Archive for October, 2008
12GB capped price mobile broadband now available with iPrimus
An announcement has been made by iPrimus of a mobile broadband package with 12GB download limit making it a viable option to ADSL but there are doubts as to whether to service quality will be high enough. There are 3 mobile broadband deals planned by iPrimus offering 1GB, 6GB and 12GB ...
Many Australian businesses are keen for a faster broadband service
A recent business survey has concluded that a new burst in productivity will be unleashed in Australia when it finally builds a national broadband network. Although unanticipated benefits could be obtained from delays in the date of the deployment, the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) have said that there would be ...
Broadband rethink called for by AAPT bosses
Paul Broad, chief executive of the AAPT has called for the broadband issue to undergo an independent enquiry and the government process to be recast, shortly after pulling the telco of the Terria broadband consortium recently. Suggesting that the government have got the process “arse-about”, Mr Broad is questioning the basis ...
AAPT quits Terria but iiNet says it will stay
After the recent announcement from AAPT that it will be quitting the Terria Consortium, iiNet, the current No. 3 internet service provider in Australia, has confirmed that it will stay amid concerns that if the group disbanded the Government may grant the $4.7 billion broadband subsidy to Telstra. As the second ...
Conroy says that Terria bid for NBN will not be killed by finances
Stephen Conroy, the communications minister confirmed that nothing has changed by a statement made by the Terria telco consortium that it has been forced to look elsewhere for its national broadband network bid funding. Michael Simmons, the Terria CEO was reported by AAP recently to have said during an analyst conference ...
The schedule for 3G mobile broadband from Vodafone is to be extended
Although Vodafone has said a vast majority of its network is up and running already, Ericsson, the company responsible for building Vodafone’s 3G mobile broadband network have advised that it needs more time to complete the task. The news comes after Vodafone recently announced that its 3G wireless broadband packages were ...
We wont bargain hunt say Australian telcos
Despite share prices for many telcos falling to prices that many companies considered to be a bargain the Australian telcos have committed to continue with the original strategies. ABN Amro telecommunications equities analyst, Ian Martin, said "I don't see the pricing of the market as an issue.” He went on to ...
NBN estimates now cut to $15bn by Telstra
Recent estimates for the federal Governments National Broadband Network to be built by Telstra have on occasion risen as high as $25 billion, but now a pre-financial-crisis figure of around $15 billion is the current consensus from the industry. In the last year the estimates from Telstra to build to network ...
Mobile broadband prices cut by Vodafone but 3 is still cheaper
Current mobile broadband prices offered by Vodafone have been reduced and made available for customers that are not already using its service although 3 still offers cheaper dates rates. With the price for 1GB data at $25 per month under the new plans Vodafone is sneakily offering the plan at $20 ...
Successful WiMax launch raises hopes of funding for Sprint
Since its launch in Baltimore on September 29th the adaption of the Xohm WiMax service from Sprint Nextel has exceeded all expectations meaning that despite the current economic conditions the Sprint executives have expressed confidence in its ability to fund the rest of its national network. During a recent event to ...
