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Nokia, Elisa push network boundaries with ‘world first’ 1 Terabit deployment Nokia and long-standing partner Elisa have completed a live commercial trial of a claimed world’s first 1 Terabit clear-channel interface deployment to efficiently scale Elisa’s network to support new applications and access technologies.

28th January 2021

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ASPI report looks at devolved data centre decisions - Macquarie Telecom Group responds The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has released a new report about devolved data centre decisions, reviewing the current situation, the implications and the challenges, with Macquarie Govt's MD, Aidan Tudehope, issuing comment.

18th December 2020

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TELSOC FORUM: TOWARDS A NATIONAL BROADBAND STRAGEGY 2020-2030 A comprehensive report, based on 21 months’ research and consultation via four public forms has been presented at the TelSoc Forum on Tuesday November 24 with critical findings

24th November 2020

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5G base stations will be the game changer not smartphones There have been a couple of interesting reports out of China and the financial market place that point to one simple but inescapable conclusion, China is connecting its people to 5G networks at lightning pace because it is building 5G base stations at breakneck speed.

2nd November 2020

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Telstra hypes 41% 5G coverage as site number 2000 goes live In the wake of the much anticipated 5G iPhone 12 launch, Telstra has scrambled to promote itself as the number one 5G provider in Australia, with greater than 40% coverage of the population.

12th October 2020

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OptiComm announces ‘Australia first’ next-generation passive optical network FttP provider OptiComm says it is in the final stages of developing Australia’s first 10Gbps Passive Optical Network (XGS-PON) allowing residential customers to get a line speed of up to 1Gbps, and commercial customers to reach speeds up to 10Gbps.

8th October 2020

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Telco problems cost Australians millions of dollars in lost time Resolving phone and Internet issues costs Australians over $150 million per year in lost time, according to new research from Australia's communications consumers peak body, the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN).

30th September 2020

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Mobile business messaging traffic to reach 2.7 trillion Mobile business messaging traffic is forecast to reach 2.7 trillion this year, up from 2.5 trillion last year, driven primarily by growth in the retail sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.

18th September 2020

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Optus in bid to lure broadband users with new NBN plans Australia's second largest telco, Singtel Optus, has unveiled a number of NBN plans on the two higher speeds that this network offers: 100/20Mbps and 50/20Mbps.

15th September 2020

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Customers more satisfied with pre-paid mobiles than post-paid Pre-paid mobile phones are gaining in customer satisfaction, overtaking post-paid plans for the first time, the research firm Roy Morgan claims, adding that the change has come about in the last 12 months.

21st August 2020