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 - 1 April 2019

Huawei crossed US$100b revenue for first time in 2018 Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies has reported revenue of 721.2 billion yuan (US$105.2 billion) for the fiscal year 2018, a rise of 19.5% year-on-year, with the growth mainly attributable to its consumer business.

CommsWire - 29 March 2019

UK faults Huawei engineering practices, but no ban A British report into Huawei's operations in the UK has found "concerning issues" in the company's approach to software development, significantly increasing risk to operators and needing ongoing management and mitigation.

CommsWire - 27 March 2019

Labor pledges economic inquiry into encryption law impact The Australian Labor Party has pledged to hold an inquiry that looks into the economic impacts of the Federal Government's encryption law after the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security completes its ongoing review and submits a report on 3 April.

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 - 21 March 2019

US says British testing of Huawei gear inadequate US Government officials have warned that the way Britain is going about building its 5G networks could be a threat to its national security if it used equipment from Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies.

CommsWire - 12 March 2019

TELSTRA WORKERS SET TO STRIKE OVER PAY AND CONDITIONS Telstra employees are readying for a work strike on Tuesday after the company failed to reach an accord on pay and conditions with the union that represents the workers.

CommsWire - 8 March 2019

Australia 7th most affordable for broadband, NBN Co claims A study carried out by AlphaBeta for NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has found that this country is the seventh most affordable market for broadband.

CommsWire - 7 March 2019

AARNet, Cisco achieve 600Gbps speeds on production network Australia's Academic and Research Network and global networking vendor Cisco have conducted a successful test of transmitting data at 600Gbps on the AARNet production network, using the Cisco Network Convergence System 1004.

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.