News
NBN Co doubles revenue to $1 billion as rollout passes halfway mark Criticisms and public and industry disquiet about the National Broadband Network aside, NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow has given an upbeat assessment on the broadband rollout on the back of revenue more than doubling from $421 million to $1 billion for the 12 months to the end of June - against the 2017 corporate plan target of $900 million.
16th August 2017
NEXT undersea cable project to add 60Tbps capacity The survey for laying the NEXT undersea cable project has been completed ahead of schedule and a request for proposal is underway, with vendor selection expected to be completed by the end of the year.
15th August 2017
Telstra continues to dominate NBN market Telstra continues to dominate the take-up of NBN connections with an overall share of a little more than 50%, according to the ACCC's latest quarterly report on the NBN wholesale market.
14th August 2017
Telcos willing to pay more for 5G: Gartner survey The telecommunications industry is prepared to pay more for 5G mobile capabilities than they are willing to pay for 4G, according to a newly published global survey. Contention ratios alone 'not enough to judge ISP' Contention ratios alone would not be enough for consumers to make a judgement as to which ISP would provide sufficient bandwidth for their needs, an academic claims.
11th August 2017
ECONOMUSE: Price rebalancing to make the NBN affordable The debate about NBN Co technology choices should be buried. It is not the lack of fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) that is holding us back. It is what you do with whatever you have. It is the current business model relying on CVCs that is not working, as some are belatedly realising.
10th August 2017
Wireless VR 650% growth massively straining data networks Said to be equivalent to 3 billion hours of 4K video streaming, wireless VR via smartphone-based and standalone headsets will leave data networks strained, generating 21,000 petabytes of traffic by 2021!
9th August 2017
NBN: Making telcos buy more of little use, say experts Networking veterans have cast doubts on assertions made today that the speed woes experienced by customers on the national broadband network could be eradicated if telecommunications companies paid $9.75 per month for each connection.
8th August 2017
Telstra launches Australian Digital Inclusion Index 2017: we?re doing more online The latest Australian Digital Inclusion Index has launched, powered by Roy Morgan, RMIT and Swinburne?s CSI, and our digital inclusion score has improved.
7th August 2017
ACMA inquiry likely to be a waste of time COMMENT: Will the inquiry that the Australian Communications and Media Authority has been asked to carry out into the malfunctioning NBN end up doing any good?
4th August 2017
Get ready for upcoming mobile broadband, 4G, 5G spectrum auction: ACMA The Australian Communications and Media Authority has announced another upcoming spectrum auction later this year covering a variety of bands suitable for mobile broadband, 4G and potential 5G networks.
3rd August 2017