ACCC Report Outlines Telstra “Head Start” Concerns In NBN Rollout
A report released today by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) outlines its concerns with regard to commercial agreements between Telstra... Read More
NBN And Nokia Trial XG-FAST
Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) said that it is trialling XG-FAST technology with Nokia aiming to reach aggregate speeds of between 5Gbps... Read More
NBN Looks To Faster Speeds Over Copper With XG.FAST
NBN Co is looking to the potential to deliver faster speeds over copper, with it set to launch XG.FAST broadband technology trials.... Read More
NetComm Posts $2M Profit
Contracts with NBN have led to NetComm Wireless reporting a net profit of $2 million on revenue of $74.3 million and EBITDA... Read More
Telstra Unveils Pitt St. Exchange
Telstra has thrown open the doors to its new broadcast operations centre (BOC) in Sydney’s Pitt Street exchange. The centre hosts and... Read More
ACCAN: More Information Needed On Broadband Speeds
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) wants consumers to be provided more information on broadband speeds, stating that “this information should... Read More
NBN Latest: Total Cost Down – But $10 Billion Still To Find
Nearly two thirds of Australian premises are now either in design, construction or able to order an NBN service, NBN Co has... Read More
NBN Plan Reveals Growing FTTN Footprint
NBN Co has today released its Corporate Plan 2017, revealing decreasing hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) distribution and a growing fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) footprint. NBN... Read More
Vodafone Oz Plans 5G Trials
No. 3 telco Vodafone says it is planning trials of 5G technologies on its network towards the end of this year. This... Read More
Telstra Pledges Faster Wi-Fi
Telstra says it is introducing new Wi-Fi technology that will push in-home speeds and coverage to higher levels, along with new home... Read More
Telstra Introducing New Entertainment-Focused Bundles And Wi-Fi Tech
Telstra is introducing new home internet bundles, including bonus three-month subscriptions to Netflix, Stan and Presto, along with new Wi-Fi tech, as... Read More
Oz Mobile Users On Move As 52PC Seek 4G Services
Some 52 percent of mobile services in Australia are now on 4G networks, with penetration expected to reach 85 percent by 2020,... Read More
Money Problems To Come, But NBN Co Beats Its Targets
NBN Co chief executive Bill Morrow, pictured, was able to heave a sigh of relief yesterday after releasing figures showing more than... Read More
NBN Doubles Users Over The Year, Now 1.1 Million
NBN Co’s full-year results show that 1.1 million homes and businesses now have an active NBN service, with the multi-technology mix rollout... Read More
Google Goes Quiet On Fibre, Looks To 1Gbps Wireless System
In a decision that will doubtless be closely examined by the boffins at Australian’s NBN Co, Google appears to be scaling down... Read More
Telstra: Another 204 Jobs To Go
Telstra says it is considering cutting another 204 jobs in its global finance services business. The cuts could be in business intelligence... Read More
New NBN Report Looks At Achieving Dreams In The Digital Age
A new report released by NBN Co looks at the role of broadband and new technologies in helping Australians achieve their ambitions.... Read More
Another day, Another Outage … Telstra Problems Continue
The festering problem of outages at Telstra took a new turn yesterday with many BigPond users Australia-wide unable to access their e-mail... Read More
5G Sucks, Says UK Academic
Peter Cochrane, a distinguished UK academic and former head of research at BT, has delivered a stinging attack on 5G in an... Read More
Telstra Mobile Revenues Set To Fall As Consumers Dump Contracts
Mass Retailers are reaping the decision by over 12 million Australians to dump their mobile contracts, a move that is set to... Read More
ACCC Report Reveals Telstra NBN Reach
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) latest quarterly NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report reveals the extent of Telstra’s NBN reach. The... Read More
Bastille Finds Wireless Keyboards A Security Risk
American cybersecurity firm Bastille claims that most wireless keyboards are able to be listened in on with minimal effort. The company says that data transmitted... Read More
Broadband Speed On ACCC Agenda
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) wants consumers to have access to better broadband speed information, today releasing a discussion paper.... Read More
Optus Business Signs Up QBE
Optus Business has inked a three-year ICT services agreement with QBE Australia. Optus will deliver voice and data services connecting more than... Read More
Linksys Launch Redesigned App
Networking vendor Linksys have redesigned and relaunched their Smart Wi-Fi app. Available for both Apple and Android smartphone users, the app integrates with... Read More
