Broadband News
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
Sun, 01st Mar 2026
Phishers abuse little-known core Internet infrastructure
Threat actors have discovered a creative misuse of reverse domain name system (DNS) delegation to deliver phishing campaigns through a part of the domain name system that was never designed to host websites.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
TPG posts strong results after ‘transformational’ year
FY25 was a transformational year for TPG Telecom following a period of strong mobile subscriber growth, according to its CEO and managing director Iñaki Berroeta.
Source: ARN
Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Optus to expand headcount by up to 700
Optus will expand its headcount from around 6800 to 7500 employees within 12 months as it scrambles to insource its call centre and network operations.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Optus to cut 200 jobs after horror year
Australia’s second-largest telco is attempting to reset following a catastrophic year, but is cutting jobs when it has already come under fire over outsourcing.
Source: SMH
Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Telstra posts billion-dollar profit as job cuts deepen
The telco giant is reaping the rewards of aggressive cost-cutting that has shed more than 2300 jobs in six months.
Source: SMH
Telstra posts strong first half FY26 profit amid job cuts
Telstra has experienced a strong first half for FY26 delivering a profit jump of 8.1 per cent to $1.2 billion while revenue came in at $11.6 billion, up 0.3 per cent and an earnings increase of 4.7 per cent to $4.4 billion.
Source: ARN
Wed, 18th Feb 2026
NBN Co defends satellite share as Amazon Leo trials near
NBN Co has moved aggressively to retain share of the broadband satellite market as it moves to start to offering services on Amazon’s faster low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation.
Source: iTnews Australia
Superloop to buy rival Lynham for $165 million
Superloop has announced plans to acquire rival fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) network wholesaler, Lightning Broadband, for $165 million after upgrading its full-year earnings guidance.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 09th Feb 2026
BoM reveals plan to fix website within six months
The Bureau of Meteorology says it will take six months to address the deluge of community outrage its new $96.5 million website has generated after surpassing its budget to build the portal.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mystery Optus mobile glitch impacts over 100,000 users
Optus is still trying to determine the cause of a mobile service outage that is understood to have impacted over 100,000 customers.
Source: iTnews Australia
Another Optus tech 'issue' affects hundreds of thousands of customers
Optus says an issue is affecting mobile services for some customers, who are seeing "no service" or "SOS" on their device.
Source: ABC News
Telstra asks Treasury to cap spectrum prices at $3.9 billion
Telstra has asked the federal government to cap the price of spectrum licence renewals at $3.9 billion sector-wide after accusing the communications regulator of overvaluing the assets.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 05th Feb 2026
Starlink plots phone, more internet services
With a SpaceX IPO expected this year, the company has plans for its revenue-generating Starlink business that could expand its reach into new markets, including a Starlink phone, direct-to-device internet and a space-tracking service, sources familiar with the matter said.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra says cost trade-offs will follow if spectrum license obligations stick
Telstra says it will face “tough trade-offs” between containing costs and investing in mobile infrastructure if it’s forced to pay to fill regional service coverage gaps in exchange for discount spectrum licences.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 04th Feb 2026
Sydney Metro West to use private 5G network
The Sydney Metro West project will utilise a private 5G network for rail communications, with work set to commence this year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 03rd Feb 2026
You’ll soon be able to block all AI features in Firefox
In December, Mozilla CEO Anthony Enzor-DeMeo attracted a lot of attention by announcing that Firefox would become a “modern AI browser.”
Source: Computerworld
Mon, 02nd Feb 2026
TPG Telecom fears for metro mobile as UOMO looms
TPG Telecom has warned that telecommunications users in metropolitan areas are at risk of being left worse off by Labor’s incoming universal outdoor mobile service legislation.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sat, 31st Jan 2026
Apple update caused problems for older iPhones on Telstra, can’t call 000, now fixed with urgent carrier update from Apple
Apple launched a slew of updates for its iPhone models earlier this week, some of which were for older phones as old as the iPhone 5s, so their access to Facetime and Messages could continue, with that update causing problems for the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X in connecting to 000 properly, or the Telstra network.
Source: iTWire
Mon, 19th Jan 2026
SUBCO to build sovereign-owned direct fibre connectivity project
Bevan Slattery-founded subsea fibre cable infrastructure provider SUBCO has embarked on a new express submarine cable project to offer direct connectivity between Australia and the United States without any landing or interconnection.
Source: ARN
Sun, 18th Jan 2026
PlayStation, Xbox wars out, Netflix, Amazon in: The state of blockbuster games in 2026
As the jousts between PlayStation, Xbox and the Switch disappear, the new frontier looks likely to be a fight for content across all entertainment media.
Source: SMH
Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million accounts
Social media companies have collectively deactivated 4.7 million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under‑16s took effect, the country's internet regulator said, a sign the measure has had a swift and sweeping impact.
Source: iTnews Australia