Less than one percent of areas that explore a mass upgrade of their last-mile NBN access technology actually go through with it, according to new figures released by NBN Co.
Source: iTnews Australia
The program to allow councils or apartment blocks to upgrade NBN connection technology is shooting less than 1 percent.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telecommunications provider Optus says its Optus Sport service is being modified so that it can be accessed free of charge until 31 August, as per the announcement by its chief executive Allan Lew on Wednesday.
Source: iTWire
If the meltdown of Optus Sport's World Cup coverage was annoying for fans, it had potentially dire consequences for Australia's media-rights addicted sports.
Source: ABC News
After scoring a spectacular own goal with its World Cup streaming fail, Optus is setting up a counter-attack to try and equalise the score and head off the threat from a potentially revitalised Telstra.
Source: ABC News
NBN Co is set to ditch equivalent pricing between fibre and fixed wireless connections, meaning regional users could pay more.
Source: ABC News
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.
Source: ABC News
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