Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Telstra snaps up South Australian ISP for $50 million

Telstra snaps up South Australian ISP for $50 million: "Telstra has acquired the internet service provider Adam Internet for a reported $50 million and will expand the South Australian business nationally.

The deal is subject to approval by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and will see Telstra acquire all of Adam's business including Adam's Adelaide data centre and fibre assets."

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Council uses phone apps to give power to the people

Council uses phone apps to give power to the people: "THE City of Sydney will soon open its planning decisions to the digital masses, with mobile phone apps for citizens to send feedback to the council directly from the sites of proposed developments.

''Consultation apps'' to be available within a year are the next step in a digital engagement strategy, which shows how digital tools could revolutionise citizen involvement in government decision making.

More than 30,000 individuals have already visited a website specifically set up to invite comment on decisions before the council. The number of site visits swamps the 50 or so stalwarts who regularly turn up to community forums."

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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Huge 100Mbps demand: 44% of NBN users take top speed | Delimiter

Huge 100Mbps demand: 44% of NBN users take top speed | Delimiter: "news 44 percent of NBN customers signed up so far have opted for the company’s fasted 100Mbps speed tier, the National Broadband Network Company revealed this week, as evidence continues to accumulate that Australians will overwhelmingly pay for the fastest broadband speeds available if given the chance.

NBN Co’s corporate plan published in December 2010 previously predicted that in the early years of its fibre rollout, the majority (52%) of customers who signed up for its fibre services would have picked the entry level speed tier it’s offering — a 12Mbps service which is slower even than current theoretical ADSL2+ speeds. The remainder were to be split largely between the next speed tranches of 25Mbps (17%) ad 50Mbps (23%), with only a small number (8%) taking the highest speed 100Mbps plans."

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Huge 100Mbps demand: 44% of NBN users take top speed | Delimiter

Huge 100Mbps demand: 44% of NBN users take top speed | Delimiter: "news 44 percent of NBN customers signed up so far have opted for the company’s fasted 100Mbps speed tier, the National Broadband Network Company revealed this week, as evidence continues to accumulate that Australians will overwhelmingly pay for the fastest broadband speeds available if given the chance.

NBN Co’s corporate plan published in December 2010 previously predicted that in the early years of its fibre rollout, the majority (52%) of customers who signed up for its fibre services would have picked the entry level speed tier it’s offering — a 12Mbps service which is slower even than current theoretical ADSL2+ speeds. The remainder were to be split largely between the next speed tranches of 25Mbps (17%) ad 50Mbps (23%), with only a small number (8%) taking the highest speed 100Mbps plans."

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

NBN cancellation liability rises to AU$2.3 billion | ZDNet

NBN cancellation liability rises to AU$2.3 billion | ZDNet: "The Australian Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) has flagged that the cancellation of the contracts surrounding the National Broadband Network (NBN) roll-out would cost taxpayers AU$2.3 billion.

The department's annual report (PDF) revealed that the government's liability for the AU$37.4 billion NBN increased by AU$500 million between March 31, 2012, and June 30, 2012, from AU$1.8 billion to AU$2.3 billion.

The liability covers a range of NBN Co's contracts, including the AU$11 billion deal with Telstra to migrate customers over to the NBN, which accounts for AU$210 million of the liability."

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Willunga near top for NBN take-up | Herald Sun

Willunga near top for NBN take-up | Herald Sun: "FORTY-FIVE thousand addresses in South Australia will have access to the National Broadband Network by the end of this year, putting the massive $36 billion project on track to meet its 758,000 premises target nationally in 2012, the Federal Government will reveal today.

Take-up rates in one of the first sites to be rolled out - Willunga, to Adelaide's south - are also the second-highest in the country with four in 10 homes, or 41 per cent, electing to use the high-speed internet facility.

The figures will be released later today by Communication Minister Stephen Conroy."

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Saturday, October 13, 2012

Thousands to be forced into 'costly' NBN switch | Townsville Bulletin News

Thousands to be forced into 'costly' NBN switch | Townsville Bulletin News: "THOUSANDS of Townsville residents in suburbs trialling the national broadband network will be forced to pay higher internet and phone bills when the old copper network is unexpectedly switched off in 18 months.

All fixed phone lines and internet services connecting 2900 properties in Aitkenvale and Mundingburra will be shut off and residents will be forced to switch to the NBN.

Telstra customers paying as little as $29.95 a month would be forced to take up an NBN plan for a minimum of $80. It comes despite a slow take-up rate, with about 73 per cent of residents in the trial area opting not to connect to NBN services."

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

NBN Co - National Broadband Network - Australia | Eighteen month countdown to superfast broadband access

NBN Co - National Broadband Network - Australia | Eighteen month countdown to superfast broadband access: "NBN Co, the company building the National Broadband Network, today announced the countdown has begun for the switchover to fibre optic broadband in 15 locations across the country.
People in areas covering approximately 25,000 homes and businesses are set to make the switch to the fibre network over an 18-month timeframe, which begins on 23 November 2012."

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