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NBN Co ditches 100/40Mbps wireless plans National broadband network provider NBN Co has killed off plans to offer a 100/40Mbps fixed-wireless service, with NBN Co chief Bill Morrow confirming the decision in a Senate Estimates committee hearing.
25th May 2018
Optus to phase out Virgin Mobile, 200 jobs to go Australia's second biggest telco Optus will phase out its Virgin Mobile subsidiary within the next two years, putting 200 jobs at risk. Court rules Telstra's 'unlimited' ads are misleading The Federal Court has found that Telstra's use of the word "unlimited" in some ads for its mobile service is misleading, in a complaint brought by rival telco Optus.
24th May 2018
Optus fined $1.5m for misleading customers over NBN transition Optus has been fined $1.5 million in the Federal Court for misleading customers by telling them their services would be disconnected if they did not move from its HFC network to the National Broadband Network (NBN).
23rd May 2018
Software fault triggered Telstra mobile network outage The calamitous collapse of Telstra's mobile network on Monday was triggered by a software fault which led to multiple elements across the network failing, the company said on Tuesday, offering an apology for the disruptions suffered by its customers.
22nd May 2018
Vodafone launches 4.9G on Huawei in Sydney?s West Vodafone's first FDD Massive MIMO trial site has gone live in Parramatta, the first of five sites across Australia to act as trial locations for 4.9G, with Sydney's Chinatown and Haymarket to follow, and it's using Huawei technology to make it happen.
21st May 2018
Internode scoops the pool with Canstar awards Internet service provider Internode has pulled off a trifecta, winning Canstar Blue?s most satisfied customers award across three categories ? NBN, ADSL and Bundled phone and Internet.
18th May 2018
Optus lifts profits, boosts mobile and broadband customers Optus has increased its full-year profits to $817 million and boosted customer ranks over the last 12 months with the addition of 384,000 new mobile subscribers and 225,000 new NBN broadband customers, according to its full year financial report.
17th May 2018
Telecoms professionals salary prospects improve Many telecommunications professionals are in line for salary increases with over half of the employers in the two sectors indicating they will consider a lift in salaries ? but only by around 3% - in their next reviews.
16th May 2018
*** Apologies! I missed sending this on 15th and have been requested by multiple people to complete the set! You will get today's edition later this afternoon. Tim Aussie IoT market grows but privacy worries persist Privacy and security worries still abound with smart speakers, but even so, the Australian IoT home market grew 55% in 2017, reaching $583 million, with the market set to accelerate beyond 2020.
15th May 2018
NBN, competition pressures negatively impact Telstra Telstra chief Andy Penn has flagged the telco is facing a difficult trading period ahead due to the ?challenging dynamics? of the rollout of the National Broadband Network and increasing pressure on its margins from competitors.
14th May 2018