CommsWire - 3 July 2019

NBN Co exceeds targets for connected, activated premises The Australian national broadband network builder NBN Co has exceeded its connection targets for the financial year 2019, connecting more than 1.1 million premises in the three months to 27 June.

CommsWire - 3 July 2019

NBN Co exceeds targets for connected, activated premises The Australian national broadband network builder NBN Co has exceeded its connection targets for the financial year 2019, connecting more than 1.1 million premises in the three months to 27 June.

CommsWire - 2 July 2019

Telstra upgrades network to handle speeds of up to 100Gbps Telstra has upgraded all its networks and its points of interconnect to the national broadband network so that they can handle traffic at speeds of up to 100Gbps.

CommsWire - 26 June 2019

Victoria to ban mobiles in state schools from 2020 The Victorian Government will ban the use of mobile phones during school hours in state schools from the beginning of the school year in 2020, with the state's Education Minister James Merlino saying the ban is aimed at stopping cyber-bullying.

CommsWire - 25 June 2019

NBN Co launches ‘solution finder', new wholesale discount bundles National Broadband network provider NBN Co has launched a “solution finder” online tool which it says is designed to help businesses find the right broadband plan for their needs.

CommsWire - 24 June 2019

US 5G equipment move 'could hit' Nokia, Ericsson operations Telecommunications equipment vendors Nokia and Ericsson may be forced to move a good part of their operations out of China if a proposed move by the US, to make it mandatory that an 5G equipment used within the country be designed and made outside China, comes into force.

CommsWire - 18 June 2019

Huawei founder says US bans will cost company US$25B Chinese telecommunications equipment provider Huawei Technologies says it will suffer a drop of US$25 billion in projected revenue over the next two years, compared to its earlier forecasts, due to the American Government's actions against it.

CommsWire - 14 June 2019

Broadcom says Huawei ban will mean US$2b less in revenue Semiconductor and hardware manufacturer Broadcom has said it will take a hit of about US$2 billion in annual sales for its current financial year which ends in November, due to the restrictions placed on Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies.

CommsWire - 11 June 2019

Energy firm AGL seeks to buy Vocus for $3b Vocus Communications has received another takeover offer, this time from AGL Energy, which has made a bid to buy all the shares in the company for $4.85 a share, meaning that the total bid would come to a shade over $3 billion.

CommsWire - 7 June 2019

Russian carrier MTS signs 5G deal with Huawei Russian telecommunications operator MTS has signed a 5G deal with Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies, with the network to be developed over the next year.