UK porn filter prompts fresh calls for Australian action
25 July, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUK ISPs and mobile operators have ceded to pressure from the government to implement opt-out porn filters, and Australian lobbies want to use the move to put filtering back on the agenda.
SA research institute deploys new network infrastructure
24 July, 2013South Australian Health Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) has deployed a new network infrastructure - including structured cabling and a management tool that provides a real-time view of the network physical layer.
No new NBN Co CEO before election
18 July, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWith Mike Quigley retiring as NBN Co’s CEO, analysts believe the company will be on the hunt for a successor with a track record of managing large projects and negotiating with contractors.
Graphene switches could boost internet speed 100x
16 July, 2013Researchers have produced an optical switch using graphene that can achieve a response rate nearly 100 times faster than current technologies allow.
Breakthrough could cut data network energy consumption
15 July, 2013German researchers have set a world record in the energy-efficient integration of silicon for waveguiding in optical networks.
UK academics set up SETI research network
11 July, 2013A group of academics involved in the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence (SETI) have formed a research network dedicated to sharing existing data and promoting more research.
Crowdfunding independent research into the major parties’ NBN plans
04 July, 2013Tech website The Register is attempting to fund independent research into both Labor’s and the Coalition’s competing National Broadband Network (NBN) plans, by asking readers to open their wallets and make a contribution.
Managed comms services improve productivity at United Voice
04 July, 2013United Voice has adopted a new managed communications service to improve staff productivity.
Albanese new Comms Minister, no big changes anytime soon
02 July, 2013Deputy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has taken the mantle of Communications Minister, after Stephen Conroy stepped down in last week’s Labor leadership spill. Analysts say there will be no big changes between now and the election.
Masterpet accelerates 5 Mbps connection to 140 Mbps
17 June, 2013Masterpet has streamlined its nightly Veeam virtual machine replication and disaster recovery exchange between NZ and Australia. Using data acceleration software, Masterpet is now transmitting three times more data twice as fast over a 5 Mbps connection.
NBN asbestos debacle: heads roll, school affected, govt forms register
04 June, 2013The NBN asbestos debacle has deepened this week, with more dangerous sites continuing to be identified, talk of legal liability, the formation of an asbestos register and the head of one Telstra subcontractor leaving his company following the asbestos revelations.
Telcos rebuke NBN Co for SAU delays; NBN Co buys TransACT fibre network
28 May, 2013 by Andrew CollinsAustralian telcos accuse NBN Co of delaying finalisation of the special access undertaking, while NBN Co drops $9 million on TransACT’s FTTP network.
Govt warns ACCC against interfering in NBN; Insider details Google’s “immoral” tax avoidance schemes
21 May, 2013The Department of Broadband has warned the ACCC against interfering in NBN pricing and negotiations, while an ex-Google executive has blown the whistle on the company’s “immoral” tax avoidance.
NBN wrap: ISPs reject NBN Co’s fibre fast-track plan; Quigley defends NBN Co’s costings
23 April, 2013 by Andrew CollinsNBN Co’s plan to fast-track 262,400 extra customers onto fibre meets ISP resistance and Mike Quigley refutes the Coalition’s costings of Labor’s NBN.
Growing a distributed network with root and branch infrastructure management
23 April, 2013 by Robert Waldie, OpengearA look at the evolution of out-of-band infrastructure management tools and technologies shows their growing impact beyond the data centre in managing today’s highly distributed networks.
