Broadband News
Tue, 14th Apr 2009
iiNet thumbs nose at AFACT
iiNet has not admitted that any particular users have been infringing copyright in the next step for the court case brought against it by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT).
Source: ZDNet Australia
Turnbull attacks 'Rudd Net' broadband
Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says the Government's proposed $43 billion national broadband network will never be commercially viable and has demanded the Government show evidence of what its commercial return might be.
Source: ABC News
Mon, 13th Apr 2009
Push for bush broadband rollout
The Federal Government's $43billion national broadband network could hinge on work starting first in the bush, key cross-bench senators say.
Source: The Canberra Times
Telstra's $300m upgrade in doubt
Telstra faces having to ditch a much-touted $300 million upgrade of its cable network - a core part of its revised strategy revealed last month - because of the Federal Government's surprise broadband decision last week.
Source: SMH
Video to rule in new broadband network
rollout of the $43 billion national broadband network could spark a new wave of allegiances between broadcast TV networks and online portals as video becomes the predominant form of data sent online.
Source: Australian IT
Sun, 12th Apr 2009
Rural gaps in broadband network plan
Mt Isa will be one of the first cities to benefit from the new National Broadband Network, but almost 200 towns across the state could be left behind when the superfast service rolls out.
Source: The Courier-Mail
Sat, 11th Apr 2009
Australia's broadband goals may bring a web of hysteria
Cyber-phobia is reaching epic proportion.
Source: Sun Herald
Rudd's broadband network could worthwhile -- if it works
Until this week, planning for a national broadband network was based on "fibre to the node".
Source: Herald Sun
Node plan was wasteful, Kevin Rudd told
About 70 per cent of the $10billion-plus price tag for the Rudd Government's now abandoned plan for a fibre-to-the-node broadband network would have been wasted when a faster fibre-to-the-home network was built subsequently, the Government was advised.
Source: The Australian
Telstra faces tough choices on FTTH broadband plan
Despite the regulatory sword of Damocles hanging over Telstra, the market has adjudged that the telco's profits, earnings and share price will continue within guidance levels, at least for the near future.
Source: The Australian
Thu, 09th Apr 2009
Turbo-charged broadband hits Tasmania
The Hanlon family of Hobart are big fans of Kevin Rudd's new super-fast broadband.
Source: Australian IT
Australians may pay '$200 a month for broadband'
The Government's broadband network could end up costing Australians $200 a month for fast internet access, according to pessimistic predictions from the nation's third biggest telco.
Source: ABC News
Optus may swap fibre-optics for broadband stake
Optus is considering offering the Federal Government its fibre-optic network in return for a stake in the new national broadband company.
Source: ABC News
Bidders unwilling to release NBN docs
The bidders for the Federal Government's National Broadband Network will not be making the details of their bids public, despite the fact that the process has been terminated.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Wed, 08th Apr 2009
Super-fast trip to a world full of surprises
Now the Government has decided it won the tender for a next-generation broadband network, Australians are wondering what to expect over the next eight years.
Source: SMH
Consumers to pay a premium under NBN plan
If back-of-the-envelope sums are any guide, Australians would need to be paying at least $70-$80 per month for the high-speed national broadband network to be profitable for investors.
Source: iTnews Australia
Aurora Energy in the hot seat for Tassie NBN rollout
State-owned Aurora Energy is widely tipped to be the implementation partner of choice to deliver Fibre to the Home (FttH) in Tasmania in the wake of the Federal Government's NBN announcement yesterday.
Source: iTnews Australia
Home network 'future-proof', say analysts
The federal Government's plan to deploy a fibre-to-the-home network will future-proof Australia's broadband needs, industry analysts say.
Source: The Australian
Tue, 07th Apr 2009
Government to go it alone on FTTH NBN
Kevin Rudd has announced that the NBN tender process has been terminated, and that the government will go it alone on a new $43 billion broadband network.
Source: Whirlpool
NBN plan scrapped; govt seeks new partners
The federal Government has terminated the tender process for its national broadband network project and will instead look to partners to build a $43 billion fibre to the home network.
Source: Australian IT
Mon, 06th Apr 2009
Canberra considers playing a lone hand on broadband
The Government may have to go it alone and build its own national broadband network, industry sources say, ditching private bids to construct the multi-billion-dollar project.
Source: Australian IT
Telstra has held us back, says Optus
The National Broadband Network requires best-practice regulation.
Source: The Australian
OptiComm FTTH rides first home buyers boom
OptiComm wants five of Australia’s top ten ISPs offering retail services on its wholesale fibre network before the end of the year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telcos await government NBN announcement
The federal government's long-awaited announcement on the future of its national high-speed broadband project this week is likely raise as many questions as it answers.
Source: SMH
Fri, 03rd Apr 2009
WA Govt bins $1bn broadband network
The Western Australian Government has decided to bin its plan to roll out a statewide broadband network.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra, Hutch fight over shared network
Hutchison's 3 and Telstra have faced off in the Supreme Court this week to argue over their shared mobile network.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Thu, 02nd Apr 2009
iiNet tests legality of Conroy slur
Perth-headquartered ISP iiNet said it has sought legal advice on Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy's public commentary on its legal defence in a high-profile copyright case before the NSW Federal Court.
Source: Australian IT
3's new roaming rates revealed
3 will enable roaming onto Telstra's NextG network this month, with reduced roaming fees of 50c/MB on X-Series plans.
Source: Whirlpool
Wed, 22nd Mar 2000
TPG net profit jumps to AU$162m after iiNet acquisition
With subscriber numbers bolstered by its recent acquisition of iiNet, TPG has reported a six-month net profit of AU$162.3 million on revenue of AU$1.15 billion.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Thu, 01st Jan 1970
Telstra fined over 15k customer details leaked in privacy breach
Telstra has been found to have breached Australian privacy law last year, with 15,775 Telstra customers having their private information exposed online.
Source: ZDNet Australia