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NBN Co opens lab to train workers for network field tasks NBN Co will provide training and assessments for more than 2000 in-field workers on how to deploy, activate and maintain the network, using simulation as a teaching tool.

26th March 2018

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Best Buy to stop selling Huawei phones: report Chinese telecommunications provider Huawei is facing another setback in the US, with the multinational electronics corporation Best Buy deciding to take its phones off their shelves in the next few weeks.

23rd March 2018

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Missing: 200,000 dwellings from NBN Co ready-to-connect category About 200,000 homes and businesses which were classed as "ready to connect" in November 2017 by the NBN Co have gone missing from this category of dwellings according to the company's own figures.

20th March 2018

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Huawei link as Trump scuttles Broadcom-Qualcomm deal US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order blocking what could have been the biggest technology deal ever ? the bid by Singapore-based Broadcom to acquire the US processor maker Qualcomm ? over national security concerns.

14th March 2018

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Lack of guarantees with NBN services puts consumers at risk: ACCAN The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, has raised concerns that consumers currently do not have guarantees in relation to connection, reliability and repair timeframes for broadband with services through their retail service provider and the National Broadband Network (NBN).

8th March 2018

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US claims Huawei would endanger ties with Australia The United States has ramped up the pressure on Australia to keep Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei out of major Australian contracts, with a Republican Congressman warning that the US-Australia relationship could be damaged if the Chinese vendor was involved in building 5G networks Down Under.

5th March 2018

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Optus jumps on Samsung Galaxy S9 bandwagon soon after launch Optus has announced pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy 9 and 9+ shortly after the South Korean conglomerate held a news conference in Barcelona to launch the two smartphones.

26th February 2018

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Speed issues? It ain't us that's to blame, says NBN Co  COMMENT: The NBN Co is well known for doing what Pontius Pilate did ? washing its hands of any responsibility for the performance of the network that it has built so far. Yesterday it unveiled another instalment in this exercise.

22nd February 2018

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Four companies join to reach 2Gbps speeds over 4G Record-breaking 4G speeds of up to 2Gpbs have been achieved by Telstra, Ericsson, Netgear and Qualcomm Technologies in laboratory testing using a chipset that was recently released.

15th February 2018

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30% to abandon NBN for wireless: ALP report claim A new ACCC co-funded survey has been cited by the Australian Labor Party as showing that 30% of households could abandon the NBN and switch to wireless broadband. The number stands in in stark contrast to NBN Co projections.

8th February 2018