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Broadband News
The Tasmanian Government's hopes of breaking Telstra's monopoly of fibre access to the island have foundered with the owners of alternative capacity on the Basslink power cable playing hardball.
itwire.com - 12 May 2008
Despite the daunting task of working with a “beast” like Telstra, Australian networking vendor - Netcomm - has entered into a product supply agreement with one of Australia’s largest telecommunications provider.
crn.com.au - 12 May 2008
As many as 2500 Tasmanians are unable to use the most popular and cost-efficient internet access because technology installed by Telstra in the 1990s is now redundant.
News Ltd - 11 May 2008
Tasmania's position as a leader in climate change and other research could stall if broadband connectivity is not improved, the state's research sector has warned.
News Ltd - 11 May 2008
The battle to build a national broadband network is heating up with Telstra and the rival G9 consortium taking the first steps towards winning the lucrative tender.
News Ltd - 10 May 2008
Aurora Energy has declined to comment on the status of negotiations with CitySpring Infrastructure Trust, the company controlling the Basslink cable connection across Bass Strait.
ABC Online - 10 May 2008
Five months of talks over the idle Basslink fibre-optic cable have reached an impasse with the State Government running out of patience with owners Cityspring.
News Ltd - 10 May 2008
The State Government would have known a year ago that its promised free wireless broadband network for the Sydney business district and surrounding centres was unviable, analysts said, but chose to announce its decision to scrap the project on the day six people were killed in the Sydney Harbour boat tragedy.
SMH - 10 May 2008
Telstra, being Telstra, has again left it until the last minute to comply with government requests to supply full details of its phone network map so others can lodge bids for the proposed fibre-optic network.
The Australian - 10 May 2008
The Optus-led consortium of telecommunications companies vying for the federal Government's $4.7 billion broadband contract has appointed former SP Telemedia CEO Michael Simmons to manage the so-called G9 bid.
The Australian - 10 May 2008
Telstra has told other companies intending to bid for the $4.7 billion national broadband network to put up or shut up.
The Age - 9 May 2008
A third of Australian consumers own a 3G-capable phone but two thirds of these do not use the available 3G services, a new report from the Australian Communications and Media Authority has revealed.
The Age - 9 May 2008
The Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says business is being disadvantaged because the fibre optic cable across Bass Strait is not being used.
ABC Online - 9 May 2008
The Tasmanian Government says it will need help from both the Federal Government and internet providers before a fibre optic cable across Bass Strait can become commercially viable.
ABC Online - 9 May 2008