Broadband News
Fri, 03rd Mar 2023
Small RSPs continue NBN market share growth over big telcos
Smaller internet providers have continued gaining market share over the top-end of town, making up 14.9 per cent of the market for NBN services as of the December 2022 quarter.
Source: ARN
NBN Co ‘champions women’ in STEM with launch of ‘unique partnership’
The operator of the National Broadband Network, NBN Co, says it is committed to increasing female representation in the workforce under an initiative to raise female participation in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) roles.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 02nd Mar 2023
Telstra, Ericsson achieve 100km 5G data call
Telecommunications provider Telstra has completed a 100km long-range 5G data call on a mid-band time division duplex advanced antenna system (AAS) radio in a live commercial network in collaboration with Swedish telecommunications Ericsson.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 01st Mar 2023
Vocus starts Darwin cable construction
Vocus Networks is rolling out the last $100 million segment of a submarine cable that will link Darwin to South-East Asia.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co and NSW govt ink regional NSW co-investment deal
NBN Co and the NSW government have inked a co-investment deal to support NBN broadband services for over 11,000 homes and businesses across regional NSW.
Source: ARN
$100M Vocus cable makes first oversea landing from Darwin
Vocus’ $100-million cable has made its first international connection out of Darwin, seven years after the initial fibre was laid.
Source: ARN
Telstra and Ericsson extend 100km 5G band into rural SA
Telstra has significantly enlarged its range of 5G transmissions with a 100km mid-band extension through South Australia.
Source: ARN
Tue, 28th Feb 2023
TPG Telecom reports revenue growth, gains in new mobile subscribers for FY22
TPG Telecom has released its results for the financial year ended 31 December 2022 showing “continued gains” in mobile subscriber numbers and reporting growth in service revenue and EBITDA.
Source: iTWire
MaxoTel acquires Zintel and Fonebox from Aussie Broadband
VoIP and telephony provider Maxo Telecommunications has acquired New Zealand based toll-free service provider Zintel and Queensland-based contact centre provider Fonebox from Aussie Broadband.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 23rd Feb 2023
You can now speed boost your Optus NBN plan for $5
Optus is rolling out speed boosts for both NBN and mobile plans.
Source: WhistleOut
felix claims more than 500,000 trees planted in its sustainability report
TPG Telecom mobile service felix claims in its first sustainability report it has planted more than 500,000 trees, offset in excess of 2,700 tonnes of CO2, and purchased 1880 megawatt hours (MWH) of a large-scale renewable certificates to remain powered by 100% renewable electricity.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 22nd Feb 2023
nbn trial to deliver ‘faster speeds and unmetered data’ for Sky Muster Plus customers
The National Broadband Network is preparing to trial a new Sky Muster Plus plan that it hopes will allow it to provide faster speeds and even more unmetered data to satellite customers from late 2023.
Source: iTWire
Northern Beaches Council inks deal with Vocus to connect community service sites via satellite
Northern Beaches Council in NSW has signed on as a customer for fibre and network solutions provider Vocus’ new Satellite Starlink service to connect 37 community sites.
Source: iTWire
Tue, 21st Feb 2023
Optus amplifies mobile coverage in Tomahawk with newly-switched tower
Telecommunications company Optus has switched on a new mobile tower in the coastal town of Tomahawk.
Source: iTWire
TPG Telecom wants yearly NBN price rises blocked
TPG Telecom wants NBN Co prevented from raising its prices every year until at least 2032, with only periodic price rises possible every three-to-five years.
Source: iTnews Australia
Gov to close long-running telco metadata loophole
The government will finally close a loophole in Australia's metadata retention laws that enabled over 100 agencies, from councils to the RSPCA and environmental authorities, to access telecommunications data.
Source: iTnews Australia
Deal Alert: Save $20 per month for 12 months on a new Optus phone plan
Optus is offering eligible customers a $20 per month discount for 12 months on eligible SIM plans, slashing the monthly cost of these plans by up to 40%.
Source: WhistleOut
NBN Co plans two new speed tiers on wireless network
NBN Co intends to introduce two new speed tiers on its fixed wireless network, pushing a “wholesale peak information rate” of up to 325Mbps.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 20th Feb 2023
Telstra provides free calls to New Zealand
Telecommunications provider Telstra is providing free calls to New Zealand in response to devastating floods, cyclone, and an earthquake that rocked the country last week.
Source: iTWire
GigComm raises further $20 million to support ‘rapid expansion’
Telecommunications infrastructure company GigaComm, which delivers Australian buinesses and consumers access to ultra-fast internet, has completed a further funding round of $20 million to support the “rapid expansion” of its telecommunications network.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 15th Feb 2023
NBN Co revenue up to $2.6B as demand for faster speeds grows
NBN Co’s revenue during the first half of the 2023 financial rose by 4 per cent, year-on-year, to $2.6 billion, due to the rising demand for faster broadband speeds.
Source: ARN
Vodafone and Nokia bring 5G to Sydney Cricket Ground
Vodafone has deployed a high-speed 5G network to Sydney Cricket Ground in partnership with its network equipment supplier, Nokia.
Source: ARN
NBN Co labels exodus to Starlink 'modest'
NBN Co is still confident that its broadband services can satisfy users, despite clear growth in Starlink’s user base in Australia at the national network operator's expense.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 14th Feb 2023
SkyMesh to offer Fixed Line services
Brisbane-headquartered telco and internet service provider SkyMesh has expanded into the NBN Fixed Line market, claiming it can now connect any home or business in the country to the NBN.
Source: ARN
Optus gains early access to 900MHz 5G spectrum
Optus has activated 900MHz spectrum at almost 1000 cell tower sites nationwide, which it said increases individual base station coverage “by up to 20 percent on a per-site basis”.
Source: iTnews Australia
5G vs. NBN: Which should you choose?
Is 5G home broadband faster or more reliable than the NBN? Read on to compare plans, prices and speeds, and find out who wins.
Source: WhistleOut
Mon, 13th Feb 2023
1M more premises to get FTTP upgrades
A million premises will be set for full fibre upgrades on the National Broadband Network (NBN) soon as NBN Co reveals the next suburbs slated for connection upgrades.
Source: ARN
A-G rejigs definition of piracy to include shared logins
As global streamer Netflix gears up to battle login sharing, the Australian government has quietly recast its piracy survey to define that activity as unlawful for the purposes of statistics collection.
Source: iTnews Australia
Australian telcos failing to meet customer expectations: Pega study
Australian telco providers are failing to meet the expectations of Australian customers, according to new research from low-code platform provider Pegasystems.
Source: iTWire
Telco customer complaint numbers remain at ‘record low rate’: report
Australia’s telcos have maintained record-low complaint rates according to the latest Complaints-in-Context Report, released by Communications Alliance.
Source: iTWire