Broadband News
Thu, 24th Jun 2010
Internode sees traffic boost on iPhone OS4 release
ISP Internode saw a 25 percent jump in content delivery network traffic on Tuesday, the same day Apple released iPhone OS4 to iTunes.
Source: iTnews Australia
Gillard promises ministerial changes
Prime Minister Julia Gillard intends to reshuffle her cabinet and ministers, following her ascendency to Labor's top role today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra retains pay TV, boosts LTE prospects in bill
Telstra will keep its cable infrastructure while bolstering opportunities for its 4G technology prospects, should the latest amendments to the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009 be accepted and the bill passed.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co draws tender shortlist
NBN Co will ask 21 Australian companies to tender for the progressive rollout of the government's broadband fibre network.
Source: The Australian
iiNet to review ADSL1 plans
ISP iiNet has revealed it will review its ADSL1 plans next month following an upgrade to quota limits on a number of home and business broadband plans this week.
Source: iTnews Australia
Gillard win could change govt tech policy
Kate Lundy last night flagged her support for Prime Ministerial challenger Julia Gillard in the Australian Labor Party's leadership spill this morning - a vote the Labor senator believes may present "an opportunity for a change" in the government's technology policies with an expected Gillard victory.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Should Gillard replace Conroy with Lundy?
Several of Stephen Conroy's harshest critics have backed the idea that Julia Gillard should hand his Communications portfolio to fellow Labor Senator Kate Lundy this morning.
Source: APC Magazine
Wed, 23rd Jun 2010
Greens to host anti-filter forum
The Australian Greens is amplifying its opposition to Labor's ISP-level internet filtering proposal with plans to host a 'Stop the Internet Filter' forum in Sydney next month.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra-NBN Co deal opens up 6m kms of fibre
NBN Co could gain access to 6 million kilometres worth of Telstra's fibre networks as part of the $11 billion Financial Heads of Agreement deal between the National Broadban Network (NBN) wholesaler and the telco.
Source: Computerworld
NBN Co shortlists fibre network builders
The company charged with building Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN), NBN Co, has shortlisted 21 companies to bid for the fibre construction component of the project.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Conroy amends Telstra separation bill
The Government has proposed amendments to its draft Telstra split bill it says gives the telco the "legislative certainty" to voluntarily commit to structural separation.
Source: iTnews Australia
ISPs should disconnect infected users
The notion of disconnecting computers from the internet that are infected with malware until they are fixed is sound policy and should be made mandatory if it is to be effective.
Source: ZDNet Australia
New Internet speed tool goes local
University and research institution Internet service provider (ISP), AARNet, and Google have jointly begun hosting servers to facilitate the Measurement Lab (M-Lab) Internet speed measurement tool.
Source: Computerworld
Ciena eyes NBN
The optical switching side of bankrupt telco equipment firm Nortel was formally resurrected in Australia today.
Source: Australian IT
Minor parties keen to talk on Telstra deal
Australia's minor political parties are all ears for the Rudd Government's plan to spend $11 billion on an NBN deal with Telstra.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 22nd Jun 2010
Conroy defends the "real" Telstra-NBN Co deal
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has attacked Opposition senators over their criticism of the $11 billion Telstra-NBN Co agreement announced on Sunday.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN boosts Australia's profile in global ICT market
The National Broadband Network is creating enormous interest among overseas ICT companies, says Austrade, which is planning an ICT portal to showcase Australia's capabilities.
Source: iTWire
Protest: 19,000 Australians petition against Internet filter
More than 19,000 Australians have opposed mandatory internet filtering in a petition tabled in the Senate this week.
Source: iTnews Australia
New standard for 40 & 100Gbps ethernet ratified
The IEEE has ratified a new ethernet standard covering operation at both 40Gbps and 100Gbps; it is the first to specify two different speeds.
Source: iTWire
Greens table EFA petition against filter
The Greens Party yesterday tabled a petition in the senate containing more than 19,000 signatures of Australians opposed to the Federal Government's plan to block "refused classification" material on the internet. The online petition was run by Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA), a group against the filter.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ISPs could pay millions to store web data
Online personal data will be placed at risk and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) may be forced to cough up millions if the Federal Government acts on plans to legislate data retention laws, industry insiders say.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra Wholesale partners charmed by NBN deal
The $11 billion agreement between Telstra and NBN Co has given Telstra Wholesale resellers the confidence to create long term business plans that include the National Broadband Network next to their incumbent carrier.
Source: iTnews Australia
Satellite provider slams NBN Co
An Australian-owned satellite operator has condemned the NBN Co for its handling of the tender process for internet services in rural areas.
Source: Australian IT
Mon, 21st Jun 2010
Telstra's NBN deal a win-win: analysts
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has managed a real, tangible win-win outcome with yesterday's deal between Telstra and the National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co), according to telecommunications analysts.
Source: ZDNet Australia
National Party votes 'no' to ISP filtering
The National Party of Australia has used its Federal conference to vote against the Government's plan for a mandatory filter.
Source: ARN
Telstra-NBN Co deal: Telstra plans phased copper decommission
Residents and businesses on Telstra's copper and cable networks will be effectively pushed to the National Broadband Network (NBN) under the $11 billion Financial Heads of Agreement deal between the telco, network wholesaler NBN Co and the Federal Government.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra had a gun to its head: Opposition
The Federal Opposition has said that Telstra was forced into signing a preliminary agreement with the National Broadband Network Company because Labor had a gun to the company's head.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Unions, iiNet welcome Telstra/NBN deal
Two major unions, as well as the third-largest ISP, iiNet, have welcomed the deal to sell access to Telstra's infrastructure to the NBN.
Source: APC Magazine
Telstra eyes astronomical pits and pipes lease
Telstra will lease access to its passive infrastructure of pits and pipes to NBN Co over a contract term beyond the "horizons" of any leasing arrangement previously agreed to, Telstra CEO David Thodey said today.
Source: iTnews Australia
FAQ: Making sense of Telstra and NBN Co's agreement
Telstra and NBN Co have struck up a complex and as-yet unfinished agreement to migrate Telstra's copper and cable services onto NBN Co's fibre network.
Source: iTnews Australia