Telstra is set to cut back its contractor workforce by 10,000 - or a quarter - over the next two years.
Source: iTnews Australia
Qantas has warned it may have to switch off its satellite-powered wi-fi services below 10,000 feet if 5G is allowed to operate in the same spectrum.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra made refund offers to 272,397 customers as a result of the third-party content subscription billing scandal of 2018, though only a quarter actually claimed them.
Source: iTnews Australia
It also argued that it has insufficient spectrum to roll out mobile networks the same way as Optus and Telstra.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra has announced that it would be sharply reducing the rates for calls placed from its 15,500 public payphones across the country.
Source: iTWire
Telstra is set to allow publicly-accessible payphones to receive incoming calls under changes to the way the phones operate and are priced.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telco conglomerate Vodafone Group has named former Telstra CEO David Thodey as a non-executive director.
Source: iTnews Australia
ASX-listed telco provider Amaysim Australia has updated its wholesale agreement with Optus signed when the company launched in 2010.
Source: ARN
Energy company AGL has confirmed that it considered a foray into the telco sector through the acquisition of Vocus, but said it has withdrawn a non-binding, indicative offer for the company.
Source: Computerworld
Australian developers really do need to relax. Cops and spooks are being told very clearly that the Assistance and Access Act isn't for dragooning you into deceiving your bosses.
Source: ZDNet Australia
The INDIGO subsea cable system linking Australia with the Southeast Asian region has been commissioned and is ready for use by consortium members, following completion of the Singapore to Perth to Sydney cables.
Source: iTWire
The locations to receive 4G coverage are either Indigenous communities or tourist destinations.
Source: ZDNet Australia
The INDIGO cable system, which stretches from Sydney to Singapore, via Perth, has been commissioned and is ready for use by the six consortium members that funded it.
Source: Computerworld
An Optus spokesperson has confirmed that it expects to around 200 redundancies from changes to its consumer business.
Source: ARN
Kyle Bunting has vacated his role of head of channel, alliances and dealers at TPG Telecom.
Source: ARN
Global video game company Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe broke Australian consumer law by telling customers they could not get a refund for faulty PlayStation games, Australia's consumer watchdog said in a lawsuit.
Source: iTnews Australia
Australia’s three largest telcos have been warned by the telecommunications regulator over breaches of safeguards for consumers with disabilities.
Source: iTWire
Telstra’s massive purge of staff and legacy applications and infrastructure has accelerated sharply, saying it will have 6000 of 8000 slated job cuts “announced” by the end of the financial year, six months earlier than outlined in previous guidance.
Source: iTnews Australia
The enterprise 5G market in Australia is predicted to generate around $45 billion in revenue a year by the mid 20s, according to a newly released research report.
Source: iTWire
Telstra is expecting to cut up to 6,000 roles by the end of the 2019 financial year, putting it "on track" to reach the previously announced net cost out target of $2.5 billion by the end of 2022.
Source: ARN