News
Customers to benefit from new NBN consumer experience rules: ACMA Australia’s telecommunications regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), has taken action to enhance NBN consumer experience rules to protect Australians during the final phase of the National Broadband Network migration.
21st October 2020
TPG completes Australia's first city-wide ten gigabit network Having a gig in today's COVID-19 economy is welcome, having 10 gigs is even better, and having 1000 buildings fully connected to Australia's first city-wide ten gigabit network in rad Adelaide is a landmark, strategic achievement delivering world-class digital infrastructure.
20th October 2020
Aussie Broadband ASX IPO gets off to solid start Aussie Broadband, or ABB as it is now designated on the ASX, has a current share price of $1.90 at time of publication, 90c more than its $1 IPO, and while it's down from a high of $2.22, ABB's prospects are definitely strong.
19th October 2020
Study finds firms keen to use LTE or 5G as sole WAN link Nearly 9 in 10 organisations (88%) in Australia surveyed by local technology analyst outfit Telsyte for LTE and 5G wireless network edge solutions provider Cradlepoint are either using or thinking of using LTE or 5G as the sole WAN link in branch locations.
16th October 2020
TelSoc Members, Please note we have been having problems with spammers getting on to our Newsletter lists recently, so I am repeating this edition from yesterday as many of you will not have received it. I suspect this will not be the end of our problems, but we will try to minimise any issues. Best regards, Tim Herring TelSoc Exec Director
15th October 2020
Telstra boasts iPhone 12 'deserves Australia's best 5G' During Apple's iPhone 12 launch today, Telstra's logo was right up there with other global telcos as one of Apple's important 5G partners, with Telstra to offer all four iPhone 12 models for "a powerful 5G experience". But what about mmWave 5G in Australia?
14th October 2020
NBN Co and CSIRO sign new agreement to enhance future digital capability Wanting to work together on national research projects that combines the expertise and resources of both organisations, NBN Co and CISRO will strengthen research and planning for Australia's needs in the post-COVID digital age.
13th October 2020
Telstra hypes 41% 5G coverage as site number 2000 goes live In the wake of the much anticipated 5G iPhone 12 launch, Telstra has scrambled to promote itself as the number one 5G provider in Australia, with greater than 40% coverage of the population.
12th October 2020
Our industry has achieved a lot over the past two years, including the rollout of 5G networks and the rollout of the NBN plus its new initiative for FTTP upgrades. We need to celebrate those who make outstanding contributions to our telecommunications.
10th October 2020
OptiComm announces ‘Australia first’ next-generation passive optical network FttP provider OptiComm says it is in the final stages of developing Australia’s first 10Gbps Passive Optical Network (XGS-PON) allowing residential customers to get a line speed of up to 1Gbps, and commercial customers to reach speeds up to 10Gbps.
8th October 2020