Broadband News
Mon, 10th May 2010
Conroy: NBN Co doesn't need regular telco commercial returns
The company building the national broadband network, NBN Co should not have to make the same commercial returns as other telecommunications players, communications minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has argued.
Source: Computerworld
Only 30pc to log in to national broadband network
The man in charge of the first rollout of the national broadband network predicts fewer than 30 per cent of premises will take up its super-fast internet service in its first few years.
Source: The Australian
Sun, 09th May 2010
Optus one-ups Telstra in iPad stakes
Hot off the heels of Telstra's iPad announcement, Optus have announced their own range of data plans for Apple's hot new device.
Source: iTWire
Telstra's prepaid Next G plans for 3G iPad: from $20/1GB to $100/12GB
Telstra reveals its prepaid Next G plans for Apple's 3G iPad, spanning from $20 for 1GB to $100 for 12GB, all with 30 day expiry.
Source: APC Magazine
Conroy confirms regulatory negotiation with Telstra
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has confirmed Government is involved in a separate set of negotiations with Telstra over regulatory policy and its legislative program, in addition to the talks Telstra is having with the Commonwealth-owned NBN Company.
Source: iTWire
The NBN is a risky technology punt: Hockey
Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has confirmed the Coalition will halt the $43 billion National Broadband Network project in its tracks if it is elected later this year, saying Kevin Rudd is risking massive expenditure on a "technology punt."
Source: iTWire
Sat, 08th May 2010
Telstra deal would cut network costs: analysts
The fact the broadband network can be built without Telstra's involvement does not undermine the benefits of a deal, sharemarket analysts said in response to the the latest study into the $43 billion network.
Source: SMH
Telco battered by network review threat
The possibility that the government could slap a controversial levy on Telstra if it chose to build its own fibre network in competition with the national broadband network has dragged down the company's stock and shocked industry players.
Source: The Australian
Telstra to cut prices with or without NBN
Consumers are likely to get cheaper, faster broadband from Telstra this year no matter what happens with the government and NBN Co in the protracted negotiations over the national broadband network.
Source: The Australian
NBN shouldn't go it alone: analysts
The national broadband network implementation study released this week backed the government's claim that it was economically feasible for the network to ''go it alone'' without Telstra's involvement, but even analysts who did not express scepticism about the report's numbers say this is unlikely.
Source: The Age
Telcos joined by Google, Intel to applaud NBN Study
Google has joined the telecommunications industry in reacting warmly to a study that concludes the National Broadband Network (NBN) can be implemented for less than $43 billion with a mix of fibre, wireless and satellite technologies.
Source: Computerworld
Fri, 07th May 2010
AAPT revenues continue to slide
Aapt has reported a $130 million decline in revenues to $668 million for the nine months to 31 March with almost across the board drops.
Source: Computerworld
NBN: Not in my lifetime
One of the amazing things about the national broadband network announcement made by the Australian federal government yesterday is that it has attracted little questioning and little negative comment.
Source: iTWire
NBN no cash cow for providers
The National Broadband Network (NBN) will not be a cash cow for Internet Service Providers, according to a BBY financial analyst.
Source: Computerworld
NBN study highlights IPTV hurdles
Radical improvements in pay-TV competition will depend on regulatory change in a post-NBN world.
Source: Australian IT
Study 'erodes' Telstra's options: analyst
As the government sets a deadline for negotiations with Telstra on the terms under which it would move its customers and infrastructure into the National Broadband Network (NBN), financial-services firm Goldman Sachs JBWere (GSJBW) has said that the newly released NBN implementation study "erodes" Telstra's bargaining position.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN needs a high-fibre diet
The company to operate the national broadband network would need to be adopted by 70 per cent of consumers to give the government a 6 per cent return on investment, according to the implementation study released yesterday.
Source: The Age
When the NBN becomes VDSL
The National Broadband Network (NBN) implementation study was full of good news for the Federal Government, but it also contained contingency plans for the case of cost blow-outs or nasty surprises.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Thu, 06th May 2010
Study: Penalties for those that compete with NBN Co
Any network operator that attempts to compete with NBN Co by under-cutting its wholesale price could be forced to open up its network to competitors or be hit with a financial levy, under recommendations made today by the lead advisor to the NBN.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN: Senate telco debate listed for Wednesday
With the national broadband network implementation study now publicly released, the Government has tabled its crucial telecommunications reform legislation for debate in the Senate next Wednesday, and called on the opposition to get out of the way of a vote.
Source: iTWire
Extra fibre cheaper than wireless
Fibre should be deployed to 93 per cent of the population instead of just 90 per cent target because its cheaper than wireless, the NBN study says.
Source: Australian IT
NBN Implementation Study gets flack from Opposition
Senator Stephen Conroy's release of the NBN Implementation Study has continued to attract attention from Federal politicians.
Source: Computerworld
Conroy gives Telstra June deadline
Stephen Conroy has given Telstra till the end of June to decide on the telco's participation in the national broadband network.
Source: Australian IT
Telstra miffed on NBN report
Telstra has used colourful language to describe a report that claims it is not required for the success of the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: Computerworld
Study reveals 15-year NBN payback
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has just released the controversial National Broadband Network Implementation study to the public after several months of holding the document behind closed doors.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Govt to build NBN without Telstra, for $26BN
It'll only cost $26b, says the government, as it releases details showing that the NBN is financially viable.
Source: APC Magazine
Telstra Next G down in Queensland
Telstra has confirmed that users of its Next G Mobile network are unable to receive signal in the entire state of Queensland.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tight controls on NBN implementation study release
Journalists have been advised to leave all mobile communications devices and at the door for a preview of the National Broadband Network Implementation at noon today.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN study heavily anticipated
Greens Senator, Scott Ludlam, has welcomed the release of the NBN Implementation Study ahead of its publication later today.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra passed bill to internet rivals, court told
Telstra Wholesale told internet providers they could use inner-city exchanges if they paid for maintenance work or removed derelict equipment, and did not have official policies for assessing capped exchanges, the Federal Court in Melbourne has been told.
Source: SMH