Broadband News
Tue, 05th Sep 2023
NBN research shows middling smart home adoption
A new NBN report shows Australians are interested in smart home technology, but not many are using it yet.
Source: WhistleOut
Thu, 31st Aug 2023
Which 5G modems and routers can you buy in Australia
These are the 5G modems you can buy right now if you're looking to get high speed 5G internet.
Source: WhistleOut
Wed, 30th Aug 2023
NBN Co exec reshuffle in networks and engineering
NBN Co has elevated Dion Ljubanovic to the role of chief network officer, and chief engineering officer John Parkin to chief operating officer.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co promotes John Parkin to COO
NBN Co has promoted its chief engineering officer John Parkin to the role of chief operating officer.
Source: ARN
Superloop Ebitda generates $37.4 million for FY23, up by 82.2%
Telco provider Superloop has claimed strong financial performance ended 30 June 2023 as its underlying Ebitda from continuing operations improved by 82.2% from $20.5 million to $37.4 million, exceeding guidance of $33 million to $36 million.
Source: iTWire
Optus' new price rise makes it one of the most expensive options for NBN 50
Optus has increased prices for its NBN 25 and NBN 50 plans by as much as $6 per month, but only for new customers. Existing Optus customers on an NBN 25 and NBN 50 plan will continue to pay their current rate.
Source: WhistleOut
Tue, 29th Aug 2023
NBN Co targets apartment blocks for next fibre upgrade wave
NBN Co is hoping to strike agreements with the body corporates of 50,000 strata buildings nationwide for a subsidised upgrade to fibre.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 24th Aug 2023
TPG Telecom profit slides amid inflationary pressure
TPG Telecom is planning to rationalise its sub-brands amid a profit slide in the second half of 2023.
Source: iTnews Australia
TPG Telecom embarks on multi-year business program
Publicly listed TPG Telecom is making moves to execute a multi-year program to simplify its portfolio, rationalise products, increase digitisation and streamline internal systems and platforms.
Source: ARN
NBN users may see twin price rises within six months
The ACCC has given preliminary backing to two price rises for NBN services within six months of each other, as it moved closer to approving a revised special access undertaking submitted by NBN Co.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACCC has 'favourable view' of NBN Co's revised SAU, seeks input
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has indicated that it has a favourable view of the revised Special Access Undertaking submitted by NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, last week.
Source: iTWire
Cheap internet plans from over 30 providers: August 2023
Compare the cheapest internet plans in our database from NBN 12 to NBN 100 across NBN, 5G, 4G and more.
Source: WhistleOut
Wed, 23rd Aug 2023
Vodafone is doing double data on all postpaid mobile plans
Vodafone is offering double data on all of its postpaid mobile plans until September 4. This means customers get a minimum of 80GB on Vodafone's entry-level $45 per month plan, or as much as 600GB on the top-end $65 per month option.
Source: WhistleOut
Tue, 22nd Aug 2023
Telstra's 20-year USO agreement with gov can be given to Vodafone
Vodafone Hutchison Australia could receive a copy of Telstra’s 20-year contract with the government within weeks, after a more than five-year battle for the contents of the agreement.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 21st Aug 2023
Swoop NBN: Everything you need to know
Australian home internet provider, Swoop, specialises in NBN across several speed tiers, including NBN 25 and NBN 1000.
Source: WhistleOut
3G network to start shutting down
The 3G network will start shutting down in a few months and experts say it’s imperative that all Australians are prepared.
Source: SMH
Sun, 20th Aug 2023
Optus tops list of most distrusted brands, research firm Roy Morgan finds
Telco Singtel Optus is the most distrusted brand in Australia for the last 12-month period, the market research firm Roy Morgan says, adding that this was the first time any company had taken the top spot from Facebook/Meta since it started issuing the measure of trust and distrust in 2018.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 18th Aug 2023
You can now buy a Fetch TV through Telstra
A year on from investing $50 million into the company behind the set-top box, Telstra is now selling both the Fetch TV Mini 4K and Fetch TV Mighty 4K.
Source: WhistleOut
Tue, 15th Aug 2023
TPG phases in AI-powered network analysis
TPG Telecom is implementing what it says is AI-powered, cloud based analytics software to improve its mobile network performance tool.
Source: iTnews Australia
Aussie Broadband mobile plans are now more expensive
Aussie Broadband is the latest telco to increase the price of its mobile plans.
Source: WhistleOut
Mon, 14th Aug 2023
ACMA blocks 256 million scam calls and 85 million scam texts in the last quarter
More over one billion scams have been blocked in the last year including 256 million scam calls and 85 million scam texts in the last quarter alone, according to a new data released by the ACMA.
Source: iTWire
Applications open for $50M telco disaster resilience fund
The federal government has opened up its $50 million natural disaster telco resiliency program to applicants, with individual grants of up to $5 million up for grabs.
Source: ARN
TPG Telecom and Ericsson sign multi-year network analytics deal
TPG Telecom and Ericsson have signed a multi-year agreement to provide an Australian-first cloud-native and AI-powered analytics tool to improve network performance.
Source: ARN
Ventia lands $134m NBN fibre contract
Ventia has joined the list of contractors signed to deliver NBN Co’s final tranche of works under its overbuild of the fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) and fibre-to-the-curb (FTTC) footprints.
Source: iTnews Australia
TPG Telecom, Telstra park legal escalation of tie-up
TPG Telecom and Telstra will not ask the Federal Court to review the latest unfavourable ruling against their planned network and spectrum sharing deal.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra, TPG won't appeal regional network sharing deal rejection
Both Telstra and TPG Telecom will not appeal the Australian Competition Tribunal’s decision to reject their proposed regional network sharing deal.
Source: ARN
Fri, 11th Aug 2023
Compare Australia's best internet providers August 2023
Compare the best Australian internet providers like Dodo, Exetel, TPG, Belong and their NBN, 4G, 5G and fixed wireless plans.
Source: WhistleOut
Thu, 10th Aug 2023
I change my mobile plan every six months and so should you
How I review and choose a new mobile plan when the need arises.
Source: WhistleOut
NBN plays down low-earth orbit satellites as full-fibre upgrades kick off
NBN Co’s chief says satellites such as those offered by Elon Musk’s Starlink may eventually replace Sky Muster, but the focus is on moving customers to faster fixed wireless services.
Source: SMH
TPG Telecom to close down free email service, with thousands forced to pay extra cost
Hundreds of thousands of Australians face an extra cost to access emails after one of the country's largest internet providers announced plans to close down its in-house email service.
Source: ABC News