Fibre-to-the-node connections are acting as a drag on overall speed averages on the NBN, prompting calls for action to remediate problems or migrate more users onto cheaper plans.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN RSP Aussie Broadband has revealed significant network upgrades giving it the capability to support five times as many users than it currently has.
Source: iTWire
TPG delivered the highest percentage of maximum plan download speeds, while Exetel delivered on upload speeds and latency in the ACCC's final broadband speed monitoring report for 2018.
Source: ZDNet Australia
FTTP and HFC NBN services delivered about 86 per cent to 87 per cent of maximum plan speeds at busy hours, compared to about 79 per cent for FTTN, according to the ACCC’s broadband speed test.
Source: ARN
The ACCC has just announced that the Federal Court has ordered Optus to pay $10 million for misleading customers. Proceedings against Optus began in October 2018, with the order being handed down today. In a breach of corporate regulations, some Optus customers unknowingly bought digital content such as ringtones and games through third party billing services.
Source: Gizmodo
NBN Co has confirmed there are currently 2,656 services impacted over the National broadband Network (NBN) in Townsville as a result of the flood in the area.
Source: ARN
Thanks to the expansion of piracy site-block laws to websites that have the primary effect of facilitating copyright infringement, a series of music copyright holders have sought the block of sites that allegedly allow users to download YouTube videos and strip them down to audio files.
Source: ZDNet Australia
A group of major music labels is seeking court orders that will force major telcos to block online services that they say represent an illicit challenge to streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify.
Source: Computerworld
The Australian Labor Party has called on NBN Co, the company rolling out the national broadband network, to improve its processes and communication with users in order to reduce the number of missed appointments.
Source: iTWire
Telstra says NBN Co’s decision to use Sky Muster for hard-to-serve premises on metropolitan fringes means higher costs to keep copper infrastructure online for tiny numbers of geographically-spread users.
Source: iTnews Australia
Chorus gigabit broadband customers in Auckland and Wellington can apply to be among the first to trial a new 10Gbps-speed service.
Source: ZDNet Australia
The Australian Labor Party has again hinted that it would look at a write-down of the value of the national broadband network if elected, a move that would bring down connection prices and help retail service providers.
Source: iTWire
Optus has revealed it will offer a wireless broadband service capable of at least 50Mbps speeds with unlimited data quota for $70 a month.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus has released the first details of its 5G Home Broadband service which is underpinned by a plan to deliver 1,200 5G sites by March 2020.
Source: iTWire
Optus is expecting to deliver its 5G Home Broadband service to customers across 50 sites in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, the ACT, South Australia, and Western Australia in the second quarter of 2019.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co has finally sourced a replacement chief financial officer after its previous one, Stephen Rue, was promoted to CEO in the middle of last year.
Source: iTnews Australia
The NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has appointed former APN Outdoor executive Philip Knox as chief financial officer.
Source: iTWire
TPG is stopping the rollout of its mobile network because the government’s ban on Huawei equipment for 5G networks would prevent it from ever being upgraded.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telco TPG is ceasing the rollout of its mobile network, which would have been a fourth competitor in the Australian mobile phone market.
Source: ABC News
The Australian competition watchdog has the right intentions when it fines Internet service providers for not living up to the speed claims they make, a small ISP says, but adds that the NBN Co should not be allowed to get off scot-free.
Source: iTWire