Broadband
M2 announces friendly takeover of People Telecom
By: Stan Beer
Junior telco M2 Telecommunications Group (ASX: MTU) and struggling broadband provider People Telecom (ASX: PEO) have announced a friendly merger, which will see M2 acquire all of the smaller company's shares.
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By: Stan Beer
Junior telco M2 Telecommunications Group (ASX: MTU) and struggling broadband provider People Telecom (ASX: PEO) have announced a friendly merger, which will see M2 acquire all of the smaller company's shares.
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With no NBN, ADSL2+ will drive the “next five years of broadband”
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Telecommunications research firm Market Clarity says that Aussies are switching to high-speed ADSL 2+ services, “with or without the government’s NBN”, in a trend that “will drive the next five years of broadband market development”.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Telecommunications research firm Market Clarity says that Aussies are switching to high-speed ADSL 2+ services, “with or without the government’s NBN”, in a trend that “will drive the next five years of broadband market development”.
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CEDA says competition not NBN is key to broadband success
By: Stan Beer
Leading economic think tank CEDA (Committee for Economic Development of Australia) has criticised the Federal Government's obsession with building the National Broadband Network, saying a subsidised $4.7 billion FTTN rollout is unnecessary. CEDA's report, Australia’s Broadband Future: Four doors to greater competition, maintains that focussing on FTTN to the exclusion of competing access methods will decrease competition.
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By: Stan Beer
Leading economic think tank CEDA (Committee for Economic Development of Australia) has criticised the Federal Government's obsession with building the National Broadband Network, saying a subsidised $4.7 billion FTTN rollout is unnecessary. CEDA's report, Australia’s Broadband Future: Four doors to greater competition, maintains that focussing on FTTN to the exclusion of competing access methods will decrease competition.
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Quaking Quilty questions Singtel Optus $10 billion NBN “black hole”
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
With many believing Telstra is set to win the National Broadband Network (NBN) tender, come what may, Telstra’s David Quilty is going out on an all-out attack on Singtel Optus, questioning its “$10 billion funding hole” and labelling it a “sub-prime NBN bidder”.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
With many believing Telstra is set to win the National Broadband Network (NBN) tender, come what may, Telstra’s David Quilty is going out on an all-out attack on Singtel Optus, questioning its “$10 billion funding hole” and labelling it a “sub-prime NBN bidder”.
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NEC Australia wins $15 million government broadband kiosk deal
By: Stan Beer
In a deal worth $15 million, NEC Australia has inked a contract with the Federal Government to supply 2,000 broadband Internet kiosks to community centres for aged Australians across the country.
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By: Stan Beer
In a deal worth $15 million, NEC Australia has inked a contract with the Federal Government to supply 2,000 broadband Internet kiosks to community centres for aged Australians across the country.
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Telstra makes mockery of NBN tender process
By: Stan Beer
It really makes no difference whether a Howard Coalition or a Rudd Labor Government is in power, Telstra obviously considers itself answerable to no-one. What other conclusion can be drawn from the monolithic telco's action of answering the Government's RFP to build the National Broadband Network with a non-compliant 12-page document?
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By: Stan Beer
It really makes no difference whether a Howard Coalition or a Rudd Labor Government is in power, Telstra obviously considers itself answerable to no-one. What other conclusion can be drawn from the monolithic telco's action of answering the Government's RFP to build the National Broadband Network with a non-compliant 12-page document?
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Conroy: no guarantee of 98 percent NBN coverage
By: Stephen Withers
Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, has said there is no guarantee that the National Broadband Network (NBN) will cover 98 percent of Australians and businesses. The Minister made breathtaking admission under intense scrutiny from the media.
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By: Stephen Withers
Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, has said there is no guarantee that the National Broadband Network (NBN) will cover 98 percent of Australians and businesses. The Minister made breathtaking admission under intense scrutiny from the media.
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Minister welcomes NBN bids
By: Stephen Withers
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has welcomed the proposals to build the National Broadband Network (NBN) - "one of the largest infrastructure investments undertaken by any Australian Government" - but has warned contenders that they face "an extremely competitive assessment process."
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By: Stephen Withers
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has welcomed the proposals to build the National Broadband Network (NBN) - "one of the largest infrastructure investments undertaken by any Australian Government" - but has warned contenders that they face "an extremely competitive assessment process."
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Internode to use Telstra ADSL2+ DSLAMs
By: Stephen Withers
Not satisfied with its own network of ADSL2+ DSLAMs, Internode will begin using Telstra's equipment next month.
