CommsWire - 31 July 2017

ECONOMUSE: The blame game - cutting the gordian knot Vodafone Hutchison Australia?s solution does not cut it. Australians still hang on to their landlines In the era of mobile phones and smartphones many Australians still find it difficult to give up their trusty landline phone services, with a new survey revealing that 55% still have a landline phone.

CommsWire - 11 July 2017

Fifield faces grilling over NBN users experience Communications Minister Mitch Fifield faced a grilling during his half-way NBN rollout media conference yesterday, over the negative experiences that some customers have reported. We provide the full transcript including journalist questions and answers.

CommsWire - 22 June 2017

What's my speed? Ah, says NBN Co, that is a secret NBN Co is refusing to release individual speeds that consumers can attain, despite calls from other telecommunications firms to do so.

CommsWire - 20 June 2017

Productivity Commission calls for winding up of USO by 2020 The much-criticised telecoms industry Universal Service Obligation (USO) finally looks set for the scrapheap, with the Productivity Commission recommending to the Federal Government the winding up of the program by 2020.

CommsWire - 7 June 2017

Foxtel unveils streaming product line Foxtel Now Foxtel for everyone is the aim ? every device, every person, every budget, every show ? Foxtel has launched Foxtel Now and have no doubt, it will shake up the Australian streaming video-on-demand market.

CommsWire - 6 June 2017

NBN Co says it will deliver 1Gbps over HFC NBN Co says it is close to delivering gigabit speeds to homes and businesses in six cities, including Sydney and Melbourne, following trials of new technology on its hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) network.

CommsWire - 5 June 2017

VHA takes ACCC to court over domestic roaming decision Vodafone Hutchison Australia is taking the ACCC to the Federal Court over its recent draft decision not to declare domestic mobile roaming, claiming that the review process is flawed.

CommsWire - 10 April 2017

ACCC to monitor fixed-line NBN speeds The Australian Government has announced a programme to provide consumers more information about the speeds they can expect when using fixed-line broadband connections on the national broadband network.

CommsWire - 16 January 2017

Telstra gives ?always on? service guarantee on key APAC cable routes Telstra has launched a new ?always on? service guarantee for Asia?s busiest subsea cable routes ? Hong Kong to Singapore and Japan to Hong Kong.