News
We've had a couple of queries about this morning's edition not opening correctly. So just to be sure that you have not missed out we're sending it to you again. Apologies for any inconvenience. Tim Herring, TelSoc Exec Director
15th June 2016
Labor pledges 2m more will get FttP if it wins The Australian Labor Party has unveiled its NBN policy for the forthcoming federal election, pledging that up to two million more premises would get fibre to the premises (FttP) compared to what it called the "second-rate NBN" of the Coalition. IA supports Labor NBN review, wants stop to all political ?short-termism?
14th June 2016
Spark puts on the gloves over $3.4 billion Sky TV and Vodafone NZ merger New Zealand?s clearly rattled dominant carrier Spark has pulled out all stops to downplay the announcement of a $3.4 billion reverse takeover of Vodafone NZ by satellite pay TV operator Sky TV. Australia fourth most vulnerable nation to hacking: study
10th June 2016
Shadow regional comms minister flags return to Labor?s NBN ?original vision? The Labor Party is looking at a return to its "original vision? and plan for the National Broadband Network (NBN), according to Shadow Regional Communications Minister Stephen Jones, who told a digital forum in Brisbane on Wednesday the party is ?committed? to getting the NBN back on track. Time to get the politicians off the NBN hook
9th June 2016
Australian elections: major parties silent on NBN policy The Australian federal election campaign has just crossed the halfway mark but one topic both major parties seem eager to avoid is the national broadband network. Telecommunications market under microscope with Productivity Commission review
8th June 2016
Vodafone releases business-ready apps Small business is in the sights of Vodafone as it unveils a new range of flexible plans and an expanded portfolio of Ready Business Apps, featuring a selection of the what the telco calls the ?world?s best? mobile business tools. Ovum Mobile Roaming Forecast predicts data growth will offset voice and text declines
7th June 2016
The NBN and competitive neutrality It looks like the NBN is out of bounds Ben White to head Optus consumer business Veteran Optus executive, Ben White, has been appointed managing director, marketing and product for the telco?s consumer business. AMTA sets up new 5G industry group to help guide next-gen mobile tech
6th June 2016
Internet of Things devices to overtake number of mobile phones by 2018 - IoT connected devices growing to 16 billion by 2021: Ericsson The Internet of Things (IoT) phenomenon is sweeping the world including Australia and the wider Asia Pacific Oceania region, with worldwide IoT connected devices forecast to hit 16 billion by 2021 ? a rise of 23% every year ? according to the latest Mobility Report from Ericsson.
3rd June 2016
Clear trend away from carriers in smartphones market A new report shows a clear trend away from carrier driven contracts in the smartphones market, with buyers increasingly opting to buy phones from retailers up front or by instalments. Quid pro quo for Telstra, NAB in new digital marketplace for SMBs
2nd June 2016
NBN Co wants ACCC approval for variations to Special Access Undertakings NBN Co wants to vary its Special Access Undertakings (SAU) to include fibre-to-the-node, fibre-to-the-basement and hybrid fibre coaxial technologies to which the SAU will apply. Optus on Cloud-N with new SDN release Optus has released a new software-defined networking (SDN) solution it has dubbed Cloud-N.
1st June 2016