News
NBN, competition pressures negatively impact Telstra Telstra chief Andy Penn has flagged the telco is facing a difficult trading period ahead due to the ?challenging dynamics? of the rollout of the National Broadband Network and increasing pressure on its margins from competitors.
14th May 2018
Uncle Sam may decide what brand of smartphone you buy next One of the biggest telecommunications players in the world, China's ZTE, has been effectively shut down by a US ban and the ripple effects mean that Uncle Sam may well decide the brand of the next smartphone you buy.
11th May 2018
NBN Co losses for year mount to $3.3b as users rise to 3.7m NBN Co has recorded a loss of $3.3 billion in the nine months to March 2018, the third quarter of the current financial year. This compares to a loss of $2.7 billion for the nine months of the previous financial year.
10th May 2018
Telstra, Intel, Ericsson unveil 5G esports future Telstra, Intel and Ericsson have combined to unveil esports professional gaming experiences over 5G, designed to showcase the power of 5G?s ultra-low latency that professional and amateur gamers can expect in the future.
9th May 2018
Vodafone cuts 100 call centre jobs in Hobart Vodafone Australia is slashing 100 jobs from its call centre in Hobart, the same centre for which it received a federal grant of $4 million in 2013 on the promise that it would be expanded.
8th May 2018
EPL 'has paid off' for Optus: Roy Morgan Optus's decision to acquire the Australian rights to English Premier League (EPL) football seems to be having the desired effect and paid off handsomely for the number two telco, according to new research.
7th May 2018
Hawaiki Cable final splice means system complete in June The carrier-neutral Hawaiki submarine cable system connecting Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, American Samoa, Hawaii and Oregon in the US is set for final testing before its June 2018 service start.
4th May 2018
*** Due to a problem with TelSoc emails, this was not sent 2nd & 3rd May; sending now *** Stores at US bases told to remove Huawei, ZTE phones Officials at the US Department of Defence have moved to stop the sales of phones made by Chinese telecommunications equipment companies Huawei and ZTE in retail outlets on US military bases, claiming the devices may be a security risk.
3rd May 2018
*** Due to a Problem with TelSoc emails, this was not sent on 2nd & 3rd May, sending now *** Labor reiterates commitment to fibre in NBN rollout The Australian Labor Party says it is committed to fast, reliable and affordable Internet for the country, and that means more fibre in whatever remains of the NBN rollout after the next election which it expects to win.
2nd May 2018
Telstra launches unlimited mobile data for $69pm It's May Day and Telstra has celebrated the global labour day with its own labour of love, delivering unlimited data for $69 per month with a 40GB full-speed cap and 1.5Mbps speeds after that, plus more!
1st May 2018