Broadband News
Fri, 21st Aug 2009
TransACT rolls out 1Gbps broadband
As the National Broaband Network develops with the intention of provising 100Mbps fibre-to-the-premises, ACT ISP TransACT has announced the successful delivery of 1Gbps broadband to residential dwellings and businesses.
Source: Computerworld
AAPT plans 'ball-breaker' product launch
PowerTel is gearing up to be a critical asset to AAPT as the Telecom New Zealand subsidiary shifts its reliance on fixed line to data and readies to launch what chief executive Paul Broad today said would be a "ball-breaker" consumer product.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACCAN: Telco consent practices are flawed
There is no love for the telecommunications industry, with a report by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) showing major potholes in the sector's customer consent practices generating wide consumer dissatisfaction.
Source: ARN
AAPT dials up internet growth
AAPT has seen revenues from dial-up internet services more than double in the last financial year, growing from $19 to $39 million.
Source: iTnews Australia
Heavyweights join Tas NBN Co board
Former Aurora Energy chief, Daniel Norton, and two more directors have been appointed to the remaining spots on the Tasmanian National Broadband Network Company (TNBNCo).
Source: ZDNet Australia
TNBNco holds first meeting
The company formed to rollout and run the national broadband network in Tasmania has held its first board meeting.
Source: ARN
Fears national broadband network will create overhead eyesore
The national broadband network could become a $43 billion eyesore as overhead cables are strung outside millions of Australian homes.
Source: Herald Sun
Internet filtering meetings: Senior public servants keen on speed
Senior public servants have focused on speed in technical discussions with industry representatives on the Federal Government's controversial ISP-level Internet filtering scheme.
Source: ARN
Thu, 20th Aug 2009
Australia's broadband penetration stagnates: Report
Growth in the number of Australian internet users enjoying connections of more than 2 megabits per second has flatlined, according to a global networking report.
Source: iTWire
First NBN bill gets a second second reading
The Government has re-introduced its first piece of NBN legislation into the House of Representatives after first introducing it into the Senate, where debate on all NBN legislation has now been blocked by the Coalition and other members pending release by the government of information on the first failed NBN project.
Source: iTWire
Conroy offers $54m to fund regional and rural broadband projects
Communications minister, senator Stephen Conroy, has called for proposals to receive funding under the $60 million Digital Regions Initiative set up to fund projects that will deliver high-quality digital applications for education, health and emergency services over the National Broadband Network.
Source: iTWire
Photos: Inside the Equinix Sydney2 data centre
Equinix has taken the wraps off its $32 million Sydney2 facility in Sydney's south, boasting a more efficient design and double the standard rack density of Sydney1.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 19th Aug 2009
Aerial cables could halve the cost of NBN: Ericsson
Attaching NBN fibre to power poles instead of putting it in underground ducts would reduce the cost of the rollout by one third to a half, according to an Ericsson guru on NBN matters.
Source: iTWire
iiNet has new weapon to bolster case
Perth-based internet service provider iiNet has put two new lines of legal defence before the Federal Court in its bid to stop a group of entertainment companies suing it for copyright infringement.
Source: Australian IT
Submarine urged for cheaper web
The chief executive of one of Asia's biggest internet providers has said Australian broadband users would be dramatically better off if the Government built an undersea cable to the United States.
Source: The Age
Forecast: NBN, school PCs underpin strong growth
Government spending will cushion the Australian IT market from the worst effects of the global financial crisis, while the NBN roll-out will give the sector a medium and long term shot in the arm, a report from analysts Business Monitor International says.
Source: iTWire
Forensics experts examine iiNet and Telstra facilities
ISP iiNet has revealed the identity of its key forensics expert witness in the film industry copyright case in which it is embroiled.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 18th Aug 2009
EFTel, aaNet suffer denial of service attack
ISPs EFTel and aaNet continue to battle a distributed denial of service attack which has caused weeks of internet outages in New South Wales.
Source: iTnews Australia
iiNet CEO warns of telco-centric NBN
iiNet managing director, Michael Malone says there is a danger of the NBN being developed under a 'carrier-centric' model that would require every service provider to go through a carrier or primary service provider that 'owned' the connection to the home, rather than being able to establish a direct relationship with the customer.
Source: iTWire
Telstra revamp savings sour
Telstra has yet to achieve the half-billion dollars in savings it had expected this financial year as a result of its technology transformation project.
Source: Australian IT
Coalition senators oppose first NBN legislation
The Senate Committee enquiring into the legislation designed to facilitate the rollout of the National Broadband Network has tabled its report with coalition committee members calling for the legislation to apply only to the NBN implementation study, and for the government to return to the Parliament for fresh legislation should such be required.
Source: iTWire
Optus tech upgrade on hold
Optus' multi-million-dollar technology transformation has been put on ice as the telco reconsiders which areas of the business would benefit most from the program and whether it is worth the money.
Source: Australian IT
Mon, 17th Aug 2009
Broadband won't come cheap
The first national broadband network rollout, in Tasmania, will cost an estimated $20,000 for each premises that takes up the superfast internet connection -- and business leaders say its impact may be minimal.
Source: The Australian
Developer body wants fibre mandate delay
The Urban Development Institute of Australia has broken its silence on fibre rollout in greenfield estates by calling on the Federal Government to delay its plans by a year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Primus completes $2m upgrade to fight outages
Following three service outages so far this year, Primus Telecom over the weekend completed an upgrade to the power systems of its Melbourne data centre.
Source: iTnews Australia
iiNet boosts net profit 44 percent to $25.6m
Australia's third largest Internet service provider, iiNet (ASX: IIN) has reported revenue for the year to 30 June of $418.3 million, an increase of 67 percent, EBITDA up 42 percent to $67.2 million and net profit after tax up 44 percent to $25.6 million.
Source: iTWire
Internode launches online call-waiting service
With demand for broadband services plateauing, Internode has upped its efforts in customer service as it looks to maintain an edge over competitors with the launch today of a real-time, web-based call waiting service in its business departments.
Source: iTWire
How to Get a Good Broadband Deal, Part 6: Stop paying for uploads
This is one of the big traps for unwary broadband users, and avoiding services that meter uploads is a good idea, especially if you're a user of peer-to-peer (P2P) services like BitTorrent.
Source: PC Authority
Sat, 15th Aug 2009
Worse case regulation to cost Telstra $1.6 billion
Telstra chief financial officer John Stanhope has warned shareholders the impact of the Federal Government's NBN-focused regulatory review could cost the carrier up to $1 billion upfront and up to $100 million a year for six years.
Source: iTnews Australia
The ISP Q&A Series: Netspace
The ISP Q&A Series is a look at the opportunities Australian ISPs have for resellers.
Source: ARN