News
New NBN connections added by up to 40,000 weekly Thirty thousand to 40,000 additional connections are being made every week to the National Broadband Network as the rollout of the network continues, according to the national network provider NBN Co.
23rd March 2020
Telstra says no additional job cuts for next six months Telstra has announced that it would put on hold any further job cuts for the next six months, adding that its program to cut 8000 jobs in total by 2022 to reduce underlying fixed costs by $2.5 billion would continue as usual.
20th March 2020
NBN Co waives additional capacity charges of up to 40% till May NBN Co will waive charges for up to 40% additional use of CVC by retail service providers from 23 March onwards due to the additional load on the network, after many Australians started working from home this week as a result of COVID-19.
19th March 2020
Vocus, Zoom tie up to provide unified communications platform As more and more Australian businesses ask their employees to work from home due to the cononavirus outbreak, local network solutions provider Vocus has announced a deal with video communications outfit Zoom to sell a video-first unified communications platform.
18th March 2020
Labor calls for telcos to get capacity relief if NBN becomes congested The Opposition ALP has called for retail telecommunications providers to be considered for temporary capacity charge relief, in the event NBN speeds become congested as COVID19 leads more employees and children to use the internet from home.
17th March 2020
Dear TelSoc Member, This is to inform you that we have taken the difficult decision to cancel or postpone the Henry Sutton Oration for 2020. As you may recall, we have two major luncheon events each year:
17th March 2020
Dear TelSoc Member, This is to inform you that we have taken the difficult decision to cancel or postpone the Henry Sutton Oration for 2020. As you may recall, we have two major luncheon events each year:
17th March 2020
COVID-19: NBN Co says it has contingency plans to meet increased usage The organisation building Australia's national broadband network says it is well advanced with contingency plans to cope with increased usage of the network as Australians are forced to work from home due to the coronavirus outbreak.
17th March 2020
Labor calls for telcos to get capacity relief if NBN becomes congested The Opposition ALP has called for retail telecommunications providers to be considered for temporary capacity charge relief, in the event NBN speeds become congested as COVID19 leads more employees and children to use the internet from home.
16th March 2020
Vodafone reopens Sydney HQ and Perth stores after coronavirus scare Vodafone Hutchison Australia has moved to assuage fears that some of its workers may have succumbed to the dreaded Covid-19 coronavirus disease, issuing a statement this week that its staff have been given the all clear.
13th March 2020