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Tribunal upholds block on Telstra-TPG spectrum sharing The Australian Competition Tribunal has upheld the ACCC's December 2022 decision to block the proposed regional spectrum authorisation arrangements between Telstra TPG Telecom. TIO calls for rules revamp
22nd June 2023
mycar Tyre & Auto pays $1m for breaching spam laws The Australian Communications and Media Authority has fined mycar Tyre & Auto $1,047,000 after it sent more than 1.7 million emails and texts that did not comply with Australia’s spam laws. Equinix ramps faster virtual connections to the cloud
21st June 2023
TPG Telecom finishes Village Roadshow’s network overhaul Telecommunications provider TPG Telecom has completed a major network, voice, data overhaul for Village Roadshow’s theme park Sea World, which the telco claimed has resulted in improvements to its animal welfare program and monitoring system. Telstra adopts OneWeb LEO for remote mobile backhaul
20th June 2023
ACMA issues warning to three telcos for failing to comply with TIO scheme Three telcos received formal warning from the Australian Communications Media Authority for failing to join the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) scheme. Regulatory expert Michael Cosgrave to advise on TCP Code Review
19th June 2023
How NBN Co will achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 Wholesale broadband provider NBN Co has committed to long-term greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reduction targets and eyeing net-zero emissions by 2050 via the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Aena rolls out Cellnex’s 5G at San Sebastian International Airport
16th June 2023
Lower speed fixed broadband usage grew in March 2023, ACCC says Residents using the 25Mbps speed tier grew from 125,000 to approximately 1.4 million or 16% of the NBN wholesale market in the March 2023 quarter, according to figures showed by ACCC’s latest NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report. Pixar taps Vast Data to produce animated film Elemental
15th June 2023
Macquarie raising $130 million to expand growth Macquarie Technology Group, claiming to have maintained nine consecutive years of Ebitda growth, announced it is raising $130 million to expand its data centre business to leverage “fast-growing cloud and AI megatrends.” Australians try to leverage ChatGPT
14th June 2023
Tasmanian state agencies transition to Telstra and Motorola Solutions’ communications network Minister for police, fire, and emergency management Felix Ellis has announced that eight Tasmanian state response agencies will be transitioning to new emergency services communications network provided by Telstra and Motorola Solutions. Putting 5G to the ultimate EMF safety test at a 5G supercell
13th June 2023
Macquarie Data Centres completes data centre upgrades in Sydney and Canberra Macquarie Technology Group subsidiary Macquarie Data Centres has completed upgrades to its data centre campuses in Sydney and Canberra—a move that is helping government and enterprise customers expand their capacity and improve security posture and compliance. Thirty percent of Aussies think their mobile plan isn’t good value for money: research
9th June 2023
Commonwealth Bank fined $3.55m for breaching spam laws The Australia Communications and Media Authority has fined the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) a record of $3.55 million after it sent more than 65 million emails that did not comply with Australia’s spam laws. Commpete welcomes ACCC’s rejection to NBN Co’s proposed variation to its SAU
8th June 2023