CommsWire - 5 August 2019

Activist group launches campaign against Apple censorship in China Anti-corporate activist group SumofUs has launched a campaign against tech corporation Apple’s compliance with the Chinese government’s censorship demands in order to remain operating in the world’s most populous country.

CommsWire - 1 August 2019

S&P delivers slap to Singtel and Optus with negative outlook Australia’s second largest telecommunications carrier Optus and its parent company Singtel have received a slap in the face from the S&P Global Ratings agency which downgraded the outlook on both companies over the next two years from stable to negative due to high debt levels.

CommsWire - 22 July 2019

ISP backs NBN Co's efforts to make gigabit speeds possible on HFC The NBN Co's efforts to make it possible to get gigabit speeds on HFC will help alleviate the scaling problem that exists due to the pricing model for CVC, according to the head of a small ISP.

CommsWire - 3 July 2019

NBN Co exceeds targets for connected, activated premises The Australian national broadband network builder NBN Co has exceeded its connection targets for the financial year 2019, connecting more than 1.1 million premises in the three months to 27 June.

CommsWire - 3 July 2019

NBN Co exceeds targets for connected, activated premises The Australian national broadband network builder NBN Co has exceeded its connection targets for the financial year 2019, connecting more than 1.1 million premises in the three months to 27 June.

CommsWire - 28 June 2019

Five more years of wholesale mobile voice regulation: ACCC Regulation of Australia’s domestic Mobile Terminating Access Service (MTAS) for mobile voice services is set to be continued by the competition regulator, the ACCC, but MTAS for SMS services will no longer be regulated.

CommsWire - 3 June 2019

Telstra makes big cuts in payphone call rates Telstra has announced that it would be sharply reducing the rates for calls placed from its 15,500 public payphones across the country. OPPO Reno 5G smartphone available for pre-order Chinese smartphone vendor OPPO will become the second manufacturer to release a 5G device in Australia, with the OPPO Reno 5G to go on sale on 11 June through Telstra and JB Hi-FI outlets.

CommsWire - 31 May 2019

US-China trade war set to hit global smartphone market The global smartphone market faces another challenging year in 2019, with the US-China trade war the factor that will have the biggest say on whether the market returns to growth or not, the research firm IDC says.

CommsWire - 28 May 2019

5G playing a big part in changing retail sector, consumer shopping habits The emergence of 5G and the use of smartphone cameras and other devices is set to bring significant change to consumer shopping habits and the retail sector, according to newly released research.

CommsWire - 24 May 2019

ACCC publishes guide for problem-plagued NBN fixed wireless broadband customers Australia’s competition regulator, the ACCC, has published a guide for NBN fixed wireless customers, advising them how to seek compensation when they encounter problems with broadband services, including slow speeds.