News
ACCC optimistic for consumers as CVC acquisition rises Telstra continues to dominate the market for services on the NBN, well ahead of all other telcos, with just under half of the services nationally. The good news is that there has been a significant increase in CVC acquisition across the industry by retailers.
9th February 2018
30% to abandon NBN for wireless: ALP report claim A new ACCC co-funded survey has been cited by the Australian Labor Party as showing that 30% of households could abandon the NBN and switch to wireless broadband. The number stands in in stark contrast to NBN Co projections.
8th February 2018
NBN Co trials enterprise gigabit service NBN Co has begun a trial of a new wholesale product that will provide symmetrical speeds of up to 1Gbps and three of the largest fixed line telecommunications providers have jumped on board.
7th February 2018
NBN cuts deal to deliver business-grade satellite services NBN Co has signed a deal worth $184 million over 10 years with Speedcast International to deliver wholesale business satellite services to regional and remote Australia.
6th February 2018
Telstra takes $273 million hit on Ooyala write down Telstra is preparing to write down by $273 million the value of Ooyala, its US-based intelligent video business, to zero. The telco announced the write down following what it says were substantial efforts over the past 18 months to improve the business performance.
5th February 2018
Optus commits to early 2019 5G fixed wireless rollout With 3GPP phase one 5G standardisation achieved, Optus said it will "commence the roll out of 5G technology in Australia by early 2019 with a fixed wireless product in key metro areas."
2nd February 2018
Govt pressure forces Verizon to drop Huawei devices The US Government has brought pressure to bear on Verizon and forced the telecommunications firm to give up the idea of selling any phones made by Chinese firm Huawei, including the recently released Mate 10Pro, a report claims.
1st February 2018
Optus Wholesale gives voice to NBN business-grade voice service Speaking up for business users is Optus, whose wholesale arm has "expanded its suite of nbn-ready products" by launching EoNBN: Evolve Voice using Ethernet over nbn.
31st January 2018
Aussie retailers need to invest in mobile technology to combat Amazon: report Amazon?s ambitious foray into Australia may push local retailers to focus on segment-specific knowledge and invest in technology such as mobile apps for survival, according to a new report.
30th January 2018
Telco complaints still on the increase: report The number of complaints about services provided by telecommunications companies rose marginally to 8.7 complaints per 10,000 services in the three months to the end of December 2017, with Telstra, Optus and Vodafone all recording increases in complaints.
29th January 2018