CommsWire - 6 February 2019

Fraudsters use stolen mobile numbers to drain bank accounts: TIO Australian consumers are reporting having their bank accounts drained by fraudsters and their email inboxes accessed in the latest scam involving theft of mobile numbers, according to the newly published report on fraud from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman.

CommsWire - 24 January 2019

NBN Co's 100Mbps move suits ISPs offering contracts: claim The NBN Co's latest promotional move, offering retail service providers $160 for each customer who signs up for a 100Mbps service, effectively requires these customers not to downgrade or disconnect until January 2021, according to the head of a small ISP.

CommsWire - 12 November 2018

NBN Co boosts wholesale data allowances for satellite users A week ahead of announcing its first-quarter results for fiscal 2019-20, the NBN Co has announced new plans for its wholesale satellite customers which will not count data used for email, Web browsing and critical software updates towards monthly data allowances.

CommsWire - 10 October 2018

Please note the earlier editions this week were dated wrongly due to the change to DST clashing with the algorithm at our U.S. Server! TimH 

CommsWire - 31 August 2018

NBN Co says rollout by 2020, but HFC, wireless take a toll The rollout of Australia's national broadband network will be completed by 2020 as has been repeatedly stated, the company behind the rollout, NBN Co, said during the presentation of its corporate plan for 2019-2022 on Friday.

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 - 18 April 2018

Fifield claims TIO figures give skewed picture of telco issues Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has questioned the manner in which the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has calculated the percentage rise of complaints relating to services deliver over the national broadband network.

CommsWire - 26 February 2018

Optus jumps on Samsung Galaxy S9 bandwagon soon after launch Optus has announced pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy 9 and 9+ shortly after the South Korean conglomerate held a news conference in Barcelona to launch the two smartphones.

CommsWire - 27 October 2017

THERE WAS NO EDITION OF COMMSWIRE THURSDAY NBN Co plans to use G.fast technology for rollout in 2018 NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, says it will be adding G.fast technology to its technology mix next year, to enable faster speeds over copper wires.

CommsWire - 6 October 2017

Facial recognition database system 'could cost billions' The setting up of a national facial recognition database is likely to cost Australia at least hundreds of millions of dollars, but could go into the billions, an expert in the field has told iTWire.