Telstra has revealed a $13 million investment to improve mobile network coverage for commuters travelling from Hornsby to Wyong.
Source: ARN
Telecommunications carrier Optus has hit out at a lack of coordination between federal, state and local regulations that govern how mobile phone cells and towers are deployed, branding current arrangements as unfit for the 5G era.
Source: iTnews Australia
The proposed merger between telecommunications company TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) will add mobile capabilities and greater scale to allow TPG to compete with Telstra and Optus more effectively, according to one analyst firm.
Source: iTWire
Amazon.com has confirmed its plan to build a network of over 3,000 satellites through "Project Kuiper" to provide high speed internet
Source: ARN
Fibre-to-the-node and HFC lead the way in complaints for year to July 2018.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co has seen a massive jump in the number of users in need of complex “custom remediation” of their services, up from 52 in April last year to 723 today.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co has revealed that 183,000 fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) services aren’t hitting minimum peak speeds of 25Mbps.
Source: iTnews Australia
Atlassian's billionaire co-founder has joined the chorus of tech and media executives expressing concerns about Australia's new social media laws.
Source: SMH
Australia’s second largest telco Optus has switched on a new tower in Pomonal in regional Victoria as it continues to provide dedicated mobile phone coverage in more areas as part of its mobile blackspot program.
Source: iTWire
Major record labels are seeking to have Australian telcos block access to a collection of online ‘stream ripping’ services that between them generate hundreds of millions of pageviews every month.
Source: Computerworld
It is well on the way to hitting the 40,000km milestone of being able to circle the planet at the equator.
Source: ZDNet Australia
The new laws could result in executives at social media platforms facing up to three years in jail, and multi-billion dollar fines for tech companies.
Source: SMH
Budget documents reveal the government will revise the cap on its yet-to-be-legislated Regional Broadband Scheme subsidy for the NBN.
Source: Computerworld
Vocus has stopped selling 12Mbps NBN services via its retail brands iPrimus and Dodo following a change made by NBN Co to wholesale bandwidth fees.
Source: iTnews Australia
The Australian Communications and Media Authority ACMA has released this year’s draft five-year spectrum outlook (FYSO), with an overview of its spectrum management priorities and plans through to 2023.
Source: iTWire
Details are scant for the new program, and business customers need not apply.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Netflix uses its huge store of data not only to pick which shows it thinks you'll like, but to decide how to promote those shows.
Source: SMH
Telstra has unveiled a rewards program called Telstra Plus that will give its customers points for the money they spend with the telco and they can then use these to obtain discounts on new products and technology.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co’s technicians are now ‘missing’ 469 appointments a day, though in about one-third of cases the technician is early or late but still completes the work.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telcos that sell voice and broadband services using Telstra’s copper network look unlikely to get a price cut, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) saying it’s inclined to maintain the current regulated pricing levels.
Source: Computerworld