Broadband News
Wed, 17th Jun 2020
COVID 19 boosts 5G global subcription forecasts
The forecast number of 5G subscriptions worldwide by 2025 has been raised from 2.6 billion to 2.8 billion, with telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson attributing the additional growth to an increasing number of 5G subscriptions as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic.
Source: iTWire
TasmaNet chief sees NBN as critical player in Australia’s ‘return’ to economic growth
Tasmanian communications provider TasmaNet CEO Elizabeth Aris says Australia’s $51 billion investment in the National Broadband Network has never looked so good, but suggests that as the National Cabinet “plots the nation’s return to economic growth”, a wholehearted cross-sector embrace of the NBN’s full potential is essential.
Source: iTWire
Tue, 16th Jun 2020
Australians flock to ‘buy local’ as online shopping increases during COVID 19 crisis
Online shopping activities have increased since the COVID-19 crisis began, with a groundswell of support from consumers wanting to “buy local”, according to a new study by National Broadband Network operators NBN Co.
Source: iTWire
Mon, 15th Jun 2020
Get 100GB for $65 per month with Telstra's latest promo
Telstra has expanded its end of financial year discounts by slashing the prices on its top two SIM-only plans. This brings its 100GB plan down to $65 per month, and its 150GB plan to $85 per month.
Source: WhistleOut
OptiComm snapped up by Uniti for $532m
Private fibre network operator OptiComm will be acquired by Uniti Group for $532 million in cash and shares.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co is testing an online appointment rescheduling tool
NBN Co will test a new online booking tool that allows end users to reschedule inconveniently-timed technician appointments.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus Sport broadcasts set to resume with return of English Premier League
Optus Sport is set to resume streaming of all 92 remaining live games when the English Premier League provisionally restarts on Thursday 18 June and a full round of fixtures begins on 20 June, after all matches were suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: iTWire
Sun, 14th Jun 2020
The NBN is done. Now the NBN needs to be redone
Barring a major catastrophe, the Coalition Government will be able to announce within a fortnight or so that it has completed the rollout of the national broadband network met its target. One can only hope that, at the same time, there will be an announcement about how the network will be upgraded.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 12th Jun 2020
80pc of kids under 4 'regularly use the internet'. This is what parents need to know
They may not be able to read, write or use a keyboard, but research suggests around 81 per cent of Australian children under four regularly use the internet. But using it, and using it safely are two different things.
Source: ABC News
Thu, 11th Jun 2020
NBN peak broadband data demands 'easing' post-COVID-19, says NBN Co
Peak data demand on the National Broadband Network's main wholesale access service has eased as Australians start returning to schools and workplaces, although peak throughput on the main NBN wholesale access service remains above the pre-COVID-19 baseline.
Source: iTWire
Huawei Australia: ‘There is no plan on the table to deliver truly nationwide 5G’
Huawei Australia has criticised the Federal Government’s 5G roll-out, claiming it will leave rural and regional areas without any coverage.
Source: ARN
Fixed wireless tower opposition and rocks saw 500 premises bumped onto NBN satellite
The company responsible for deploying the National Broadband Network (NBN) across Australia has detailed why 500 premises across the South Australian electorates of Boothby and Mayo were shifted onto satellites and did not get fixed line or fixed wireless service.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telstra NBN just got more affordable
You’re only a few clicks away from a cheaper Telstra plan for the next year, and because Telstra’s NBN plans are contract free you won’t get stung with any early exit fees if you choose to leave once the discount runs out.
Source: WhistleOut
Wed, 10th Jun 2020
Cheap NBN plans under $50
Looking to get a cheap NBN plan? There are plenty of top quality budget plans on the market to choose from.
Source: WhistleOut
Southern Phone takes title of most complained about telco in Comms Alliance report
After a six-month stint at the top of the Communications Alliance Complaints in Context report, MyRepublic has relinquished its title of Australia's most complained about telco, with Southern Phone picking up the mantle.
Source: ZDNet Australia
How to get speeds faster than NBN 100
NBN 250 and NBN 1000 plans are here. Here's everything you need to know about these new NBN plans with speeds faster than 100Mbps.
Source: WhistleOut
Tue, 09th Jun 2020
Drop in consumer complaints about telcos
Complaints about telco services by telecommunications consumers dropped nearly 14% in the three months of the January to March quarter this year, compared to the same quarter last year, according to the latest report from telecommunications lobby group Communications Alliance.
Source: iTWire
Telstra's Belong moves to fully digital support model
Telstra-owned Belong accelerated plans to switch to a fully digital customer support model after COVID-19 slashed the capacity of its contact centres and caused 11,000 unanswered requests to pile up.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 08th Jun 2020
Facebook unafraid of scrutiny as ACCC probes Giphy deal
Social media giant Facebook says it's ready to work with the Australian competition regulator, which has launched an investigation into its latest acquisition.
Source: SMH
Sun, 07th Jun 2020
National Broadband Network connections reach 11.5 million ‘milestone’
Connections to the National Broadband National Broadband are ahead of schedule - with 11.5 million home and businesses already connected - and the Government announcing that NBN Co, the builders of the network, have already reached their 2019-20 end-of-year target.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 05th Jun 2020
Telco ordered to unmask anonymous writer of negative Google review
A Melbourne dentist who says a bad Google review profoundly affected his teeth-whitening business has a "significant" breakthrough in his court action to unmask the anonymous reviewer.
Source: ABC News
Thu, 04th Jun 2020
NBN Co rezones 42,000 premises from wireless to satellite, fixed-line
NBN Co has shifted around 42,000 premises designated to receive fixed wireless into its fixed-line and satellite footprints instead after being unable to secure land or support to build new towers.
Source: iTnews Australia
Home Affairs considers expanding the list of agencies who can access metadata
The Department of Home Affairs has been working to broaden the list of agencies who can access metadata under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN moves coronavirus CVC boost cut off date to August 19
The company responsible for deploying the National Broadband Network (NBN) across Australia announced on Thursday it was moving the cut off date for its coronavirus-related capacity boost to August 19.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co extends additional data capacity till August
NBN Co has extended its offer to provide internet providers additional data capacity at no extra cost until 19 August to help support user broadband needs.
Source: ARN
Increased broadband demand pushes NBN satellite connections past 100,000 mark
More than 100,000 Australian homes and businesses now receiving fast broadband through the National Broadband Network’s the Sky Muster satellite service, with increasing demand for the service as new customers are added to the network.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 03rd Jun 2020
Google faces $5B lawsuit for tracking 'private' internet use
Google has been sued in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading the privacy of millions of users by pervasively tracking their internet use through browsers set in "private" mode.
Source: ARN
Amaysim buys OVO Mobile for up to $15.8m
Amaysim is continuing a long trend of snapping up fellow mobile virtual network operators, this time paying up to $15.8 million for OVO Mobile’s 77,000 subscribers.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 02nd Jun 2020
NBN Co admits to misleading Canberrans already connected to fast broadband
NBN Co will reimburse households and businesses in Canberra after it admitted to misleading consumers into thinking they would lose their internet services if they failed to switch to the NBN.
Source: ABC News
Aussie Broadband signs 2300 users to cheaper gigabit NBN plans
Aussie Broadband has signed up almost 2300 customers to NBN Co’s new gigabit plans since they launched at the end of last week, providing the first indication of demand for the services.
Source: iTnews Australia