CommsWire - 15 July 2018

Best to sell NBN Co only a decade after rollout ends: expert The best option for NBN Co after 2022 — when the network rollout is completed — would be for the government to retain it for at least 10 years as that would bring it the most benefit from its investment, a network expert says.

CommsWire - 29 June 2018

*** This is Friday's edition, which just arrived *** Vodafone revamps tablet and mobile broadband plans in win for customers Vodafone has "revamped" its approach to tablets, no longer following the well worn plans of telcos that lock devices to mobile services plans for two years.

CommsWire - 26 June 2018

ABC singles out Huawei from report on pollies' trips A report by lobby group the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, on sponsored overseas trips made by Australian federal politicians to a number of countries, says that Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei sponsored 12 trips for politicians to visit its headquarters in Shenzhen, making it the biggest corporate sponsor of such trips.

CommsWire - 22 June 2018

ACMA releases industry standards for moving to NBN The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released two industry standards that it says will help consumers make a smooth transition to the country's national broadband network, the NBN.

CommsWire - 21 June 2018

Mobile video consumption on the rise: Ooyala Global mobile video consumption continues to rise but growth stabilised in the first quarter this year, with total video plays increasing during the quarter just 1.8% from the prior year, according to a new report from Telstra’s US-based OTT software management company Ooyala.

CommsWire - 19 June 2018

Optus apologises over 2018 FIFA snafu, will simulcast next two nights on SBS Optus chief executive Allen Lew is of the view a "solution is in place" to address technical issues dogging the company's World Cup coverage and has apologised unreservedly, saying Optus will "simulcast the next two nights of 2018 FIFA World Cup matches with SBS".

CommsWire - 18 June 2018

Take-up of faster NBN plans increasing, company claims More customers are switching to faster broadband plans, according to NBN Co, which says 70% of new plans being taken up are now either 50Mbps or higher.

CommsWire - 12 June 2018

Telstra 4GX-lite mobile satellite small-cell launches Telstra's new 4GX-lite Mobile Satellite Small Cell has launched, offering "a new solution to help people living and working in some of Australia’s most remote places purchase their own coverage extension of the Telstra 4GX mobile service".

CommsWire - 31 May 2018

Qantas continues in-flight Wi-Fi rollout to A330 National airline carrier Qantas says it will have Wi-FI on two domestic A330s and half of the 737 fleet by the end of June, and then 75% of the combined fleet by the end of the year.

CommsWire - 30 May 2018

Timing of Optus job cuts shows 'contempt' for workers: union The union that covers telecommunications workers claims the sacking of 400 more workers at Singtel Optus shows the "reprehensible contempt" that management has for the workforce.