Broadband News
Wed, 01st Apr 2026
ACCC drafts stricter standards and faster speeds for NBN Co
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is planning to bring in better service standards and ensure NBN Co’s costs are efficient while still allowing the company to invest and operate sustainably.
Source: ARN
Anthropic signs deal with federal government
Anthropic has sign a memorandum of understanding to share its economic index data with the Australian government to help track artificial intelligence adoption across the economy, and its impact on workers and jobs.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 31st Mar 2026
Australia readies social media court action
Australia threatened to sue social media giants for allegedly flouting a ban on under-16s, as its internet regulator disclosed it is investigating some of the biggest platforms for suspected non-compliance with the world-first measure.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co challenged on size of ARPU increases from fibre customers
NBN Co’s predicted increases to average revenue per user through to FY33 “may be materially overstated”, according to an expenditure consultancy engaged by the ACCC, undermining some of the company’s spending on upgrades.
Source: iTnews Australia
New rules force Telstra to shrink coverage maps by 1 million square km
The telco giant must delete about a third of its claimed coverage under new standards backed by rivals, the ACCC and emergency groups.
Source: SMH
Telstra overruled in mobile coverage claims stoush
Telstra has taken aim at the federal government’s new mobile coverage mapping standard, saying that it could cause confusion and won’t reflect real-world experiences.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 30th Mar 2026
New ACMA rules to make telcos more accountable for outages
Australian telcos will be more accountable to consumers and government under new network outage transparency rules to come into effect later this year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra Business launches managed IT service for SMB market
Telstra’s Business division is now offering managed IT services, focusing on helping small- to medium-sized businesses (SMB) with productivity and security.
Source: ARN
Fri, 27th Mar 2026
ACMA to set safeguards for telco consumers directly
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has moved to clamp down on consumer telco service providers by ending co-regulatory arrangements with the industry.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 24th Mar 2026
US regulator bans imports of new foreign-made routers
The US Federal Communications Commission said it was banning the import of all new foreign-made consumer routers, the latest crackdown on Chinese-made electronic gear over security concerns.
Source: iTnews Australia
Phillip Britt exits Aussie Broadband board
Phillip Britt has resigned from Aussie Broadband’s board, bringing to an end his formal influence over the company he co-founded and an era that lasted nearly 18 years.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 23rd Mar 2026
NBN Co trials simultaneous optical tech co-existing on full fibre
NBN Co has successfully trialled multiple generations of optical technologies on its Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) network along with partner Nokia.
Source: ARN
Tue, 17th Mar 2026
SUBCO to split Syd-Melb leg of east-west cable between sea and land
SUBCO has moved to harden the resilience of the busy Sydney-Melbourne stretch of its east-west transcontinental Australian cable system.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 16th Mar 2026
Optus appoints new OSS chief
Optus has appointed a new operational systems and support (OSS) chief as the carrier continues to hasten its plans to insource its network operations management from Nokia.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 09th Mar 2026
Telstra’s coverage may shrink by an area the size of NSW
A new standard would strip away a huge area from the telco’s published coverage. Rivals and consumer groups have backed the proposed change.
Source: SMH
Wed, 04th Mar 2026
Optus completes dual-path resilience test
Optus has announced it has completed trials of 800 gigabit ethernet (GE) optical transport services across a dual-path network spanning Sydney to Perth.
Source: ARN
Aussie Broadband shifts offices to Traralgon
Aussie Broadband has opened a new office hub in Traralgon, shifting from nearby locations in Morwell.
Source: ARN
Mon, 02nd Mar 2026
Telstra pushes forward with agentic AI plans
Telstra is only weeks away from launching an agentic AI pilot to be led out of its customer sales and commerce engineering group as it continues to use the technology to chase cost out of its operation.
Source: iTnews Australia