Broadband News
Wed, 15th Jan 2025
Telstra to splash $700m on AI joint venture
The move may lead to further job losses for Telstra, which last year announced plans to cut up to 2800 workers.
Source: SMH
ACCC puts Uniti Group under notice for conduct issues
The ACCC has stepped in to issue binding rules of conduct for the superfast broadband access service (SBAS) supplied by Uniti Group and its related corporate entities.
Source: ARN
Tue, 14th Jan 2025
NBN receives $3B Govt boost
The Australian Government has invested a further $3 billion into NBN Co to upgrade the remaining fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) network across Australia.
Source: ARN
Mon, 13th Jan 2025
Gov to give NBN Co up to $3bn to complete FTTN overbuild
NBN Co will receive up to $3 billion from the federal government and chip in $800 million itself to provide the last 622,000 premises stuck on fibre-to-the-node with an upgrade path.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus quietly delays mobile-to-satellite service launch
Optus has quietly paused the launch of its satellite-to-mobile service launch following its partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink.
Source: iTnews Australia
Albanese splashes $3 billion on pre-election NBN upgrades
Australia ranks a lowly 82nd globally for broadband download speeds, behind Oman and Czechia, and just above Uzbekistan.
Source: SMH
PM promises $3b to 'finish' NBN and speed up internet
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promises a $3 billion injection to "finish" the National Broadband Network and speed up internet services, as Labor and the Coalition swing into election campaign mode.
Source: ABC News
Thu, 09th Jan 2025
Apple clarifies Siri privacy stance after US$95 million class action settlement
Apple clarified that it has never sold the data collected by its Siri voice assistant or used it to create marketing profiles, just days after settling a case in which it faced such accusations.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra works with SpaceX’s Starlink on satellite-to-mobile technology
Telstra has collaborated with SpaceX’s Starlink to bring satellite-to-mobile (direct-to-handset) text messaging to its customers, without the need for a specific compatible smartphone.
Source: ARN
Telstra to trial satellite-to-mobile services with Starlink
Telstra has signed an agreement with SpaceX to use Starlink to deliver satellite-to-mobile services, starting with SMS this year.
Source: iTnews Australia
Wed, 08th Jan 2025
Meta wants regular people to curb falsehoods on Facebook. Here's how it will work
Social media giant Meta has announced an Elon Musk-inspired solution to replace its independent fact-checking model on its platforms. Community Notes has been praised by its creator, but how effective is at curbing misinformation?
Source: ABC News
In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era
With Wednesday’s decision, Mark Zuckerberg has cemented Silicon Valley’s radical facelift as it cosies up to President-elect Donald Trump.
Source: SMH
Calls to triple-0 included teen who lost internet, man who wanted stray cat arrested
Police say they also received a call from a university student who wanted their professor's contact details to request a deadline extension and a man who wanted a stray cat on his street to be arrested.
Source: ABC News
Tue, 07th Jan 2025
Meta gets rid of fact checkers
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has said the company will no longer use fact checkers.
Source: SMH
NBN Co installs nesting platforms above fixed wireless towers
NBN Co is installing specific platform structures on top of fixed wireless towers for birds to nest to prevent disturbance from technical maintenance.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 06th Jan 2025
NBN Co now harnessing power from wind farm
NBN Co reports that it has begun harnessing power from a wind farm as it ‘makes progress in driving down carbon emissions’.
Source: iTWire
ISP Flip shifts to Swoop infrastructure
Internet service provider Flip has migrated its customer base onto Swoop Telecommunications' network under a three-year, $30 million deal.
Source: iTnews Australia
Fri, 03rd Jan 2025
What are subsea cables, and what happens when one gets cut?
The text message you just sent and the show you streamed last night were almost certainly enabled by a subsea cable. So why are they so vulnerable to attack?
Source: SMH