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NordVPN warns Aust Govt against anti-encryption bill A newly proposed anti-encryption bill in Australia would have dire consequences on all Australians? Internet privacy and security, according to VPN provider NordVPN
25th January 2018
NBN Co planning to drop HFC from rollout plans? Is the NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, planning to drop HFC altogether from its multi-technology mix that it adopted after 2013 for the network?
24th January 2018
Vodafone's lower NBN prices mean new battles now to win consumers Price wars: a new hope for lower NBN prices, striking back against an empire of expensive telcos to ensure a return of the happy customer ? can Vodafone's lower prices awaken consumer interest?
23rd January 2018
Telstra partners to build two new subsea cable systems between US and Asia At the PTC conference today in Hawaii, Telstra announced that it "entered into agreements to invest in two new international subsea cable systems that will connect Hong Kong and the west coast of the United States."
22nd January 2018
Vocus replaces Huawei for Solomon Islands cable project The Vocus Group has entered into a deal with Australia to undertake a scoping study on design, construction and procurement of an undersea cable system between the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Australia, displacing Huawei which was the original company signed to undertake the job.
19th January 2018
Google to build undersea cables to boost cloud business Google plans to build three new undersea cables to speed up its connections with new regions as it looks to better its cloud computing business and compete with rivals Amazon and Microsoft.
18th January 2018
Govt rejects use of more fibre for the NBN rollout The Federal Government has dismissed recommendations that it should mandate fibre-to-the-curb for the remainder of the National Broadband Network rollout. Nokia, Optus seal 5-year network deal Nokia and Optus have inked a five-year agreement under which Nokia will manage and maintain key components of Optus' network infrastructure, operations and field maintenance.
17th January 2018
ACMA issues new rules for intelligent transport systems The Australian Communications and Media Authority has introduced new rules for road traffic authorities to put intelligent transport systems in place. Skype teams up with Signal to offer encrypted chats Open Whisper Systems, the maker of the privacy-focused Signal messaging app, will be helping Microsoft to introduce a Private Conversations feature in Skype.
16th January 2018
Welcome to the first copy of CommsWire for 2018 from TelSoc. Write-down of NBN firmly on the cards A write-down of the national broadband network is now firmly on the cards after the competition watchdog joined the chorus supporting it, according to a prominent telecommunications analyst.
15th January 2018
Welcome to the first copy of CommsWire for 2018 from TelSoc. Write-down of NBN firmly on the cards A write-down of the national broadband network is now firmly on the cards after the competition watchdog joined the chorus supporting it, according to a prominent telecommunications analyst.
15th January 2018