CommsWire - 6 March 2019

ACMA hits 31 telcos for non compliance with consumer rules on NBN The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has completed 38 investigations and issued enforcement notices against 31 telcos for non compliance with new rules designed to help consumers moving to the National Broadband Network.

CommsWire - 26 February 2019

Vodafone chief asks US to share evidence about Huawei Vodafone chief executive Nick Read says the US must share any evidence it has about Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies with authorities in Europe, so that they can make an unified decision on using equipment from the company.

CommsWire - 5 February 2019

Smartphone shipments had worst ever year in 2018 Smartphone shipments fell for the fifth consecutive quarter in the final quarter of 2018, with 375.4 million units shipped, a drop of 4.9% year-on-year, according to its preliminary figures from technology analyst firm IDC.

CommsWire - 23 January 2019

NBN users told to check if they are entitled to refunds The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has asked NBN users who experience slow speeds to check with their providers if they are eligible for a refund in line with agreements that the watchdog negotiated with providers over the last 15 months.

CommsWire - 7 December 2018

Optus says renewal of USO deal ignores reality Australia's second biggest telco, Singtel Optus, says Wednesday's announcement by the Federal Government about arrangements for the Universal Service Obligation being retained as such does not reflect "real changes in policy, market and technological realities".

CommsWire - 28 November 2018

Ericsson report says 5G will cover 40% of population by 2024 Swedish telecommunications multinational Ericsson says it expects about 40% of the world's population to be covered by 5G by 2024, with 2019 being the year that the technology takes off.

CommsWire - 19 October 2018

S&P says 5G no magic bullet to solve telcos' NBN issues The advent of 5G networks will not provide any kind of salvation for telecommunications providers who are desperate for some way of fighting back against the unreasonably high prices charged by NBN Co, a report from the credit ratings agency S&P Global Ratings says.

CommsWire - 18 October 2018

Govt to amend copyright act to block infringing sites The Coalition Government will introduce changes to the copyright law on Thursday, to give creative industries what it calls "even more powerful weapons" to fight copyright infringement by sites based outside the country.

CommsWire - 25 September 2018

NBN Co says transit network capacity doubled National broadband provider NBN Co says it has doubled the maximum capacity on its transit network from 9.6Tbps to 19.2Tbps per fibre link. Macquarie Telecom inks $1m-plus NBN deal with Regional Australia Bank Telecommunications and data centre provider Macquarie Telecom has signed a three-year, $1 million-plus deal to deploy its business class NBN service to Regional Australia Bank.

CommsWire - 6 September 2018

Vodafone strikes back against MVNOs, telcos, in prepaid race Vodafone has made Optus' and Telstra's prepaid plans look like overpriced 28-day expiry jokes with too little data and not enough international countries, but Amaysim still has the best 365-day "as you go" plan.