Broadband News
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
Gov wants telcos to block SMS impersonation
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is set to investigate what measures it can take to combate Sender ID SMS scams.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 12th Feb 2023
Fastest NBN connections coming to another million premises
NBN Co has announced that one million additional homes and businesses will be able to upgrade from fibre to the node or fibre to the curb to a faster fibre to the premises connection, thanks to an extra $2.4 billion from the Australian Government.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 10th Feb 2023
Vodafone offers free calls to Turkey and Syria
Telecommunications provider Vodafone is extending assistance to its customers in Turkey and Syria by providing free standard international mobile phone calls to earthquake-affected areas for the next seven days.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 09th Feb 2023
Telstra cuts $250 from select Pixel products (but only until midnight)
Telstra has turned its eye towards Google's smartphones and accessories with this month's lot of Telstra Day deals.
Source: WhistleOut
NBN Co renews bid to force ACCC review of mobile threat
NBN Co is keeping close tabs on the ongoing TPG-Telstra saga, in part because it’s adding fuel to a long-running beef the company has with regulators over the substitutability of cellular fixed wireless for NBN connections.
Source: iTnews Australia
Netflix is cracking down on Australians who share their accounts. Here's what it means for you
Netflix is cracking down on account sharing after reporting more than 100 million households have shared their passwords with people who did not live with them.
Source: ABC News
Vocus promotes Ellie Sweeney to CEO as Kevin Russell retires
Vocus Group has promoted Ellie Sweeney to the role of CEO as it embarks on a $1 billion program to upgrade its fibre infrastructure.
Source: ARN