CommsWire daily newsletter - 20 August 2020

ACCC restarts inquiry into NBN pricing, service proposals The competition watchdog, the ACCC, has recommenced its inquiry which is considering a proposal from National Broadband Network operator, NBN Co, that aims to address concerns about service standards for wholesale NBN products and the pricing of entry-level NBN services.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 19 August 2020

Vocus posts revenue fall in FY20 but says turnaround on track The Vocus Group has reported total revenue of $1.78 billion for the 2019-20 financial year, a drop of 6% on the 2018-19 period, and also reported a fall in after tax profit, but the company claims that it is on track for a turnaround.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 30 July 2020

Consumers shift to online purchases of smartphones due to pandemic Data, insights and consulting firm Kantar says smartphone purchasing has shifted to online channels during the coronavirus pandemic, with nearly two-thirds of sales in the second quarter of 2020 coming from digital buys, up 11% year-on-year in Germany, the UK, Spain, Italy, France, the US and Japan.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 29 June 2020

NSW Central Coast train stations now have free WiFi Free Wi-Fi is now available at 19 train stations on the rail line from Hornsby to Wyong in New South Wales, with Northern Sydney and Central Coast residents in the State getting greater connectivity on their daily commute.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 28 May 2020

Optus hit by revenue, profit declines in ‘challenging’ times Australia’s second largest telco has suffered an operating revenue decline of 2% to A$8,954 million for the full year to the end of March, despite higher NBN migration revenue offsetting lower equipment and service sales.

CommsWire - 24 July 2019

Telstra, Ericsson claim first 5G standalone call in Australia Telstra and Ericsson claim to have completed Australia's first end-to-end 5G standalone call at the 5G Innovation Centre on the Gold Coast, over the 3.6GHz spectrum and using Ericsson's Baseband 6630, Radio AIR6488 and a 5G SA device based on a MediaTek chipset.

CommsWire - 2 July 2019

Telstra upgrades network to handle speeds of up to 100Gbps Telstra has upgraded all its networks and its points of interconnect to the national broadband network so that they can handle traffic at speeds of up to 100Gbps.

CommsWire - 27 May 2019

Vocus gets A$3.3b takeover offer from Swedish equity firm Australia's fourth largest telecommunications company Vocus Communications has advised the ASX that it has received an indicative takeover offer from Swedish private equity firm EQT Infrastructure for A$5.25 per share, valuing the company at A$3.3 billion.

CommsWire - 5 July 2018

Govt moots changes to deal with avalanche of telco complaints The Federal Government has proposed new rules for resolving telecommunications consumer complaints, including setting up an External Dispute Resolution body to deal with complex complaints, that would lead to changes in the setup of the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman.

CommsWire - 19 February 2018

Spirit offers back-up Internet service over wireless NBN alternative Internet service provider Spirit Telecom has launched a back-up Internet service that will remain redundant until it is needed, under the name Redundancy-as-a-Service.