CommsWire - 20 June 2018

Telstra to cut 8000 employees, contractors by 2022 Australia's biggest telco Telstra has announced that it will effect a net reduction of 8000 employees and contractors by 2022 and reduce two to four layers of management, leading to the cutting of one in four executive and middle management roles.

CommsWire - 14 June 2018

Huawei unlikely to get role in Australian 5G projects: report Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Telecommunications appears unlikely to be allowed to provide equipment for 5G networks in Australia, due to alleged national security concerns, a report claims.

CommsWire - 24 April 2018

Vocus drops plans to sell New Zealand business The Vocus Group says it has dropped plans to sell its assets in New Zealand and has ended talks with all parties that had expressed an interest in buying its New Zealand business.

CommsWire - 28 March 2018

Gold Coast gets Telstra ?world first? 5G Wi-Fi precinct Telstra is claiming a world-first with the switching on of a precinct of 5G-enabled WiFi hotspots on Australia?s Gold Coast, allowing locals free broadband during evaluation of the technology.

CommsWire - 8 March 2018

Lack of guarantees with NBN services puts consumers at risk: ACCAN The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, has raised concerns that consumers currently do not have guarantees in relation to connection, reliability and repair timeframes for broadband with services through their retail service provider and the National Broadband Network (NBN).

CommsWire - 27 February 2018

Vocus chief Horth quits 'by mutual agreement' Vocus chief executive Geoff Horth has left the company "by mutual agreement", according to an announcement made to the ASX on Monday. VHA customers hit 5.81 million mark in strong growth year Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has boosted its customer base to 5.81 million to the end of last December, adding 246,000 customers over 12 months in 2017.

CommsWire - 21 February 2018

Vocus revises FY18 earnings down, drops dividend The Vocus Group has reported $967 million in revenue for the first half of the 2018 financial year, up on the 2017 result, but the underlying net profit after tax (NPAT) of $68.6 million was considerably down.

CommsWire - 15 February 2018

Four companies join to reach 2Gbps speeds over 4G Record-breaking 4G speeds of up to 2Gpbs have been achieved by Telstra, Ericsson, Netgear and Qualcomm Technologies in laboratory testing using a chipset that was recently released.

CommsWire - 23 January 2018

Vodafone's lower NBN prices mean new battles now to win consumers Price wars: a new hope for lower NBN prices, striking back against an empire of expensive telcos to ensure a return of the happy customer ? can Vodafone's lower prices awaken consumer interest?

CommsWire - 19 January 2018

Vocus replaces Huawei for Solomon Islands cable project The Vocus Group has entered into a deal with Australia to undertake a scoping study on design, construction and procurement of an undersea cable system between the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Australia, displacing Huawei which was the original company signed to undertake the job.