Broadband News
Tue, 12th Nov 2019
Telstra services impacted by NSW bushfires
Telstra services in over forty areas in NSW have been affected by the bushfires raging throughout the country.
Source: ARN
NBN cost per premises continues to increase while full fibre drops
The cost for NBN's copper based technologies is still to ramping up, as the fibre-to-the-premises option continues to have its price drop, the company said in Q1 earnings on Tuesday
Source: ZDNet Australia
Mon, 11th Nov 2019
Not a typo: 100GB phone plan for $28 per month
One of Australia's newest telcos, Circles.Life, is slinging a 100GB plan for just $28 per month.
Source: WhistleOut
NBN Co slashes transfer fee, rejigs 25Mbps pricing
NBN Co has pushed ahead with two changes foreshadowed in the company’s second round of consultation on wholesale prices.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra uses AI to predict battery failures
Telstra is using artificial intelligence to predict equipment failures on its network, one of three use cases identified for AI in the telco.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACMA to use s313 to block illegal offshore gambling sites
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has warned it is set to get the nation's ISPs to block offshore gambling sites that are in violation of the
Source: ZDNet Australia
Illegal offshore gambling websites ripping off Australians will be blocked by ACMA
The Government estimates Australians spend up to $400 million on illegal gambling websites each year, adding up to $100 million in lost tax revenue.
Source: ABC News
Fri, 08th Nov 2019
Optus dethrones TPG in latest ACCC NBN speed report
The ACCC has put out its seventh Measuring Broadband Australia report, and it's a bit of a shocker. Five-time champion TPG has been dethroned by Optus, which is now top dog when it comes to real world NBN speeds. Optus customers were found to receive 87.7% of their plan's maximum speeds during peak hours (between 7pm and 11pm), putting the telco ahead of TPG, Aussie Broadband, Telstra, and more.
Source: WhistleOut
ACCC to appeal TPG 'prepayment' ruling
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has filed an appeal over the Federal Court’s decision that TPG did not mislead customers with a “prepayment” fee on its plans.
Source: iTnews Australia
Kate McKenzie to join NBN board as Milne and Flannigan depart
The stakeholder ministers of the National Broadband Network -- Communications Minister Paul Fletcher and Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann -- have announced the appointment of Kate McKenzie to the NBN board.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Two new FOX-branded entertainment channels, Fox Sleuth and Fox Sci Fi arriving December
Foxtel has announced "a further step in its major refresh of Entertainment and Movies channels" and is proving this with a coming December 17 launch of two new FOX-branded Entertainment channels – FOX SLEUTH and FOX SCI FI.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 07th Nov 2019
Optus is the new ACCC NBN speed report king
The latest installment of the broadband speed-monitoring report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has landed, and along with it, Optus has taken the speed crown from TPG.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co urged to over-provision downlink on all services
NBN Co is facing renewed pressure to over-dimension all its broadband services to make them capable of reaching the topline speeds that they promise.
Source: iTnews Australia
New multi-year content agreement between Foxtel and NBCUniversal
Foxtel and NBCUniversal Global Distribution & International (NBCU) have announced completion of "a new, multi-year agreement covering movies, drama, comedy, entertainment, reality and news for the Foxtel Group’s broadcast, on demand and streaming platforms."
Source: iTWire
Dodo and iPrimus singled out for falling short on NBN download speeds
Dodo and iPrimus have been singled out as failing to deliver their advertised peak-time NBN download speeds in the latest broadband performance report.
Source: ARN
NBN’s HFC worst for outages, FTTP best: ACCC report
Hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) is the worst NBN fixed-lined technology when it comes to outages, according to a new report released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Source: Computerworld
Optus tops ACCC's broadband speed measurements for August
Optus has recorded the highest percentage of plan download speeds during the evening busy period for August, the competition watchdog says.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 06th Nov 2019
ACMA issues formal warning to M2, puts ten other telcos on notice
M2 Commander has been caught out by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for failing to comply with consumer protection rules.
Source: ARN
Eleven telcos in ACMA's sights for breaching consumer protection rules
The Australian Communications and Media Authority watchdog is going after eleven smaller telcos for failing to adhere to strict consumer protection rules.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 05th Nov 2019
Telstra says 5G won't replace NBN
5G has long been hailed as an NBN killer, but not everyone agrees. Australia's two largest mobile providers are almost polar opposites when it comes to their 5G networks. Telstra is taking a mobile-first approach to 5G, pushing the latest handsets and promising blistering download speeds. Optus has made at-home 5G its priority, and is a little more modest in its claims around performance.
Source: WhistleOut
NBN Co's low-end price offers lead to disagreement
NBN Co’s wholesale pricing review has led to disagreement in industry on how best to service “low-bandwidth users”.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co runs into trouble on cheap gigabit plans
NBN Co’s plan to cut the price of 250Mbps and gigabit services looks to be coming unstuck as retailers grapple with the total cost of making them work, and how to market them safely to hybrid-fibre coaxial (HFC) users.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 04th Nov 2019
Optus adds 138K homes to 5G fixed wireless footprint
Optus is opening its 5G fixed wireless service to a footprint of up to 138,000 homes, earmarking a major expansion of the fixed broadband-like service.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus makes 5G Home fixed wireless generally available
Optus is allowing the 138,000 homes in its 5G footprint to order a fixed wireless service, both online and in store, from today.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus switches on 5G mobile services
Optus today launched its 5G push in earnest, with the telco announcing support for mobile services based on the ultra-fast wireless standard as well as the expansion of its 5G home broadband service.
Source: ARN
NBN Co loses security talent to cashed-up banks
NBN Co says some of Australia’s top banks raided its security team for converged physical and information security skills that the network builder cultivated over the past five years.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 01st Nov 2019
Watchdog puts legacy wholesale telco prices on hold
The ACCC has decided to maintain existing pricing terms on a number of legacy fixed line telco services until 30 June 2024.
Source: ARN
ACCC keeps prices flat for legacy non-NBN fixed line services
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has made its final pricing decision for legacy non-NBN services, stating the prices will remain as is until 30 June 2024.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACCC calls in courts over Fallout 76 refunds
The ACCC have issued a court enforcable order compelling ZeniMax to provide refunds to frustrated Fallout fans.
Source: ARN
Thu, 31st Oct 2019
NBN Co launches regional business unit, pushes enterprise satellite services
A new NBN Co business unit will be solely focused on technologies used to connect regional and remote communities, the company said today.
Source: Computerworld