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By: Stephen Withers
Not satisfied with its own network of ADSL2+ DSLAMs, Internode will begin using Telstra's equipment next month.
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Broadband number crunching
By: Stuart Corner
The pundits seem to be trying to outdo each other with forecasts for broadband uptake. One thinks the world has now passed the billion user milestone, and Ericsson reckons that in five years time 80 percent of all broadband connections will be mobile, which would be a serious problem for the builder of the National Broadband Network.
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By: Stuart Corner
The pundits seem to be trying to outdo each other with forecasts for broadband uptake. One thinks the world has now passed the billion user milestone, and Ericsson reckons that in five years time 80 percent of all broadband connections will be mobile, which would be a serious problem for the builder of the National Broadband Network.
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Internode expands Sydney operations
By: Stan Beer
Adelaide-based ISP Internode has expanded its staff numbers in Sydney by four and moved to larger premises in the heart of the Harbour City. The expanded space in the CBD office has been used to accommodate four new staff members.
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By: Stan Beer
Adelaide-based ISP Internode has expanded its staff numbers in Sydney by four and moved to larger premises in the heart of the Harbour City. The expanded space in the CBD office has been used to accommodate four new staff members.
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Ovum asks if Australia really needs an NBN?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Thanks to Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Australia is going through the hurdles of choosing the technology for a “National Broadband Network” (NBN), smack bang in the middle of a time when wireless technology is improving so much that going wired almost seems like going backwards.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Thanks to Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Australia is going through the hurdles of choosing the technology for a “National Broadband Network” (NBN), smack bang in the middle of a time when wireless technology is improving so much that going wired almost seems like going backwards.
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Internode announces Ultra bumper bundle
By: Stephen Withers
There's been plenty of talk about naked DSL, but Internode reckons it has the answer for those who need to keep an analogue line yet want the cost savings associated with VoIP and the convenience of a single bill.
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By: Stephen Withers
There's been plenty of talk about naked DSL, but Internode reckons it has the answer for those who need to keep an analogue line yet want the cost savings associated with VoIP and the convenience of a single bill.
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EFTel expands its network with Nextep DSLAMs
By: Stuart Corner
EFTel (ASX: EFT) has become the exclusive provider of services on DSLAM infrastructure of Nextep Broadband which it will use to increase the footprint of its own DSLAM network.
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By: Stuart Corner
EFTel (ASX: EFT) has become the exclusive provider of services on DSLAM infrastructure of Nextep Broadband which it will use to increase the footprint of its own DSLAM network.
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IBM hired to build power line broadband networks
By: Stephen Withers
IBM is to provide the project management for a major build of Broadband over Power Line (BPL) networks in rural areas of the eastern United States for International Broadband Electric Communications (IBEC).
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By: Stephen Withers
IBM is to provide the project management for a major build of Broadband over Power Line (BPL) networks in rural areas of the eastern United States for International Broadband Electric Communications (IBEC).
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YouTube and MGM in movie and TV show deal
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
There’s no official word on YouTube’s official blog yet, but the news has come through that MGM will show full-length movies and TV shows in partnership with YouTube and in competition with TV network owned by News Corp and NBC Universal. MGM will display ads “alongside” the video to monetise its content.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
There’s no official word on YouTube’s official blog yet, but the news has come through that MGM will show full-length movies and TV shows in partnership with YouTube and in competition with TV network owned by News Corp and NBC Universal. MGM will display ads “alongside” the video to monetise its content.
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Telstra's Tasmanian monopoly to be broken by Basslink
By: Stuart Corner
The long-awaited promise of competitive backhaul links between Tasmania and mainland Australia will soon be realised with Aurora Energy and Basslink both set to offer wholesale services into Melbourne over fibre laid with the Basslink power cable that runs across Bass Strait.
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By: Stuart Corner
The long-awaited promise of competitive backhaul links between Tasmania and mainland Australia will soon be realised with Aurora Energy and Basslink both set to offer wholesale services into Melbourne over fibre laid with the Basslink power cable that runs across Bass Strait.
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Telstra brings 21Mbps wireless broadband to life – in demo
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Although a 21Mbps wireless broadband demo took place overseas a few weeks ago, Telstra decided to use its “Investor Day” to make its first Australian demo in front of partners, analysts and the press, with more trials in December and a “full commercial launch early next year”.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Although a 21Mbps wireless broadband demo took place overseas a few weeks ago, Telstra decided to use its “Investor Day” to make its first Australian demo in front of partners, analysts and the press, with more trials in December and a “full commercial launch early next year”.
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