CommsWire - 21 August 2018

Smaller NBN RSPs may be in trouble after October: claim Smaller retail service providers who are selling NBN connections may be forced out of business after October this year when the bundles sold by NBN Co more or less become the single way that RSPs buy bandwidth from the company, Damian Ivereigh, chief executive of the small Tasmanian ISP Launtel, claims.

CommsWire - 14 March 2018

Huawei link as Trump scuttles Broadcom-Qualcomm deal US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order blocking what could have been the biggest technology deal ever ? the bid by Singapore-based Broadcom to acquire the US processor maker Qualcomm ? over national security concerns.

CommsWire - 31 January 2018

Optus Wholesale gives voice to NBN business-grade voice service Speaking up for business users is Optus, whose wholesale arm has "expanded its suite of nbn-ready products" by launching EoNBN: Evolve Voice using Ethernet over nbn.

CommsWire - 20 December 2017

Australia-Singapore cable opens up new strategic data route, says Vocus  The Australia Singapore Cable (ASC) network will open the door for a new strategic data route - the Great Southern Route - connecting South East Asia to North America via Australia, according to owner Vocus, when it opens for business in July 2018.

CommsWire - 30 November 2017

Telecoms ?most advanced? in digital transformation: report Less than 10 percent of enterprises have achieved their digital transformation goals, although the telecoms and banking sectors are the most mature in the drive for digital transformation, according to a new global report.

CommsWire - 16 August 2017

NBN Co doubles revenue to $1 billion as rollout passes halfway mark Criticisms and public and industry disquiet about the National Broadband Network aside, NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow has given an upbeat assessment on the broadband rollout on the back of revenue more than doubling from $421 million to $1 billion for the 12 months to the end of June - against the 2017 corporate plan target of $900 million.

CommsWire - 9 August 2017

Wireless VR 650% growth massively straining data networks Said to be equivalent to 3 billion hours of 4K video streaming, wireless VR via smartphone-based and standalone headsets will leave data networks strained, generating 21,000 petabytes of traffic by 2021!

CommsWire - 5 July 2017

Qantas Wi-Fi a success, expands to second aircraft It's almost three months since Qantas switched on fast, free in-flight Wi-Fi. The carrier now has lots of insights into passenger adoption of the tech and has fitted the tech into a second plane. No Optus: Telco?s services go on the blink Optus customers were hit by an outage on Tuesday night, with services going on the blink at about 9.30pm AEDT.

CommsWire - 9 March 2017

ACCC reports big jump in NBN complaints There were 2775 complaints and inquiries about telecommunications services to the ACCC in the 2015-2016 financial year ? a rise of 9% over the previous year - with complaints about the NBN up 145%.

CommsWire - 2 December 2016

Telstra expanding rural, regional coverage with mobile blackspot remediation Telstra says more residents, businesses visitors in rural and regional Australia will soon benefit from its expanded mobile coverage, including superfast mobile broadband, under round two of the Federal Government?s Mobile Black Spot Program (MBSP).