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Broadband News

Thu, 17th Jul 2025

Cloudflare makes changes to avoid repeat of 1.1.1.1 DNS outage

Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare is making changes to avoid a repeat of a service outage that took down its popular 1.1.1.1 domain name system (DNS) resolver, affecting users globally.

Source: iTnews Australia

Wed, 16th Jul 2025

Telstra warns network upgrade funds being eaten up by compliance costs

Telstra has warned escalating compliance costs are eating into funds better spent on network upgrades.

Source: iTnews Australia

Mon, 14th Jul 2025

Optus consortium to build and launch sovereign LEO satellite

A consortium led by Australian telco Optus has announced it will build, launch and operate a sovereign Australian Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite, scheduled to go live in 2028.

Source: iTWire

ACMA flags changes to SMS ID Register to stop scam messages

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has made major changes to rules governing Australia’s SMS ID Register in an effort to eliminate scam messages, which will take effect from 15 December 2025.

Source: iTWire

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

Sun, 13th Jul 2025

ACCC ruling exempts small superfast broadband providers from functional separation

Small fixed-line superfast broadband providers in Australia will be able to operate as both wholesalers and retailers concurrently without functionally separating under a new determination by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Source: iTWire

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