Broadband News
Thu, 09th Jan 2020
NBN Co upgrades small portion of slow FTTN services to full fibre
NBN Co has upgraded 3000 premises originally assigned fibre-to-the-node technology to full fibre in order for them to meet the minimum speeds set out in the government’s statement of expectations.
Source: iTnews Australia
UK targets full-fibre broadband with BT regulation changes
Britain's telecoms regulator said it would "supercharge" investment in fibre broadband networks with major proposals to change regulation of the national Openreach network owned by BT.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 08th Jan 2020
Vodafone claims all NBN services are uncommercial
Vodafone Australia claims high-value NBN connections are in no way profitable enough to cross-subsidise “uncommercial” parts of the rollout, and that a proposed broadband tax won’t address the issue.
Source: iTnews Australia
Netgear's Nighthawk M5 is a 5G portable modem that can achieve 4Gbps download speeds
Netgear today announced the Nighthawk M5 portable modem, a 5G mobile hotspot that can achieve download speeds of up to 4Gbps over next generation mobile networks.
Source: WhistleOut
Tue, 07th Jan 2020
TPG complains of 'wireless attack' by 5G on fixed line broadband
Australian telco TPG has launched another defence of its fixed line assets, complaining that fixed broadband is under attack from 5G networks.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Mon, 06th Jan 2020
NBN Co deploys satellite services to bushfire evacuation centres
NBN Co is expecting to have satellite-powered free wifi services available at 17 bushfire evacuation centres in NSW and Victoria later today.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 03rd Jan 2020
NBN Co sends Road Muster truck to NSW south coast
NBN Co has sent one of its Road Muster trucks to a bushfire evacuation centre at Batemans Bay on the NSW south coast, offering free wi-fi and device charging for the community.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 02nd Jan 2020
NBN Co technicians outright missed 350 appointments a day in FY19
NBN Co’s field technicians outright missed 127,746 appointments in the last financial year, about 30 a day more than previously modelled.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 31st Dec 2019
Vodafone Australia partners with Nokia to kick off 5G rollout
Vodafone's broadband services joint venture with Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) has partnered with Nokia to roll out 5G services in Australia.
Source: ARN
Mon, 30th Dec 2019
Vodafone won't charge extra for 5G
Vodafone today announced that it will switch on its 5G network in the first half of 2020, starting with Parramatta in New South Wales. While the telco has yet to detail its 5G offering, a spokesperson confirmed that Vodafone customers will have 5G network access at no extra cost.
Source: WhistleOut
Sun, 29th Dec 2019
Daniel was overseas when he was alerted to an intruder - it was the NBN
Householders and shop owners are unhappy with the installation of NBN equipment and the treatment of their complaints.
Source: SMH
Sat, 28th Dec 2019
Australian internet users get better at skirting website blocks
Australian internet users have become much more adept at circumventing blocked websites over the past year, new numbers released by the government show.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 20th Dec 2019
One in ten fibre to the node NBN connections is reporting faults
The National Broadband Network has broken down by technology the 501,600 service faults it received during the 2018-19 fiscal year, with fibre to the node being the most faulty.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Thu, 19th Dec 2019
Almost all of Vodafone's plans have "unlimited" data now
Vodafone's "data that never ends" is now available on more plans than ever.
Source: WhistleOut
NBN impersonations most common phone scam in 2019
Scammers impersonating NBN representatives were the most reported scam to the Australian Media and Communications Authority (ACMA) during 2019.
Source: ARN
NBN Co to trial 750/50Mbps as 'near gigabit' HFC tier
NBN Co is set to trial what is effectively a 750/50Mbps tier as a near gigabit plan for the hybrid-fibre coaxial (HFC) portion of its network.
Source: iTnews Australia
Govt to auction more mobile broadband spectrum in 'late 2021'
The government is set to auction extra mobile broadband spectrum in late 2021 that will be freed up in a reorganisation of the 850MHz and 900MHz bands.
Source: iTnews Australia
Most complained-about telcos revealed in Communications Alliance report
The most complained about telecommunications providers have been revealed in the first 'expanded' Complaints in Context report by the Communications Alliance.
Source: ARN
Australian telcos to provide roaming alerts beyond SMS
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has announced from July 2020 that Australian telcos will need to alert users of roaming charges through alternative means as well as SMS.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Wed, 18th Dec 2019
MyRepublic crowned most complained about in Comms Alliance 'expanded' report
It is the first 'expanded' Complaints in Context report to be released since the Telecommunications Consumer Protections code was enforced in August.
Source: ZDNet Australia
iiNet blames hardware fault for six-day email brown-out
iiNet has revealed that a hardware problem is behind the five-days-and-counting email brown-out experienced by customers of its Netspace sub-brand.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co offers holdouts half-price internet for a year
NBN Co is hoping to drive take-up in the fixed line footprint with a “first timers discount” that gives half-price internet for a year to new users that have so far rebuffed offers to join.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co pitches new incentives to resellers for business boost
NBN Co is planning to introduce new incentives for its channel partners and RSPs from January in a bid to boost business NBN services uptake.
Source: ARN
iiNet hit by five-day mail outage
Customers of iiNet’s sub-brand Netspace have had trouble accessing email for at least five days, and the ISP can’t say when normal service will be resumed.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 17th Dec 2019
Canberra flags wholesale benchmarks for NBN and infrastructure providers in 2020
The Australian government has released the second tranche of its consumer safeguards review, following its first release a year prior.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Telco resellers face new rules amid consumer safeguards overhaul
New rules governing how telecommunications RSPs deal with their customers and provide services could come into play under new recommendations.
Source: ARN
NBN Co faces "aggregate" reliability standards
NBN Co’s connection and repair timeframes and keeping of appointments “need to improve beyond what is being currently offered”, a report released by the government says.
Source: iTnews Australia
Exetel hit with ACMA fine over delay in lodging complaints reports
Internet service provider Exetel has been fined $12,600 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for failing to lodge complaints reports on time.
Source: iTWire
Exetel fined for failing to comply with complaints rules
Exetel has forked out $12,600 for an infringement notice issued by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for failing to lodge complaints reports on time.
Source: ARN
Mon, 16th Dec 2019
It's back: 100GB Optus network phone plan for $28 per month
One of Australia's newest telcos, Circles.Life, is slinging a 100GB plan for just $28 per month.
Source: WhistleOut