CommsWire daily newsletter - 17 March 2020

Labor calls for telcos to get capacity relief if NBN becomes congested The Opposition ALP has called for retail telecommunications providers to be considered for temporary capacity charge relief, in the event NBN speeds become congested as COVID19 leads more employees and children to use the internet from home.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 11 March 2020

NBN CO WARNS AGAINST SCAMS AS NUMBERS EXPLODE UPWARD NBN Co has warned that scammers have increased efforts to use the NBN brand to steal people’s personal or financial details, with over 180,000 people contacting the National Broadband Network provider to report a scam over the six months to December 2019.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 10 March 2020

SMBs on wrong NBN plan missing full benefits of network Many small and medium businesses on the NBN are embracing the cloud to save time and grow, but don’t have the right broadband plan to take advantage of future opportunities, according to research released by NBN Co and analyst firm Telsyte.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 31 January 2020

Performance drop prompts TelSoc call for NBN rescue plan Australia’s Telecommunications Association (Telsoc) has repeated its call for a bipartisan response by Australia's politicians to the National Broadband Network and a rescue plan for the NBN as “Australia’s broadband performance falls even further”.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 30 January 2020

NBN Co moves to next stage of engagement with Retail Service Providers National Broadband Network operator NBN Co has announced the next phase of its engagement with Retail Service Providers (RSPs) and enterprise customers.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 23 January 2020

I missed this email on Thursday (sorry), especially as it features TelSoc. I was informed it went out earlier blank, so you may be getting this twice. Tim Herring  

CommsWire daily newsletter - 23 January 2020

Sorry I missed this Newsletter pon Thursday, especially as it features TelSoc !! Ericsson chief: Huawei situation creating uncertainty for 5G market Ericsson worldwide chief executive Börje Ekholm says the US bid to prevent its competitor Huawei Technology from gaining deals is not giving his company "a free kick" and is creating uncertainty for the global 5G market.

CommsWire - 2 December 2019

1500 Australian jobs will go as result of govt 5G ban, warns Huawei Huawei Australia intends to warn its network of local Australian suppliers that the coming year will be one of jobs carnage unless the Federal Government allows the Chinese telecommunications giant to play a part in the nation’s 5G rollout.

CommsWire - 22 November 2019

S&P does not expect 5G threat to NBN in the short to medium term Credit ratings agency S&P Global Ratings has said it does not expect 5G fixed wireless broadband networks to replace the NBN in the near-to-medium term, due to heavy capital spending and the fact that some players were stretched financially.

CommsWire - 19 November 2019

NBN Co says no need for any ACCC intervention in service standards National broadband provider NBN Co has questioned the need for any regulatory intervention into its wholesale service standards at this time as, in its view, the ACCC's draft decision on these aspects had not provided any evidence of market failure.