CommsWire - 9 April 2019

NBN Co prices affecting plan affordability, says ACCC chief The pricing introduced by NBN Co in the last six months has led to the cost of basic NBN plans becoming an affordability issue for Australians on lower incomes, the chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Rod Sims, says.

CommsWire - 8 April 2019

NBN Co prices affecting plan affordability, says ACCC chief The pricing introduced by NBN Co in the last six months has led to the cost of basic NBN plans becoming an affordability issue for Australians on lower incomes, the chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Rod Sims, says.

CommsWire - 8 March 2019

Australia 7th most affordable for broadband, NBN Co claims A study carried out by AlphaBeta for NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has found that this country is the seventh most affordable market for broadband.

CommsWire - 28 February 2019

Vodafone criticises Telstra call for lower NBN prices Vodafone Hutchison Australia chief executive Iñaki Berroeta has criticised Telstra for seeking a drop in NBN prices at a time when it is receiving $2.5 billion from NBN Co for use of its infrastructure and for customers who have been transferred over.

CommsWire - 20 February 2019

Qualcomm's new multimode modem chip to speed up 5G rollout Semiconductor vendor Qualcomm Technologies has launched its much anticipated X55 modem chip for 5G smartphones. The new chip is claimed to be able to support speeds of up to 7Gbps down and 3Gbps up over 5G in the sub-6GHz spectrum.

CommsWire - 14 February 2019

Telstra profits drop by 28% as NBN continues to bite Telstra has revealed a fall of 27.4% in its net profit after tax and a drop of 4.1% in its reported income for the first half of fiscal year 2019. The company has also further slashed its dividend.

CommsWire - 12 February 2019

Nearly a quarter of NBN users on slowest speeds Nearly a quarter of Australians who have connected to the national broadband network are on the lowest speed plan — 12Mbps down — according to the latest quarterly Wholesale Market Indicators Report issued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

CommsWire - 23 November 2018

US lobbying allies to stop using Huawei equipment The American Government has ramped up its campaign against Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies, briefing officials in so-called "friendly countries" to try and get them to stop using equipment from the Chinese vendor.

CommsWire - 5 October 2018

Broadband provider sees NBN Co move pushing up prices The NBN Co has issued a blog post warning that congestion on the broadband network may "fluctuate" as it forces providers to choose between the original pricing and the new "bundled" pricing system.

CommsWire - 21 September 2018

RSPs tread with care as ACMA NBN rules now in place The final rules devised by the Australian Communications and Media Authority to improve the experience of consumers who move over to the national broadband network, and carrying penalties of up to $10 million for offenders, take effect from today.