Broadband News
Wed, 02nd Dec 2009
NBN is do or die for telecommunications: Optus CEO
The National Broadband Network (NBN) is "do or die" for competition in fixed telecommunications in Australia according to Optus CEO, Paul O'Sullivan.
Source: Computerworld
Tue, 01st Dec 2009
Optus spends $25m on HFC network upgrade
Optus has revealed it will spend $25 million upgrading its hybrid fibre-coaxial cable network.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fast internet turning into a hard sell
The company set up to build the national broadband network doesn't believe most consumers will be willing to pay for the maximum high-speed broadband service promised by the Rudd government.
Source: Australian IT
Minchin puts his hand up to pursue shadow comms role
Senator Nick Minchin, who stood down as shadow communications minister after disagreeing with Malcolm Turnbull's stance on emissions trading last week, is likely to put his hand up for the job again after a leadership spill saw his co-conspirator Tony Abbott elected as the Liberal Party's new leader today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Did Telstra ask for clean-up volunteers?
Telstra's main union has accused the telco of asking for "volunteers" to help clean up its telephone exchanges on a Saturday, while at the same time conducting a strike tomorrow that will interrupt Telstra customers.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ISP trends 2010: Telsyte
In the year ahead Australians can expect to see download limits continue to soar, the emergence of pre-paid broadband and a watershed year for IPTV, according to Telsyte.
Source: Computerworld
Goldman wins key broadband role
The commonwealth-owned company charged with building the national broadband network has hired a leading investment bank to help negotiate the financial and strategic challenges associated with the $43 billion project.
Source: Australian IT
Mon, 30th Nov 2009
Internode reveals new SHDSL options
Internet service provider Internode this morning announced new symmetrical broadband (SHDSL) pricing as it revealed plans to double the reach of the services for 2010.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Exetel may switch wireless broadband networks
ISP Exetel has indicated it will examine a switch from Optus to Vodafone for wholesale wireless data services from next year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Alcatel-Lucent loses NBN lead
Alcatel-Lucent's lead engagement officer for its dealings with the NBN Co, John Turner, has decided to leave after just six months in the role.
Source: ZDNet Australia
AT&T, Telstra believed data had no future
Both Telstra and US giant AT&T were convinced that the internet was just a fad and data had no future, according to Glenda Korporaal, author of a book documenting Australia's first 20 years online.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra executive shake-up
Telstra chief executive David Thodey plans to streamline his management structure, as he seeks to put his stamp on the operational side of a business whose outlook has been dominated by the government's plan to build a $43 billion national broadband network.
Source: Australian IT
Fri, 27th Nov 2009
Adobe outlines NBN vision
Adobe has released its vision for the services it believes will be delivered over the NBN in a new whitepaper, The National Broadband Network: Unleashing Australia's Digital Potential.
Source: Computerworld
Christian Lobby buoyant on filtering after meeting Conroy
Australian Christian Lobby managing director Jim Wallace met with communications minister Senator Conroy yesterday to get a status update on ISP-level filtering.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Senate Committee slams Government
A Federal Senate committee into the National Broadband Network (NBN) has condemned the Government's lack of information and called for a raft of audits, timetables and a cost-benefit analysis. But a spokesperson for the broadband minister claims it is highly biased.
Source: ARN
Telstra NextG traffic doubles every eight months
Telstra has revealed large growth statistics for its Next IP and NextG networks but says ongoing investment will focus more on systems and management than infrastructure.
Source: iTnews Australia
Day 22: iiNet copyright case wraps up in Federal Court
ISP iiNet will make a further three-page written submission to the Federal Court responding to submissions by the film industry it says "seriously mischaracterise" the ISP's evidence.
Source: iTnews Australia
Govt rejects Senate NBN report
The Federal Government will ignore a coalition-dominated Senate committee's call for a cost-benefit analysis into the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: ZDNet Australia
Conroy must stand firm in NBN negotiations with Telstra
Failure of the telecoms reform bill to get through Parliament has given Telstra a window of opportunity to wring from the Government more favourable terms in return for its involvement in the NBN.
Source: iTWire
iiNet CEO heads 'back into the real job'
iiNet CEO Michael Malone has emerged "more confident" of his company's position and the strength of its defence after almost five weeks of hearings in the copyright case against the film industry.
Source: iTnews Australia
Minchin quits shadow communications portfolio
Communications shadow minister Nick Minchin has resigned his portfolio in protest over the Coalition's stance on emissions trading.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 26th Nov 2009
Telstra release slew of new plans, Earth fails to shake
New broadband plans from Telstra with bigger download quotas are welcome, though you'll still find better value with the competition.
Source: PC Authority
NBN Committee suggests NBN debate
The Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network has recommended to the Federal Government that debate on the high-speed network "not proceed" until after its implementation study was completed.
Source: iTnews Australia
When will Conroy release filter report?
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy will likely release a censored version of Enex Testlabs' report into the technical feasibility of ISP-level internet filtering, in an attempt to minimise the fallout on his political career.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Day 22: Film studios issue ultimatum to ISPs
Internet service providers that shirked responsibilities to prevent copyright infringement on their networks should consider exiting the business, the Federal Court heard today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Day 22: Film studios target iiNet business model change
Internet service provider iiNet could be forced to change its business model if the Federal Court rules in favour of the film industry in the copyright case against it, the court heard today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra drops broadband prices, but is it enough?!
Telstra, Australia’s dominant telecommunications company, and admitted serial overcharger, has finally delivered some of the price cuts its CEO, David Thodey, recently promised, and while any price cut is always welcome, has Telstra really done enough?
Source: iTWire
Is wholesale-only backhaul just a pipedream?
The potential acquisition of Pipe Networks by SP Telemedia has raised the question about whether vertically integrated backhaul providers will mean higher wholesale prices for ISP customers.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Internode again the choice ISP
South Australian-based national ISP, Internode, has trumped 42 competitors to again top the Choice magazine customer satisfaction survey of broadband providers.
Source: iTWire
Extract: Telstra's twin bites at AARNet cherry
Academic research network AARNet today launched a book that documents how the Internet was established in Australia.
Source: iTnews Australia