Broadband News
Fri, 21st Feb 2025
Telstra found guilty of misleading Belong NBN customers
Telstra has been found to have made false or misleading representations of upload speeds for 9000 of Belong’s residential broadband internet services, according to the Federal Court.
Source: ARN
Wed, 19th Feb 2025
Telstra invests $800M into mobile network in face of data demand
Telstra has mapped out plans to invest a further $800 million into its mobile network in the next four years as mobile data demand ramps up.
Source: ARN
Telstra shares surge higher amid bumper dividend, profit
The telco lifted its first-half profit and dividend while chief executive Vicki Brady also announced a $750 million share buyback plan.
Source: SMH
Telstra to splash $800m on network upgrades, ups dividend
The telco lifted its first-half profit and dividend while chief executive Vicki Brady also announced a $750 million share buyback plan.
Source: SMH
Can Meta build an undersea cable spanning the entire world?
Meta says its new underwater cable project is longer than the Earth's circumference — and one expert says it's "very feasible".
Source: ABC News
Mon, 17th Feb 2025
ACCAN presses NBN Co to make 50Mbps its basic tier
NBN Co’s “advocacy for faster speeds” should extend to customers on entry-level plans and take the form of a re-baselining of the minimum speed from 25Mbps to 50Mbps, Australia’s peak consumer communications body says.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sat, 15th Feb 2025
NBN Co completes A$750 million Fixed Wireless upgrade program
A $750 million program from Australian Government-owned broadband network provider NBN Co to deliver faster and more reliable broadband to regional and remote Australia has been completed.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 12th Feb 2025
NBN Co's fibre upgrades reach record high
NBN Co upgraded “more than 217,000” premises to full fibre in the back half of last year, a significant increase equivalent to three-quarters of what it achieved in the previous financial year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telcos face fines of up $10M with new consumer safeguards Bill
The Australian Government has introduced the Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025 to strengthen protections for telco consumers.
Source: ARN
Tue, 11th Feb 2025
How my NBN connection was stolen from under my nose
It was a quiet Friday – tasks done, tea in hand. Life was good. Then an email arrived. My heart skipped a beat when I read, “We are sorry to see you go” from Aussie Broadband. Go? I hadn’t gone anywhere! Aussie had been a perfect provider for years, had never let me down. Yet, according to this email, I was leaving. I called them urgently.
Source: SMH
Mon, 10th Feb 2025
TPG Telecom recovers after data centre outage
TPG Telecom has attributed a widespread outage on Monday evening to a failure of mains and backup power at one of its data centres.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 09th Feb 2025
Telstra, Ericsson, Qualcomm claim record 5G uplink speed
Telstra in collaboration with telecoms vendor Ericsson and mobile chipset OEM Qualcomm claims to have set a record uplink speed of 516 Mbps, surpassing the previous record of 447 Mbps set in October 2024.
Source: iTWire
Meta preparing for company-wide layoffs
Meta Platforms plans to carry out its expected company-wide layoffs this week while pushing ahead with the expedited hiring of machine learning engineers, it told staffers in internal memos seen by Reuters.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 06th Feb 2025
Dozens of postcodes across Australia soon won't have access to Kayo and Binge
Foxtel apologises after inadvertently telling subscribers their services will be cut, but others are not so lucky.
Source: ABC News
Most Australian states and territories ban DeepSeek
Queensland, Western Australia, the ACT and the Northern Territory have become the latest state and territory governments to ban the use of DeepSeek on government devices.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 04th Feb 2025
Ex-NBN Co exec Jason Ashton returns to Superloop
Former NBN Co chief technology officer for wireless networks Jason Ashton has returned to Superloop after more than five years since his departure in 2018.
Source: ARN
Mon, 03rd Feb 2025
Optus to roll out 5G under MOCN agreement with TPG
Optus has officially started its network and spectrum sharing arrangement with TPG Telecom under the regional Multi-Operator-Core Network (MOCN) agreement, with the roll out 5G for customers in regional areas.
Source: ARN
Sun, 19th Jan 2025
NBN Co networks impacted by NSW storms
NBN Co is experiencing service outages across NSW following a spate of severe thunderstorms.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 17th Jan 2025
Aussie Broadband’s Phillip Britt retires
Aussie Broadband’s group managing director, Phillip Britt will be retiring from his role on 28 February 2025 to pursue a personal community-focused venture in the Gippsland region.
Source: ARN
Aussie Broadband leadership changes as Phillip Britt retires
Aussie Broadband co-founder and group managing director Phillip Britt has announced his retirement paving the way for CEO and CFO Brian Maher to take the top position.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 16th Jan 2025
ISPT and Telstra deploy 5G DAS in Sydney Tech Central precinct
Property fund manager ISPT and Telstra have announced that they are transforming office connectivity with 5G DAS tech, ensuring reliable, high-speed coverage in lifts, carparks, and more - with the first deployment in Sydney’s new Tech Central precinct, Sydney, with other sites on the radar.
Source: iTWire
Vocus launches 400G coast-to-coast Wavelength Ethernet services in Australia from Sydney to Perth
Australian specialist digital infrastructure provider Vocus has launched 400G terrestrial intercapital services spanning the continent between the east and west coasts.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 15th Jan 2025
Telstra to splash $700m on AI joint venture
The move may lead to further job losses for Telstra, which last year announced plans to cut up to 2800 workers.
Source: SMH
ACCC puts Uniti Group under notice for conduct issues
The ACCC has stepped in to issue binding rules of conduct for the superfast broadband access service (SBAS) supplied by Uniti Group and its related corporate entities.
Source: ARN
Tue, 14th Jan 2025
NBN receives $3B Govt boost
The Australian Government has invested a further $3 billion into NBN Co to upgrade the remaining fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) network across Australia.
Source: ARN
Mon, 13th Jan 2025
Gov to give NBN Co up to $3bn to complete FTTN overbuild
NBN Co will receive up to $3 billion from the federal government and chip in $800 million itself to provide the last 622,000 premises stuck on fibre-to-the-node with an upgrade path.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus quietly delays mobile-to-satellite service launch
Optus has quietly paused the launch of its satellite-to-mobile service launch following its partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink.
Source: iTnews Australia
Albanese splashes $3 billion on pre-election NBN upgrades
Australia ranks a lowly 82nd globally for broadband download speeds, behind Oman and Czechia, and just above Uzbekistan.
Source: SMH
PM promises $3b to 'finish' NBN and speed up internet
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promises a $3 billion injection to "finish" the National Broadband Network and speed up internet services, as Labor and the Coalition swing into election campaign mode.
Source: ABC News
Thu, 09th Jan 2025
Apple clarifies Siri privacy stance after US$95 million class action settlement
Apple clarified that it has never sold the data collected by its Siri voice assistant or used it to create marketing profiles, just days after settling a case in which it faced such accusations.
Source: iTnews Australia