Broadband News
Wed, 08th Jul 2026
Live: Telstra says it's working to resolve network 'issue'
Telstra customers are reporting problems connecting to the internet and making calls this morning. Follow live.
Source: ABC News
Telstra outage brings Victorian regional rail network to a halt
Regional train operator V/Line says services on all lines are suspended and there is no estimated time for rectification.
Source: ABC News
Telstra mobile network hit by significant outage
Telstra’s mobile network is experiencing a large-scale outage impacting voice and data services on Wednesday, with users finding their phones in SOS mode.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra mobile network crashes nationwide, causing transport and payment delays
Telstra customers, as well as customers of mobile providers that use Telstra's network, have flooded outage detection websites with reports.
Source: ABC News
Broken timers trigger nationwide Telstra outage
Telstra says Wednesday's nationwide outage was caused by malfunctioning "nodes" that manage time synchronisation within some of the network data centres, but has no idea what caused the timer issues.
Source: ABC News
Passenger and freight trains in NSW cancelled due to Telstra network outage
Services in the Hunter, between Sydney and Canberra, and around the Southern Highlands have been suspended. Meanwhile, some coal and freight trains have been halted for safety, amid the outage.
Source: ABC News
Mon, 06th Jul 2026
Superloop's $25 PriceLock freezes your broadband price and speed for two years
Superloop has put a price on certainty, and it comes to $25.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 02nd Jul 2026
Amazon to start initial Leo internet service this year
Amazon expects to roll out initial internet service with its Leo broadband satellite network later this year after the company's latest launch put the orbiting constellation's satellite count over 390, a company executive said.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 30th Jun 2026
Telstra’s claimed coverage slashed by almost 1 million km
Telstra has reluctantly marked hundreds of thousands of square kilometres as “no coverage”, despite previously claiming calls could be made there.
Source: SMH
Why Telstra, Optus and TPG mobile coverage maps now look different
Australia's major telcos are being forced to comply with new standards when promoting mobile coverage networks, and Telstra is not happy.
Source: ABC News
Mon, 29th Jun 2026
Breaking: ACCC sues Amazon over 'unfair' Prime streaming service
The consumer watchdog is suing Amazon over allegedly having unfair contract terms for its Prime streaming service.
Source: ABC News
Tech giants face $99m fines as Canberra toughens under-16 social media ban
The Albanese Government says major platforms are not doing enough to keep children off age-restricted social media services, as it moves to double penalties and give eSafety stronger investigative powers.
Source: iTWire
Remote Australians fear safety gap as Telstra winds down CAN Radio
Telstra says its ageing CAN Radio system has reached end-of-life and will be retired by 16 November 2027, but remote residents fear the replacement technology could leave them without reliable emergency contact during prolonged power outages.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 26th Jun 2026
Swoop sells off Melbourne fibre project for $11M
Swoop has sold its Melbourne Fibre project to the Australian arm of Singapore-based Xenith Infrastructure Group.
Source: ARN
Thu, 25th Jun 2026
US FCC toughens submarine communication cable rules
The US Federal Communications Commission has voted to toughen oversight of submarine communications cables that handle 99 percent of international internet traffic, proposing rules that will make it harder for Chinese companies to provide equipment and fast-track approvals for trusted US tech firms.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 17th Jun 2026
Vodafone network crash potentially affecting millions of Australians
A statement from the company says it is aware some customers are experiencing "intermittent issues" with its service and it is urgently investigating.
Source: ABC News
Tue, 16th Jun 2026
Swoop subsidiary Moose Mobile enters MVNO agreement with TPG
Swoop subsidiary Moose Mobile has formed a wholesale partnership with TPG Telecom, granting it access to the latter’s national mobile network.
Source: ARN
Mon, 15th Jun 2026
Telstra directs automation at triaging a 5G misconfiguration
Telstra is fine-tuning the technology stack used for network automation under its Connected Future 30 strategy on a common misconfiguration that can disrupt 5G network slicing.
Source: iTnews Australia