CommsWire - 30 August 2017

ACCAN pressures Optus to ban 3rd party charges Telecommunications consumer interest group ACCAN is pressuring Optus to follow Telstra and Vodafone and ban third party mobile subscriptions. MNF?s Symbio launches sub-wholesale MVNO offer Wholesale telecommunications provider, Symbio Networks ? part of the MNF Group - has launched a sub-wholesale mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) offer.

CommsWire - 15 August 2017

NEXT undersea cable project to add 60Tbps capacity The survey for laying the NEXT undersea cable project has been completed ahead of schedule and a request for proposal is underway, with vendor selection expected to be completed by the end of the year.

CommsWire - 14 August 2017

Telstra continues to dominate NBN market Telstra continues to dominate the take-up of NBN connections with an overall share of a little more than 50%, according to the ACCC's latest quarterly report on the NBN wholesale market.

CommsWire - 24 July 2017

Optus says it will spend $1b on regional mobile services Australia's second largest telco Optus says it will spend $1 billion to update and expand its mobile network in regional areas by the end of next year as part of an ongoing investment programme that has spent more than $3.6 billion on its mobile network since 2015.

CommsWire - 7 July 2017

Australia stuck with higher cost of deploying FttP: NBN Co NBN Co has attempted to defend the higher costs of deploying fibre-to-the-premises in Australia and ?set the record straight? on recent media claims about the local cost of FttP compared to other operators around the world.

CommsWire - 5 July 2017

Qantas Wi-Fi a success, expands to second aircraft It's almost three months since Qantas switched on fast, free in-flight Wi-Fi. The carrier now has lots of insights into passenger adoption of the tech and has fitted the tech into a second plane. No Optus: Telco?s services go on the blink Optus customers were hit by an outage on Tuesday night, with services going on the blink at about 9.30pm AEDT.

CommsWire - 26 June 2017

Mobile roaming regulation would deliver $658 million in consumer savings: VHA Australian mobile users could benefit to the tune of $658 million in savings every year if domestic roaming services are regulated, according to a new independent study by a London-based economic group commissioned by Vodafone Hutchison Australia.

CommsWire - 22 June 2017

What's my speed? Ah, says NBN Co, that is a secret NBN Co is refusing to release individual speeds that consumers can attain, despite calls from other telecommunications firms to do so.

CommsWire - 16 June 2017

Vocus turns down KKR bid, apologises for missteps Australian telco Vocus has turned down a $3.3 billion takeover from US equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, with chief executive Geoff Horth using an investors' day this week to also apologise to shareholders for recent problems.

CommsWire - 9 June 2017

Telstra: mobile black spot announcement justifies no roaming decision Telstra?s rollout of the Federal Government?s Mobile Black Spot Program is ramping up further and the carrier is using its announcement to justify the recent ACCC draft decision not to declare mobile roaming.