Archive for December, 2009
Broadband used by almost two thirds of Australian homes
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that around two thirds of all homes in Australia now use broadband connections. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has recently released figures relating to the take up of broadband services in homes across Australia, and the figures suggest that there has been a significant ...
Off peak internet time reduced by iiNet
The amount of time broadband users have for off-peak downloading has now been cut by as much as four hours by broadband internet provider iiNet. In order to better manage the data loads running across its network, most predominantly during weekend mornings the WA-based broadband company iiNet, which covers around 8 ...
Draft laws for the rollout of Greenfield fibre released by Conroy
A new draft legislation that is aimed at mandating the use of fibre optic broadband connectivity in newly built housing estates has now been released by the governments Broadband Minister, Stephen Conroy. The decision to make the legislation available to the general public was decided upon by the Department of Broadband, ...
Australian government and Telstra agree to work together
A potential deal was recently announced between the federal government and Telstra, although the wording of this agreement is rather vague, but this will mean that there will no longer be any open hostility between the two groups. Analysts believe that the announcement by David Thodey of “flattish” revenue, which was ...
Commitment to safety on the Internet sees Australia commended
Rather than focusing on just the Internet filtering initiative in Australia local organisations should concentrate more on the wider strategy for cybersafety that is in place throughout the country to protect broadband users according to the New Zealand Cybersafety organisation, Netsafe. New measures that will improve safety over the Internet for ...
New FTTP trials to be opened by Telstra
In an effort to prepare itself for the impending rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN), Telstra will now be moving away from its current copper wire broadband network and will begin rolling out Fibre optic broadband services throughout Australia, beginning with Point Cook. Trials of a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) service ...
Small businesses will benefit from NBN
Small businesses in Australia will be big winners as a result of the National Broadband Plan according to a senior official from the Council of Small Business of Australia. The CEO of the Council of Small Business of Australia has stated that small businesses in Australia are set to really benefit ...
Innovation and productivity in Australia will be driven by NBN
The Minister for Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy in Australia has said that the NBN will drive innovation and productivity in Australia, likening the plan to the Apple iPhone Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy in Australia, has recently stated that the National Broadband Network ...
Review into pricing of telecommunications access launched by ACC
The Access Pricing Principles for telecommunications services including phone and broadband are to receive a fundamental review according to a recent announcement from the Australian competition and Consumer Commission. Graeme Samuel, the chairman for the ACCC recently advised "This is a critical review of pricing principles which have been in place ...
Nextgen awarded high-speed broadband project worth $250 million
It has been announced recently that Nextgen have now been awarded a project by the government that could see a large proportion of Australian residents getting super-fast broadband access over the next 18 months thanks to the implementation of the new ‘blackspot scheme.’ A contract for a $250 million ‘blackspot scheme’ ...
