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Fri, 30th Jul 2021
Telcos fume over NBN Co’s ‘entirely inadequate’ relief credit for RSPs
At least two of Australia’s largest telcos are fuming over NBN Co’s pledge of $5.2 million in COVID-19 lockdown “relief credit” for RSPs, suggesting it falls well short of what retailers need.
Source: ARN
Thu, 29th Jul 2021
NBN Co offers one month COVID-19 relief to RSPs
NBN Co has put $5.2 million in “relief credit” on the table for retail service providers to mitigate the increasing bandwidth costs of recent COVID-19 lockdowns.
Source: ARN
NBN Co to offer a month of bandwidth relief to internet providers
NBN Co will offer internet providers some "relief" on extra bandwidth costs they may be incurring due to lockdowns, but won’t resurrect a bandwidth bonus scheme that ran for much of last year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra InfraCo opens carrier neutral data centres in Sydney and Melbourne
Telstra InfraCo has opened up the first two of at least seven carrier neutral data centres, aimed at customers working with carriers other than Telstra for their connectivity.
Source: ARN
TPG Telecom to upgrade Sydney-Guam submarine cable
TPG Telecom is set to upgrade its PPC-1 submarine cable that runs between Sydney and Guam, boosting the data capacity of the cable by 50 percent.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra InfraCo starts offering data centre floorspace
Telstra InfraCo has repurposed two former internal-only data centres owned by the telco as “carrier neutral” facilities, bringing around 10,000 square metres of floor space into the market.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 28th Jul 2021
Boost Mobile and Telstra renew network agreement with historic 10-year extension, with NBN and mobile broadband expansion planned
Boost Mobile's new 10-year network agreement with Telstra provides "significant expansion opportunities for Australia’s fastest growing independently owned mobile brand" and ensures a bright future for the youth-focused brand.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 22nd Jul 2021
CBA takes 25 percent stake in two NBN retail service providers
CBA is making a surprise play in the Australia broadband market, taking stakes in More Telecom and Tangerine and using its banking app to try to persuade customers to switch their provider.
Source: iTnews Australia
amaysim is offering 200GB for $20 to take the sting out of lockdown
Look, not many things can make us feel better when half the country is navigating yet another lockdown, but paying less for our phone bill certainly doesn't hurt.
Source: WhistleOut
Wed, 21st Jul 2021
NBN roundtable returns focus to customer needs - and NBN Co's costs
Retailers selling NBN services have sought to prioritise customers’ expectations of broadband services in critical discussions that promise to radically shake up the way NBN services are priced.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 14th Jul 2021
NBN Co dishes out $1.1B in fibre upgrade contracts
NBN Co has handed out $1.1 billion over four contracts for the upgrading of Fibre-to-the-Node connections to Fibre-to-the-Premises for homes and businesses.
Source: ARN
Downer secures more than $220M in NBN fibre build contracts
Downer EDI has secured two further contracts with NBN Co, the N2P Evolution and NBN fixed wireless services contracts.
Source: ARN
NBN Co contracts out $1.1bn of FTTN overbuild work
NBN Co is starting to contract out the overbuild of parts of the fibre-to-the-node network with full fibre, with four construction partners brought in to perform the work.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 13th Jul 2021
Ventia scores fibre upgrade contract with NBN Co
Infrastructure provider Ventia has won a contract with NBN Co for the national broadband builder’s ongoing fibre upgrade project.
Source: ARN
Mon, 12th Jul 2021
Swoop acquires South Australian wireless broadband provider, Beam Internet
Fixed wireless and wholesale network infrastructure provider Swoop has announced the acquisition of regional South Australian wireless broadband provider, Beam Internet, for an enterprise value of $7.2 million.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 08th Jul 2021
NBN Co to change the way it expands and upgrades its wireless network
NBN Co is setting up a panel of partners that it will ask to handle fixed wireless upgrades and new site builds.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 07th Jul 2021
Get at least one month of free NBN with these plans
It's a nice word, free. Especially when it comes the the NBN. And right now, if you sign up for NBN through Aussie Broadband, MyRepublic or Southern Phone, you could enjoy a month (or two) of free NBN. Better yet, these offers are all contract-free, so you can always leave after your free month is up.
Source: WhistleOut
Telstra to refund $25M for customers' unobtainable NBN speeds
Telstra is set to refund more than $25 million to NBN customers for speed plans that the copper cabling at their premises could not meet.
Source: ARN