Broadband News
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
Tue, 27th Aug 2024
Australian telcos to be told how to communicate outages to customers
Australia’s telcos will soon have to meet enforceable standards for the way they communicate outages to customers.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 26th Aug 2024
Major telcos' market share slightly dip while smaller telcos inch up: NBN Co report
The market share of major Australian telcos slightly declined while smaller telcos saw a slight increase, according to the NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report, prepared quarterly for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) by wholesale broadband operator NBN Co.
Source: iTWire
Aussie Broadband will have a new CTO from October
Aussie Broadband will have a new chief technology officer from the end of October as incumbent and co-founder John Reisinger retires.
Source: iTnews Australia
Tue, 20th Aug 2024
Telstra posts 'slight' increase in revenue
Telecommunications company Telstra reported a 1% increase in revenues for FY24 to $23.5 billion but its enterprise business reported a decline in Ebitda and net profits, dropping by 4.2% and 12.8% to $7.5 billion and $1.8 billion respectively.
Source: iTWire
Mon, 19th Aug 2024
NBN Co slashes power consumption across fixed wireless network by 5%
Wholesale broadband operator NBN Co claimed it reduced power consumption across its fixed wireless network by 5%, estimated to deliver a reduction of 850 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Source: iTWire