Australians want 1Gbps plus Internet speeds says research Newly commissioned research has found that three in four (76%) Australians want speeds of 1Gbps or more, with two in three people (66% ) claiming it would have a positive effect on their work and leisure time.

27th July 2017

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Australia 'tells Solomons to drop cable project' after Huawei gets deal Australia is reportedly putting pressure on the Solomon Islands to withdraw from the Project Honiara undersea cable project after the contract was awarded to Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei.

26th July 2017

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Full-fibre NBN will cost about as much as FttDP: experts Switching the national broadband network to using fibre-to-the-distribution-point technology is an interim solution; the correct solution, which will cost about the same, is to go full fibre.

25th July 2017

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Optus says it will spend $1b on regional mobile services Australia's second largest telco Optus says it will spend $1 billion to update and expand its mobile network in regional areas by the end of next year as part of an ongoing investment programme that has spent more than $3.6 billion on its mobile network since 2015.

24th July 2017

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Fifield predicts 5G revolution for Australia, ignores NBN At a telecoms conference yesterday, Communications Minister Mitch Fifield in a keynote address predicted 5G?s imminent arrival will herald a truly revolutionary inflection point for the entire Australian economy but didn?t mention the NBN.

21st July 2017

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NBN Co and Adtran sign FttC broadband equipment and services deal NBN Co has inked a deal with US-based networking equipment provider Adtran, in a supply agreement for software, hardware and services, to support the FttC (fibre to the curb) component of the NBN rollout.

20th July 2017

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Networking expert explains why NBN Co stuck in slow lane The NBN Co's obsession with rollout costs and time-to-market, irrespective of operational and maintenance costs, have led to the company using obsolete copper-based technologies and an unreasonable pricing model, a senior network expert claims.

19th July 2017

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Dear TelSoc Member or Guest Member, TelSoc is making changes to the TelSoc Brand and to its membership (details on the website)

19th July 2017

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APOLOGIES FOR LATE DELIVERY TODAY !! NBN Co: DSL users your future is superfast broadband over copper The company building our broadband network is at it again, extolling the virtues of making data flow more quickly over existing copper lines rather than installing FttP connections.

18th July 2017

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Australian laws aim to force decryption to fight crime Australia has announced that it will promulgate laws to force companies like Google and Facebook to decrypt messages sent by suspected terrorists and other criminals.

17th July 2017

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