Broadband News
Wed, 11th Dec 2019
Vocus calls NBN Co's constant price discounts a "con"
NBN Co’s use of temporary discounts and waivers to change its prices are a “con” that result in little more than “sugar hits” for internet providers and end users, according to Vocus.
Source: iTnews Australia
Aussie Broadband pins unlimited 100/20Mbps plan as new NBN flagship
In the wake of National Broadband Network announcing its new pricing structure at the end of November, Aussie Broadband has unveiled a new set of residential plans.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tue, 10th Dec 2019
Save $10 per month on most Telstra mobile plans
Telstra is discounting most of its mobile plans by $10 per month for your first 12 months.
Source: WhistleOut
Accessible Telecoms made easier with Vodafone: ACCAN
People with disability will now be able to access in-store information about telco products suited to their needs through a new partnership between disability telecommunications service Accessible Telecoms and Vodafone Australia.
Source: iTWire
Optus completes 5G data call using 2300MHz spectrum
Optus is claiming to have made the world's first 5G data call using 2300MHz spectrum.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus and Ericsson make 5G call over 2300MHz
Optus has made its first 5G data call over 2300MHz spectrum in what is being claimed to be a world-first by a telecommunications carrier.
Source: ARN
How NBN Co struck its bothersome business deals
NBN Co is continuing to assert itself in the enterprise and government market, recently signing on big four bank Westpac in addition to the likes of Woolworths, Coles and Australia Post.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sat, 07th Dec 2019
Vodafone will now email out your eSIM phone plan
Customers will no longer need to go a Vodafone store to get an eSIM-powered phone plan, with the telco today enabling online orders and SIM swaps for subscribers with a compatible device. Vodafone customers after an eSIM will now receive a QR code email, along with a confirmation code sent to their phone via text. Scanning this QR code will add the to a compatible device.
Source: WhistleOut
Fri, 06th Dec 2019
Telstra's Tumut exchange "severely damaged" by fire
Fire has “severely damaged” the Telstra exchange in the NSW Riverina town of Tumut, cutting fixed-line and Telstra mobile services to the entire town.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telco industry called to pitch in on mobile number porting fraud rules
The consumer watchdog wants industry help to work out how best telco providers should handle the porting of mobile numbers to avoid fraudulent requests.
Source: ARN
NBN contractor fined $40K over unpaid work
Queensland networking contractor Attain Solutions has been fined $41,040 for failing to pay a teenage worker for a month of work.
Source: ARN
Thu, 05th Dec 2019
Sydney has the worst mobile network out of major Australian cities
Sydney has the worst performing mobile network out of major Australian cities, according to global mobile data analyst Tutela, who just dropped a new report on 3G and 4G mobile quality. The report looked at the five most populated cities in Australia: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.
Source: WhistleOut
Optus CEO Allen Lew steps down
Optus has a new CEO with Allen Lew stepping aside and deputy CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin taking the role “with immediate effect”.
Source: iTnews Australia
Vocus to build subsea loop to Barossa gas project
Vocus is set to build a 500km cable loop off its north-west cable system to service the forthcoming multi-billion dollar Barossa gas project.
Source: iTnews Australia
Huawei ban will act as ‘5G tax’ on Australians
Excluding Huawei from Australia’s 5G roll-out will act as a ‘5G tax’ on citizens and increase the cost of deploying the technology by between $700 million and $2.1 billion, the networking giant said on Wednesday.
Source: ARN
Wed, 04th Dec 2019
TPG expects ‘margin headwinds’ until NBN roll-out completes
TPG has signalled its business will face “headwinds” for the next two years until the NBN is finally rolled out.
Source: ARN
Aussie Broadband customer opens new office in outer Melbourne
Broadband retail service provider Aussie Broadband has opened a new office in Lynbrook in the outer South East of Melbourne, with one of the company's customers officially opening the office at a ceremony on Wednesday.
Source: iTWire
Vodafone creates new lead role for major incidents
Everyone knows outages at telcos and banks are always bad news from a customer perspective.
Source: iTnews Australia
TPG questions why NBN is overbuilding business infrastructure
TPG has added its voice to the chorus of commercial telcos querying NBN's targeting of business customers.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tue, 03rd Dec 2019
Loyalty schemes on runway for data harvesting reset: ACCC
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has called on retail giants Coles and Woolworths to stamp out the entrenched practice of automatically linking their members’ payments cards to their customer loyalty profiles.
Source: iTnews Australia
Labor says it will fix encryption laws it voted for last year
This time last year, the Australian Labor Party waved through the government's encryption Bills, formally known as the Assistance and Access Bill, and threw out the line that it to keep the nation safe.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Mon, 02nd Dec 2019
Get three months of unlimited data through amaysim
amaysim is kicking off the holiday season with a rather nifty promo: customers who take up one of the telco's top two mobile plans will get unlimited data for their first three recharges. That's truly unlimited, no strings attached data, as opposed to "unlimited" data where your speeds are capped after you exceed a base allowance.
Source: WhistleOut
ACCC to steer clear of eSIM regulations for now
Telstra and other mobile network operators are to be given more time to open eSIM functionality up to mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs).
Source: iTnews Australia
Aussie Broadband pauses IPv6 trial due to Cisco bug
Aussie Broadband has temporarily paused an IPv6 beta trial “due to an ongoing bug” affecting the firmware of Cisco aggregation services routers (ASRs) it uses in its network.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN broadband tax referred to Senate committee
After being introduced in the House of Representatives, the government's Telecommunications (Regional Broadband Scheme) Charge Bill 2019 and Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Bill 2019 were last week referred to the Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Optus cops $6.4m fine for dodgy NBN disconnection claims
The Federal Court has ordered Optus pay $6.4 million in penalties after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission pursued it over making misleading claims to customers that their home broadband would be imminently disconnected.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co shows its top user now hits 26TB a month
NBN Co’s biggest user is based in Queensland and is consuming 26TB of data a month.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus to pay AU$6.4 million for misleading NBN disconnection claims
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has collected another victory, with Optus to pay a AU$6.4 million penalty for misleading its customers over NBN disconnections.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Amaysim closes $7.8M Jeenee buy
Amaysim has wrapped up its $7.8 million acquisition of mobile virtual network operator Jeenee Communications, a move aimed at further building its presence in the local market.
Source: ARN
Fri, 29th Nov 2019
The best Black Friday phone plan and NBN deals
Black Friday is back and bigger than ever, with more and more Aussie retailers offering great deals. Here's a look at some of the best phone, mobile, and NBN deals around.
Source: WhistleOut