ZDNet unpacks the main points of Telstra's new three-year strategy, including the establishment of InfraCo and Global Business Services, and how it will handle NBN, 5G, and TPG.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus CEO Allen Lew has revealed that the telco has struck an agreement with SBS to have the broadcaster simulcast FIFA World Cup matches until the end of the group stages on 29 June.
Source: Computerworld
Optus announces all World Cup matches will be simulcast on SBS from tonight until the end of the group stage and customers who have already paid to access their coverage during the tournament will receive refunds.
Source: ABC News
Telstra’s CEO, Andy Penn, says that the telco believes 5G could potentially boost by 10-15 percentage points the proportion of Australian households choosing to go wireless-only. Currently around 15 per cent of homes have no fixed broadband services, the CEO today told a Telstra strategy update briefing.
Source: Computerworld
Telstra is planning to deploy its 5G network in three tranches with “full commercial deployment” expected in FY20.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn has detonated a hand grenade with plans to cut 8,000 jobs and slash the business in two, but the full impact of the changes won't be known until well after the dust has settled, writes Stephen Letts.
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Telstra’s drastic plan to cut 9500 jobs and restructure its business has seen its share price slide five percent and led to a wave of criticism.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra is set to automate as much of the provisioning of business services as possible, revealing a new suite called ‘connected workplace’ that can be consumed on a cloud-like basis.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra's announcement that its plan to cut 8000 jobs by 2022 will improve customer service has been labelled as "nonsense" by the Australian Greens.
Source: iTWire
Telstra has announced plans to create a new standalone infrastructure business, Telstra InfraCo, as part of the telco's 2022 strategy.
Source: ARN
Telstra aims to be ready to take advantage of the 5G market, saying it will be network-ready by the first half of FY19 and rolling out to capital cities, regional centres and other high-demand areas by FY20.
Source: iTWire
Telstra says 8,000 employee and contractor positions will be cut as it targets $2.5 billion in cost cutting by the 2022 financial year, but investors are not impressed by falling profits, sending the company's shares down 7 per cent.
Source: ABC News
Thousands of Australians had trouble making calls or using mobile data on Monday and Tuesday, with Telstra pointing to an issue on its wholesale platform.
Source: SMH
Telstra is reporting "intermittent" mobile outages in a number of major cities across Australia.
Source: ABC News
Foxtel has been successful in its Federal Court application to have Australian ISPs block 28 domains linked to 15 online services.
Source: Computerworld
Optus chief executive Allen Lew has pledged multi-device streaming services for the FIFA World Cup 2018 will be restored by the end of Wednesday.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus announces all World Cup games will be simulcast on free-to-air SBS for the next 48 hours, after a wave of complaints about its subscription streaming service.
Source: ABC News
More customers are switching to faster broadband plans, NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, claims.
Source: iTWire
Foxtel has detailed how around 15 torrenting websites and 10 streaming sites are facilitating the infringement of copyright, including 'Game of Thrones' and 'Grey's Anatomy'.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus is killing off its dial-up internet service, three years after Telstra announced it was retiring its own dial-up services.
Source: iTnews Australia
China's Huawei Technologies has gone on the offensive against Australian claims it poses a security risk.
Source: ARN
Optus CEO Allen Lew issued an “unreserved” apology to Australian football fans over the weekend as the telco’s live streams of World Cup games kept falling over.
Source: iTnews Australia
Digital services like the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's iView program, which enables Australians to catch up on viewing programs they have missed, could be affected if the organisation is privatised as called for in a motion by federal council of the Liberal Party on Friday, the Australian Labor Party claims.
Source: iTWire
Of all NBN users, around 44 percent are now on speeds of 50Mbps and above, with 70 percent of all new customers now ordering across the higher speed tiers.
Source: ZDNet Australia
This week's strategy meeting gives Telstra a chance to arrest its tumbling fortunes and plug its $3bn revenue black hole caused by NBN's roll out, writes Stephen Letts.
Source: ABC News
The sales of higher-speed wholesale NBN services continue to grow, but fixed-line network congestion also appears to be on the rise.
Source: ARN
The latest NBN monthly progress report reveals that as of May some 3.9 million households and businesses had active services on the National Broadband Network.
Source: Computerworld