CommsWire - 6 June 2017

NBN Co says it will deliver 1Gbps over HFC NBN Co says it is close to delivering gigabit speeds to homes and businesses in six cities, including Sydney and Melbourne, following trials of new technology on its hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) network.

CommsWire - 30 May 2017

Telstra, Fox Sports seal outside broadcast deal Telstra is facilitating Fox Sports? outdoor broadcasts through its distributed production network under a long-term deal inked by the two companies.

CommsWire - 25 May 2017

ACCC announces upcoming tender for broadband monitoring testers The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has signalled a May launch for a request for tenders from testers of its previously announced Broadband Performance Monitoring and Reporting Program.

CommsWire - 19 May 2017

New Zealand delivers cheaper high-end broadband than Australia Zealand's competition enforcement and regulatory agency, the Commerce Commission, says the country?s consumers are receiving increased value for money across a range of telecommunications services and broadband plans, with some fibre voice and broadband plans costing significantly less than the equivalent Australian plans.

CommsWire - 18 May 2017

Vodafone smashes Telstra, Optus on consumer complaints rate Vodafone has trumpeted a 22% decline in the rate of consumer complaints between the December and March quarters ? and a complaints ratio for the March quarter more than 50% lower than the industry average.

CommsWire - 17 May 2017

TPG raises $320m, joins cashed-up Telstra competitors Australia's fourth largest telecommunications player TPG has achieved its targeted fund-raising announced a month ago, raising $320.2 million to help fund its planned new mobile network. TPG has now joined a coterie of well-funded competitors threatening Telstra?s dominance.

CommsWire - 5 May 2017

ALP: botched NBN rollout threatens emergency services Two federal Labor Shadow Ministers have slammed the National Broadband Network over a ?botched? rollout which they say left emergency services in a remote part of Western Australia without satellite communications services.

CommsWire - 4 May 2017

Telstra slips as NBN hits 2 million wholesale access services Wholesale access services on the National Broadband Network have climbed past 2 million nationally, and in regional areas of Australia, Telstra maintains its dominance but has progressively lost ground to competitors in their take-up of the wholesale services.

CommsWire - 3 May 2017

Vodafone: register your interest in our NBN services now Want to know when and where Vodafone?s fixed broadband NBN services will arrive in Australia? There?s a new page of Vodafone where you can register to find out. Telstra Labs launches to foster IoT development Telstra has launched a new business ? Telstra Labs - consolidating all of its innovation and technology development capabilities under a single identity in Melbourne.

CommsWire - 1 May 2017

ACCC says NBN service charges within price cap limits The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft determination that the operators of the National Broadband Network, NBN Co, have not exceeded price caps placed on what it charges for services under the Special Access Undertaking (SAU).