Australians are about to get a major internet speed upgrade, but outdated home hardware could leave many households paying for speeds they’ll never see. From September 14, government-owned NBN Co will ramp up its broadband plans, with 100Mbps tiers jumping to 500Mbps and new “mass market multi-gig” options promising up to 2000Mbps. NBN chief executive … Read more
The National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) is urging Australians to remain “extra vigilant” with their online security amid the coronavirus pandemic, following a “marked increase” in scammers trying to steal personal details and commit online fraud – heightened by work-from-home conditions. The NBN co warns scammers are trying to mislead people by informing them … Read more
Construction has commenced on the 9500km Japan-Guam-Australia Cable System (JGA), with completion expected in the fourth quarter of 2019. The cable will be owned by a consortium comprising RTI Connectivity, AARNet, Google, Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) and NEC. ASN and NEC are building the system. JGA South, the segment between Sydney and Piti in Guam, … Read more
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has said it is “seeking feedback” on proposed variations of Telstra’s NBN migration plan, which facilitates the rollout of fibre-to-the-curb technology (FttC). The watchdog is assessing whether Telstra’s variations will offer sufficient protection for consumers to maintain access to services delivered by the NBN. Rollout of FttC technology is scheduled to commence … Read more
NBN Co is looking to use city traffic light systems to flow its fibre-to-the-premises (FttP) and fibre-to-the-node (FttN) networks to transport infrastructure sites. The purpose is “to enable service providers to supply telecommunications services in connection with transport infrastructure,” NBN said in a document published late last week. It says the technical trial is intended … Read more
GOLD COAST – The Gold Coast Council claims it will have an independent fibre network that runs up to 10 times faster than the NBN in place by Christmas. It claims to be spending $5.5 million building the network which will stretch across 45km of the central Gold Coast area, much of it ducted through … Read more
A Federal Government committee looking into the National Broadband Network has recommended that NBN Co connect as many premises as possible with its fibre-to-the-curb (FttC) and fibre-to-the-premises (FttP) networks. A joint standing committee on the NBN rollout made 23 recommendations. Among them, it recommends that the Australian Government direct NBN Co to complete as much … Read more
NBN Co has reportedly dumped a planned Ethernet offering for Australian businesses in favour of a capped pricing model. According to business marketing chief Ben Salmon, results of a consultation with industry led it to change its corporate mind on the best way to get businesses onto the NBN – and Ethernet, it seems, ain’t … Read more