CommsWire - 17 May 2019

US parts ban a setback for Huawei; American firms could suffer too ANALYSIS A trade pact between China and the US appears to be unlikely following the actions taken by the US Government against Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies on Thursday (Australian time), with the more serious ban being one that prevents Huawei to import components from American companies without government approval.

CommsWire - 10 April 2019

Vodafone's Berroeta has one thing in spades: chutzpah COMMENT: Vodafone Hutchison Australia chief executive Iñaki Berroeta certainly does not lack chutzpah. He is now floating the idea that VHA should be paid compensation because the company cannot use Huawei gear in its 5G network rollout.

CommsWire - 2 April 2019

ACMA releases draft spectrum outlook for next five years The Australian Communications and Media Authority ACMA has released this year’s draft five-year spectrum outlook (FYSO), with an overview of its spectrum management priorities and plans through to 2023.

CommsWire - 25 March 2019

ACMA warns telcos on info failure for disability consumers Australia’s three biggest telcos – Telstra, Optus and Vodafone – have been given formal warnings by the telecoms regulator for failing to provide information about products and services that may suit the needs of consumers with a disability.

CommsWire - 13 March 2019

ACMA moves to disrupt scam telephone calls plague New research on unsolicited calls in Australia shows that more than half of Australian adults have received scam calls daily or weekly, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

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 - 27 February 2019

ACMA warns telcos to comply with customer data obligations The Australian Communications and Media Authority has told 11 telecommunications providers to comply with their obligations that support emergency service across the country.

CommsWire - 25 February 2019

ACMA to issue revised rules for international mobile roaming The Australian Communications and Media Authority will release modified rules for international mobile roaming later this year, based not on the International Mobile Roaming Standard, but one more attuned to service providers with similar, more flexible rules.

CommsWire - 3 December 2018

Basslink says new report supports its claim on cable failure The company that manages the undersea data and power cable that links Tasmania to the Australian mainland says an additional inquiry commissioned into the failure of the cable in December 2015 is now complete and reiterates what was said earlier: that the failure was caused by unknown factors.

CommsWire - 22 October 2018

ACMA probe of triple zero failure finds Telstra in breach An ACMA investigation into the lack of provision of a triple-zero service by Telstra after an outage in May has found the telco in breach of a rule that requires it to ensure that such calls go to the emergency call service operator.