News
Optus Satellite wins inflight wi-fi deal with Virgin Australia Virgin Australia has announced that inflight connectivity provider Gogo and Optus Satellite have got the nod to provide inflight wi-fi on the airline?s domestic and international services.
3rd April 2017
NBN Co to boost regional broadband download speeds to 100 Mbps NBN Co is boosting fixed wireless broadband speeds on the national broadband network to 100 Mbps. Announced by NBN Co on Thursday, the new regional 100/40 Mbps wholesale speed tier plans will be released to retailers in early 2018.
31st March 2017
NBN Co to boost regional broadband download speeds to 100 Mbps NBN Co is boosting fixed wireless broadband speeds on the national broadband network to 100 Mbps. Announced by NBN Co on Thursday, the new regional 100/40 Mbps wholesale speed tier plans will be released to retailers in early 2018.
31st March 2017
Greater protections from unwanted telemarketing calls More than 10 million members and 10 years after it was launched, the telecommunications Do Not Call Register has been strengthened with a new batch of improvements giving enhanced protections to consumers from unwanted telemarketing.
30th March 2017
ACCC rejects NBN special access undertaking variations The competition watchdog has rejected proposals by the builders of the National broadband Network, NBN Co, to vary the Special Access Undertaking (SAU) which governs the prices and other terms on which it supplies wholesale broadband services to Internet Service Providers.
29th March 2017
Optus ups the ante with new data-heavy mobile plans Optus is keeping up the pressure in the data-hungry mobile phone environment with its latest release of a new premium mobile plan giving customers 100GB of data. NBN: AVC, CVC charges ?put gigabit plans out of reach? New Zealand can offer its residents 1Gbps broadband plans for NZ$130 (A$120) a month because the access virtual circuit (AVC) charges are low, the ISP MyRepublic says.
28th March 2017
Revised telco industry codes to speed up broadband connections: ACMA The telecommunications industry code that addresses a number of the sources of customer dissatisfaction with phone connection delays has been revised to now cover broadband services, including the NBN.
27th March 2017
AT&T global network backs up Red Bull Formula One team Advanced technology including global connectivity services from US telco AT&T will play a critical part in Australian Daniel Ricciardo?s attempt to win the Australian grand prix in Melbourne this weekend with the Red Bull team.
24th March 2017
Mobile phone operators under pressure to find new market opportunities Mobile phone services have reached a saturation point in many of the world?s developed markets forcing mobile operators to look for potential new revenue streams in different markets and industry sectors, according to a newly published report.
23rd March 2017
Which telco is preventing the introduction of virtual mobile numbers? MNF's plan to introduce a virtual mobile number service has been stymied by the refusal of a certain carrier to maintain the 'any to any' connectivity that is a key feature of the phone system.
22nd March 2017