Broadband News
Mon, 14th Jul 2025
Optus-led consortium to launch and operate sovereign LEO satellite
A consortium led by Optus is set to build, launch, and operate a sovereign low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite by 2028.
Source: ARN
Wed, 09th Jul 2025
Telstra to axe 550 roles including in enterprise business
Telstra plans to lay off 550 employees as part of an ongoing overhaul of its enterprise business and structural changes across other parts of the organisation.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 01st Jul 2025
Elon Musk’s X wins ‘free speech’ fight against eSafety Commissioner
A court has overruled the eSafety Commissioner’s order to Elon Musk to remove a post on his app X, which attacked an Australian trans rights activist.
Source: SMH
Sun, 29th Jun 2025
TPG packet core decommissioning caused emergency call issues
TPG Telecom’s planned decommissioning of its older 4G packet core network mid-last year caused some customers to lose the ability to make emergency calls, the regulator has found.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 18th Jun 2025
Optus faces $100m penalty in sales tactics case
Optus Mobile could be penalised $100 million after some of its licensees engated in pressure sales tactics to sell expensive phones and services to hundreds of vulnerable consumers.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus faces $100m penalty for unconscionable conduct
Optus admits to engaging in unconscionable conduct and agrees to a $100 million penalty for selling customers phones and contracts they did not want or need.
Source: ABC News
Mon, 16th Jun 2025
Telstra to make network APIs available for developers and enterprises
Telstra has announced an initiative that will make network APIs available to developers in a lab environment on Nokia’s Network as Code platform with developer portal.
Source: iTWire
ACCC to examine unsolicited selling and lead generation practices
The ACCC has commenced a review into unsolicited selling and lead generation, including door-to-door selling and cold calling, in response to the Consumer Action Law Centre’s designated complaint.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 11th Jun 2025
Telstra launches satellite messaging
Telstra is launching satellite messaging, which allows a standard mobile phone to connect to the Telstra network via the SpaceX Starlink satellite network.
Source: SMH
Vocus goes lightspeed with Telesat LEO partnership
Vocus has become a key part of global satellite provider Telesat’s plans for its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites launch scheduled for late 2026.
Source: ARN
Mon, 02nd Jun 2025
How Telstra’s new satellite-to-mobile messaging lets you text using Starlink
Telstra has become the first Australian telco to activate “direct to cell” functionality with SpaceX’s Starlink satellites.
Source: SMH
Tue, 27th May 2025
Telstra and Optus are inconsistently blocking phones. The regulator doesn't know how many
The communications regulator has not collected basic data on how telcos have implemented a new phone-blocking rule following the 3G network shutdown, despite flagging a potential "conflict of interest" inherent to it.
Source: ABC News
Sun, 25th May 2025
Telstra addresses external antenna claims by Vodafone
Telstra says a “deep review” of its mobile network coverage claims has found they’re supportable, and not based on data only collected using an external antenna.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra defends coverage claims against TPG allegations
Australia's largest telco Telstra has hit back in response to allegations by rival operator TPG-owned Vodafone Australia that Telstra had grossly inflated its mobile coverage of Australia.
Source: iTWire
Telstra InfraCo opens first route of Australia’s new national fibre backbone
Telstra InfraCo has announced the impending opening of the first route of the Intercity Fibre Network, a critical piece of Telstra’s $1.6 billion strategic investment to meet connectivity demand for the next generation.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 22nd May 2025
Australia and Ireland 'unite to fight' telco scams
Australia and Ireland are furthering their strategic alliance to crack down on phone scams and unsolicited communications.
Source: iTWire
Tue, 06th May 2025
Mark Zuckerberg has a creepy new way to invade your privacy
The new Meta app promises to be a more “personalised” form of AI. It is really a more disturbing version of ChatGPT.
Source: SMH
Optus serves tailored connectivity for Menulog
Optus has delivered a tailored mobility solution for on-demand delivery platform Menulog to help meet its connectivity and operational requirements.
Source: ARN