Telstra Adds 200 Mobile Sites
Telstra says it has delivered up to 200 mobile sites and 50 percent more 4G capacity in North Queensland and South Australia.... Read More
Lightning Offers NBN Alternative
Lightning Broadband is deploying a wireless network that it claims delivers fibre-like download speeds to suburban users as it goes head-to-head against... Read More
NBN Satellite Sky Muster II Launching October 5
NBN Co’s second satellite will soon be taking to the skies, with Sky Muster II to launch on October 5. Sky Muster... Read More
ACCC Gives Go Ahead For Telstra NBN Migration Plan Variation
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has approved Telstra’s variation to the NBN Migration Plan, detailing the way in which the... Read More
Optus Rolls Out SatSleeve To Retail Stores
Optus is now offering its Optus Thuraya SatSleeve at Optus retail stores on a 24-month payment plan or for outright purchase. Previously... Read More
ACCC Invites Feedback On Proposed NBN SAU Changes
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has published a consultation paper on NBN Co’s proposed variation to its Special Access Undertaking... Read More
Amaysim To Acquire AusBBS: Eyes Broadband Goal
Mobile services provider amaysim is looking to enter the broadband market, having entered into an agreement to acquire Australian Broadband Services (AusBBS).... Read More
Optus Crowned As Netflix Speed King – Telstra Trails The field
Netflix has crowned Optus as the fastest major Australian Internet service provider using its services in June, according to its speed index... Read More
Linksys Push Boundaries With Trio Of New Tech
Linksys is expanding its Max-Stream range with a trio of additions that make the most of the company’s MU-MIMO (Multi-User, Multiple-Input, Multiple... Read More
Smartphone Makers Not Happy With Carriers, Move To Online Selling Set To Be Game Changer
Serious questions are being asked about Telstra’s mobile strategy, and it has no bearing on the carrier’s recent network failures, the issue... Read More
Telstra A Mess, 92% Overpriced Claims, Move To Axe OZ Jobs
Telstra is facing a tough future due to poor service, a network that constantly fails and new allegations that the carrier’s broadband... Read More
$250K Hardware Theft: Former Telstra Exec Cops Three Years
A former Telstra account executive has been sentenced to three years’ behind bars after stealing more than $250,000 worth of hardware. Jaime... Read More
Optus Offers 121 Points Access
Optus has announced that its wholesale residential National Broadband Network product now offers access to every one of the NBN’s 121 points... Read More
Rush To 5G Could Create Spectrum Anarchy: Ovum
Mobile network operators’ eagerness to launch 5G mobile services as early as possible could undermine global spectrum harmonisation efforts, according to analyst... Read More
Aust Lags In World Tech Ranking
The rollout of the NBN seems to have been scuppered as a major issue by both camps of Australia’s major parties during... Read More
ACCC Commences Wholesale ADSL Inquiry
An Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) public inquiry into whether the wholesale asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL) service should continue to... Read More
NBN HFC Up In Beetson Territory
After many delays, the NBN company has opened its first hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) area to commercial services, inviting retail service providers... Read More
Election: The Issue No-One Raised
Neither Bill Shorten nor Malcolm Turnbull gave the NBN or the general connection of Australia to the digital world a mention in... Read More
Vic Business Hit: Telstra Faces Big Compo Demands
Telstra, which claims to have the nation’s best network, is facing demands for large-scale compensation from major business users after its latest... Read More
A Marriage Made In Heaven’: Vocus Hails Nextgen Deal
Vocus’s $807 million purchase of Nextgen Networks is “a marriage made in heaven,” according to Vocus CEO Geoff Horth. And as the... Read More
Telstra Takes Retailers + Distributors Down Again
Retailers, distributors and manufacturers in Victoria are now adding up the cost of yet another Telstra network outage, the eighth this year.... Read More
Get Ready For Fake 5G
Some years ago mobile network operators were launching new, higher bandwidth broadband services claimed to be “4G” but that did not meet... Read More
Telstra To Spend $250Mil. In Bid To Prevent More Outages
Telstra who is fast becoming a Telco basket case, claims that they are now sticking their hands in their pocket in an... Read More
iiNet Trials NBN Hybrid Fibre
Internet provider iiNet is readying two sites for trials of NBN’s hybrid fibre-coaxial cable to see if it is up to par... Read More
Legal Case Pending As Telstra Banks $1.8bn Profit On Autohome
Telstra has pushed through the sale of its 47.4 per cent stake in China’s largest automotive Web site, Autohome, for US$1.6 billion... Read More