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Huawei link as Trump scuttles Broadcom-Qualcomm deal US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order blocking what could have been the biggest technology deal ever ? the bid by Singapore-based Broadcom to acquire the US processor maker Qualcomm ? over national security concerns.
14th March 2018
NBN Co to issue monthly progress reports NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has announced it will publish a monthly progress report from now on to track any improvements in services which it delivers on its network.
13th March 2018
Qld plagued by Internet, phone problems: report Phone and Internet problems in Queensland have dominated reports to the State?s community legal sector workers, according to a new report by the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) and Community Legal Centres Queensland.
12th March 2018
Optus, Cisco partner on Commonwealth Games Optus Business and Cisco are joining forces to create a smart network which they say will allow global connections to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in April.
9th March 2018
Lack of guarantees with NBN services puts consumers at risk: ACCAN The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, has raised concerns that consumers currently do not have guarantees in relation to connection, reliability and repair timeframes for broadband with services through their retail service provider and the National Broadband Network (NBN).
8th March 2018
Telstra's use of FttC for NBN connections approved Telstra's variation to the NBN migration plan, using fibre-to-the-curb in addition to other technologies, has been granted approval by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Vodafone expands network with 128 new mobile sites Vodafone has expanded its Australia-wide mobile network, adding 128 new mobile sites across the network over the past three months.
7th March 2018
Adelaide goes ten gigabit with first buildings connected The first CBD buildings have been connected to Ten Gigabit Adelaide, a fibre optic network which is designed for businesses and corporate big data users located in the Adelaide CBD to gain a competitive advantage for their businesses.
6th March 2018
US claims Huawei would endanger ties with Australia The United States has ramped up the pressure on Australia to keep Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei out of major Australian contracts, with a Republican Congressman warning that the US-Australia relationship could be damaged if the Chinese vendor was involved in building 5G networks Down Under.
5th March 2018
Telstra speeding up connections for NBN broadband users Telstra is boosting Internet speeds for almost a million of its home and small business customers with a National Broadband Network speed upgrade to the standard plus NBN 50 speed tier.
2nd March 2018
Turnbull hooks up to NBN at 100Mbps Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has 100Mbps connections to the NBN at his home in Point Piper and at Kirribilli House.
1st March 2018