Broadband News
Thu, 09th Jan 2025
Telstra works with SpaceX’s Starlink on satellite-to-mobile technology
Telstra has collaborated with SpaceX’s Starlink to bring satellite-to-mobile (direct-to-handset) text messaging to its customers, without the need for a specific compatible smartphone.
Source: ARN
Telstra to trial satellite-to-mobile services with Starlink
Telstra has signed an agreement with SpaceX to use Starlink to deliver satellite-to-mobile services, starting with SMS this year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 08th Jan 2025
Meta wants regular people to curb falsehoods on Facebook. Here's how it will work
Social media giant Meta has announced an Elon Musk-inspired solution to replace its independent fact-checking model on its platforms. Community Notes has been praised by its creator, but how effective is at curbing misinformation?
Source: ABC News
In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era
With Wednesday’s decision, Mark Zuckerberg has cemented Silicon Valley’s radical facelift as it cosies up to President-elect Donald Trump.
Source: SMH
Calls to triple-0 included teen who lost internet, man who wanted stray cat arrested
Police say they also received a call from a university student who wanted their professor's contact details to request a deadline extension and a man who wanted a stray cat on his street to be arrested.
Source: ABC News
Tue, 07th Jan 2025
Meta gets rid of fact checkers
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has said the company will no longer use fact checkers.
Source: SMH
NBN Co installs nesting platforms above fixed wireless towers
NBN Co is installing specific platform structures on top of fixed wireless towers for birds to nest to prevent disturbance from technical maintenance.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 06th Jan 2025
NBN Co now harnessing power from wind farm
NBN Co reports that it has begun harnessing power from a wind farm as it ‘makes progress in driving down carbon emissions’.
Source: iTWire
ISP Flip shifts to Swoop infrastructure
Internet service provider Flip has migrated its customer base onto Swoop Telecommunications' network under a three-year, $30 million deal.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 03rd Jan 2025
What are subsea cables, and what happens when one gets cut?
The text message you just sent and the show you streamed last night were almost certainly enabled by a subsea cable. So why are they so vulnerable to attack?
Source: SMH
Sun, 22nd Dec 2024
NBN ownership is a national security issue, union says
The NBN needs to remain “under the control of the elected government” as a national security measure, according to the Communication Workers Union.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 10th Dec 2024
Telstra fined $3m over Triple Zero outage
Telstra has been fined $3 million for a Triple Zero outage earlier this year that led to 127 calls not being transferred to emergency services.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 09th Dec 2024
Optus sells Uecomm to Superloop for $17.5m
Optus is to sell its subsidiary Uecomm to Superloop for $17.5 million following a “strategic review”.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 08th Dec 2024
Superloop acquires Uecomm assets for $17.5M
Superloop has acquired Optus subsidiary Uecomm for $17.5 million, gaining over 2,000 kilometres of high-capacity fibre assets.
Source: ARN
Mon, 02nd Dec 2024
Telstra swallows prepaid mobile provider Boost for $100m
Telstra is to acquire mobile virtual network operator Boost Mobile, expanding its existing operational management of the company.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 01st Dec 2024
Telstra to acquire Boost as part of ‘multi-brand strategy’
Telstra is set to acquire mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Boost Mobile, with the telco claiming it will consolidate the business under its own roof.
Source: ARN
Tue, 26th Nov 2024
Aussie Broadband is building a new cloud for its internal use
Aussie Broadband is six months into building a cloud platform for its own internal use that will replace existing compute and containerisation platforms and help it shrink its data centre footprint.
Source: iTnews Australia
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay social media ban bill
Google and Meta Platforms urged the Australian government to delay a bill that will ban most forms of social media for children under 16, saying more time was needed to assess its potential impact.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 25th Nov 2024
Vocus and Google connect the Indo-Pacific region via Australia
Google has chosen Vocus to build a 42,500 kilometre fibre optic cable in the Indo-Pacific region, extending a preexisting South Pacific link with more connections to Australia as well as Christmas Island and Singapore.
Source: ARN
Australia Connect to deliver new subsea cables
A consortium of Google Cloud, NEXTDC, SUBCO, Vocus, state and local governments are coming together under the banner of ‘Australia Connect’ to build two new subsea cables between mainland capital cities and Christmas Island.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sunshine Coast selected for new subsea cable landing point
Sunshine Coast, NEXTDC and Google will partner on developing a new landing point in Australia for the Tabua trans-Pacific subsea cable that will connect the United States and Australia to Fiji.
Source: iTWire
Sun, 24th Nov 2024
Commuters have limited phone reception when on Sydney trains. Here's what the telcos had to say
Imagine no Instagram scrolling, no watching Netflix, no checking emails and no jumping on a work video call. Many commuters are wondering why their phone reception is so poor when on trains.
Source: ABC News
Thu, 21st Nov 2024
Australia launches 'landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16
Australia's government has introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to $49.5 million for social media platforms for systemic breaches.
Source: iTnews Australia
Google must sell Chrome, US DOJ argues
Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals and take other measures - including possibly selling Android - to end its monopoly on online search, prosecutors argued to a judge.
Source: iTnews Australia
3G shutdown in Australia: real consequences or overblown concerns?
As Australia prepares to shut down its 3G network, a discussion is unfolding about whether the concerns surrounding the transition stem from real consequences or are being overblown.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 20th Nov 2024
Australian critical infrastructure faces cyber threats
Australia said it was concerned that one in 10 cyber security incidents last year involved critical infrastructure, with state-sponsored actors targeting the country's government, infrastructure and businesses using evolving tradecraft.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co wants simpler device setup to connect to its network
NBN Co wants to consolidate the number of devices needed by customers to connect to broadband service, to reduce energy consumption and help achieve a “net zero” emissions goal.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co expects over half a million fibre upgraders a year from FY27
NBN Co is anticipating over half a million premises per year to upgrade to full fibre connections from FY27, a 66 percent increase on the present run rate.
Source: iTnews Australia
Defence to use 'Optus-X' satellite launched earlier this week
Defence has confirmed that it will use the Optus-X satellite launched by SpaceX on Monday morning Australian time.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 18th Nov 2024
ACCC invites market submissions concerning Vocus-TPG assets acquisition
Competition watchdog the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has called for industry submissions concerning the recently announced proposed multi-billion dollar acquisition by Australian communications infrastructure group Vocus of key network assets of telecoms operator TPG.
Source: iTWire