News
Optus announces another $10m mobile coverage boost Australia's second biggest telco Optus has announced an investment of $7 million to improve mobile coverage in and around Busselton, Margaret River and Bunbury.
30th June 2017
Australian, NZ browsers shift to smartphone continues to grow Australian and New Zealand consumers still prefer making purchases via desktop despite browser traffic continuing to move towards smartphones, according to a new report.
29th June 2017
NBN Co increases downloads for satellite service NBN Co, the company building Australia's national broadband network, has announced that it will increase both the monthly download limits and the average peak downloads by up to 50% on its Sky Muster satellite service.
28th June 2017
Optus boosting mobile coverage with $7.5 million investment in SA Optus has committed $7.6 million to mobile coverage on its 4G Plus network along the Fleurieu Peninsula and on Kangaroo Island South Australia.
27th June 2017
Mobile roaming regulation would deliver $658 million in consumer savings: VHA Australian mobile users could benefit to the tune of $658 million in savings every year if domestic roaming services are regulated, according to a new independent study by a London-based economic group commissioned by Vodafone Hutchison Australia.
26th June 2017
Federal Government introduces Telecom Reform Package legislation The Australian Government has finally tabled legislation in Parliament with promises to reform the telecommunications market ?to promote competition and to improve access to broadband services for all Australians, especially those in regional, rural and remote areas.?
23rd June 2017
What's my speed? Ah, says NBN Co, that is a secret NBN Co is refusing to release individual speeds that consumers can attain, despite calls from other telecommunications firms to do so.
22nd June 2017
Telstra payphones will disappear if USO scrapped Australia's familiar network of payphone booths will disappear if the Productivity Commission's recommendation to scrap the voice-based telecommunications universal service obligation is accepted by the government.
21st June 2017
Productivity Commission calls for winding up of USO by 2020 The much-criticised telecoms industry Universal Service Obligation (USO) finally looks set for the scrapheap, with the Productivity Commission recommending to the Federal Government the winding up of the program by 2020.
20th June 2017
In midst of encryption debate, NBN Co pushes use of VPNs In what can only be termed a curious coincidence, the NBN Co, the company building the national broadband network, has published a blog post about the benefits of using a VPN - right at the time when the government is making noises about bringing in curbs on encryption.
19th June 2017