News
Troubled Vocus gets $2.2B takeover offer from KKR Australia's fourth biggest telecommunications company Vocus has received a $2.2 billion takeover offer from private US equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
8th June 2017
Foxtel unveils streaming product line Foxtel Now Foxtel for everyone is the aim ? every device, every person, every budget, every show ? Foxtel has launched Foxtel Now and have no doubt, it will shake up the Australian streaming video-on-demand market.
7th June 2017
NBN Co says it will deliver 1Gbps over HFC NBN Co says it is close to delivering gigabit speeds to homes and businesses in six cities, including Sydney and Melbourne, following trials of new technology on its hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) network.
6th June 2017
VHA takes ACCC to court over domestic roaming decision Vodafone Hutchison Australia is taking the ACCC to the Federal Court over its recent draft decision not to declare domestic mobile roaming, claiming that the review process is flawed.
5th June 2017
Mobile connectivity speeds top APAC but Internet lags Australia continues to lead the Asia-Pacific region in mobile connectivity speeds at 15.7 Mbps for the first quarter this year, an increase from 13.8 Mbps, but eight years into the NBN project still languishes at 50th in the global rankings for Internet connection speeds.
2nd June 2017
Telstra secures future power supplies with RES solar farm deal Telstra has secured a long-term power purchase agreement with renewable energy company RES Australia to develop a new solar farm in Queensland.
1st June 2017
Launceston touted as Australia?s ?first gigabit? city Launceston has gone live with new fibre-to-the-premise (FttP) services from the National Broadband network after Tasmanian-owned telco Launtel turned on what it claims is some of the fastest Internet services of any city in Australia.
31st May 2017
Telstra, Fox Sports seal outside broadcast deal Telstra is facilitating Fox Sports? outdoor broadcasts through its distributed production network under a long-term deal inked by the two companies.
30th May 2017
ACCC finalises prices for non-NBN high-speed Internet The competition watchdog has issued its list of final prices for high-speed Internet supplied by non-NBN services. Management of numbering system likely to transfer to industry Plans are afoot to change Australia?s telecommunications numbering system and to transfer management of the system from government to industry.
29th May 2017
Patton accuses Morrow of defaming him ?under privilege? Internet Australia executive director Laurie Patton claims NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow used the cloak of parliamentary privilege to make false and defamatory remarks about him and IA at a Senate Estimates Committee.
26th May 2017