News
NBN Co launches gigabit connections for business The NBN Co has announced a new wholesale enterprise offering which will provide symmetrical speeds of 1Gbps, and will include a point-to-point fibre connection. Vodafone to offer Chinese tourists Alipay facility Vodafone Hutchison Australia has cut a deal with China's Alipay to provide the service at 110 of its stores across Australia.
31st October 2018
Sumo partners with Optus on launch of telco services Optus Wholesale has sealed a three-year agreement with Australian-based gas and electricity retailer Sumo, for a range of telco products which will allow Sumo to offer NBN and broadband services to eligible households and small businesses.
30th October 2018
FttH alternative needed for higher broadband speeds: NetComm Rolling out fibre to the home is an expensive exercise and alternative methods need to be found to provide people with broadband that can yield speeds above 100Mbps, the marketing and communications director of NetComm, Els Baert, claims.
27th October 2018
Telstra signs 5G deal with Ericsson, tech rolled out in three cities Telstra has announced that Swedish telecommunications supplier Ericsson will be its main partner in rolling out 5G, with an agreement signed by the two companies on Wednesday.
26th October 2018
NBN Co chair rules out write-down, says network could sell for $50b The chairman of NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has told Senate Estimates that the NBN could still fetch a price of $50 billion once it is fully rolled out in 2021.
25th October 2018
Increased competition to boost Internet interconnection market: ACCC Australia’s competition watchdog, the ACCC, says recent developments in the wholesale market for internet interconnection services will boost competition in the supply of internet connectivity and hosted services to corporate and government customers.
24th October 2018
ACMA probe of triple zero failure finds Telstra in breach An ACMA investigation into the lack of provision of a triple-zero service by Telstra after an outage in May has found the telco in breach of a rule that requires it to ensure that such calls go to the emergency call service operator.
23rd October 2018
S&P says 5G no magic bullet to solve telcos' NBN issues The advent of 5G networks will not provide any kind of salvation for telecommunications providers who are desperate for some way of fighting back against the unreasonably high prices charged by NBN Co, a report from the credit ratings agency S&P Global Ratings says.
20th October 2018
Govt to amend copyright act to block infringing sites The Coalition Government will introduce changes to the copyright law on Thursday, to give creative industries what it calls "even more powerful weapons" to fight copyright infringement by sites based outside the country.
19th October 2018
Telstra shareholders bite back, reject executives' bonuses ANALYSIS The big news at Telstra's annual general meeting on Tuesday wasn't the fact that the telco reported another drop in profits. Rather it was that the top executives still expected bonuses after another performance that could hardly be described as stellar.
17th October 2018