CommsWire - 20 December 2017

Australia-Singapore cable opens up new strategic data route, says Vocus  The Australia Singapore Cable (ASC) network will open the door for a new strategic data route - the Great Southern Route - connecting South East Asia to North America via Australia, according to owner Vocus, when it opens for business in July 2018.

CommsWire - 12 December 2017

Optus to compensate 8700 NBN customers for slow speeds Optus has become the second telco to offer compensation to its customers on certain NBN plans, with about 8700 users to be offered "remedies" for being misled about the maximum speeds they could achieve.

CommsWire - 29 November 2017

Turnbull's magic-mushroom NBN is slowly unravelling For months now, we've been told that fast broadband would be arriving sooner because of the change in technology that the Coalition Government decided upon, with HFC cable and fibre-to-the-node being the saviours of the project. Now that dream is unravelling. 

CommsWire - 25 October 2017

Vocus readying New Zealand business for sale The Vocus Group has decided to get its New Zealand operations ready for sale and is finalising the appointment of advisers, the company said on Monday.

CommsWire - 16 October 2017

Vocus North-West Cable System is up and running The Vocus Group, Australia's fourth largest telecommunications outfit, has successfully connected its high-speed fibre-optic North-West Cable System to the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project and Shell?s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas facility located off the north-west coast of Australia.

CommsWire - 4 October 2017

Vocus appoints new chairman, deputy ahead of AGM The Vocus Group has announced the appointment of a new chairman and deputy chairman ahead of its annual general meeting which is scheduled for 24 October.

CommsWire - 15 September 2017

Vocus to face class action over allegedly misleading investors Australia's fourth largest telco Vocus Group faces a proposed shareholder class action over allegedly misleading investors. Optus launches dedicated SD-WAN technology Optus has launched its first dedicated SD-WAN technology for its software-defined network in partnership with Riverbed Technology.

CommsWire - 24 August 2017

Vocus revenue rises, chairman to quit at AGM Vocus Telecommunications has recorded revenue of $1.82 billion for the full year 2017, with underlying net profit after tax coming in at a below forecast $152.3 million. Vocus says Australia Singapore Cable ahead of schedule Vocus Telecommunications has confirmed that its Australia Singapore Cable will be completed ahead of schedule.

CommsWire - 22 August 2017

ACCC toughens up on retailer advertised NBN speed claims The competition watchdog has moved to clarify for consumers the confusing issue of the speed of broadband services over the national broadband network they are actually buying, with the publication of much tougher advertising guidelines for retailers.

CommsWire - 22 August 2017

ACCC toughens up on retailer advertised NBN speed claims The competition watchdog has moved to clarify for consumers the confusing issue of the speed of broadband services over the national broadband network they are actually buying, with the publication of much tougher advertising guidelines for retailers.