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SoftBank trials high-altitude tethered balloon base station Giant Japanese tech and energy group SoftBank has developed and successfully tested a high-altitude autonomous tethered balloon base station system in conjunction with US-based airborne wind turbine developer Altaeros Energies.   ACMA to fight misinformation, scams, and online gambling in 2022-2023

27th June 2022

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Keynote Video: Qualcomm launches new Snapdragon 888 SoC with 3rd-gen 5G chip Qualcomm’s answer to Apple’s A14 processor, and those of Huawei, Samsung & others has arrived, with the lucky-numbered 888 5G Mobile Platform delivering what Qualcomm claims are giant leaps in all the important areas – AI, 5G, photography, gaming, Wi-Fi and much more.

2nd December 2020

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NBN Co to create 240 business fibre zones, including 85 in regions The NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network has announced it will spend up to $700 million on creating 240 Business Fibre Zones, including a presence in 85 regional centres.

22nd September 2020

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NBN Co extends additional CVC capacity offer for Internet retailers NBN Co has further extended its National Broadband Network 40% additional wholesale Connectivity Virtual Circuit (CVC) capacity offer at no extra cost for Internet retailers until the end of November.

7th September 2020

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NBN Co extends additional CVC capacity offer for Internet retailers NBN Co has further extended its National Broadband Network 40% additional wholesale Connectivity Virtual Circuit (CVC) capacity offer at no extra cost for Internet retailers until the end of November.

7th September 2020

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New cabling products, wireless rules unveiled by Communications Alliance New rules for telecommunications customer premises cabling products and wiring have been published by telecoms lobby group Communications Alliance. Circles.Life launches $1 mobile plan for locked down Victoria Digital telco Circles.Life has launched a $1 mobile plan which it says will aid cash-strapped Victorians doing it tough during the COVID-19 lockdown.

24th August 2020

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CA crows about drop in telco services consumer complaints Complaints about telco services by telecommunications consumers dropped nearly 14% in the three months of the January to March quarter this year, compared to the same quarter last year, according to the latest report from telecommunications lobby group Communications Alliance.

10th June 2020

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ACMA announces relief from telco enforcement action during COVID-19 The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has announced that it will conditionally relax enforcement on telcos who do not comply with certain segments of the TCP Code during COVID-19 health crisis.

23rd April 2020

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MyRepublic discounts 100Mbps plans after NBN Co pushes speed tier Small ISP MyRepublic has announced a new push to sell 100Mbps plans, with a discounted plan of $79.95, a drop of $10 from existing prices, for an unspecified limited period.

23rd January 2019

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Telecommunications industry leads battle against encryption bill The Communications Alliance, which represents the entire telecommunications industry in Australia, has signalled that it intends to lead a charge to have the Government's proposed anti-encryption bill quashed.

19th September 2018