Broadband News
Tue, 10th Dec 2024
Telstra fined $3m over Triple Zero outage
Telstra has been fined $3 million for a Triple Zero outage earlier this year that led to 127 calls not being transferred to emergency services.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 09th Dec 2024
Optus sells Uecomm to Superloop for $17.5m
Optus is to sell its subsidiary Uecomm to Superloop for $17.5 million following a “strategic review”.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 08th Dec 2024
Superloop acquires Uecomm assets for $17.5M
Superloop has acquired Optus subsidiary Uecomm for $17.5 million, gaining over 2,000 kilometres of high-capacity fibre assets.
Source: ARN
Mon, 02nd Dec 2024
Telstra swallows prepaid mobile provider Boost for $100m
Telstra is to acquire mobile virtual network operator Boost Mobile, expanding its existing operational management of the company.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sun, 01st Dec 2024
Telstra to acquire Boost as part of ‘multi-brand strategy’
Telstra is set to acquire mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Boost Mobile, with the telco claiming it will consolidate the business under its own roof.
Source: ARN
Tue, 26th Nov 2024
Aussie Broadband is building a new cloud for its internal use
Aussie Broadband is six months into building a cloud platform for its own internal use that will replace existing compute and containerisation platforms and help it shrink its data centre footprint.
Source: iTnews Australia
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay social media ban bill
Google and Meta Platforms urged the Australian government to delay a bill that will ban most forms of social media for children under 16, saying more time was needed to assess its potential impact.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 25th Nov 2024
Vocus and Google connect the Indo-Pacific region via Australia
Google has chosen Vocus to build a 42,500 kilometre fibre optic cable in the Indo-Pacific region, extending a preexisting South Pacific link with more connections to Australia as well as Christmas Island and Singapore.
Source: ARN
Australia Connect to deliver new subsea cables
A consortium of Google Cloud, NEXTDC, SUBCO, Vocus, state and local governments are coming together under the banner of ‘Australia Connect’ to build two new subsea cables between mainland capital cities and Christmas Island.
Source: iTnews Australia
Sunshine Coast selected for new subsea cable landing point
Sunshine Coast, NEXTDC and Google will partner on developing a new landing point in Australia for the Tabua trans-Pacific subsea cable that will connect the United States and Australia to Fiji.
Source: iTWire
Sun, 24th Nov 2024
Commuters have limited phone reception when on Sydney trains. Here's what the telcos had to say
Imagine no Instagram scrolling, no watching Netflix, no checking emails and no jumping on a work video call. Many commuters are wondering why their phone reception is so poor when on trains.
Source: ABC News
Thu, 21st Nov 2024
Google must sell Chrome, US DOJ argues
Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals and take other measures - including possibly selling Android - to end its monopoly on online search, prosecutors argued to a judge.
Source: iTnews Australia
Australia launches 'landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16
Australia's government has introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to $49.5 million for social media platforms for systemic breaches.
Source: iTnews Australia
3G shutdown in Australia: real consequences or overblown concerns?
As Australia prepares to shut down its 3G network, a discussion is unfolding about whether the concerns surrounding the transition stem from real consequences or are being overblown.
Source: iTWire
Wed, 20th Nov 2024
Australian critical infrastructure faces cyber threats
Australia said it was concerned that one in 10 cyber security incidents last year involved critical infrastructure, with state-sponsored actors targeting the country's government, infrastructure and businesses using evolving tradecraft.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co wants simpler device setup to connect to its network
NBN Co wants to consolidate the number of devices needed by customers to connect to broadband service, to reduce energy consumption and help achieve a “net zero” emissions goal.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co expects over half a million fibre upgraders a year from FY27
NBN Co is anticipating over half a million premises per year to upgrade to full fibre connections from FY27, a 66 percent increase on the present run rate.
Source: iTnews Australia
Defence to use 'Optus-X' satellite launched earlier this week
Defence has confirmed that it will use the Optus-X satellite launched by SpaceX on Monday morning Australian time.
Source: iTnews Australia