Broadband News
Tue, 29th Jun 2010
NBN Co late on business case
NBN Co has not yet delivered its business case to the Federal Government, despite having previously said it would be handed over by 31 May, the group's chief executive Mike Quigley confirmed this week.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Analysis: Telstra Velocity faces uncertain future
Telstra will be forced to lose its Velocity fibre business if it comes to a definitive agreement with NBN Co, according to NBN Co chief Mike Quigley.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus nearly doubles mobile broadband customers in FY09/10
Strong demand in the Optus's mobile phone business has seen the Singtel subsidiary's financial year 09/10 revenues increase eight per cent year on year to $8,949m.
Source: Computerworld
yARN: Who cares about the mandatory ISP filter? "Nobody"!
Issues of child pornography and censorship aside, a major question that runs throughout the ISP filtering debate is whether or not voters even care. Senior political analysts think the answer is 'no'.
Source: ARN
Whirlpool crippled by DDoS attack
Broadband forum Whirlpool has been brought down by a distributed denial of service attack this morning.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 28th Jun 2010
Quigley rejected lucrative job for NBN
The chief executive of the company charged with building the Federal Government's National Broadband Network (NBN), Mike Quigley, turned down a higher paying job overseas before committing himself to the $43 billion project, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy today revealed.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Senator Conroy says "I'm not into opting into child porn"
The hypocrisy is breathtaking. After listening to two years of unambiguous opposition to the Internet filter proposal, Senator Conroy invariably falls back on the paedophile defence. Shame on you Sir, shame on you.
Source: iTWire
Conroy puts Fielding in front of Telstra, NBN Co
The Government has moved to facilitate meetings between Family First Senator Steve Fielding and Telstra and NBN Co as it seeks passage of legislation that has become known as the 'Telstra bill' through Parliament.
Source: iTnews Australia
Conroy says filter still on under Gillard
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has reiterated the government's support for its mandatory internet filter policy after the change in Prime Minister and has slammed proposed amendments by Senator Kate Lundy that would allow Australians to opt in or out of the technology.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Filter plans still on after Labor shake-up
Plans for a national Internet filter remains unchanged despite major changes to the Federal Government.
Source: ARN
Conroy stays as comms minister
New Prime Minister Julia Gillard has confirmed that only minimal changes will be made to her cabinet team, with Communications Minister Stephen Conroy to retain his position.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra BigPond axes Linux mirror
Telstra will shut down its BigPond file library at the end of the month, citing "low usage" and limited appeal to "mainstream" users.
Source: iTnews Australia
In Brief: Cityrail to offer free-WiFi
NSW commuters may have free Internet access under a plan by the state government to roll out Wi-Fi networks through the state's train network.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra to focus on customers? Now that's news!
There's a very old adage in journalism: 'Dog bites man' is not news; 'Man bites dog' is news. There's been a few examples of these non-headlines in recent days, along with one about Telstra that really should fall into this category but doesn't.
Source: iTWire
Telstra ready for acquisitions
Telstra is on the hunt for acquisitions following its $11 billion national broadband betwork deal.
Source: Australian IT
Fri, 25th Jun 2010
How Gillard can save the comms ministry
Before Julia Gillard wipes her bloody knife on her toga, she should consider a major change to the Communications ministry. But that's not to say Stephen Conroy should go; rather, she needs to adopt a different strategy that could save the NBN - and save face in backing away from Conroy's most disastrous policies.
Source: ZDNet Australia
AFACT ordered to pay iiNet court cost, again
The Federal Court has reiterated its decision for the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) to pay iiNet's court bill after an unsuccessful appeals process.
Source: ARN
Parliamentary enquiry into govt ISP snooping
The Senate will hold an enquiry into a widely derided Federal Govt proposal to record Australian citizens' web history, telephone calls and emails.
Source: APC Magazine
Congrats Conroy: Telcos say NBN job well done
Internet service providers (ISPs) say they believe Federal Communications Minister and Right factional power broker, Stephen Conroy, has cemented his position in the wake of Julia Gillard's post to the Prime Ministerial seat.
Source: Computerworld
Vic Government survey suggests strong demand for NBN
A Victorian Government commissioned study says almost 220,000 Victorian households, 13 percent of the market would take up NBN services as soon as they become available.
Source: iTWire
ICANN expected to allow XXX websites
Porn on the Internet is set to get much easier to find and censor thanks to a decision to allow websites with an .xxx suffix.
Source: ARN
Thu, 24th Jun 2010
Govt sets 2012 auction date for 700MHz
Just days after ZDNet Australia reported that it could cost the mobile industry billions if the government didn't make a decision on new spectrum allocation this year, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy announced his decision on the 700MHz band.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus keen to join LTE spectrum auction
Optus has put up its hand to participate in the future auction of a 126 MHz block of spectrum being eyed by telcos to support next-generation wireless networks.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co signs Alcatel-Lucent for GPON gear
Nbn Co has selected Alcatel-Lucent as the initial strategic supplier for the gigabit passive optical network (GPON) and Ethernet aggregation equipment needed for the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: Computerworld
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