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Rent.com.au Lets You Search For Rental Properties With NBN

Computer Daily News March 17, 2017 No Comments

ASX-listed rental property Web site Rent (rent.com.au) has added information on NBN availability to all its property listings. When a renter searches for property in their chosen suburb they can…

Optus Blames NBN And Government For Early Disconnections

Jon Bragg March 15, 2017 No Comments

Optus is reportedly switching off the phone and cable broadband connections of its customers without warning, as the telco continues to push customers off its HFC network and onto the NBN. An…

NBN Co Looks At Skinny Fibre As Future Replacement For FttN

Computer Daily News March 13, 2017 No Comments

In what appears to be a major switch in policy, an NBN Co executive has said the company may use so-called skinny fibre to upgrade its fibre-to-the-node (FttN) areas to…

Wi Fi Could Become Obsolete Claims Experts

David Richards March 10, 2017 No Comments

As the NBN gets rolled out to more homes and businesses, and as carriers start to deliver “Unlimited” mobile data packages due in part by an increased demand for streamed…

Oz Lags Behind Global Internet Speeds

Jon Bragg March 10, 2017 No Comments

Australia has dropped to 51st place in Akamai’s quarterly ranking of global internet speeds. Despite the rollout of the NBN, which is expected to reach the halfway point by midyear,…

Data Usage Surges In Latest ACCC Report

Jon Bragg March 8, 2017 No Comments

Data downloads in Australia surged 69% on mobile services and 52% on fixed broadband in 2015-2016, driven by increased usage of streaming, cloud services and content-rich websites. In its annual report…

Chrissie Island Left Net-less

Computer Daily News March 7, 2017 No Comments

This Indian Ocean island – the former stopping-off point for boat people – is in the midst of what appears to be an Internet war. Residents and businesses were cut…

Is Your Suburb NBN Ready? Check Here

Jon Bragg February 27, 2017 No Comments

Australians can now find out when they will be able to connect to the National Broadband Network following an update to the NBN website. An updated address checker function now provides customers…

Qantas Upgrades In-Flight Entertainment With Netflix And Foxtel

Jon Bragg February 15, 2017 No Comments

Passengers on some Qantas domestic flights will soon have access to a much wider range of entertainment content. Improvements made to the in-flight Wi-Fi service on some domestic aircraft will…

MyRepublic Talks Gigatown, NBN and Customer Services Shortcomings

Fergus Halliday February 14, 2017 No Comments

NBN Co chief executive Bill Morrow’s claim that Australians do not want super-fast broadband has ruffled more than a few feathers, with incoming ISP MyRepublic committing to build Australia’s first…