Broadband News
Tue, 01st Feb 2022
Aussie Broadband presses for CVC-free 50Mbps NBN services
Aussie Broadband is pushing NBN Co to widen a pricing restructure by offering a single flat price for 50Mbps tier services, which account for 58 percent of all active fixed-line connections.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 25th Jan 2022
NBN Co sheds 1200 satellite customers since December
NBN Co lost over 1200 active satellite customers between the start of December and early January, and 1772 customers since its active user base peaked at 112,600 in early September 2021.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN alternatives: 4G home internet plans in Australia
Not happy with Australia’s National Broadband Network? Not getting the level of connection you deserve? Are you tired of the loading screen on Netflix?
Source: WhistleOut
Optus launches 5G mobile broadband plans with up to 100GB
Optus has added 5G support to select postpaid mobile broadband plans, building out its next-generation network offering.
Source: WhistleOut
Mon, 24th Jan 2022
Telcos wary as gov presses on with consumer data right expansion
The government is hoping that Australian internet and phone customers will be able to lower their bills by understanding their usage patterns better, but the industry is unconvinced of the plan.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 21st Jan 2022
TPG Telecom and Telstra offering free calls to Tonga
TPG Telecom and Telstra are making calls to Tonga free-of-charge to allow those in Australia with family and friends in to the Pacific Island nation to connect.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 20th Jan 2022
Telstra has already discounted the Galaxy S21 FE (but only until midnight)
Samsung released the Galaxy S21 FE last week, and Telstra has already taken $100 off the price.
Source: WhistleOut
Phones reconnected in Tonga, internet will have to wait a month
Telephone links between Tonga and the wider world began to be reconnected on Wednesday, though restoring full internet connectivity is likely to take a month or more according to the owner of the archipelago's sole subsea communications cable.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 19th Jan 2022
Australia's NBN modems and routers: Get the best one for you
NBN modems are tricky. Most providers swear that you should use their modem, some even refuse connection troubleshooting if you don’t use their preferred hardware, while other operators encourage you to bring your own. Who's right?
Source: WhistleOut
Ericsson sues Apple again over 5G patent licensing
Ericsson has filed another set of patent infringement lawsuits against Apple in the latest salvo between the two companies over royalty payment for use of 5G wireless patents in iPhones.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 18th Jan 2022
Apple Safari bug reveals users' internet activity and identities
Apple's Safari web browser version 15 introduced a privacy-busting bug that can be abused to learn what sites users visit, and reveal their unique user identification data.
Source: iTnews Australia
iiNet and Internode add 4G backup to NBN plans
iiNet and Internode have both added 4G backup as an optional feature to their NBN plans, allowing customers to stay connected in the event their primary connection carks it.
Source: WhistleOut
Wed, 12th Jan 2022
Optus waives modem fees for customers switching to 5G home broadband, but there's a pricey catch
Optus internet customers can swap over to the provider’s 5G home broadband and get out of paying outstanding modem fees on the old plan, but there is no swap back guarantee if it doesn’t work out.
Source: WhistleOut
Tue, 11th Jan 2022
Swoop acquires SA dark fibre network from iFibre
Fixed wireless and wholesale network infrastructure provider Swoop has acquired the dark fibre network assets and customers of Adelaide-based network company iFibre for $1.5 million in cash.
Source: ARN
Thu, 06th Jan 2022
NBN Co applies fix to get hundreds of Sky Muster satellite services back online
NBN Co has restored internet connectivity for about 85 percent of premises impacted by a fortnight-long outage to part of its Sky Muster satellite network.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 04th Jan 2022
NBN Co claims progress in fortnight-long Sky Muster internet outage
NBN technicians are said to have made “significant progress” resolving issues that have left hundreds of Sky Muster customers with no internet service since December 21.
Source: iTnews Australia
iiNet says data centre cooling system 'malfunctioned' on Christmas Day
iiNet has attributed an email and web hosting server outage that started on Christmas Day to a cooling system “malfunction” in its Perth data centre on a day of extreme heat.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 26th Dec 2021
iiNet says heatwave conditions behind data centre outage
TPG Telecom-owned iiNet said extreme heat in Perth is to blame for a data centre issue that has left its email and web servers offline since mid-morning Christmas Day.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 23rd Dec 2021
NBN Co to set "up to" 25Mbps as its entry-level broadband tier
NBN Co intends to make "up to" 25Mbps its new entry-level broadband tier and scrap variable consumption-based charges on higher speed services under a “transformational” shift.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 22nd Dec 2021
Aussie Broadband says white-label 'teething issues' delay migration plans
Aussie Broadband said that “teething issues” with its new white-label service meant it was unable to meet intended migration targets for the second quarter.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 15th Dec 2021
Injured Telstra linesmen told they must take job against doctors' orders
A group of injured Telstra service technicians claim they are being forced to take unsuitable jobs or resign. Their lawyer is calling for them to be given appropriate work or be medically retired.
Source: ABC News
TPG Telecom to replace Internode-built free wi-fi network in Adelaide
TPG Telecom will replace the Internode built-and-operated free wi-fi network in Adelaide after winning a $4.8 million contract.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co tables new 'price construct' to industry
NBN Co has tabled an "indicative price construct" to its key retail service providers that proposes flat wholesale prices initially just for high-tier services, with potential “expansion” - presumably to lower speed tier services - "over time".
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 14th Dec 2021
HyperOne starts to build 2300km diverse fibre loop on east coast
HyperOne, the new fibre transmission network project by telecommunications entrepreneur Bevan Slattery, has started construction of “phase 1a”, comprising a 2300km diverse fibre loop.
Source: iTnews Australia
ACMA research shows COVID accelerated internet use
The COVID-19 pandemic has helped drive rapid growth in Australians' online activity, increasing data downloads and heightening demand for high-speed internet plans, according to recently released research from the ACMA.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 10th Dec 2021
NBN Co says not 'all' brownfields premises will have attainable 25Mbps speed by the end of 2022
NBN Co said there would not be a time that “all” premises in brownfields areas would have access to minimum line speeds of 25/5Mbps before the end of 2022, owing to a variety of factors that could impact an end-to-end connection.
Source: iTnews Australia
Outcome of 850/900MHz band spectrum auction
Two companies, Optus and Telstra, have won spectrum in the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s (ACMA) latest spectrum auction.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 09th Dec 2021
NEXTDC launches edge data centre network
NEXTDC has launched an edge data centre network after acquiring its first regional data centre site in Maroochydore on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 07th Dec 2021
TPG Telecom scores multimillion-dollar Qantas network revamp deal
TPG Telecom has scored a five-year, multimillion-dollar contract with Qantas to supply a new fibre network as part of a communications network modernisation.
Source: ARN
Mon, 06th Dec 2021
Optus takes crown for most stable broadband speeds during ‘busiest’ hour
Optus has taken the crown for being the NBN retail service provider with the most stable plan speeds during its “busiest hour” in September.
Source: ARN