CommsWire - 18 August 2017

Telstra takes big hit to revenue, profits in 2017 Telstra has seen a big drop in both its revenue and profits for the financial year 2017 compared to the previous year, according to full-year results released yesterday.

CommsWire - 13 July 2017

In-flight Wi-Fi to dominate ?half of commercial aircraft? by 2022 Despite some government concerns over the safety of BYO laptops, tablets and phones on planes, Juniper forecasts a big jump in various commercial planes with net-connected Wi-Fi for customers.

CommsWire - 12 July 2017

Australian mobile users hit with $20 million in ?unexpected? charges Australian mobile phone users are estimated to have collectively been charged as much as $20 million in the last six months for third-party charges on their phones for purchases they didn?t even realise they were being stung for, according to a new report from telecoms consumer advocacy group the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network.

CommsWire - 7 July 2017

Australia stuck with higher cost of deploying FttP: NBN Co NBN Co has attempted to defend the higher costs of deploying fibre-to-the-premises in Australia and ?set the record straight? on recent media claims about the local cost of FttP compared to other operators around the world.

CommsWire - 26 June 2017

Mobile roaming regulation would deliver $658 million in consumer savings: VHA Australian mobile users could benefit to the tune of $658 million in savings every year if domestic roaming services are regulated, according to a new independent study by a London-based economic group commissioned by Vodafone Hutchison Australia.

CommsWire - 19 June 2017

In midst of encryption debate, NBN Co pushes use of VPNs In what can only be termed a curious coincidence, the NBN Co, the company building the national broadband network, has published a blog post about the benefits of using a VPN - right at the time when the government is making noises about bringing in curbs on encryption.

CommsWire - 16 June 2017

Vocus turns down KKR bid, apologises for missteps Australian telco Vocus has turned down a $3.3 billion takeover from US equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, with chief executive Geoff Horth using an investors' day this week to also apologise to shareholders for recent problems.

CommsWire - 13 June 2017

ACCAN?s future assured to 2022 with govt funding decision A cloud over the immediate future and very existence of the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has been lifted, with the federal government?s announcement of a new agreement to fund the telecoms consumer interest group for the next five years.

CommsWire - 8 June 2017

Troubled Vocus gets $2.2B takeover offer from KKR Australia's fourth biggest telecommunications company Vocus has received a $2.2 billion takeover offer from private US equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

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.