Broadband News
Wed, 12th Feb 2025
Telcos face fines of up $10M with new consumer safeguards Bill
The Australian Government has introduced the Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025 to strengthen protections for telco consumers.
Source: ARN
Tue, 11th Feb 2025
How my NBN connection was stolen from under my nose
It was a quiet Friday – tasks done, tea in hand. Life was good. Then an email arrived. My heart skipped a beat when I read, “We are sorry to see you go” from Aussie Broadband. Go? I hadn’t gone anywhere! Aussie had been a perfect provider for years, had never let me down. Yet, according to this email, I was leaving. I called them urgently.
Source: SMH
Mon, 10th Feb 2025
TPG Telecom recovers after data centre outage
TPG Telecom has attributed a widespread outage on Monday evening to a failure of mains and backup power at one of its data centres.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 09th Feb 2025
Telstra, Ericsson, Qualcomm claim record 5G uplink speed
Telstra in collaboration with telecoms vendor Ericsson and mobile chipset OEM Qualcomm claims to have set a record uplink speed of 516 Mbps, surpassing the previous record of 447 Mbps set in October 2024.
Source: iTWire
Meta preparing for company-wide layoffs
Meta Platforms plans to carry out its expected company-wide layoffs this week while pushing ahead with the expedited hiring of machine learning engineers, it told staffers in internal memos seen by Reuters.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 06th Feb 2025
Dozens of postcodes across Australia soon won't have access to Kayo and Binge
Foxtel apologises after inadvertently telling subscribers their services will be cut, but others are not so lucky.
Source: ABC News
Most Australian states and territories ban DeepSeek
Queensland, Western Australia, the ACT and the Northern Territory have become the latest state and territory governments to ban the use of DeepSeek on government devices.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 04th Feb 2025
Ex-NBN Co exec Jason Ashton returns to Superloop
Former NBN Co chief technology officer for wireless networks Jason Ashton has returned to Superloop after more than five years since his departure in 2018.
Source: ARN
Mon, 03rd Feb 2025
Optus to roll out 5G under MOCN agreement with TPG
Optus has officially started its network and spectrum sharing arrangement with TPG Telecom under the regional Multi-Operator-Core Network (MOCN) agreement, with the roll out 5G for customers in regional areas.
Source: ARN
Sun, 19th Jan 2025
NBN Co networks impacted by NSW storms
NBN Co is experiencing service outages across NSW following a spate of severe thunderstorms.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 17th Jan 2025
Aussie Broadband’s Phillip Britt retires
Aussie Broadband’s group managing director, Phillip Britt will be retiring from his role on 28 February 2025 to pursue a personal community-focused venture in the Gippsland region.
Source: ARN
Aussie Broadband leadership changes as Phillip Britt retires
Aussie Broadband co-founder and group managing director Phillip Britt has announced his retirement paving the way for CEO and CFO Brian Maher to take the top position.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 16th Jan 2025
ISPT and Telstra deploy 5G DAS in Sydney Tech Central precinct
Property fund manager ISPT and Telstra have announced that they are transforming office connectivity with 5G DAS tech, ensuring reliable, high-speed coverage in lifts, carparks, and more - with the first deployment in Sydney’s new Tech Central precinct, Sydney, with other sites on the radar.
Source: iTWire
Vocus launches 400G coast-to-coast Wavelength Ethernet services in Australia from Sydney to Perth
Australian specialist digital infrastructure provider Vocus has launched 400G terrestrial intercapital services spanning the continent between the east and west coasts.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 15th Jan 2025
Telstra to splash $700m on AI joint venture
The move may lead to further job losses for Telstra, which last year announced plans to cut up to 2800 workers.
Source: SMH
ACCC puts Uniti Group under notice for conduct issues
The ACCC has stepped in to issue binding rules of conduct for the superfast broadband access service (SBAS) supplied by Uniti Group and its related corporate entities.
Source: ARN
Tue, 14th Jan 2025
NBN receives $3B Govt boost
The Australian Government has invested a further $3 billion into NBN Co to upgrade the remaining fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) network across Australia.
Source: ARN
Mon, 13th Jan 2025
Gov to give NBN Co up to $3bn to complete FTTN overbuild
NBN Co will receive up to $3 billion from the federal government and chip in $800 million itself to provide the last 622,000 premises stuck on fibre-to-the-node with an upgrade path.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus quietly delays mobile-to-satellite service launch
Optus has quietly paused the launch of its satellite-to-mobile service launch following its partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink.
Source: iTnews Australia
Albanese splashes $3 billion on pre-election NBN upgrades
Australia ranks a lowly 82nd globally for broadband download speeds, behind Oman and Czechia, and just above Uzbekistan.
Source: SMH
PM promises $3b to 'finish' NBN and speed up internet
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promises a $3 billion injection to "finish" the National Broadband Network and speed up internet services, as Labor and the Coalition swing into election campaign mode.
Source: ABC News
Thu, 09th Jan 2025
Apple clarifies Siri privacy stance after US$95 million class action settlement
Apple clarified that it has never sold the data collected by its Siri voice assistant or used it to create marketing profiles, just days after settling a case in which it faced such accusations.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra works with SpaceX’s Starlink on satellite-to-mobile technology
Telstra has collaborated with SpaceX’s Starlink to bring satellite-to-mobile (direct-to-handset) text messaging to its customers, without the need for a specific compatible smartphone.
Source: ARN
Telstra to trial satellite-to-mobile services with Starlink
Telstra has signed an agreement with SpaceX to use Starlink to deliver satellite-to-mobile services, starting with SMS this year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 08th Jan 2025
Meta wants regular people to curb falsehoods on Facebook. Here's how it will work
Social media giant Meta has announced an Elon Musk-inspired solution to replace its independent fact-checking model on its platforms. Community Notes has been praised by its creator, but how effective is at curbing misinformation?
Source: ABC News
In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era
With Wednesday’s decision, Mark Zuckerberg has cemented Silicon Valley’s radical facelift as it cosies up to President-elect Donald Trump.
Source: SMH
Calls to triple-0 included teen who lost internet, man who wanted stray cat arrested
Police say they also received a call from a university student who wanted their professor's contact details to request a deadline extension and a man who wanted a stray cat on his street to be arrested.
Source: ABC News
Tue, 07th Jan 2025
Meta gets rid of fact checkers
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has said the company will no longer use fact checkers.
Source: SMH
NBN Co installs nesting platforms above fixed wireless towers
NBN Co is installing specific platform structures on top of fixed wireless towers for birds to nest to prevent disturbance from technical maintenance.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 06th Jan 2025
NBN Co now harnessing power from wind farm
NBN Co reports that it has begun harnessing power from a wind farm as it ‘makes progress in driving down carbon emissions’.
Source: iTWire