Broadband News
Tue, 25th Aug 2009
Internode ramps up enterprise offerings in the eastern states
In a bid to woo enterprise customers in the eastern states, Internode has tripled its NSW datacentre capacity and is unleashing its symmetrical broadband service in Sydney and Melbourne.
Source: ARN
NBNco joins Communications Alliance
NBNco has become a member of Communications Alliance, a telecommunications industry body.
Source: ARN
ACCC pricing process 'ridiculous' and 'stupid'
The consumer watchdog's draft pricing for fixed-line wholesale services will kill new investment in copper-based broadband, punching a big hole in any interim planning in the lead up to the years-away NBN roll-out, access seekers say.
Source: iTWire
Telstra gears up for zettabyte era: deploys Cisco ASR 9000 edge routers in Next IP
Cisco has announced that Telstra is deploying its ASR 9000 multiservice edge routers to support a range of bandwidth intensive, content-based services, such as video.
Source: iTWire
TIO names and shames Australia's worst telcos
The Telecommunication Industry Ombudsman (TIO) has released a report that reveals how Australia's top ten telcos have fared when it comes to resolving customer complaints.
Source: iTnews Australia
Dutch ISP heralds end of net neutrality
A Dutch ISP intends to severely restrict users' bandwidth when accessing certain web sites.
Source: PC Authority
Pipe in turf war over oval
Residents are unhappy over the state of their oval after Pipe took it over for a year for construction work.
Source: Australian IT
Mon, 24th Aug 2009
Telstra local loop access prices tipped to rise
The ACCC has proposed a three-year "adjustment path" to cushion the impact of increases in the cost of ISPs accessing unconditioned local loop services on the Telstra fixed network.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telco complaints grow 1.8 percent in three months
Telcos have drawn the Communications Minister's ire for failing to deal with 'small' complaints before they are escalated to the telecommunications industry ombudsman (TIO).
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co joins Communications Alliance
NBN Company has joined Communications Alliance, the peak body for the Australian communications industry.
Source: iTWire
How to Get a Good Broadband Deal, Part 7: Avoid the 24 month lock-in
Pre-paid wireless broadband is in vogue right now, and offers an attractive way to get a good deal without a 24-month contract. But how much are you really saving?
Source: PC Authority
Telstra should plan for separation
If Telstra is serious about engaging with the Federal Government over the National Broadband Network it should immediately start the work needed to break itself in two.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Photos: Optus D3 satellite blasted into orbit
Optus' D3 satellite successfully entered orbit over the weekend after lift-off from the Arianespace facility in French Guiana.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACCC calls for industry comment on fixed line services pricing
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued draft pricing principles and indicative prices for six fixed line wholesale services, which allow Telstra competitors to provide fixed voice and broadband services over Telstra's copper network.
Source: Computerworld
Pipe Networks PPC-1 fibre sees first light
Pipe Networks initiated testing of its Sydney to Guam optic fibre link with a successful first light transmission.
Source: ARN
Australian Optus D3 satellite launched on Ariane 5
The latest Optus satellite was put into orbit this weekend by an Ariane 5 ECA heavy-lift launcher.
Source: iTWire
Sat, 22nd Aug 2009
The ISP Q&A Series: Telstra
The ISP Q&A Series is a look at the opportunities Australian ISPs have for resellers.
Source: ARN
Smooth sailing for NBN Works program
A month after its inception, the Communications Alliance's National Broadband Network Works program (NBN Works) is running on schedule.
Source: ARN
Fri, 21st Aug 2009
TransACT rolls out 1Gbps broadband
As the National Broaband Network develops with the intention of provising 100Mbps fibre-to-the-premises, ACT ISP TransACT has announced the successful delivery of 1Gbps broadband to residential dwellings and businesses.
Source: Computerworld
AAPT plans 'ball-breaker' product launch
PowerTel is gearing up to be a critical asset to AAPT as the Telecom New Zealand subsidiary shifts its reliance on fixed line to data and readies to launch what chief executive Paul Broad today said would be a "ball-breaker" consumer product.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACCAN: Telco consent practices are flawed
There is no love for the telecommunications industry, with a report by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) showing major potholes in the sector's customer consent practices generating wide consumer dissatisfaction.
Source: ARN
AAPT dials up internet growth
AAPT has seen revenues from dial-up internet services more than double in the last financial year, growing from $19 to $39 million.
Source: iTnews Australia
Heavyweights join Tas NBN Co board
Former Aurora Energy chief, Daniel Norton, and two more directors have been appointed to the remaining spots on the Tasmanian National Broadband Network Company (TNBNCo).
Source: ZDNet Australia
TNBNco holds first meeting
The company formed to rollout and run the national broadband network in Tasmania has held its first board meeting.
Source: ARN
Fears national broadband network will create overhead eyesore
The national broadband network could become a $43 billion eyesore as overhead cables are strung outside millions of Australian homes.
Source: Herald Sun
Internet filtering meetings: Senior public servants keen on speed
Senior public servants have focused on speed in technical discussions with industry representatives on the Federal Government's controversial ISP-level Internet filtering scheme.
Source: ARN
Thu, 20th Aug 2009
Australia's broadband penetration stagnates: Report
Growth in the number of Australian internet users enjoying connections of more than 2 megabits per second has flatlined, according to a global networking report.
Source: iTWire
First NBN bill gets a second second reading
The Government has re-introduced its first piece of NBN legislation into the House of Representatives after first introducing it into the Senate, where debate on all NBN legislation has now been blocked by the Coalition and other members pending release by the government of information on the first failed NBN project.
Source: iTWire
Conroy offers $54m to fund regional and rural broadband projects
Communications minister, senator Stephen Conroy, has called for proposals to receive funding under the $60 million Digital Regions Initiative set up to fund projects that will deliver high-quality digital applications for education, health and emergency services over the National Broadband Network.
Source: iTWire
Photos: Inside the Equinix Sydney2 data centre
Equinix has taken the wraps off its $32 million Sydney2 facility in Sydney's south, boasting a more efficient design and double the standard rack density of Sydney1.
Source: iTnews Australia