Broadband News
Thu, 24th Oct 2024
Optus compensated users $1.2m for "lost income" from 2023 outage
Optus customers managed to extract $1.2 million in cash and service credits from the telco to compensate for lost income from its 12-hour outage on November 8 last year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Global Switch Australia to come back under local ownership in $1.94bn deal
Global Switch Australia is set to be sold to Australian asset manager HMC Capital for almost $1.94 billion.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 14th Oct 2024
TPG to sell fibre assets to Vocus for $5.3bn
TPG has agreed to sell its fibre and fixed network infrastructure assets to Vocus for $5.25 billion.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 13th Oct 2024
Australians don’t care who owns the NBN, they just want better broadband
The federal government is pushing for new laws that would keep the NBN in public hands, but will it lead to cheaper or better internet?
Source: SMH
Wed, 09th Oct 2024
Leaptel taps Superloop to improve backhaul, extend reach
Melbourne-based internet service provider Leaptel has chosen telecommunications company Superloop to provide virtual network to network interface (VNNI) backhaul to 121 NBN point of interconnects (POIs), as well as inter capital ethernet services across Australia.
Source: iTWire
Govt promises NBN will remain in 'public hands'
The government has introduced a new bill to maintain wholesale broadband operator National Broadband Network (NBN) in public ownership.
Source: iTWire
Gov's NBN sale block bill opens door to affordability, exec pay questions
A bid by the government to shut the door on a future sale of NBN Co could lead to a broader inquiry on the accessibility and affordability of services, and of executive pay.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 06th Oct 2024
AI hype, 3G shutdown drive bumper smartphone sales
Australians are back buying new smartphones, with the new iPhone facing stiffer competition from AI-enabled Android rivals.
Source: SMH
Wed, 02nd Oct 2024
DFAT puts $51m into Google Pacific cable
The federal government has handed $51 million to US firm Manta Ray Solutions LLC to develop a new Pacific subsea cable.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 01st Oct 2024
Dozens of Starlink systems deployed for Hurricane Helene
The White House said dozens of Starlink satellite systems that provide high-speed internet access were in use in North Carolina, with over 100 more in transit to areas devastated by Hurricane Helene.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra delivers '4x speeds' to Norfolk Island
Telecommunications company Telstra claimed to have "quadrupled" the internet speeds of Norfolk Island, which is roughly 1,500km from the Australian mainland in the South Pacific Ocean.
Source: iTWire
Sun, 29th Sep 2024
Senate holds hope that large-scale roaming possible during outages
A senate inquiry into last year’s Optus outage has expressed hope that the impact of future incidents of a similar scale may be offset by the emergence of large-scale roaming arrangements.
Source: iTnews Australia
Meta fined millions for plaintext password storage
The lead European Union privacy regulator fined social media giant Meta 91 million euros ($147 million) for inadvertently storing some users' passwords without protection or encryption.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 01st Sep 2024
NBN Co is working to a new five-year security strategy
NBN Co is working to a new five-year security strategy that will help the network operator comply with the
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 30th Aug 2024
TPG to cull 19 gov, enterprise and wholesale products in 2024
TPG Telecom is to axe 19 enterprise, government and wholesale products this year, with eight shuttered in the past six months.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 27th Aug 2024
Australian telcos to be told how to communicate outages to customers
Australia’s telcos will soon have to meet enforceable standards for the way they communicate outages to customers.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 26th Aug 2024
Major telcos' market share slightly dip while smaller telcos inch up: NBN Co report
The market share of major Australian telcos slightly declined while smaller telcos saw a slight increase, according to the NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report, prepared quarterly for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) by wholesale broadband operator NBN Co.
Source: iTWire
Aussie Broadband will have a new CTO from October
Aussie Broadband will have a new chief technology officer from the end of October as incumbent and co-founder John Reisinger retires.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 20th Aug 2024
Telstra posts 'slight' increase in revenue
Telecommunications company Telstra reported a 1% increase in revenues for FY24 to $23.5 billion but its enterprise business reported a decline in Ebitda and net profits, dropping by 4.2% and 12.8% to $7.5 billion and $1.8 billion respectively.
Source: iTWire
Mon, 19th Aug 2024
NBN Co slashes power consumption across fixed wireless network by 5%
Wholesale broadband operator NBN Co claimed it reduced power consumption across its fixed wireless network by 5%, estimated to deliver a reduction of 850 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 15th Aug 2024
Customers will stomach price rises, says Telstra boss
Higher operating costs and poor performance of the telco’s giant’s enterprise unit have weighed on its annual results.
Source: SMH
Tue, 13th Aug 2024
Telstra and Optus delay 3G network shutdowns
Telstra and Optus will push back the closure of their respective 3G networks until the end of October, after being urged to do so by a parliamentary inquiry earlier this month.
Source: iTnews Australia
TPG Telecom also had a search deal with Google
TPG Telecom has agreed not to renew an arrangement with Google that set its search as the default on Android devices that the telco sold.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 04th Aug 2024
Telstra, Optus committed to 3G shutdown despite public safety fears
The telcos say they will close their networks next month, despite a Senate inquiry recommending a delay.
Source: SMH
Thu, 01st Aug 2024
Telstra, Optus asked to "voluntarily" delay 3G shutdowns
Telstra and Optus have been asked to “voluntarily” delay switching off their 3G networks by an eleventh-hour parliamentary inquiry, although it appears the telcos are sticking to their plans.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 31st Jul 2024
5G download speeds in the Olympic Games hit 600Mbps
Enterprise-grade wireless testing and artificial intelligence company SmartCIC Technologies tested 5G across Paris ahead of the Olympic Games, accurately predicting 5G download speeds of nearly 600Mbps or more.
Source: iTWire
amaysim's new nbn home internet plans challenge pricing of major telcos
Mobile provider amaysim unveiled its nbn home internet plans ahead of a full market launch in the coming months.
Source: iTWire
Mon, 29th Jul 2024
ACCC shifts support for broadband tax on 4G and 5G fixed wireless
The ACCC has made a case for the ‘broadband tax’ on NBN-equivalent services to be expanded to 4G and 5G fixed wireless, after years of resistance to lobbying by NBN Co.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 22nd Jul 2024
Giving it away: Optus’ novel plan to win back customers
The telco is letting anyone use its network for a week for free, in a bid to move on from its year from hell.
Source: SMH
Sun, 14th Jul 2024
ACCC to test Optus-TPG agreement
A network and spectrum sharing agreement in regional Australia between Optus and TPG will now be tested by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Source: iTnews Australia