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S&P delivers slap to Singtel and Optus with negative outlook Australia’s second largest telecommunications carrier Optus and its parent company Singtel have received a slap in the face from the S&P Global Ratings agency which downgraded the outlook on both companies over the next two years from stable to negative due to high debt levels.
2nd August 2019
You may have noticed that CommsWire has been failing to get through recently. This has been due to TelSoc.org mail being wrongly classified at our hosting service in the USA as spam - most frustrating. In particular my email tim.herring@telsoc.org was on a mail-send stop for ten days. Thankfully we have cleared all that up (I hope!)
2nd August 2019
Mobile operator revenues to reach US120 billion by 2024 Revenue opportunities for mobile operators, outside of voice, messaging and mobile data termination, will reach US$120 billion by 2024 - up from US$67 billion this year, according to a new report.
1st August 2019
5G Huawei ban based on incorrect technical advice: Ovum China’s largest telco Huawei says a new report from independent global telecoms consultancy Ovum proves that a ban on the company from participating in Australia’s 5G rollout was based on incorrect advice from security agencies including the ASD.
31st July 2019
Can 5G save the smartphone market from commoditisation? In case you haven’t noticed, practically every man, woman and child has a smartphone these days and in concert with this ubiquity has come an increasing unwillingness for consumers to pay through the nose for premium flagship models. The market is fast becoming commoditised and the great white hope for smartphone makers is the advent of 5G but are they clutching at straws?
30th July 2019
5G demand drives market growth for Nokia Finnish telecommunications equipment vendor Nokia says strong demand for 5G has driven growth in its business for the second quarter and helped the company achieve “compelling results’ for the full year 2019.
27th July 2019
NBN Co signals focus on improving consumer experience: Rowland NBN Co has signalled renewed focus is needed to address in-home issues impacting on customer experience with the national broadband network, according to the Shadow Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland.
26th July 2019
Telstra, Ericsson claim first 5G standalone call in Australia Telstra and Ericsson claim to have completed Australia's first end-to-end 5G standalone call at the 5G Innovation Centre on the Gold Coast, over the 3.6GHz spectrum and using Ericsson's Baseband 6630, Radio AIR6488 and a 5G SA device based on a MediaTek chipset.
25th July 2019
Consumer complaints about telcos continue to fall Consumer complaints to Australia’s telcos have fallen by 12% in the three months between April and June this year – the lowest rate for the quarter since 2016.
24th July 2019
ISP backs NBN Co's efforts to make gigabit speeds possible on HFC The NBN Co's efforts to make it possible to get gigabit speeds on HFC will help alleviate the scaling problem that exists due to the pricing model for CVC, according to the head of a small ISP.
23rd July 2019