News
ACCC?s comms sector market study to be completed in 2017 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chairman Rod Sims has announced that the ACCC?s ?next market study will focus on the Australian communications sector.? USO should include data services: ACCAN
5th August 2016
Coles, Optus out to grab mobile users with data pitch The increasingly competitive push by mobile operators to lure data-hungry consumers with much bigger data allowances has been ramped up by Coles in its latest deal with Optus. Spirit Telecom connects first building with ?superfast? Internet
4th August 2016
Aussie consumers increasingly switch mobile providers Loyalty to mobile service providers is increasingly becoming a thing of the past for Aussie mobile users as they discard their long-term contract plans and switch to a provider with no lock in contracts. Datacom launches ?game changing? data centre network
3rd August 2016
A Next Generation Wholesaler?s View of the NBN The current NBN pricing model is creating a barrier to competition by providing the four large Telcos. Without a change to the pricing model the consumer perception will be that the NBN rollout has been a failure. Spookfish driving national expansion in tie-up with NEXTDC
2nd August 2016
ACCC opening up ?superfast' broadband networks to competition The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is opening up ?superfast? broadband networks to greater competition, allowing retail service providers access to non-NBN network services. NBN launches first services on Telstra HFC network
1st August 2016
Kantar?s OZ Carrier Share to June 2016: lots of winners including you Almost everyone seems to have done well in Kantar?s latest Australian Carrier Share Barometer to June 2016, and despite churn between providers, user numbers and competition has risen. Telco complaints increase, but Vodafone fares best
29th July 2016
Vodafone?s Benoit Hanssen leaving CTO post to join Hutchison Vodafone Australia chief technology officer Benoit Hanssen is leaving the company after three years to take up a new post with the Hutchison Group. Macquarie gives itself a major brand makeover
28th July 2016
ACCC wants ISPs to give consumers better broadband speed information The competition regulator, the ACCC, is toughing its stance on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) calling for them to provide far better information to consumers about the performance of their services ? in particular the speed of their Internet connections. Comms Alliance blames ACCC on broadband speed information
27th July 2016
NBN?s Sky Muster II satellite set for ultra fast liftoff on 5 October The countdown is on for the launch of NBN Co?s Sky Muster II satellite, with the hope of a smooth and successful launch for more satellite broadband for Australians. Optus signs up QBE to three-year deal Optus has sealed a three-year contract with insurance giant QBE Australia to provide voice, mobile and data services across the company?s national network.
26th July 2016
Lightning Broadband offers faster Internet now - first in Melbourne While most Australians wait for DOCSIS 3.1 HFC networks, along with FTTN and then FTTdp installations when NBN Co is ready, Lightning Broadband strikes! IA renews call for USO expansion to include ?right to Internet? access
25th July 2016