Mobile phones worth $8.08 billion are sitting unused in Australian homes with owners missing out on cashing in by selling their old phones and putting the cash towards a new replacement mobile, according to online retailer eBay.
Source: iTWire
Huawei Australia has submitted four affidavits to TPG Telecom in order to support its joint application with Vodafone Hutchinson Australia (VHA) in the matter of the proposed merger.
Source: Computerworld
Aussie Broadband is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) on the ASX in 2020, the telco's managing director Phillip Britt has confirmed.
Source: ARN
The trans-Pacific Southern Cross NEXT Cable has now entered the construction phase with the project achieving CIF (Contract in Force).
Source: iTWire
Aussie Broadband has called for the company responsible for the National Broadband Network (NBN) to pay retailers a rebate on localised fibre-to-the-node (FttN) congestion, following the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Tuesday flagging a similar AU$20 charge for congested fixed wireless nodes.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co should be forced to pay “closer to $150” every time its technicians miss a scheduled appointment, according to Aussie Broadband managing director Phillip Britt.
Source: iTnews Australia
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has proposed new terms aimed at improving NBN Co’s wholesale service levels, including a reworked rebate structure increasing the size of rebates for missed appointments, late connections and unresolved faults.
Source: iTWire
The NBN Co will be subjected to bigger financial hits if new proposals tabled by Australia’s consumer watchdog are enforced.
Source: ARN
NBN Co is set to be fined $13.50 per business day - capped at $270 - for late or delayed connections to its network, and up to $30 a day - capped at $1150 - for slow fault fixes, under sweeping new service standards proposed today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra has signed agreements with Southern Cross Cable Network and received regulatory approval to become a 25 per cent shareholder of the subsea circuit operator, as mooted late last year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Work has commenced on a project to bring Telstra’s 4GX connectivity to the west coast of Tasmania.
Source: ARN
Optus continues the national rollout of its 5G network and has boosted its 5G plans on offer, announcing the availability of Samsung Galaxy S10 and Oppo Reno 5G handsets, as it prepares to reveal further plans for the rollout in coming weeks.
Source: iTWire
Vocus has completed the final splice of the Coral Sea Cable System which is set to improve connectivity between Australia, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
Source: Computerworld
Optus is expanding its range of 5G smartphones, but coverage is still quite limited.
Source: WhistleOut
Sydney's Taronga Zoo and Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo have initiated a transformation program in order to enhance Wi-Fi capabilities for guests.
Source: Computerworld
Queensland’s Sunshine Coast is set to get its first direct international data and telecommunications connection to global markets following the completion of a cable landing station at Maroochydore as part of the region’s international broadband network.
Source: iTWire
Third party points of interconnect (POI) have failed in Darwin and Adelaide last night affecting some Vocus customers.
Source: ARN
As Australia shifts from its legacy fixed broadband infrastructure onto the National Broadband Network (NBN), it should come as little surprise that the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) is receiving increasing numbers of complaints.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telecommunications giant Telstra has topped the most-complained about carrier rankings this year, amid a wider fall in overall numbers.
Source: ARN
Optus is offering customers in over 1,400 regional areas three months of free service.
Source: WhistleOut