Broadband News
Mon, 01st Dec 2025
Opticomm customers across Australia losing free-to-air television and facing internet outages
When Leah Wray and her family moved into a new suburb on the outskirts of Darwin in 2023, she was sold on the promise of it being a "smart community" with top-of-the-line underground technology.
Source: ABC News
Government drops AI 'mandatory guardrails', reveals road map on data centres
The federal government's long-awaited National AI Plan will seek to accelerate the growth of artificial intelligence in Australia, and largely leverage existing laws to protect against its worst harms.
Source: ABC News
Thu, 27th Nov 2025
BoM never planned to end reliance on 'legacy' site
After blowing past its budget to spend $96 million dollars on overhauling its website, generating a political pyroclastic cloud, the Bureau of Meteorology can’t end its reliance on its older web portal,
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 26th Nov 2025
TPG Telecom says disaster roaming deal with Telstra and Optus is close
TPG Telecom has told the parliamentary triple zero inquiry into a fatal emergency call service outage last month that it is close to finalising an agreement with its two main rivals for temporary disaster roaming.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra emergency call ops did not spot Optus triple zero outage
Telstra, as holder of the federal government’s emergency call provider contract, has told a parliamentary inquiry into the fatal September Optus triple zero outage that it did not detect the disruption on the day it occurred.
Source: iTnews Australia
Victorian premier demands answers after copper thieves trigger Optus crisis
Jacinta Allan has sought an urgent briefing after another Optus outage left more than 14,000 customers in the lurch.
Source: SMH
Tue, 25th Nov 2025
Breaking: Optus investigating 'significant' outage south of Melbourne
Calls to emergency services have been impacted by the outage, the telco confirmed, with more than 14,000 customers affected.
Source: ABC News
Triple Zero Custodian might force telcos to share info
The federal government’s newly-operationalised Triple Zero Custodian might force telcos to enter new information sharing schemes to ensure emergency call services operate reliably and oblige them to be more transparent with information during disruptions.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 23rd Nov 2025
Google Cloud launches TalayLink subsea cable and new connectivity hubs
Google Cloud has announced the launch of TalayLink, a new subsea cable connecting Australia and Thailand that it says will “significantly increase the reach, reliability, and resilience of digital connectivity across Asia Pacific and around the world”.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 19th Nov 2025
Meta to block Facebook and Instagram for Australian teens by December 10
Meta will block Australian users under 16 from accessing Instagram, Facebook and Threads by December 10 to comply with the country’s sweeping social media ban for teenagers, the company said.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Cloudflare chaos: Third internet outage in four weeks triggers global disruptions
A massive outage at internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare triggered a wave of “500 Internal Server Errors” across the globe, knocking substantial portions of the web offline.
Source: SMH
Optus takes $826,000 hit for anti-scam breaches
Optus has copped an $826,000 fine after scammers exploited a vulnerability in a third-party identity verification system it used, allowing them to steal phone numbers and access users' bank accounts.
Source: iTnews Australia
TPG says person dead after failed Triple Zero call
The telco says the person died in Sydney after a Samsung device was unable to connect to emergency services.
Source: SMH
TPG Telecom reports triple zero death linked to Samsung handset
TPG Telecom has reported a triple zero call-related customer fatality linked to the use of a Samsung mobile handset with emergency calling problems.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
Netflix leaves NBN Co wary about AI network impact
NBN Co has implemented “facets” of an architectural blueprint developed by Cisco that, in part, is intended to help operators scale and monetise their networks for AI-related traffic.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 16th Nov 2025
AWS: Working to bridge the AI gap in Australia
The AI revolution presents an enormous opportunity for Australia, but only if the crucial skills gap is addressed. AWS is directly confronting this challenge by accelerating AI adoption in enterprises, backing the next generation of startups, and establishing a foundational curriculum in schools.
Source: SMH
The ‘Chinese Apple’ is bringing budget tech Down Under, but is it any good?
We test five products from Chinese technology giant Xiaomi’s Australian line-up, including an $80 smartwatch and a flagship phone.
Source: SMH
Fri, 14th Nov 2025
Telstra, Optus, TPG build new list of devices causing trouble for triple zero
Australia’s top telcos, including TPG Telecom, Telstra and Optus, have quietly moved to establish a shared database of problematic mobile handsets in a bid to improve the reliability of emergency call services.
Source: iTnews Australia