Broadband News
Wed, 30th Sep 2009
Green light for Kordia's new trans-Tasman cable
The board of New Zealand company, Kordia Solutions, has given the green light - subject to customer signups - to the company's plans to build a new trans-Tasman submarine cable, dubbed OptiKor.
Source: iTWire
Film studios drop more of iiNet case
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft's (AFACT) legal action over iiNet's alleged breach of copyright took a further watering down today as the film studios removed the "primary" copyright infringement claim.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Gartner: Early NBN to add complications for enterprise customers
The early years of the Federal Government's National Broadband Network may spell chaos for enterprise network buyers unaware of the commercial models and capabilities, a new report claims.
Source: ARN
Pirate Party reaches critical mass
A pressure group that hoped to set Australia's copyright law on its head has reached a milestone 500 members it needs to register as a political party.
Source: iTnews Australia
Foxtel tackles telcos on movies
Foxtel chief Kim Williams is challenging Australia's major telecommunications companies -- including Foxtel's major shareholder Telstra -- to drop internet download limits for subscribers downloading movies.
Source: Australian IT
Australian spaces may be ranked by NBN places
The public spaces digitised and connected to the proposed National Broadband Network NBN will rise in social prominence above those that remain analogue, according to a Melbourne University academic.
Source: Computerworld
Tue, 29th Sep 2009
Telstra between a rock and the ACCC?
The proposed regulatory reforms ahead of the roll-out of the National Broadband Network rely on a finely balanced carrot and stick approach. But will Telstra cooperate with the government's ultimatum?
Source: ZDNet Australia
Behind the scenes: Sydney CBD cable cut
Telstra has shown off its ability to quickly repair a fibre optic and copper cable cut in Sydney's central business district that was damaged by an Energy Australia contractor less that two weeks ago, leaving thousands without services.
Source: iTnews Australia
Australia to hit 69% household broadband penetration by 2013:Gartner
Australia is expected to add about 1.7 million household broadband connections between 2008 and 2013, lifting its penetration rate from about 55 per cent in 2008 to 69 per cent, according to new research from Gartner.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra seeks to ease investor fears
Telstra chief David Thodey has reassured shareholders that their interests are his main priority as separation discussions move into full gear with the federal government.
Source: Australian IT
Unwired: Good old fashioned broadband access will drive 4G
Unwired claims the need for traditional Internet access will provide the driving force behind uptake of its forthcoming 4G services.
Source: ARN
Unwired reveals key suppliers & plans for national WiMAX rollout
Unwired has named the remaining key suppliers for the Vividwireless mobile WiMax network rollout in Perth and says networks in the major capitals will follow in short order.
Source: iTWire
IBM services wins role in Perth WiMAX rollout
IBM's global technology services division has picked up work from Perth WiMAX operator vividwireless and ISP iiNet as part of a global alliance with Juniper Networks.
Source: iTnews Australia
Providers could strangle zombies
Internet service providers hope to boost the fight against armies of compromised computers -- known as botnets -- through a voluntary code that could shut down zombies one by one.
Source: Australian IT
ISPs force rewrite of law
The federal government has substantially rewritten a bill intended to protect computer networks before its tabling in parliament by Attorney-General Robert McClelland.
Source: Australian IT
Mon, 28th Sep 2009
Internode cuts 3G modem prices
Internode has cut $50 from the price of its range of 3G modems for use with its a NodeMobile Data wireless broadband service and has introduced an antenna to boost reception.
Source: iTWire
AFACT calls Carson in copyright case
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft has confirmed Ferrier Hodgson IT forensics executive Nigel Carson as its expert witness in the court case against ISP iiNet.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra takes ADSL2+ to 88 percent of Tasmanians
Telstra says it has upgraded its 100th telephone exchange in Tasmania, in Richmond, to ADSL2+, extending ADSL2+ coverage to 88 percent of Tasmanian homes and businesses.
Source: iTWire
NBN brings up fixed broadband figures
Australia was expected to gain five places in fixed line broadband penetration globally by 2013 with Gartner predicting a 14 percent rise in the number of households connected in that time.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra shareholders demand break-up vote
Telstra's big shareholders have again gone on the attack over federal government plans to break up the telco, warning such actions may go against the company's constitution.
Source: ZDNet Australia
All eyes on NBN
The sheer scale of the national broadband network (NBN)project has drawn interest from foreign governments including the US, where President Barack Obama has outlined similar plans.
Source: Australian IT
Operational NBN model to be ready within two months
Researchers and vendors will be able to test their applications and equipment on a fully operational model of the National Broadband Network within two months.
Source: Computerworld
Sun, 27th Sep 2009
Australia embarks on great broadband adventure
From snowy mountains and sun-baked deserts to the steamy tropical north, Australia has begun wiring its vast expanse with a high-tech broadband network in a giant project being closely followed abroad.
Source: SMH
Sat, 26th Sep 2009
Broadband plan smacks of the 1950s
The government's move to force Telstra, its infrastructure and its all-important customers into the $43 billion -- give or take $10-$20bn -- National Broadband Network has "focused" debate on precisely, if not quite the wrong questions, the smaller ones.
Source: The Australian
Fri, 25th Sep 2009
Sydney-wide iPhone test: which carrier has best speed and coverage?
Four networks, 150 locations and one sprawling city - Sydney's most thorough testing of iPhone carriers reveals the winners and sinners for speed and coverage.
Source: APC Magazine
ISPs cozy up to Federal Court
The association that represented the interests of internet service providers sought to model itself as a disinterested party advising the Federal Court deciding whether iiNet aided illicit downloads of copyright material as alleged by the film industry.
Source: iTnews Australia
The NBN spells the end of the ISP as we know it
The ISP has one foot in the grave. Or at least once the Federal Government's National Broadband Network (NBN is rolled out, the term Internet Service Provider (ISP) may become an endangered species, according to the director of the recently-established Institute for a Broadband Enabled Society (IBES).
Source: ARN
Photos: Digging Tasmania's National Broadband Network trench
Engineers from French and Australian joint venture Marais-Lucas Technology have begun cutting up a thin trench across the Tasmanian landscape north of Hobart for the first fibre cable of the National Broadband Network to be laid.
Source: iTnews Australia
AFACT raises concern over unlimited ISP plans
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft has voiced concerns that AAPT's unlimited off-peak broadband plans could promote illegal movie downloads.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 24th Sep 2009
Exetel hunts for staff
ISP Exetel has earmarked the recruitment of 36 staff in Australia over the next year, most of which are corporate sales and sales engineering support roles.
Source: iTnews Australia