Archive for November, 2009
National Broadband Network to get its first ISP backer in the form of iiNet
With a recent announcement that it will move its customers over to the National Broadband Network (NBN) that will cost around $43 billion to build, iiNet, which is based in Perth has become the first broadband service provider the offer its support. By the middle of next year iiNet is planning ...
Regulations on convergent media to be reviewed by the government says Conroy
During the roll out of its National Broadband Network and its overseeing of a digital-only broadcasting switch the federal government has announced that it will be carrying out a full review of its regulation on convergent media. As well as the increase in the number of TV channels that will be ...
Telstra promotes its high-speed broadband by announcing its T-Box
A brand new digital set-top box called the T-Box has now been launched by Telstra in what could be seen as an intensifying of competition in the home entertainment market. The unit provides the ability to download films from the movie store and gain integrated access to exclusive internet TV channels ...
Broadband uptake warning issues by expert
Interest in the new National Broadband network that is being introduced to Tasmania by the federal government could see limited interest at the moment due to there being very few services that will make use of these new super fast broadband speeds according to a telecommunications expert. A lack of both ...
Bill to separate Telstra backed by Google Australia
The latest reform steps that have been laid out for the telecommunications industry by the federal government and were released recently, have been given the full support of the internet giant, Google Australia. The new legislative measures that have been designed to increase competition within the telecommunications market would be great ...
Australia to see a huge rise in the popularity of Internet movie downloads
In an attempt to entice customers that are able to run full length High Definition movies over either a personal video player, IP enable televisions or gaming consoles Australian broadband service providers will now be offering unlimited broadband between 8:00PM and 6:00AM, which should significantly improve the movie download market AAPT ...
DVDs could be replaced with broadband download services
A recent report has suggested that the rising number of download services now available to broadband users in Australia could result in DVDs being replaced by digital download services It doesn't seem that long ago since the DVD hit the global markets, and consumers were wowed with this new, sleek, and ...
Broadband agreement provides Telstra with plenty of time
David Thodey, the chief executive for Telstra and Catherine Livingston, the company chairman stuck with the governments plans regarding the force sale of its assets through recent legislation brought about by the $43 billion National Broadband Network during the recent Telstra annual meeting. The stance taken by the two at the ...
ABC head wants overhaul of regulations for TV broadcasters
With broadband and mobile devices giving rise to potentially cheap international programming in Australia head of ABC, Kin Dalton, has called for an overhaul of regulations for TV broadcasters. Broadband and mobile devices have made a big difference to the way in which programming in broadcast and viewed in Australia, and ...
Quigley and the NBN opposed by boss of Exetel
The chief of broadband service provider Exetel, John Linton has recently expressed his displeasure in Mike Quigley, the chief of the NBN Co and has said that Telstra should be given the NBN to build as it is the only company capable of completing such a task. The building of a ...
