CommsWire daily newsletter - 13 August 2020

Telstra profits slump in face of 'pressure' from pandemic, bushfire crisis Telstra has suffered a 14% drop in profits with the telco putting the decline down to pressure put on it by the the coronavirus pandemic and the national bushfire crisis.

CommsWire - 9 July 2019

NBN Co 'should have supplied modems for all connections' The NBN Co miscalculated when it decided not to supply a modem to each resident on fibre-to-the-node and fibre-to-the-building connections, the head of a small retail service provider says, adding that this could have helped the company diagnose connection issues remotely.

CommsWire - 20 May 2019

Google cuts off Huawei access to Android and Playstore Google has suspended business with Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies in the wake of the US Government decision to deny Huawei access to American components without permission. The move means Huawei has been cut off from access to Google's Android and Playstore.

CommsWire - 13 May 2019

Optus reveals first 50 Ericsson 5G site locations Optus has revealed the list of the first 50 5G site locations to be built by Ericsson across Sydney and Melbourne as part of its multi-vendor 5G rollout.

CommsWire - 24 April 2019

UK gives Huawei green light for 5G role: report British Prime Minister Theresa May has reportedly agreed to let Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies play a role in the rollout of 5G networks in the UK.

CommsWire - 22 March 2019

ACCC sets 9 May as decision day for TPG-Vodafone merger The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has announced that it will hand down its final decision on the proposed merger between TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison Australia on 9 May.

CommsWire - 16 October 2018

Telstra shareholders bite back, reject executives' bonuses ANALYSIS The big news at Telstra's annual general meeting on Tuesday wasn't the fact that the telco reported another drop in profits. Rather it was that the top executives still expected bonuses after another performance that could hardly be described as stellar.

CommsWire - 17 October 2018

Telstra shareholders bite back, reject executives' bonuses ANALYSIS The big news at Telstra's annual general meeting on Tuesday wasn't the fact that the telco reported another drop in profits. Rather it was that the top executives still expected bonuses after another performance that could hardly be described as stellar.

CommsWire - 20 September 2018

Big telcos 'benefit from delay' in special business services moving to NBN Big telecommunications companies are pushing for a delay in the disconnection date for special business services to migrate from legacy infrastructure to the NBN because they benefit financially, the owner of a small ISP in Launceston claims.

CommsWire - 20 April 2018

ZTE ban may curb its use of Android and Android Go The US export ban on Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE may mean that the company, which uses Google's Android mobile operating system for its smartphones, may lose its licence to use the operating system.