What A Shock-er! 194,000 Telco Complaints ’11-12
The astonishing number of complaints against Telstra, Vodafone and Co 2011-12, marked just a 2% drop on the previous year Aussie phones... Read More
4G To Save Vodafone As Dumps Jobs?
Vodafone is hoping its 4G LTE network, due to go live in “major metro” areas early 2013, can give it the resurgence... Read More
Telstra: 4G “Grand Plan” & Why $11bn NBN Deal Is Safe (Kinda)
Click to enlarge The NBN, 4G and a 28c dividend for 2013 were among the topics discussed at today’s Telstra shareholder Annual... Read More
Hello Roma! NBN Satellite Hits Qld
Roma, located in Darling Downs, South West Queensland, is to get a NBN satellite ground station, it was revealed today. The facility... Read More
NBN Invades NSW, Round II
Click to enlarge Wollongong, Illawarra, Taree and Mudgee are all to get the NBN fibre treatment as the project’s expansion continues over... Read More
Surfs Up: Free Wi-Fi On Bondi
The trial, which will cost between $34,000 and $50,000 to establish and $25,000 a year to maintain, has been investigated since at... Read More
NBN Satellite Hits Outback
Three NBN satellite stations are to hit outback Western Australia, it was announced today. The satellite ground station in Geraldton (at Moonyoonooka),... Read More
Hello IPTV: NBN Deliver HD, 4K Video
LG UDTV. ‘4K’ or ‘ultra high definition television’ channels will soon be a reality in Oz, thanks to multicast technology being integrated... Read More
Dipper & Boomer’s NBN Game
Click to enlarge Melbourne played host to a NBN backed Grand Final training session earlier today, which saw Hawthorn legend and Brownlow... Read More
Turnbull Attacks NBN, Promises ‘Plan B’
Click to enlarge To this end, he released a broadband survey today, which probes the speed of Australia’s broadband services. “We want... Read More
“Unlimited”: TPG ‘All U Can Eat’ NBN $69
Priced at $69 per month, the seemingly too good to be true 12 month bundle promises “unlimited downloads” and will be a... Read More
NBN Delays, “Crisis” Looms: Turnbull
Click to enlarge Several new housing estates across the country have been waiting months for the $37.4 bn National Broadband Network’s fibre... Read More
Its Live: Vodafone 3G+ ‘On’.. But Where’s 4G?
Click to enlarge However, next-gen 4G LTE will be rolled out “early” 2013, Vodafone confirmed today, as Vodafone play catch up with... Read More
$40 bn NBN Cost To Spiral Under Libs?
According to SMH, who has seen a draft of the speech the NBN Co. Chairman will give to a forum on ‘Australia’s... Read More
Google Push The Internet To Its Limits With NBN-Like Rollout
Google hasn’t revealed how much money it’s spending on the optical fibre rollout through the two-state Kansas City region, but bypassing locally... Read More
FINALLY Sydney Trains Full Mobile Signal
Click to enlarge Optus has just upgraded its network meaning Sydneysiders will receive full coverage 2G, 3G mobile signals in tunnels on... Read More
NBN Get ViaSat Satellites
Click to enlarge NBN Co has signed a $240m+ contract with California based ViaSat for the manufacture and supply of large satellite... Read More
NBN ‘Hell For Leather’ Tower Plans
Click to enlarge If NBN Co have their way, that is. The councils, located in rural areas of Central West and Western... Read More
NBN Satellite 3 Hits Tassie
Click to enlarge Revealed today, the Geeveston, Huon Valley is the third NBN satellite ground station to connect rural areas to the... Read More
Its Live! NBN Hits More Tassies
Click to enlarge Almost 4000 more Tassie residents can now receive super fast broadband of “up to” 100 Mbps following the completion... Read More
NBN’s LA Satellite Give “Big Boost”
Click to enlarge The two next gen satellites being built at California-based Space Systems/Loral will double the speed of the National Broadband... Read More
NBN Satellite Station Hits Bourke
Click to enlarge The outback town of Bourke, north-west of NSW, is the location for a new NBN satellite facility. The satellite... Read More
Hello Fibre: NBN Test Phone Service
Click to enlarge Moving phone service to NBN should soon be a reality. NBN Co selected Primus to test new software designed... Read More
Vodafone Cuddle Up To Optus’ Network
Click to enlarge I got a text this week stating “Vodafone’s network is in your area. Your service may be affected (1:30-8am)... Read More
Telstra 4G Invasion: Newcastle Next
Click to enlarge Telstra phase II of its 4G technology roll-out in Newcastle will see ultra-fast 4G mobile coverage hit 10 new... Read More
NBN Lovechild to Hit 2012
