Broadband News
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