CommsWire - 5 May 2017

ALP: botched NBN rollout threatens emergency services Two federal Labor Shadow Ministers have slammed the National Broadband Network over a ?botched? rollout which they say left emergency services in a remote part of Western Australia without satellite communications services.

CommsWire - 11 April 2017

Tucker: Australia locked out of world class broadband Australia?s increasing use of fibre to the node (FTTN) has locked the country out of world-class broadband for years to come. If Australia is ever to obtain first-class broadband services, it will be necessary to replace FTTN with higher speed technologies says Professor Rod Tucker.

CommsWire - 7 November 2016

MyRepublic takes up the Internet speed challenge with first offer Singapore-based Internet service provider (ISP) MyRepublic will officially launch in the Australian market next week with its first unlimited Internet data plans.

CommsWire - 25 July 2016

Lightning Broadband offers faster Internet now - first in Melbourne While most Australians wait for DOCSIS 3.1 HFC networks, along with FTTN and then FTTdp installations when NBN Co is ready, Lightning Broadband strikes! IA renews call for USO expansion to include ?right to Internet? access

CommsWire - 20 July 2016

Amaysim to sell NBN broadband within 12 months Amaysim wants to take its success in the MVNO mobile market and replicate it in the broadband market, operating again as a "virtual network operator". Telstra launches into cloud management Telstra has launched a cloud management platform as the telco looks to make a broader range of cloud services available to businesses.

CommsWire - 24 June 2016

Telstra hits the mines as acquisition strategy rolls on Telstra has moved further into new territory in the mining industry with the acquisition of mining communications technology services business CBO Telecommunications and the formation of a new business division, Telstra Mining Services. Genesis: let there be gigabit backhaul speeds and 400Mbps access broadband over copper

CommsWire - 25 May 2016

Turnbull promises $60 million for blackspot program if re-elected The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has promised a re-elected Coalition government would allocate $60 million in funding to the national mobile blackspot program. Amaysim's shocking stats on state of simple communications

CommsWire - 8 March 2016

Updated TCP Code compliance, monitoring arrangement approved by ACMA; MyNetFone ?re-invents? its home phone service with unlimited voice plans; Amaysim-owned Vaya?s new plans: better value than Amaysim?; NETGEAR updates its 2016 home networking range; Visionstream?s new Aust Comms GM streams into vision; OPPO F1 now $199 at Optus - crazy value; EP2 offers PCI-as-a-Service via Equinix Cloud Exchange

CommsWire - 3 March 2016

More data, more international calls with amaysim release; Amaysim?s plan change upside comes with '13th month' downside; Symbio ramps up NZ business expansion; Dropbox free for on-net for Australian research and education institutions; BT, Intel collaborating on next gen security; Nextgen connects to NextDC?s AVONVX.

CommsWire - 9 February 2016

TPG international cable system out for a month; Telco complaints on sustained decline, at last; amaysim achieves ?record low? for TIO complaints; 3 billion mobile loyalty cards by 2020: doubling over 5 years; Privacy top issue for EFA election-year campaign; Teens use mobiles to access online, wireless hotspots more popular; Cash by Optus - another way to pay with your phone.