Internode warns of NBN backhaul cartel

Compromise will be “bad for everyone”. The Federal Government has been accused of putting Telstra and Optus’ interests ahead of its ambition for the NBN to create a “level playing field”,as debate raged on points of interconnection (POI) Read the rest of Internode warns of...

Internode brings broadband to more housing estates

New $99 router deal also stitched up. ISP Internode has struck a deal with greenfields fibre network operator OPENetworks to offer retail internet services into at least one new housing estate. Product manager Jim Kellett told iTnews the deal, inked yesterday, would see Internode offer the same plans it...

Internode hits wall in Point Cook negotiations

No guarantee of wholesale service once the trial is over. Telstra has confirmed that it won’t guarantee ISPs that participate in its Point Cook fibre trial that the ‘open access’ wholesale arrangements will continue once the trial is over. But the telco confirmed that customers who bought...

Internode lifts lid on wholesale internet costs

Highlights challenge NBN Co must address. Internode has revealed it pays around $3100 per megabit in wholesale 3G costs to provide a wireless broadband service to its customers.Carrier relations manager John Lindsay contrasted this with the cost of providing fixed line internet services from the Adelaide...