Broadband News
Thu, 03rd Sep 2009
Broadband to stimulate seniors' grey matter
The federal government has launched its $15 million senior citizens internet education program.
Source: Australian IT
Blog: Seven vividly proves WiMax not dead yet
It wasn't too long ago that critics of WiMax wireless technology were declaring it dead at the starting gate.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra suffers nationwide web outage
Telstra's internet services suffered a nationwide outage this morning for around one hour, according to its spokesperson.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Perth to get fastest wireless broadband in Australia
Perth is set to receive the fastest wireless broadband network in Australia by early 2010.
Source: ARN
Stokes gives broadband a boost with 4G
Kerry Stokes has cemented his position as Australia's multimedia mogul after his Seven Network yesterday announced a shake-up to Australia's $30 billion a year telecoms sector.
Source: Australian IT
Wed, 02nd Sep 2009
Line switch hits city cyber speeds
BRISBANE: Internet speeds in the inner city have been slashed after Telstra moved a pivotal CBD telecommunication exchange without notifying customers.
Source: City News
Seven cans national Unwired Wimax rollout
The $200 million national Wimax rollout by the Seven Network's struggling Unwired unit has been called off and replaced by a limited roll out plan for Perth.
Source: Australian IT
Perth to be first with 'Unwired' mobile WiMAX service
The long-awaited launch of mobile WiMAX services by Seven Network subsidiary, Unwired Australia, will take place in Perth in March next year but with Unwired relegated to the role of network builder and operator and a new Seven subsidiary, Vividwireless responsible for all marketing and customer facing responsibilities.
Source: iTWire
Vocus racks up $2m core network upgrade
Vocus Communications has completed a $2 million refresh of its core network that has increased link capacities from one to 10 Gigabits.
Source: iTnews Australia
Internet filtering a farce: Minchin
The Opposition has renewed calls for the internet censorship plan to be buried but the government says the scheme is moving ahead.
Source: Australian IT
Mandatory filtering plan an 'ultimate embarrassment'
The Rudd Government plan to introduce mandatory ISP-level filtering was dead in the water and Communications Minister Stephen Conroy should end the farce now, the Opposition's leader in the Senate Nick Minchin said.
Source: iTWire
Telstra appoints two non-executive directors
Telstra has appointmented two new non-executive directors, energy industry leader Russell Higgins, and Microsoft executive Steve Vamos.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tue, 01st Sep 2009
EFTel bullish on FY10 after heavy investment in FY09
ISP EFTel is making bullish forecasts for FY10 saying its large loss in FY09 was the result of major writedowns and adjustments and heavy investment in DSLAM rollout that has positioned it well for future growth.
Source: iTWire
Internet address run-out: is it time to panic?
The latest predictions on IPv4 address run-out have brought forward the estimated exhaustion date, especially in the Asia Pacific region; Internet elder statesman Vint Cerf has warned of 'panic' solutions resulting in poor engineering; and the Australian Government Information Management Office has accelerated its IPv6 adoption timetable by three years.
Source: iTWire
Optus email change angers customers
Optus has been forced to halt the planned shut down of its optushome.com.au email domain after users complained of insufficient warning.
Source: Australian IT
Pipe calls for third NSW undersea cable zone
Pipe International has called on the communications regulator to relieve congestion in the undersea corridors for submarine cables by opening a third "protection zone" in New South Wales waters.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 31st Aug 2009
Blog: Can Vodafone close the rural 3G gap?
Optus, Vodafone and Three have long struggled to match Telstra's reach outside the capital cities. Vodafone's major network upgrade is the best chance yet to dilute Next G's rural monopoly, but questions remain.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Australia Japan Cable & Pacific Crossing offer GigE links from Australia to USA
Australia Japan Cable (AJC) and Pacific Crossing have launched a gigabit ethernet service across their respective networks for carrier, enterprise, and ISP customers wanting connectivity between Australia and North America.
Source: iTWire
How to Get a Good Broadband Deal, Part 8: Bundled pricing
Bundled deals that include your phone and broadband certainly look like great value on paper, but it pays to do your sums. Here's what you need to know.
Source: PC Authority
That other broadband revolution
While everyone was distracted by the NBN, a revolution was under way in the supply of fixed line broadband.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra's massive nerve centre exposed
Telstra has marked the 10th anniversary of its jumbo-sized Global Operations Centre in Melbourne by throwing the doors open to media.
Source: APC Magazine
Vodafone 3G now reaches 94 percent of Australians
Vodafone has completed the planned upgrade to its network, expanding 3G coverage to 94 percent of the population from 80 percent and adding 2G EDGE services and upgrading 2G coverage in the extended 3G coverage area.
Source: iTWire
US Government wants emergency internet powers
A leaked draft of the forthcoming cybersecurity bill has revealed a clause allowing government takeover of private and corporate networks "in the event of an immediate threat to strategic national interests."
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Survey: Is the public discourse lacking?
Seven of Australia's leading ICT analysts are split on whether the public discourse around the Federal Government's planned National Broadband Network (NBN) is lacking.
Source: ARN
Sat, 29th Aug 2009
The ISP Q&A Series: Optus
The ISP Q&A Series is a look at the opportunities Australian ISPs have for resellers.
Source: ARN
NBN Survey: Analysts mixed on need for network upgrade
Asked if they had any doubts Australia needed a significant upgrade to its existing networks from technology and competition view points, seven of the country's leading ICT analysts have given mixed responses.
Source: ARN
Fri, 28th Aug 2009
NBN "useless" without subsea investment
Investing in a National Broadband Network was "useless" if some of the up to $43 billion wasn't allocated to upgrading international subsea networks, according to Australia's leading start-ups.
Source: iTnews Australia
Pipe's Guam cable: What does it mean?
Opinions are split amongst analysts, telcos and ISPs as to whether Pipe's new PPC-1 Sydney to Guam submarine cable will lead to lower broadband prices for Australians, but all agree the threat of its arrival, set for October, has had a positive impact already.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Survey: FttP is the best option in the long term
There is no better alternative to a fibre-to-the-premises (FttP) network in the long term for the National Broadband Network (NBN), according to seven of the country's top ICT analysts.
Source: ARN
Protests planned over "three-strikes rule" for downloaders
Human rights groups and Internet Service Providers have said they are preparing a challenge to UK government proposals that would introduce a "three-strikes rule" for illegal downloaders.
Source: iTnews Australia