launched an attack on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over a pricing decision they say will cost consumers dearly.
Source: The Age
Blog: NBN: Like giving candy to babies
I have seen the NBN, and it looks a lot like Christina Aguilera. Or, at least, it looked like her when I dropped into Ericsson's Melbourne headquarters recently to see a live demo of their NBN solutions. Yet behind the streaming TV, one question lingers -- and not even the government seems able to answer it.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Faster broadband is the next infrastructure debacle
The national broadband network is shaping up like many recent infrastructure public-private partnerships, such as the Cross City Tunnel and BrisCon, a splendid engineering project with a dubious business case ("Conroy's baby needs to get out of the cradle", September 9). The demand side seems to have been developed by intellectuals and vested interest groups, with no account given to the ultimate consumer demand. No business would invest $43 billion without a rock solid business case.
Source: SMH
Thu, 10th Sep 2009
Coalition tries to limit NBN legislation
The Opposition will try to limit the information the government can demand from telcos and utilities to help it set up its ambitious broadband company.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN critic Concept Economics goes bust
Concept Economics, the consultancy that recently estimated the costs of the National Broadband Network outweighed the benefits by up to $20 billion, has gone into administration.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Win for Telstra on wholesale access
Telstra has won a reprieve against the Australian Competition Tribunal after the arbitrator confirmed there was a strong case to rescind regulated access to Telstra's wholesale voice services.
Source: Australian IT
Conroy says website attacks juvenile
Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has described an attack on federal government websites as "juvenile".
Source: Australian IT
NBN beefs up executive team
The National Broadband Network Company has set its corporate wheels in motion with three new high-profile hires, taking its full-time staff to 12.
Source: Australian IT
Hackers bring down PM's website
The prime minister's website has been hacked in protest over a federal government proposal to introduce a mandatory filter to censor internet content.
Source: SMH
ABC looks to expand iView with ISP deals
The ABC is looking to partner with more Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to offer unmetered access to its free iView on-demand television portal and paid downloads from its ABC Shop Downloads online store.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 09th Sep 2009
AAPT offers twelve hours of free downloads
AAPT has announced an 'unlimited broadband' residential ADSL2+ plan which extends the window in which users can download content for free to between 8pm and 8am.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co hires outspoken analyst Smeallie
The National Broadband Network Company has reportedly hired former outspoken telecommunications analyst Tim Smeallie as its head of commercial strategy.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN plan too 'risky' for investors
A telecommunications analyst from investment advisory service, BBY, has labelled the government's $43 billion NBN plan "as risky as it gets" and said it will fail to attract investors in the current information vacuum.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Trujillo critic to tackle Telstra over broadband
The Federal Government's national broadband network company has hired a vocal critic of former Telstra chief executive Sol Trujillo to negotiate with the leading phone company.
Source: SMH
Broadband plan still slow on the download
It is four months since Kevin Rudd nudged Communications Minister Stephen Conroy to the edge of the stage and announced plans to build a $43 billion national broadband network.
Source: SMH
NBN cost debate picks up steam
The promise of a hyper-fast, state-sponsored national broadband network was mitigated by the high consumer cost to access it, a telecoms industry conference was told last night.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 08th Sep 2009
DBCDE official: NBN a $43bn question mark
A senior Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy staffer today said the government did not have answers to the growing list of questions surrounding the National Broadband Network.
Source: ZDNet Australia