Broadband News
Tue, 28th Jul 2009
NBN to reshape net, pay-TV
A major network technology vendor has revealed the potential for Labor's $43 billion national broadband network to radically reshape the internet and pay-TV industries.
Source: Australian IT
Cities battle for NBN central
The government may have just appointed an executive chairman to lead its ambitious plan to build and operate a $43 billion national broadband network but it is not clear which city the NBN company will call home.
Source: Australian IT
Telcos battle over clients
AAPT and Internode have struck out at Australia's dominant internet providers for allegedly delaying the smooth transfer of customers to their networks.
Source: Australian IT
Mon, 27th Jul 2009
Expert: Smaller ISPs will feel bite of mandatory filter
A leading tech expert has warned that small Internet service providers (ISPs) could face huge expenses in purchasing and maintaining a mandatory filter, as proposed by the Federal Government.
Source: ARN
One year for Tassie NBN rollout
It will take 12 months to roll out 600 kilometres of cable to 5000 Tasmanian premises in the first stage of the national broadband network, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said.
Source: Australian IT
Australians cut spending by staying at home & surfing the net
Research commissioned by Telstra suggests that Australians are responding to tough economic times by spending more time at home and increasing their usage of the Internet.
Source: iTWire
Broadband vital for jobs, economic prosperity says Conroy
The Minister for Broadband, Communications & Digital Economy, Stephen Conroy, has laid Australia's future economic prosperity very much at the doorstep of the ICT industry and the development of the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Source: iTWire
AAPT may increase unlimited ADSL2+ downloads
AAPT is considering extending the six-hour window for unlimited off-peak downloads on a range of ADSL2+ plans launched in late May.
Source: iTnews Australia
Vodafone cuts prepaid mobile broadband, adds 2GB bonus
Vodafone drops the price of its Prepaid Mobile Broadband Starter Pack to $119 and extends the promo date for its bonus 2GB of data to get you started.
Source: APC Magazine
Acacia head resurfaces in Tassie NBN
The man behind the mysterious Acacia organisation that fronted a bid in the failed fibre-to-the-node request for tenders last year has resurfaced to lead Tasmania's NBN company.
Source: iTnews Australia
Blog: What's behind Seven's Foxtel hunt?
Seven has made no secret of its expansion ambitions, but buying into pay-TV monolith Foxtel lends even greater clarity to the network's long-term vision. With wireless distribution and solid content channels under its belt, can Seven bring IPTV into the mainstream?
Source: ZDNet Australia
Broadband hiring brings credibility
NBN chief Mike Quigley has a tough job to convince the market that a national high-speed broadband network is financially viable.
Source: Australian IT
NBN boss on hunt for staff
The new head of the national broadband network company is on a hiring spree.
Source: Australian IT
Sun, 26th Jul 2009
AIIA: NBNco board must focus on services
A leading ICT industry body has called on the soon-to-be-announced NBNco board to make its first focus the services and digital economy benefits the National Broadband Network (NBN) will create.
Source: ARN
Victoria's pitch for NBN HQ with $5 million ICT investment
With NSW and Victoria vying for the honours to host the National Broadband Network Corporation the Victorian Government has upped the ante with its announcement that it is investing $5 million to develop and trial next generation ICT applications.
Source: iTWire
Sat, 25th Jul 2009
First NBN locations announced in TAS
The first locations in Tasmania to get connected to the NBN were announced today by the Prime Minister.
Source: Whirlpool
Mike Quigley to be CEO of NBN Co
The Australian Government has named former Alcatel-Lucent senior executive Mike Quigley as the executive chairman of the company set up to deliver the National Broadband Network (NBNCo), describing him as "an Australian executive who has reached the top of their profession globally, and is now able to bring the benefit of that experience home."
Source: iTWire
Former Telstra Country Wide chief, Doug Campbell to chair Tassie NBNCo.
Doug Campbell, former head of Telstra Country Wide and former deputy MD of Telstra, has been named as chair of the Tasmanian NBN Company (TNBN Co), a joint venture between NBNCo and Aurora Energy that will rollout and operate the National Broadband Network in Tasmania.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 24th Jul 2009
Target cyber bullies, not censorship, expert says
The Federal Government should focus on stopping cyber bullying instead of pushing ahead with its controversial plan to filter the web, an internet rights expert says.
Source: ABC News
ISPs give clean feed filter a technical green-light
More than half of the Internet service providers (ISPs) taking part in the Federal Government's ISP filtering trial have reported minimal speed disruptions or technology problems.
Source: ARN
Vic Govt puts up $5 million for NBN applications
The Brumby state government has saddled up $5 million for the development of next generation ICT applications as part of its efforts to be the National Broadband Network's main stable.
Source: ARN
BT's separation advocate to advise Australian Government on functional separation of Telstra
The Australian Government has contracted a BT executive with experience in, and who is a strong supporter of, the separation of BT to advise it on the possible functional separation of Telstra.
Source: iTWire
Trujillo 'world class' in making enemies: Switkowski
Former Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowski has taken aim at his recently departed successor, saying Sol Trujillo had managed to make enemies of both the Howard and Rudd governments.
Source: Australian IT
Thu, 23rd Jul 2009
Photos: Inside Basslink's undersea fibre converter station
One week after Basslink's official launch of its subsea fibre cable in Georgetown, Tasmania, iTnews has secured the first pictures from inside the Loy Yang converter station in Victoria and of the terrestrial fibre rollout connecting it to Traralgon.
Source: iTnews Australia
Netspace launches 10 Tassie DSLAMs
Internet service provider Netspace today announced the activation of 10 DSLAMs (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) in Tasmania.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Government to charge $24k for access to NBN documents
Shadow communications minister Nick Minchin has been quoted $24,000 to access NBN-related documents as part of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.
Source: iTnews Australia
Blog: Tasmanian Premier Bartlett talks NBN
In today's Twisted Wire, Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett explains his vision for a broadband enabled Tasmania, that will "leapfrog every other nation on earth".
Source: ZDNet Australia
Massive growth in mobile broadband
Mobile broadband usage has surged over the past year, with subscribers to the services nearing a quarter of a billion globally and the industry recording year-on-year growth of 93 percent.
Source: iTWire
Pie Networks plans private femtocell network
Pie Networks plans to roll out global networks of "hotspot webphones" that can double as femtocells and be leased to mobile network operators to boost their coverage in high-traffic indoor locations like shopping centres.
Source: iTnews Australia
NSW lodges NBN bid
Nsw has launched its bid to have the headquarters of the federal government's $43 billion national broadband network.
Source: Australian IT