CommsWire - 4 December 2018

Encryption bill: final parliamentary panel hearing cancelled Following disagreement between the Federal Government and the Opposition over its passage, a hearing of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security inquiring into the encryption bill, scheduled for Tuesday, appears to have been cancelled.

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 - 23 November 2018

US lobbying allies to stop using Huawei equipment The American Government has ramped up its campaign against Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies, briefing officials in so-called "friendly countries" to try and get them to stop using equipment from the Chinese vendor.

CommsWire - 22 November 2018

Dutton accuses Labor of dragging feet on encryption bill Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says he wants the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security to deal with the government's encryption bill "as quickly as possible", and accused Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus of delaying things.

CommsWire - 21 November 2018

S&P sees aggressive 5G buildout in US, Asia-Pac in 2019 Credit ratings agency S&P Global Ratings is taking a cautious approach to 5G, saying its telecommunications ratings for 2019 do not fully incorporate 5G-specific costs or revenue assumptions.

CommsWire - 15 November 2018

Government keeps TIO and touts further telco consumer protections The Australian Government has made recommendations to further protect telecommunications consumers, including a strengthening of role of the Telecommunications Ombudsman.

CommsWire - 14 November 2018

Optus boosts investment in SA network by another $23.6 million Australia’s second largest telco Optus is investing a further $23.6 million into its South Australian network, building more than 40 new sites by the end of March next year in a move aimned at improving network coverage and to deliver faster download speeds for customers.

CommsWire - 12 November 2018

NBN Co boosts wholesale data allowances for satellite users A week ahead of announcing its first-quarter results for fiscal 2019-20, the NBN Co has announced new plans for its wholesale satellite customers which will not count data used for email, Web browsing and critical software updates towards monthly data allowances.

CommsWire - 8 November 2018

Global smartphone shipments down by 7% in Q3: Canalys Smartphone shipments fell by 7% in the third quarter of 2018, the fourth straight quarter of declines and the worst third quarter showing since 2015, the technology analyst firm Canalys says.

CommsWire - 31 October 2018

ACCC chief wary of competition issues in 5G, NBN rollouts It is critical that the rollout of 5G in Australia is done in a way that promotes competition and works for the benefit of consumers, according to the chief of the competition watchdog, Rod Sims.