Broadband News
Mon, 21st Jun 2010
Coalition vows to scrap $11bn NBN Co-Telstra deal
The Federal Opposition will scrap the $11 billion agreement between NBN Co and Telstra should it come to power at the next election, despite widespread industry support for the deal.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 20th Jun 2010
NBN Co to buy Telstra network for $11 billion
Telecommunications incumbent Telstra has agreed to migrate its copper and cable broadband networks to Government-owned NBN Co in a deal worth $11 billion.
Source: iTnews Australia
New company to deliver USO if Telstra does deal with NBN Co
The Government would set up a new company to take over most of Telstra's universal service obligations if the agreement just signed by Telstra and NBN Co is consummated.
Source: iTWire
Telstra signs transfer deal
Telstra has signed an $11 billion deal with NBN Co to transfer customers from the copper network onto the National Broadband Network's fibre network and share Telstra's infrastructure.
Source: SMH
Sat, 19th Jun 2010
Optus urges go-ahead on NBN
The government's national broadband network does not need Telstra for it to roll out, Optus chief executive Paul O'Sullivan says.
Source: The Australian
Fri, 18th Jun 2010
Toxic net filters 'shelved until after election'
The internet censorship policy has joined the government's list of "politically toxic subjects" and will almost certainly be shelved until after the federal election, Greens communications spokesman Scott Ludlam says.
Source: SMH
Telstra LTE trial: 100 Mbps wireless over 75km cell
Telstra's LTE trial, which pitches three of the world's largest networking companies against each other in a proof-of-concept for a next generation data network, has racked up some impressive results, pushing a 100 Mbps wireless downlink to the edges of a 75 kilometre cell.
Source: iTnews Australia
Support accelerates against NBN Co privatisation
Support for the Federal Government to keep the key National Broadband Network (NBN) wholesaler NBN Co in public hands has continued to grow among both the industry and the Opposition.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra flags new broadband deals, just in time for T-Box launch
Three new Telstra bundles will go on sale this week, as the planned national launch of the T-Box creates new demand for better value data services.
Source: PC Authority
Kogan mocks cost of internet filter
Australian gadget manufacturer Kogan has weighed into the internet filter debate in a satirical YouTube video that mocks the cost and effectiveness of the Federal Government's plan to filter the internet.
Source: iTnews Australia
Senators question benefits of NBN
Senators investigating the government's ambitious national broadband network have said the project should be dropped.
Source: Australian IT
Thu, 17th Jun 2010
NBN leads the world, says expert
The $43 billion broadband plan has Australia leading the world in terms of strategies for national infrastructure, a telecommunications expert says.
Source: Australian IT
Senate NBN enquiry winds up after two years and 19 hearings
Two years almost to the day and five reports later the Senate Select Committee set up to enquire into the NBN Mark 1 has issued its fifth and final report and has finally wound up.
Source: iTWire
NBN study doesn't replace cost analysis
In a report on the National Broadband Network, the Senate has again called for the Federal Government to commission a detailed cost-benefit analysis into the project.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Privacy Commissioner sits on fence over ISP snooping policy
The Federal Privacy Commissioner has issued a muted statement in reaction to the Attorney General's proposal to force ISPs to keep records of Australians' internet usage.
Source: APC Magazine
NBN Co confirms analog phone support
The company charged with building Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN), NBN Co, yesterday said that the network will support legacy analog telephone services.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Survey: Broadband customers want pricing based on usage
Broadband customers want pricing based on speed and what is being used, according to a new survey.
Source: ARN
Web snooping policy shrouded in secrecy
The Federal Government is hiding controversial plans to force ISPs to store internet activity of all Australian internet users - regardless of whether they have been suspected of wrongdoing - for law enforcement agencies to access.
Source: SMH
Who will be the content king?
Right now, all over the world, a battle is being fought. Everyone knows that we will soon be watching a significant amount of IPTV, but who will profit from this shift? Existing TV companies have agreements in place with the content providers, but internet service providers have a strong relationship with the end user.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Wed, 16th Jun 2010
Telstra call costs capped by Conroy
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy today announced an extension of price control arrangements on Telstra which will force the telco to continue charging 22c for untimed local calls from home phones and 50c from payphones.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Call for calm over data retention talks
The Internet Industry Association (IIA) has revealed that the Attorney General's Department has been discussing the possibility of data disclosure laws with Australia's ISPs for eleven years.
Source: iTnews Australia
Inside Australia's data retention proposal
Telecommunications industry sources have called the claims by Attorney-General media relations that web browsing history would not be recorded in a controversial data retention proposal "a bit cute" and a question of terminology and semantics.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Internode revamps business ADSL plans
Internet Search Provider (ISP), Internode, has announced reworked business ADSL broadband plans, claiming a combination of increased data quotas and reduced prices.
Source: Computerworld
Conroy tries again on bill to split Telstra
Controversial legislation that threatens to split Telstra in two will be reintroduced to the Senate today.
Source: Australian IT
Telcos give a tick to NBN ad splash
Several Internet service providers have backed the Federal Government's $16 million advertising splash designed to shore-up public support for the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: Computerworld
Tue, 15th Jun 2010
Conroy touts 50 percent uptake for NBN pilot
Almost half of all Tasmanian premises in NBN's stage one zones have signed up to fibre services that will launch in "a few short weeks", according to Communications Minister Stephen Conroy.
Source: iTnews Australia
ISP snooping law would make piracy lawsuits AFACT of life
A proposal to log your every move online would not only violate your privacy, but provide the missing link for studios to sue file sharers within an inch of their lives.
Source: APC Magazine
Internet 'kill switch' proposed for US
A new US Senate Bill would grant the President far-reaching emergency powers to seize control of, or even shut down, portions of the internet.
Source: ZDNet Australia
More warnings over 'free' and 'unlimited' phone and Internet
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has added its voice to the issue of misleading advertising over mobile phone and Internet bills.
Source: PC Authority
Lessons learned from Europe's data retention laws
Australia's Attorney General's Department might want to find a more successful international precedent to justify an introduction of data retention laws for telcos and ISPs than in Europe.
Source: iTnews Australia