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Australia bid to push Huawei out of PNG cable project Australia, along with Japan and the US, is once again trying to elbow out Chinese telecommunications company Huawei from building a cable system, this time an internal one in Papua New Guinea.
2nd October 2018
Ericsson, Telstra test ‘ground-breaking’ long range NB-IoT connection Ericsson and Telstra are trumpeting a technology breakthrough with the successful deployment and testing of Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) data connections up to 100km from a base-station in Telstra’s commercial network.
27th September 2018
More than 5b now have access to mobile services: GSMA More than five billion of the world's population are now connected to a mobile network, up from 4.6 billion at the end of 2015, according to a study from the GSM Association released at the United Nations this week.
26th September 2018
NBN Co says transit network capacity doubled National broadband provider NBN Co says it has doubled the maximum capacity on its transit network from 9.6Tbps to 19.2Tbps per fibre link. Macquarie Telecom inks $1m-plus NBN deal with Regional Australia Bank Telecommunications and data centre provider Macquarie Telecom has signed a three-year, $1 million-plus deal to deploy its business class NBN service to Regional Australia Bank.
25th September 2018
Telco bodies, AIIA warn encryption bill could weaken Australia’s security The Federal Government's draft encryption bill could seriously damage Australia’s — and international — cyber security and, would act contrary to its stated aim of increasing security for Australians, a submission jointly made by the telco industry body Communications Alliance, the Australian Information Industry Association and the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association claims.
24th September 2018
RSPs tread with care as ACMA NBN rules now in place The final rules devised by the Australian Communications and Media Authority to improve the experience of consumers who move over to the national broadband network, and carrying penalties of up to $10 million for offenders, take effect from today.
21st September 2018
Big telcos 'benefit from delay' in special business services moving to NBN Big telecommunications companies are pushing for a delay in the disconnection date for special business services to migrate from legacy infrastructure to the NBN because they benefit financially, the owner of a small ISP in Launceston claims.
20th September 2018
Telecommunications industry leads battle against encryption bill The Communications Alliance, which represents the entire telecommunications industry in Australia, has signalled that it intends to lead a charge to have the Government's proposed anti-encryption bill quashed.
19th September 2018
TPG sees full-year profit fall as NBN continues to bite TPG Telecom has reported a net profit after tax of $396.9 million for the year ending 31 July, a drop of 4.6% compared to the previous year, with EBITDA of $841.1 million, down 5.6%. The results reflect the continuing pressure on margins caused by the NBN.
18th September 2018
Telcos get into entertainment business in changing media landscape Telecommunications companies have been increasingly moving into the digital entertainment business, with 21% of video and music streaming subscribers now accessing services as part of a packaged internet or mobile plan, according to a newly publish report.
17th September 2018