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NBN Co awards construction contracts for FTTP upgrades NBN Co has awarded construction contracts relating to the provision of FTTP connections to one million homes and businesses to Ventia, Service Stream, Fulton Hogan Utilities, and Downer EDI. Macquarie Telecom Group mulls changing name to Macquarie Technology Group
19th April 2023
Scammers steal over $3 billion: report Australians lost a record $3.1 billion to scams in 2022, as government, law enforcement and the private sector look to improve collaborative efforts to support the community in the fight against scams, according to the latest Targeting Scams report from the competition watchdog the ACCC. Retravision to sell Optus' prepaid products and offers
18th April 2023
Internet users have doubled in the past eight years but 2.6 billion people remain unconnected: study Internet users have doubled in the past eight years with an estimated 67% of the world population using broadband services in 2022, according to space and satellite market consultancy Euroconsult. However, 2.6 billion people remain unconnected, representing an untapped opportunity worth US$74 billion. Moonee Beach gets coverage upgrade
17th April 2023
Tangerine joins 5G broadband market MVNO Tangerine now offers a 5G mobile broadband plan. Macquarie strengthens St John Ambulance cyber defence St John Ambulance NSW has signed a deal with Macquarie Cloud Services, part of Macquarie Telecom Group, to bolster cyber protection across its cloud environment. OneWeb wins gig for UK remote community broadband trials
14th April 2023
Albanese Government opens $10 million grant to tackle tech-based violence against women The Albanese Government has opened a new $10 million grant program that aims to stop technology-based abuse against women. Optus pours $5.3 million network upgrade at South Coast
13th April 2023
TPG aims for net-zero greenhouse emissions by 2050 Telco TPG Telecom has set long-term targets to reduce its absolute emissions across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 by 90%, and reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2050. SmartSat CRC gets funding for Waratah Seed spacecraft
12th April 2023
NBN Co extends Sky Muster Plus plan to 15,000 participants With early indicators suggesting the satellite network appears to remain robust despite an increase in data usage during the first month trial of the Sky Muster Plus, broadband operator NBN Co is extending its reach to include around 15,000 eligible participants (previously 10,000). Spark unveils three-year strategy including NZ$300 million for data centres
11th April 2023
Gaming latencies 'generally good': ACCC The ACCC's latest Measuring Broadband Australia report covers gaming services for the first time, and the results are "generally good". Telstra fails to meet ACMA’s caption requirements The Australian Communications Media Authority has issued telecommunications provider Telstra a remedial direction for breaching captioning rules related to its subscription television licence.
6th April 2023
Australia bans TikTok on state-owned devices The federal government has confirmed it will ban TikTok on state devices over concerns about the app's security, fearing that user data might be exploited by China, reported numerous media outlets. Aussie Broadband adds 5G plans without the speed cap Aussie Broadband's latest Fast Track 5G mobile plan provides 30GB of data at uncapped 5G speeds for $45 a month.
5th April 2023
The latest issue of our journal, the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, is now available at https://telsoc.org/journal/jtde-v11-n1. Please have a look at it. You can download the full issue (towards the bottom of the issue page) or select individual articles. There are two important papers in this issue that we urge you to read:
4th April 2023