Broadband News
Tue, 29th Jan 2019
Vodafone holds off deploying Huawei in core network due to security row
Vodafone is "pausing" the deployment of Huawei equipment in its core networks until Western governments give the Chinese firm full security clearance.
Source: ARN
Mon, 28th Jan 2019
Vodafone gets on board with typical peak NBN speeds
Vodafone has stopped marking the speed of its NBN plans as variable, falling into line with most other retail providers in publishing “typical” performance numbers.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 25th Jan 2019
IPstar delivered NBN services go offline
All NBN Co satellite broadband services delivered by IPstar went offline this morning, after what appears to be a core network equipment failure.
Source: iTnews Australia
Indigo completes installation of new subsea cable system
A consortium comprising Telstra, AARNet, Google, Indosat Ooredoo, Singtel and SubPartners has announced a significant milestone in the construction of the INDIGO subsea cable system with the installations of the INDIGO West and INDIGO Central cables completed as scheduled.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 24th Jan 2019
Telstra sacks another 752 workers under T2022 plan
Telstra is sacking another 752 workers as part of its move to cut more than a quarter of the total workforce, a move announced in June last year.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co's 100Mbps move suits ISPs offering contracts: claim
The NBN Co's latest promotional move, offering retail service providers $160 for each customer who signs up for a 100Mbps service, effectively requires these customers not to downgrade or disconnect until January 2021, according to the head of a small ISP.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 23rd Jan 2019
ACCAN proposes automatic payments to users for missed appointments and repairs
Under proposals from ACCAN, telcos and NBN would need to automatically compensate users for missing repair deadlines and appointments.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Woolworths to run its retail sites on NBN fibre
Woolworths has struck what is being called a “significant enterprise deal” that will eventually see it run connectivity for some 3000 retail sites over NBN fibre.
Source: iTnews Australia
Two thirds of consumers not taking up NBN compensation offer: ACCC
Over 142,000 consumers are eligible for refunds due to receiving slower-than-advertised speeds from RSPs, with two thirds of these refunds still not claimed.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Consumers at risk due to inadequate telco accountability
Australians are being put at risk due to inadequate consumer protection frameworks around the reliability of telecommunications services, according to the telecommunications consumer interest lobby group the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN).
Source: iTWire
'Overcharged' NBN FTTN and FTTB users unresponsive
About 95,000 NBN fibre-to-the-node and fibre-to-the-building users have not claimed refunds or other remedies after being sold internet services that could not hit the advertised speeds.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telcos, tech industry call for major changes to encryption legislation
Industry groups representing the telco sector and major tech businesses have called for major changes to controversial surveillance legislation pushed through parliament on the final sitting day of 2018.
Source: ARN
More than 90,000 NBN customers are yet to be refunded for slow speeds
Two in three customers affected by RSPs who promised higher NBN speeds than were able to deliver are yet to be refunded by Telstra, Optus, TPG, iiNet, Internode, Dodo, iPrimus and Commander.
Source: ARN
Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
ACCC delays TPG-Vodafone decision due to lack of information
The date for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to make a decision on the merger between TPG and Vodafone Australia has been pushed out from March 28, to potentially April 11.
Source: ZDNet Australia
TPG-Vodafone decision pushed back to April
A regulatory decision on whether or not to allow TPG and Vodafone’s proposed merger to proceed is now not expected until mid-April due to a delay in receiving information from the two telcos.
Source: iTnews Australia
MyRepublic discounts 100Mbps plans after NBN Co pushes speed tier
Small ISP MyRepublic has announced a new push to sell 100Mbps plans, with a discounted plan of $79.95, a drop of $10 from existing prices, for an unspecified limited period.
Source: iTWire
Mon, 21st Jan 2019
NBN Co makes move to sell more 100Mbps-plus services
NBN Co will look to raise the number of 100Mbps-plus users on its network before the end of the financial year with a $160 rebate offered for each customer that retail service providers sign on.
Source: iTnews Australia
Labor commits to kicking in AU$5m for Sunshine Coast JGA cable landing
Australian opposition party calls on Canberra to support JGA cable landing in Queensland.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra upgrades APAC subsea infrastructure
Telstra has upgraded its subsea fibre capacity by deploying Infirera Infinite Capacity Endine 4 (ICE4).
Source: ARN
Fri, 18th Jan 2019
In 5G play, Vodafone and IBM link up cloud systems for business
Vodafone is teaming up with IBM to offer businesses a way to link different cloud computing systems to support the next wave of digital advances, such as machine learning, on super-fast fifth-generation telecoms networks.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 17th Jan 2019
Telstra's new service to skirt trouble on intra-Asia subsea routes
Telstra is set to offer a new service on intra-Asia subsea routes that it says can redirect customer traffic around trouble in less than half an hour.
Source: iTnews Australia
New Telstra service can rapidly reroute around subsea cable outages
Telstra says that a new ‘continuous connection’ service it is offering on its subsea cable network means that it can swiftly reroute traffic and mitigate the impact of outages in minutes.
Source: Computerworld
Wed, 16th Jan 2019
Busy hour speeds for NBN fixed wireless 'likely to mislead'
Speeds on NBN Co’s fixed wireless network are “extremely variable” and therefore not conducive to being measured and reported on in the same manner as fixed-line services, an internet industry body says.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
Telstra grows Asia-US capacity with subsea cable investments
Telstra has made two new significant investments into subsea cable infrastructure in order to boost connectivity between Asia and the United States.
Source: ARN
Telstra boosts capacity to subsea cable network
Australia’s largest telco Telstra has added substantial capacity to its subsea cable infrastructure with its first large capacity purchase on the new-generation New Cross Pacific (NCP) cable, and a further investment in the Faster cable.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co eyes faster time to market with programmable network push
NBN Co announced today that it had become the first Australian commercial network operator to join the Open Networking Foundation.
Source: ARN
NBN Co joins Open Networking Foundation
NBN Co has announced it will join the Open Networking Foundation (ONF), a decision that should be both welcomed and feared by the organisation’s detractors – and worry the networking industry.
Source: iTnews Australia
Everything Coming To Australian Netflix This Week
Here is your Netflix binge-list for the week, fresh from the Australian servers! This week's noteworthy additions include season 2 of Marvel's The Punisher, the action thriller Close, a new episode of Star Trek: Discovery, kids' animated series Carmen Sandiego and heaps more! Read on for everything coming to the service for the week of January 14 through to January 21. More »
Source: Gizmodo
Mon, 14th Jan 2019
Optus prepares to launch 5G-based fixed wireless
Optus today said that it had successfully made a 5G data call on 60MHz of its 3.5GHz spectrum.
Source: Computerworld
Fri, 11th Jan 2019
Telstra says it has cut deals to be first to offer 5G phones
Telstra has announced that it has signed exclusive deals with unspecified companies to offer 5G smartphones to its customers in the first half of the year.
Source: iTWire