CommsWire - 24 July 2017

Optus says it will spend $1b on regional mobile services Australia's second largest telco Optus says it will spend $1 billion to update and expand its mobile network in regional areas by the end of next year as part of an ongoing investment programme that has spent more than $3.6 billion on its mobile network since 2015.

CommsWire - 6 June 2017

NBN Co says it will deliver 1Gbps over HFC NBN Co says it is close to delivering gigabit speeds to homes and businesses in six cities, including Sydney and Melbourne, following trials of new technology on its hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) network.

CommsWire - 25 May 2017

ACCC announces upcoming tender for broadband monitoring testers The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has signalled a May launch for a request for tenders from testers of its previously announced Broadband Performance Monitoring and Reporting Program.

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 - 3 April 2017

Optus Satellite wins inflight wi-fi deal with Virgin Australia Virgin Australia has announced that inflight connectivity provider Gogo and Optus Satellite have got the nod to provide inflight wi-fi on the airline?s domestic and international services.

CommsWire - 23 March 2017

Mobile phone operators under pressure to find new market opportunities Mobile phone services have reached a saturation point in many of the world?s developed markets forcing mobile operators to look for potential new revenue streams in different markets and industry sectors, according to a newly published report.

CommsWire - 21 March 2017

NBN Co to throw people at Sky Muster problems In an effort to fix its bug plagued Sky Muster satellite Internet service, national broadband wholesaler NBN Co has gone on a hiring spree to round up the best high-end engineering and solutions development talent it can find.

CommsWire - 2 March 2017

Optus, Huawei partner on the way to 5G introduction Optus and Huawei have teamed up to complete a successful infield test of Massive MIMO (128T128R) technology which they say helps pave the way for the introduction of 5G services in Australia.

CommsWire - 21 February 2017

Vodafone pushes Telstra into second place in Sydney Telstra, Optus, Vodafone. That's the normal market share order for mobile service providers in most Australian capital cities. But Sydney is an exception: Vodafone is in the lead.

CommsWire - 20 February 2017

Big telcos favoured by new NBN CVC pricing The largest players in the provision of the NBN broadband service look to be the main beneficiaries of the new wholesale pricing model announced by NBN Co on Friday.