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 - 7 October 2018

Telstra may cut mobile prices to keep market share Telstra may reduce the prices for its mobile plans so that it keeps its existing share of the market as competition grows, according to a new report.

CommsWire - 3 September 2018

Vodafone completes successful trial of regional 4G mobile services hub Vodafone has completed a successful trial of a self-install mobile coverage solution – the Vodafone Regional Coverage Hub – which is designed to deliver 4G voice and data services in locations across Australia where commercial networks are not traditionally deployed, or where coverage is patchy or unavailable.

CommsWire - 31 July 2018

Aussie Broadband beats the rest in ACCC's second speed report Large broadband providers hang your heads in shame. Small broadband provider Aussie Broadband has come out on top in the second report from the ACCC's broadband speed monitoring program, achieving 88.3% of download speed and 89.1% of upload speeds for a plan during the busy period.

CommsWire - 4 May 2018

Hawaiki Cable final splice means system complete in June The carrier-neutral Hawaiki submarine cable system connecting Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, American Samoa, Hawaii and Oregon in the US is set for final testing before its June 2018 service start.

CommsWire - 10 April 2018

Telcos taking too long to respond to consumer issues Millions of Australians have experienced problems with their phone or Internet services over 12-months, prompting the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) to attack telcos and service providers for taking far too long to resolve the problems confronted by consumers.

CommsWire - 28 March 2018

Gold Coast gets Telstra ?world first? 5G Wi-Fi precinct Telstra is claiming a world-first with the switching on of a precinct of 5G-enabled WiFi hotspots on Australia?s Gold Coast, allowing locals free broadband during evaluation of the technology.

CommsWire - 12 February 2018

SMBs lack confidence in delivery of NBN within two years Australian small businesses are not confident in the Government?s ability to deliver the national broadband network within the next two years and are worried about slow Internet speeds, according to a new independent survey.

CommsWire - 17 January 2018

Govt rejects use of more fibre for the NBN rollout The Federal Government has dismissed recommendations that it should mandate fibre-to-the-curb for the remainder of the National Broadband Network rollout. Nokia, Optus seal 5-year network deal Nokia and Optus have inked a five-year agreement under which Nokia will manage and maintain key components of Optus' network infrastructure, operations and field maintenance.

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.