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NBN Co revenue up to $2.6B as demand for faster speeds grows

NBN Co’s revenue during the first half of the 2023 financial rose by 4 per cent, year-on-year, to $2.6 billion, due to the rising demand for faster broadband speeds.

Source: ARN

Vodafone and Nokia bring 5G to Sydney Cricket Ground

Vodafone has deployed a high-speed 5G network to Sydney Cricket Ground in partnership with its network equipment supplier, Nokia.

Source: ARN

NBN Co labels exodus to Starlink 'modest'

NBN Co is still confident that its broadband services can satisfy users, despite clear growth in Starlink’s user base in Australia at the national network operator's expense.

Source: iTnews Australia

SkyMesh to offer Fixed Line services

Brisbane-headquartered telco and internet service provider SkyMesh has expanded into the NBN Fixed Line market, claiming it can now connect any home or business in the country to the NBN.

Source: ARN

Optus gains early access to 900MHz 5G spectrum

Optus has activated 900MHz spectrum at almost 1000 cell tower sites nationwide, which it said increases individual base station coverage “by up to 20 percent on a per-site basis”.

Source: iTnews Australia

5G vs. NBN: Which should you choose?

Is 5G home broadband faster or more reliable than the NBN? Read on to compare plans, prices and speeds, and find out who wins.

Source: WhistleOut

1M more premises to get FTTP upgrades

A million premises will be set for full fibre upgrades on the National Broadband Network (NBN) soon as NBN Co reveals the next suburbs slated for connection upgrades.

Source: ARN

A-G rejigs definition of piracy to include shared logins

As global streamer Netflix gears up to battle login sharing, the Australian government has quietly recast its piracy survey to define that activity as unlawful for the purposes of statistics collection.

Source: iTnews Australia

Australian telcos failing to meet customer expectations: Pega study

Australian telco providers are failing to meet the expectations of Australian customers, according to new research from low-code platform provider Pegasystems.

Source: iTWire

Telco customer complaint numbers remain at ‘record low rate’: report

Australia’s telcos have maintained record-low complaint rates according to the latest Complaints-in-Context Report, released by Communications Alliance.

Source: iTWire

Gov wants telcos to block SMS impersonation

The Australian Communications and Media Authority is set to investigate what measures it can take to combate Sender ID SMS scams.

Source: iTnews Australia

Fastest NBN connections coming to another million premises

NBN Co has announced that one million additional homes and businesses will be able to upgrade from fibre to the node or fibre to the curb to a faster fibre to the premises connection, thanks to an extra $2.4 billion from the Australian Government.

Source: iTWire

Vodafone offers free calls to Turkey and Syria

Telecommunications provider Vodafone is extending assistance to its customers in Turkey and Syria by providing free standard international mobile phone calls to earthquake-affected areas for the next seven days.

Source: iTWire

Telstra cuts $250 from select Pixel products (but only until midnight)

Telstra has turned its eye towards Google's smartphones and accessories with this month's lot of Telstra Day deals.

Source: WhistleOut

NBN Co renews bid to force ACCC review of mobile threat

NBN Co is keeping close tabs on the ongoing TPG-Telstra saga, in part because it’s adding fuel to a long-running beef the company has with regulators over the substitutability of cellular fixed wireless for NBN connections.

Source: iTnews Australia

Netflix is cracking down on Australians who share their accounts. Here's what it means for you

Netflix is cracking down on account sharing after reporting more than 100 million households have shared their passwords with people who did not live with them.

Source: ABC News

Vocus promotes Ellie Sweeney to CEO as Kevin Russell retires

Vocus Group has promoted Ellie Sweeney to the role of CEO as it embarks on a $1 billion program to upgrade its fibre infrastructure.

Source: ARN

TPG Telecom wants chance to test Optus's evidence to ACCC

TPG Telecom and Optus are at odds over the extent to which confidential information the ACCC used to deny a spectrum and network sharing deal between Telstra and TPG can be tested as part of a review.

Source: iTnews Australia

Vocus acquires Challenge Networks

Enterprise internet provider Vocus has acquired telecommunications provider and long-time partner Challenge Networks.

Source: iTWire

Telco and mobile-related complaints up by 9.9% between October and December 2022: TIO report

The number of complaints received between October and December 2022 increased by 9.9%, the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’s (TIO) Quarter Two Complaints Report showed.

Source: iTWire

Telstra falls short on priority assistance

Telstra has entered a court-enforceable undertaking with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after failing to comply with its priority assistance obligations.

Source: iTnews Australia

Optus scammer avoids jail

The man who tried to extort money from customers affected by the Optus data breach has avoided a jail sentence.

Source: iTnews Australia

Phone, internet complaints rise following Optus breach

Complaints for phone and internet services shot up by nearly 10 per cent during the December quarter, with Optus' September data breach being blamed as a major influence for the rise.

Source: ARN

Sydney man to perform community service over Optus scam bid

A Sydney man has been ordered to perform 100 hours of community service by the Sydney Downing Centre District Court for attempting to blackmail Optus customers by using data stolen during the attack on the telco that came to light last year.

Source: iTWire

NBN Co to add 130 field service technicians

NBN Co is set to onboard 130 new field service technicians in a host of regional locations.

Source: iTnews Australia

Vocus acquires long-time partner Challenge Networks for private network skills

Vocus is set to acquire its long-time partner Challenge Networks in order to build more private LTE and 5G networks for customers.

Source: ARN

Optus switches new towers in North Queensland

Telecommunications provider Optus has switched two new towers in Lucinda and Saunders Beach in North Queensland, which will provide residents network coverage for calls and download speeds.

Source: iTWire