Broadband News
Fri, 06th Sep 2019
TPG profits fall 56% 'due to mobile network cancellation'
Telecommunications provider TPG Telecom has reported a fall of 56% in net profits for the financial year 2019 compared to last year, with the company attributing the fall from $397.5 million to $175 million to its being forced to give up plans for a mobile network.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 05th Sep 2019
Aussie loyalty data lakes targeted in ACCC crackdown
Australia’s competition watchdog is turning its attention to the vast data holdings amassed by supermarkets, airlines and other loyalty scheme operators - as well as by data brokers - and the liberties taken with that data.
Source: iTnews Australia
TPG profits halved from abandoning mobile network rollout after Huawei ban
TPG has revealed its net profit for the 2019 financial year dropped by 56% compared to last year, from AU$397.5 million to AU$175 million, laying the blame on the telco's abandonment of its
Source: ZDNet Australia
TPG pays the price for scrapping mobile network and low-margin NBN migration
TPG Telecom profit for 2019 took a 56 per cent hit going from $396 million in 2018 down to $174 million for the year ended 31 July 2019.
Source: ARN
In 2030, the NBN build will still be incomplete
Going by the details in the recently released NBN Co corporate plan for 2020-23, one would not be surprised if work was still proceeding on the Australian national broadband network beyond 2030.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 04th Sep 2019
Telstra connects three million IoT devices
More than 3.2 million IoT devices are connected to Telstra’s Internet of Things network, with another 2000 being added every day.
Source: iTWire
Telstra CEO expresses ‘surprise’ at NBN Co moving on enterprise market
NBN Co seeking to grow its share of the enterprise networking market is a “little bit of a surprise” for Telstra, the telco’s CEO Andy Penn says.
Source: Computerworld
Tue, 03rd Sep 2019
Landlines now a minority
The decline in the number of Australian households with a landline telephone connection has accelerated. For the first time, reputable statistics show that there are now more Australian homes without a landline than with one.
Source: iTWire
Penn labels 5G as a strong growth engine for Telstra
Telstra is expecting the deployment of 5G to be a "strong growth engine" for average revenue per user (ARPU), CEO Andy Penn said during the company's annual retail shareholder day on Tuesday.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Mon, 02nd Sep 2019
Optus launches program to improve services outcomes, enhance customer experience
Optus has unveiled CX Academy and a program for its employees designed to improve customer experience and services outcomes.
Source: iTWire
Telstra cops $400m revenue hit from NBN Co connection delays
Telstra has come good on analyst sentiment that NBN Co’s latest corporate plan issued on Friday will buffet its market guidance, telling the ASX on Monday opening that its overall revenue and cash flow will take a hit because of slower than anticipated rollout.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra revises forecasts for third year running after changes to NBN plan
Changes made by NBN Co to the timing of the National Broadband Network mean that Telstra for the third year in a row has had to revise its financial forecasts.
Source: ARN
Sat, 31st Aug 2019
No NBN upgrades planned for FttN
NBN Co is planning bandwidth improvements for FttC (fibre to the curb) and HFC (hybrid fibre coax) customers. But premises connected via FttN (fibre to the node) will receive no enhancements, at least during the life of the new NBN 2020-23 Corporate Plan.
Source: iTWire
NBN cuts activation target in 2020-23 corporate plan
Australia's broadband builder NBN Co says network building will continue beyond the stated deadline of June 2020, to hook up 100,000 premises defined as "complex installations, which include properties that are difficult to access and some culturally significant areas and heritage sites".
Source: iTWire
Fri, 30th Aug 2019
NBN Co puts future residential ARPU at $49 a user
NBN Co is now projecting its average revenue per user (ARPU) for residential customers will be $49 by FY23.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN shifts positive cash flow predictions out to 2023
Despite insisting in recent times that it would be cash flow positive in the 2022 fiscal year, the National Broadband Network (NBN) has revealed it will miss that time frame.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Tech and telco engineers may face mandatory Vic registration rules
Victoria’s IT and network engineers may face a future requirement of having to register themselves as “professionals” courtesy of a law that passed state parliament this week.
Source: iTnews Australia
Thu, 29th Aug 2019
Australia ranks last in broadband affordability
Data from UK-based firm Point Data has ranked Australia the last out of 36 OECD countries for entry level broadband affordability for the second quarter of 2019, according to shadow communications minister Michelle Rowland.
Source: ARN
Huawei wants to build first fiber-optic cable between South America and Asia
Huawei said on Wednesday it was "very actively" interested in building the first undersea fiber-optic cable between South America and Asia.
Source: Computerworld
Labor’s Rowland raises concerns about Australia’s lowly ranking on broadband affordability
The Australian Labor Party’s Shadow Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland has expressed concern that Australia has ranked last out of 36 OECD countries on entry level fixed-broadband affordability.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 28th Aug 2019
Mobile Phone Deals August 2019
We've tracked all of the latest mobile phone deals from Australian carriers and summarised them below for the week beginning the 26th of August.
Source: WhistleOut
You can now order Optus 5G home broadband online
Optus now is taking online orders for its 5G home wireless broadband plan, marking the first time it's made sign-ups public. You'll need to run an address check, but if your home or office is within Optus' 5G coverage area, you'll be able to take up the plan through the telco's website.
Source: WhistleOut
5G is safe and Dr Karl wants to explain why
The 5G mobile network is coming, and some people are very worried about it. Dr Karl Kruszelnicki explains why it won't give you cancer.
Source: ABC News
Telstra sees at least 59 exchanges broken into
A spate of break-ins at Telstra exchanges across the greater Sydney metro area has now impacted at least 59 facilities, with security patrols beefed up at as many as 166 critical sites across NSW.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 27th Aug 2019
SpinTel's new home wireless broadband plans are more than three times faster
SpinTel's new home wireless broadband plans are fast enough to be a genuine NBN alternative.
Source: WhistleOut
Foxtel could potentially block piracy websites without needing to attend court
In another win for copyright owners, the Australian Federal Court has hinted at Foxtel potentially being able to request for carriage service providers (CSP) to block piracy websites without having to attend court.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Verizon inks NBN reseller enterprise deal
US telecommunications provider Verizon has signed a reseller deal with the NBN Co giving it access to the latter’s ‘Enterprise Ethernet’.
Source: ARN
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
The tiny Palm phone is now available in Australia
Palm is back. Kind of. The once iconic PDA brand is now owned by TCL - Alcatel's business daddy and the company responsible for BlackBerry's resurrection - and ready to take your nostalgia dollars.
Source: WhistleOut Mobile Phones News
Governments back Netflix Clickbait mini-series production in Melbourne
The Federal Government is providing $4.9 million to jointly fund with the Victorian Government the production of the Netflix mini-series Clickbait.
Source: iTWire
Australia to block internet domains hosting extremist content during terror attacks
Australia will block access to internet domains hosting terrorist material during crisis events and will consider legislation to force digital platforms to improve the safety of their services.
Source: ARN