CommsWire daily newsletter - 26 March 2021

TPG Telecom Chair David Teoh resigns, Canning Fok appointed new Chair TPG Telecom has welcomed the appointment of Canning Fok as Chairman of the TPG Telecom Board as billionaire David Teoh resigns from the board, while still remaining a large shareholder.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 14 January 2021

50% of Australians now covered by Telstra 5G in 'major rollout milestone' With one in two Aussies now living in Telstra's 5G coverage footprint, Telstra says this progress shows it is on track to "expand coverage to 75% of the population by the middle of the year" as it adds thousands of 5G devices to its network every week.  

CommsWire daily newsletter - 27 November 2020

AMTA Chief Althaus steps down after 15 years The chief executive of the mobile industry lobby group, the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) has stepped down after 15 years in the role following the organisation’s annual general meeting which was held on Thursday. Wagga Wagga firms wins US award for rural connectivity solution

CommsWire daily newsletter - 21 July 2020

China warns Nokia, Ericsson of blowback over Huawei gear China may exact revenge if European countries follow the UK's lead in dumping Huawei 5G gear, with the Middle Kingdom indicating that it may hit back at the Chinese operations of Nokia and Ericsson.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 30 April 2020

NBN Co extends 40% added capacity offer for ISPs National Broadband Network operator NBN Co has extended its offer to provide up to 40% additional capacity to Internet providers, at no extra cost, for another two months - through the June and July billing periods - as part of its support for telecommunications retailers during the COVID 19 pandemic.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 20 March 2020

Telstra says no additional job cuts for next six months Telstra has announced that it would put on hold any further job cuts for the next six months, adding that its program to cut 8000 jobs in total by 2022 to reduce underlying fixed costs by $2.5 billion would continue as usual.

CommsWire - 4 November 2019

China flicks the switch to 5G What will soon become the world’s largest 5G network has been turned on. China's three big mobile operators have launched their 5G networks across 50 cities in the vast nation. The services were officially approved on 6 June, but have been years in the planning. 

CommsWire - 31 October 2019

Chinese Mobile Market Huawei takes record 42% share of China smartphone market in Q3 The smartphone market in mainland China grew marginally in the third quarter, with shipments increasing to 97.8 million from 97.6 million units in the second quarter. Huawei extended its market lead by shipping 41.5 million smartphones, to take its market share to a record 42%.

The politics of speed: An examination of national governments' policies for FTTX networks

This article examines the views of a selection of national governments on the desirability of ubiquitous high speed broadband and any plans or policies in place to achieve this. It notes that 82 percent of investment in 2012-17 in the world?s developed countries is estimated to be in FTTH.

CommsWire - 24 September 2015

China?s Appetite for Broadband Fuels Growth in CPE Market, Reports IHS; COMMENT: iOS security breach far greater than thought; Telstra toughens up tradie phone to the Max; Cel-Fi Pro legally boosts 3/4G signals; Vodafone offers two Galaxy-sized tablets with 4G; Ruckus looks to APAC for further growth; xMatters bolsters regional management team.