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Aussie Broadband financial results Aussie Broadband Limited announced its results for the full year ended 30 June 2021 (FY21).

30th August 2021

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Optus launches SubHub for customers to manage content subscriptions Optus is introducing Optus SubHub - an application that simplifies content subscriptions and memberships by putting them in one place and allowing eligible Optus customers to save money and discover new content options.

18th August 2021

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'Next chapter' unfolds in Samsung's fight for smartphone supremacy with Galaxy Z Fold3 5G, Z Flip3 5G

12th August 2021

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Nozomi Networks launches new program to arm MSSPs to deliver advanced security services for OT and IoT Nozomi Networks announced its MSSP (managed security service provider) Elite Program – a complete program for OT and IoT managed security services. The program fully equips MSSPs with Nozomi Networks’ OT and IoT cybersecurity solutions, expertise and selling resources.

6th August 2021

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HMD pivots to 'life-proof' smartphones with New Nokia XR20 Billed as being "built for the rough and tumble of everyday life," HMD Global says its Nokia XR20 is "the latest life-proof phone concealed in a sleek, timeless design," with "four years of monthly security updates, an industry-leading three warranty and three years of OS upgrades."

27th July 2021

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HMD pivots to 'life-proof' smartphones with New Nokia XR20 Billed as being "built for the rough and tumble of everyday life," HMD Global says its Nokia XR20 is "the latest life-proof phone concealed in a sleek, timeless design," with "four years of monthly security updates, an industry-leading three warranty and three years of OS upgrades."

27th July 2021

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Overnight internet outage Internet CDN provider Fastly has admitted that last night's outage was due to a configuration error.  In a tweet issued around 9:30pm last night (AEST) Fastly said, "We identified a service configuration that triggered disruptions across our POPs globally and have disabled that configuration. Our global network is coming back online."

9th June 2021

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Apologies for no CommsWire yesterday, our mail server had a hiccup, but we're back online today! Very high speed NBN plans gaining ground: ACCC A record number of Australian households have moved to very high speed NBN plans, according to the ACCC, with the number of connections in the 500Mbps to 1000Mbps space growing from 9924 to 83,000 by the end of March.

21st May 2021

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Consumers get better speeds, access to streaming services, says ACCC Consumers on NBN fixed-line connections experienced strong speed performance in December last year, with retail service providers achieving between 85.0 and 98.9% of maximum plan speeds across all fixed-line plans in the busy evening hours of 7-11pm in December 2020, according to the latest Measuring Broadband Australia report from the competition regulator the ACCC.

29th March 2021

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Union criticises NBN Co chief for taking bonus despite cost blowout The union representing workers at the NBN Co has levelled strong criticism at the company over the fact that chief executive Stephen Rue has given himself a $1.2 million bonus while overseeing a cost blowout of $6.7 billion and not taken 300,000 premises into account in the rollout plan.

16th November 2020