Broadband News
Mon, 21st May 2018
Telstra says service 'back to normal levels', but no word on why it happened
The national Telstra outage that affected 3G and 4G voice and data services this morning and afternoon appears to be over, but we're still waiting for an explanation.
Source: iTWire
Telstra's 3G and 4G networks 'continue to be progressively restored nationally'
Telstra's latest outrageous outage on its 3G and 4G networks is being fixed, and while the "root cause" is yet to be determined, the reason why can't be unlimited.
Source: iTWire
Optus pitches benefits of new broadband offerings
Australia’s second biggest telco Optus is tempting customers with a promise of fast speeds, more entertainment options and $10 off their monthly bill with the launch of its new suite of fixed broadband plans.
Source: iTWire
Vodafone launches 4.9G on Huawei in Sydney’s West, more sites to come
Vodafone's first FDD Massive MIMO trial site has gone live in Parramatta, the first of five sites across Australia to act as trial locations for 4.9G, with Sydney's Chinatown and Haymarket to follow, and it's using Huawei technology to make it happen.
Source: iTWire
Telstra grappling with another mobile outage, says triple-0 service not affected
Telstra says sorry to angry customers as it is hit with another outage to its mobile phone network, with reports of problems in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and other population hubs.
Source: ABC News
Vodafone starts deploying its first massive MIMO sites
Vodafone is rolling out the first three massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) sites on its mobile network in Sydney.
Source: iTnews Australia
Vocus hires Kevin Russell as new chief
Vocus has secured the services of long-time retail telecommunications executive Kevin Russell as its new CEO following Geoff Horth’s exit in February.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 18th May 2018
ACMA opens consultation on 5G spectrum auction
The ACMA is seeking feedback on its upcoming 5G spectrum auction in Australia.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus and Telstra battle in court over 'unlimited' mobile ads
Optus argued in court that consumers could assume Telstra's 'unlimited' mobile network ads refer to unlimited network coverage and unthrottled data speeds; Telstra argued the industry is 'awash' with unlimited advertising.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Thu, 17th May 2018
Comms Alliance suggests 'improvements' to NBN migration rules
The telecommunications industry lobby group, Communications Alliance, has put forward what it says are improvements that would make new draft NBN migration rules more oriented to consumers and easier to put in place.
Source: iTWire
Optus clocks earnings surge despite NBN suspension woes
Optus has revealed a $42 million quarter-on-quarter fall in net profit for the three months ending March, citing lower revenues from NBN service migrations.
Source: ARN
Telstra shares are in the dumps. What can save the company's profits?
Telstra's shares are at seven-year lows as the NBN and growing mobile competition erode its once hefty profit margins. But analysts say there is one hope to turn the company's profits around, writes Andrew Robertson.
Source: ABC News
Telstra ad battle: Optus told to hold off on 'best mobile network' claims
Australia's second largest telecommunications company, Optus, will have to take a second-row seat behind Telstra for a while in the claims race for being the best mobile network in the country, with a judge yesterday telling the telco it would have to hold off on ads pushing this claim.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 16th May 2018
NBN Co to get new corporate affairs boss in July
NBN Co, the company building Australia's national broadband network, has appointed former Jobs for NSW advocacy director Felicity Ross as its new corporate affairs lead from 18 July.
Source: iTWire
NBN: More to be done on HFC remediation
NBN is implementing two new HFC optimisation works from the pit to the exchange and from the pit to the home.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co takes conservative path to new HFC release
NBN Co has implemented two new work streams to tackle its HFC technical issues as it takes a tentative approach to releasing new services via the technology.
Source: ARN
Tue, 15th May 2018
NBN looks to 'proactive' network health with machine learning
Using machine learning and big data analytics, NBN is able to be 'proactive' rather than reactive in repairing network issues across modem and cable before the end user even notices, the company has said.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN using machine learning to proactively tackle network faults
NBN says it will employ machine learning to help it analyse the 38 terabytes of network health and performance data it gathers every day in order to take a proactive approach to mitigating faults across the collection of broadband technologies it is rolling out across Australia.
Source: Computerworld
Mon, 14th May 2018
Telstra shares slump amid profit warning and 'challenging conditions'
Telstra shares slide as it warns investors to brace for a profit at the lower end of its guidance range, but remains committed to a 22-cent total dividend payment.
Source: ABC News
Telstra admits its role under NBN is hurting
Telstra appears to have been caught off-guard by the level of competition brought about by the NBN, forecasting financial pain as a result extending into 2019.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra feels financial pain from NBN rollout, competitive pressure
Telstra CEO Andy Penn has warned of a “difficult trading period ahead” for Telstra, thanks to the “challenging dynamics” created by the roll out of the National Broadband Network.
Source: Computerworld
Fri, 11th May 2018
Perth-Singapore subsea cable is down again
The troubled SEA-ME-WE3 cable connecting Perth and Singapore is down for the third time since August last year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 10th May 2018
Telstra announces A-League broadcast deal
Telstra will live stream all A-League games via a new app thanks to a sub-licensing deal with Foxtel and Fox Sports.
Source: ZDNet Australia
There are now 143 Gigabit services on the NBN
A new report based on data from NBN includes details on the takeup of super-fast broadband services with speeds far in excess of the usual National Broadband Network downstream limit of 100 megabits per second.
Source: Computerworld
Almost 1M Aussies are using NBN's 50Mbps speed offering
Nearly one million Australian customers are using the National Broadband Network's 50Mbps speed product.
Source: ARN
NBN's FttC network reaches 18K premises
NBN has reported Q3 EBITDA of negative AU$389 million on revenue of AU$521 million, with 3.7 million end users.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACCC lauds speed lift for NBN users, says competition for services increases
The competition watchdog the ACCC says more and more consumers are receiving higher-speed NBN plans and the 50Mbps plan now makes up 26% of all NBN plans, up from just 4.6% in December 2017.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co digs in on 12Mbps 'class war'
NBN Co is digging in on its bid to force 12Mbps fixed-line users up to higher priced products, with the company all but confirming it wants to vacate the tier of broadband users.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN’s fixed wireless a victim of its own success, Morrow says
The popularity of NBN’s fixed wireless network has meant that the network wholesaler has had to engage in a redesign and upgrade process to deal with capacity issues.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra takes ZTE devices off its shelves
Telstra has stopped selling ZTE mobiles and mobile broadband devices from today, following an export ban imposed on the company in the US which prevents it from buying components from American suppliers.
Source: iTWire