nbn to trigger a digital eruption: Bill Morrow
17 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Emblingnbn CEO Bill Morrow says the network is poised to supercharge the economy, and that despite all the political disagreement over the nbn there is broad support from all sides for its core principles.
nbn rollout ahead of schedule
24 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia's National Broadband Network covered 1.2 million premises as of the end of June and had 486,000 active connections. Now nbn aims to increase this nearly tenfold by 2018.
Labor weighs need for an nbn name change
20 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingLabor is considering changing the name for the National Broadband Network to differentiate the current rollout from the project originally envisioned by the Rudd government.
nbn migration deadline looms for 30,000 premises
10 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling
Nearly 30,000 premises across Australia face losing their copper phone and internet connections by 24 August if they have not yet made the leap to the nbn.
NEXTDC launches virtual exchange subsidiary
16 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNEXTDC has established a new subsidiary, AXON Systems, that will provide elastic connectivity services for Australian enterprise and government customers.
Nokia, du trial telco drones for network planning
08 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNokia Networks recently worked with UAE telecom service provider du to pilot the use of drones to help speed up network planning and optimisation testing.
iiNet's Internode signs first SA gCloud contracts
02 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingiiNet has finalised a deal to provide infrastructure-as-a-service and backup-as-a-service solutions for an initial three South Australian government agencies.
Siemon's EagleEye Connect AIM software
18 June, 2015 | Supplied by: Siemon AustraliaSiemon EagleEye Connect is an automated infrastructure management software solution that automatically monitors and documents physical layer connections and device status for network visualisation, improved network security and management of IT assets.
Allied Telesis x930 Series distribution switches
17 June, 2015 | Supplied by: Allied Telesis International (Aust) Pty LtdThe Allied Telesis x930 Series of high-performance distribution switches comes in five models, offering a variety of port configurations with support for 10 Gigabit uplinks and Allied Telesis Virtual Chassis Stacking (VCStack).
Optus signs CDN agreement with Level 3
04 June, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOptus Wholesale and Satellite has entered a collaboration with Level 3 to help move online video and other content closer to Australians via content delivery networks (CDNs).
NetComm Wireless 3G M2M Router Plus (NTC-6200 Series)
28 May, 2015 | Supplied by: NetComm Wireless LimitedNetComm Wireless's 3G M2M Router Plus (NTC-6200 Series) integrates OMA Lightweight M2M (LWM2M) to support large-scale M2M deployments with comprehensive remote device management functionality.
HP 5400R zl2 Switch Series v3 modules
13 May, 2015 | Supplied by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseThe HP 5400R zl2 Switch Series v3 modules are purpose built for the SDN era. Powered by the 6th-generation HP Networking ASIC, and with a 2 Tbps backplane, they deliver higher performance and lower latency.
Spark NZ wants regulator to cut broadband price
07 May, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling
Spark New Zealand has objected to a proposal to increase wholesale prices for copper broadband access and called on regulator the Commerce Commission to instead reduce the charges.
TPG fends off FTTB court case, faces rival bid for iiNet
30 April, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling
TPG Telecom has successfully defended against a court case lodged by nbn over the former's FTTB rollout, while rival M2 has swooped in with a counter-offer for ISP iiNet.
Allen-Bradley Stratix 5400 industrial switch
27 April, 2015 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaRockwell Automation has expanded its Allen-Bradley Stratix family of industrial switches with the Allen-Bradley Stratix 5400 switch, an all-gigabit option that helps achieve higher network speeds for increasingly high bandwidth applications.
