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Wed, 30th Oct 2024

ACCC suing Optus for unconscionable conduct when selling phone products to vulnerable customers

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is suing Optus alleging it engaged in unconscionable conduct when selling phone products to vulnerable customers.

Source: ABC News

Tue, 29th Oct 2024

Telcos in talks to roll out ‘SMS on steroids’

Telstra, Optus and TPG are in talks to implement an SMS replacement that could slash the rate of spam messages.

Source: SMH

Sun, 27th Oct 2024

Optus commences 3G switch off, offers financially strapped free handsets

Australia's second largest telecoms operator Optus will begin switching off its 3G network from 28 October 2024, potentially impacting millions of subscribers still using the old wireless technology.

Source: iTWire

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