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NSW Government announces $250 million investment to boost mobile reception The NSW Liberal and Nationals Government will invest $250 million to boost mobile reception in the bush in small communities, tourism hotspots, and along key transport corridors, it announced. Dell Technologies unveils partnerships to ramp acceleration of cloud-native technologies
27th February 2023
High-speed internet valued more than a clean house and weekly laundry, Optus survey says For Australians, having a high-speed internet trumps a clean house and weekly laundry on any other day. Equinix unveils AWS Direct Connect in Equinix Melbourne campus
24th February 2023
BetDeluxe fined $50,172 for breaching spam-unsubscribing rules The Australian Communications and Media Authority has fined sole trader Noah Rose, trading as BetDeluxe, a $50,172 infringement notice as part of the regulatory body’s crackdown on spam-unsubscribing rules. Northern Beaches Council inks deal with Vocus to connect community service sites via satellite
23rd February 2023
felix claims more than 500,000 trees planted in its sustainability report TPG Telecom mobile service felix claims in its first sustainability report it has planted more than 500,000 trees, offset in excess of 2,700 tonnes of CO2, and purchased 1880 megawatt hours (MWH) of a large-scale renewable certificates to remain powered by 100% renewable electricity. Nokia launches AVA Customer and Mobile Network insights
22nd February 2023
GigaComm raises $20 million to fund its expansion Telecommunications infrastructure company GigaComm has completed a $20 million funding round to support the rapid expansion of its telecommunications network. Optus amplifies mobile coverage in Tomahawk with newly-switched tower Telecommunications company Optus has switched on a new mobile tower in the coastal town of Tomahawk.
21st February 2023
Telstra provides free calls to New Zealand Telecommunications provider Telstra is providing free calls to New Zealand in response to devastating floods, cyclone, and an earthquake that rocked the country last week. Macquarie Telecom promotes Marika Fiorini to chief customer officer Macquarie Telecom has promoted state manager Marika Fiorini to the role of chief customer officer.
20th February 2023
Free-to-air TV consumption increased in 2022, ACMA annual report shows Free-to-air (FTA) TV, including catch-up TV viewing in Australia, increased for the first time since data was collected in 2017, according to the ACMA’s annual How we watch and listen to content interactive report for 2022, which tracks broadcast and online content consumption in Australia. NBN Co's proposed SAU variation 'a substantial improvement': Commpete
17th February 2023
NBN Co reports H1 FY22 $2.6 billion revenue, delivers ‘solid half year results’ Australian nbn operator NBN Co has reported a total revenue of $2.6 billion for the six months to 31 December 2022, posting a 4% increase on H1 FY22. Women's World Cup playoffs to be shown on Optus Sport Optus Sport will broadcast the Fifa Women's World Cup 2023 play-off tournament being held in New Zealand from 18 February to 23 February.
16th February 2023
Equinix offers bare metal in Melbourne DC Digital infrastructure provider Equinix has added Melbourne to Osaka to the list of locations where its Equinix Metal bare metal as a service is available. amaysim provides free calls to Turkey and Syria
15th February 2023
Fastest NBN connections coming to another million premises NBN Co has announced that one million additional homes and businesses will be able to upgrade from fibre to the node or fibre to the curb to a faster fibre to the premises connection, thanks to an extra $2.4 billion from the Australian Government. Australian telcos fail to meet customer expectation: Pegasystems study
14th February 2023