News
A number of individuals (including some from TelSoc) have been involved recently in discussions on the NBN using public forums.The problem here is that the discussions can become less than fact-based.
28th April 2017
Lack of trust in Internet privacy deters online shoppers Internet users in many countries, including Australia, are increasingly concerned about their online privacy, and 49% say lack of trust is the main reason for not shopping online, according to a new global survey.
27th April 2017
NBN rockets to new speed high in Gigabit wireless trial NBN Co is cock-a-hoop over a speed trial in which the network hit speeds of 1.1Gbps downstream and 165mbps upstream in a recent fixed wireless demonstration in Ballarat attended by CommsWire.
26th April 2017
Nano-satellites readied for launch Australia-listed Sky and Space Global has successfully integrated its Three Diamonds nano-satellites into the launch pod of Innovative Space Logistics in the Netherlands.
24th April 2017
Broadband education package released for consumers Consumers now have access to an education package designed to help them better understand the factors that can influence the performance of their broadband service. Wangle: Australia?s first ACMA-compliant VPN Wangle Technologies has launched what it says is Australia's "fastest, most secure [and] cheapest mobile VPN." Yet it complies with metadata retention requirements.
21st April 2017
Telco positions escape 457 visa axing Telecommunications jobs have largely been unaffected by the scrapping of the 457 visa skilled migration program announced this week by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
20th April 2017
Cormann rejects write-down advice on NBN from Slattery COMMENT: Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has rejected advice from telco veteran Bevan Slattery who has suggested that the government write down most of its investment in the national broadband network and lower access prices.
19th April 2017
TPG shows it want to play with the big boys TPG is a contradiction in terms, especially when one considers other players in the Australian telco space: it is both low-key and also very ambitious. Inabox weighs in on industry dissatisfaction with data retention laws Australia?s new data retention laws have been labelled as rubbish, and even anti-competitive, by wholesale telecommunications and IT services group Inabox.
18th April 2017
TPG pays $1.2b, Vodafone $286m for spectrum TPG has paid a whopping $1.26 billion for two lots of 10MHz in the 700MHz spectrum auction, with Vodafone also shelling out $286 million on buying up the previously unsold spectrum.
13th April 2017
Announcing TelSoc's new webpage devoted to articles on Australia's national broadband network: the history, new critiques of the status quo, and visions for a better future.
12th April 2017