Click to enlarge Aussie’s new telco, Australian Broadband Services (Ausbbs), the first of many companies to spawn from... Read More
NBN Satellite No 1 To Hit NSW
Click to enlarge Merimbula, located along the far South Coast of NSW, is the first NBN satellite site and will play an... Read More
NBN Satellite “On Track”: UN
Click to enlarge Thy Turnbull doth protest too much? Image: Daily Telegraph. The row emerged before a government joint committee on NBN... Read More
Hello NBN: Vodafone Eye Fixed-Line
Click to enlarge Getting fixed line service right is “crucial” for mobile networks, VHA exec told a joint committee on NBN in... Read More
NBN ‘Call Me’ Centre Hits Goldie
Click to enlarge NBN Co announced its new customer contact centre will be located at Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast and will begin... Read More
NBN Invasion: 3.5 M Premises Hit ‘By 2015’
Click to enlarge Construction on $36bn NBN will be “underway or complete” hitting 3.5 million homes and businesses in every state as... Read More
NEC In, Huawei Out: Japan Giant Nabs NBN Deal
Click to enlarge The company signed the Wholesale Broadband Agreement with NBN Co today, clearing the path to expand its high-speed wholesale... Read More
Huawei Begs NBN Mercy On Cyber War Fears
The Labour government has refused the Shenzhen based telecoms giant any of the multiple million dollar contracts for construction of the $36... Read More
Tassie To Get Full Throttle NBN
Visionstream Australia, part of the Leighton group, has been awarded the contract to replace copper telephone lines with the high-speed fibreoptic broadband... Read More
Hello High Speed: NBN Full Throttle Hits Tas
Click to enlarge NBN Co has finalised its $300m agreement for the construction of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Tasmania, it... Read More
Gillard Labour Government Favours Minority Over Majority In NBN Roll Out
At a recent Senate hearing NBN Co chief executive Mike Quigley said building the infrastructure to remote locations was “quite time-consuming” and... Read More
Forget 3G: Telstra 4G WiFi $59 Unleashed
Telstra WiFi users in 4G areas can get typical download speeds from 2Mbps – 40Mbps and upload speeds of 1Mbps – 10Mbps... Read More
Vodafone: We’re Good, We Promise
Click to enlarge In fact, they are so confident of their newly built network they are promising no lock-ins on contracts if... Read More
FINALLY! Telstra Seals $11B NBN Deal
Click to enlarge The ‘Definitive Agreements’ with the company charged with the National Broadband Network rollout, NBN Co, and the government are... Read More
The Pentagon Is Offline
No personnel at the Pentagon, nor any military downrange and combatant commands, had internet access from around 10 am, according to reports from the... Read More
REVEALED: Telstra NBN Pricing $49 + 50GB
The new Telstra fixed line broadband bundles including the new NBN release sites in NSW, Qld and Victoria were announced today, after months... Read More
REVEALED: Optus NBN Biz Plans $59
SMBs (up to 5 employees) can enjoy faster connectivity and new ways of doing business with Optus’ NBN packages, available from today... Read More
Telstra Hit Out At ‘High Priced’ NBN
Click to enlarge Sparks will fly: Telstra hits out at NBN Co SAU. Among the key holes Telstra has picked within the... Read More
Tar, Not Fibre: Abbott Pledges To Divert NBN Funds To Roads
“Discontinuing the computers-in-schools program, which parents are now having to pay for anyway, will save half a billion dollars,” he said. In... Read More
Stop Gap NBN: Telstra’s High Speed Broadband Hits April
Click to enlarge So, is this some sneaky plan to defy the National Broadband Network? No, its all above board and is... Read More
Optus Jump Into NBN’s Bed (But Where’s Telstra?)
Telecom’s top dogs Optus and Telstra had refused to sign NBN wholesale agreements due to regulation concerns, holding out for months on... Read More
Western Digital’s My Book Live Duo Creates Your Own Cloud
The new My Book Live Duo is a dual-drive storage unit that acts as a personal cloud storage system when hooked up... Read More
OZ Start-up Bridges E-Tail & Retail Gap
Open4Sale announced an online retail service in the US this week which links home shoppers to retail stores via web chat. After... Read More
Call Tech Support: Tech-Savvy Aussies Fake It
The Newspoll study conducted late last year found that while almost half of 18-34 year olds play the tech support role in... Read More
Asia Calls: Telstra Moves Into Japan, Singapore
Click to enlarge This latest announcement follows Telstra’s recent award of three licences in India to provide locals with international long-distance and... Read More