CommsWire - 24 June 2016

Telstra hits the mines as acquisition strategy rolls on Telstra has moved further into new territory in the mining industry with the acquisition of mining communications technology services business CBO Telecommunications and the formation of a new business division, Telstra Mining Services. Genesis: let there be gigabit backhaul speeds and 400Mbps access broadband over copper

CommsWire - 23 June 2016

Former NBN chief intervenes in election to slam Coalition?s broadband plan The founding CEO of the National Broadband Network, Mike Quigley, has intervened in the last two weeks of the federal election, slamming the Coalition for making a ?huge miscalculation? with the network?s use of copper access technologies. NBN not biting as an issue in Australian election

Pot calling kettle black

For the coalition to accuse Labor of lying on broadband policy is the height of hypocrisy

CommsWire - 6 June 2016

The NBN and competitive neutrality It looks like the NBN is out of bounds Ben White to head Optus consumer business Veteran Optus executive, Ben White, has been appointed managing director, marketing and product for the telco?s consumer business. AMTA sets up new 5G industry group to help guide next-gen mobile tech

CommsWire - 1 June 2016

NBN Co wants ACCC approval for variations to Special Access Undertakings NBN Co wants to vary its Special Access Undertakings (SAU) to include fibre-to-the-node, fibre-to-the-basement and hybrid fibre coaxial technologies to which the SAU will apply. Optus on Cloud-N with new SDN release Optus has released a new software-defined networking (SDN) solution it has dubbed Cloud-N.

CommsWire - 23 May 2016

Telstra proposes changes to NBN migration plan; Telstra outages ? modem firmware problems?; What does the NBN have to do with national security?; Big brands admit they are not ready to meet mobile consumers' expectations; SpeedCast awarded new Middle East managed services contract; ACCC won?t authorise mandated security solution for the payments industry.

CommsWire - 11 May 2016

NBN N-W Tassie rollout suspended in face of local opposition to satellite; Megaport secures U.S. data centre deployment; Vaya seeks higher customer value via vivacious price beat guarantee; Nokia says 5G blowing the ?winds of change?; Claimed ?world?s-largest? indoor small cell deployment complete in Chile; FCC and FTC in US launch inquiry into mobile device security updates; HTC struggles to compete with Apple, Samsung as smartphone sales fall.

CommsWire - 9 May 2016

Australia - Few players and not mavericks; NBN hits 2 million connections towards 2020 target of 8 million; ACMA considers more trialling of mobile phone jamming in prisons; Darkness in the Ukraine ? hackers turn the lights off; Asian business women recognition in Telstra business awards for first time; Macquarie Telecom announces Cyber Security Scholarship Winner.

CommsWire - 5 May 2016

MyNetFone's Sugo says govt Budget inaction threatens NBN, telco industry viability; ACMA crackdown enforces Do Not Call Register compliance; Choice sticks boot into Optus soccer balls; Kogan relaunches Dick Smith online store from today!; Kantar launches its first-ever wearable tech report, US takeup double that of Europe; Spark and Huawei partnership ahead of device capabilities.

CommsWire - 4 May 2016

Australian Federal Budget 2016: NBN still needs to raise money What does Australia?s new federal Budget 2016 say about the NBN? Details within, with links to the documents so you can see for yourself. nbn delivers broadband to Macquarie Island Antarctic Division