Telstra, Optus Escalate 5G Speed Wars
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April 8, 2021
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Telstra has hit back at Optus’ claim yesterday that it achieved “record” 5G speeds at a mmWave test in Brisbane. Optus, working... Read More
Telstra To Split Into Four Entities In Proposed Restructure
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March 22, 2021
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Telstra has today officially announced its proposed restructure, which would see the group split into four separate entities. The legal structure, where... Read More
Telstra Beats Optus, Vodafone In 5G Benchmarks
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March 11, 2021
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Telstra is king in 5G coverage and performance, according to new benchmarking studies from umlaut. In a survey of nine cities –... Read More
Telstra Offloads Sensis For $250m
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March 4, 2021
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US software company Thryv has acquired Sensis, which operates online directories Yellow and White Pages, True Local and Whereis. Previous operators Telstra... Read More
Telstra Pours $8.5m Into Small Business Economy
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March 3, 2021
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Telstra has announced an $8.5 million investment into Australia’s small business economy. The telco giant will hand over major advertising space at... Read More
Telstra Trials Tech To Squash Scam Callers For Good
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February 16, 2021
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Telstra is experimenting with a world-first software which will stop scam callers from reaching Australian victims. The technology, which was developed in-house... Read More
Telstra Revenue Drops 9.7%, Blames Low Mobile Sales & No International Roaming
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February 11, 2021
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Telstra’s revenue fell by 9.7 per cent to $10.98 billion for the first half of FY2021, with the disruption of the NBN and... Read More
Telstra Junks Postpaid Mobile Plans
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February 9, 2021
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Telstra is killing off its postpaid mobile plans, moving all postpaid customers to upfront payments over the coming months. The new system... Read More
Telstra, AWS Team Up To Boost Cloud Services In Oz
Telstra is joining forces with Amazon Web Services to collaborate on new edge computing solutions which it says will bring cloud services... Read More
Half Of Aussies Now Covered By Telstra 5G Network
Telstra has hit an important milestone in its 5G rollout, with more than half of Australians now living within its coverage footprint.... Read More
Are Aussie Telcos Doing Enough To Protect The Financially Vulnerable? ChannelNews Investigates
Last week, Telstra’s ‘unconscionable’ pattern of signing Indigenous customers to post-paid mobile contracts they could not afford nor understand was slammed by... Read More
Gamers Chewed Up More Data Than Netflix Bingers During COVID, Telcos Taking Advantage
Australia’s two biggest telco companies have revealed gamers were the most data-hungry internet users during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, eclipsing... Read More
“Unconscionable” Sales To Indigenous Customers Could Cost Telstra $50M
Telstra could pay out a $50 million settlement over admitted breaches of Australian consumer law and “unconscionable” sales of post-paid mobile products... Read More
Telcos Slam Telstra’s NBN Ambitions, Optus Leading Charge
Optus is leading the charge against Telstra’s grand plans to restructure and buy the NBN, with the telco rival calling on the... Read More
Are Big Three Telco Plans Good Value?
Almost one in five customers of the “big three” telcos – Telstra, Optus, and Vodafone – believe they are not getting their... Read More
US Telcos Desperately Push Free iPhone 12 Deals, So What Are Oz Companies Doing?
US telcos are offering unprecedented pre-order deals for the iPhone 12 and it seems Aussie companies from the likes of Telstra quickly... Read More
iPhone 5G Launch Tipped Snare Telstra Rival Telco Customers
Apple’s 5G iPhone debut is tipped to help Telstra snare customers away from rivals, Optus and TPG, according to latest research from... Read More
Telstra Launches Invite-Only 5G Home Network
Telstra has rolled out its invite-only 5G home network service to select customers, the first time the telco giant has offered 5G... Read More
Telstra Pumps Up High-End NBN Deals – Beginning At $85/Month
MELBOURNE: Telstra claims its latest high-speed NBN offerings are bringing higher quality video calls to high-paying users, even when several household members... Read More
Telstra and TPG Issue Stark Warning Against NBN Co Roll-Out
Telco giants Telstra and TPG have warned a boost by NBN Co into the regional business market will see the government-owned company... Read More
NBN To Invest $700m In Bid To Topple Telstra
NBN Co is set to slash broadband prices and has pledged to invest $700 million over the next three years in a... Read More
Telstra Service To Boost Online Gaming
Telstra is launching a new Game Optimiser service for its broadband customers, which can prioritise online game traffic for a better gaming... Read More
Government, Telstra Join Forces In Bid To Shut Down Scammers
CANBERRA: Telstra has joined forces with the Australian Government to co-launch a cyber-defence program, aimed at identifying and shutting down scammers pretending... Read More
DTA Names Telecoms Suppliers
CANBERRA: The Digital Transformation Agency – part of the Federal Government’s social services portfolio – has named 26 suppliers to form part... Read More
Telcos Breached NBN Migration Rules 8000 Times: ACMA
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has condemned telcos TPG, Optus, Dodo and Telstra for more than 8000 breaches of consumer... Read More
Has Telstra’s Password Database Been Hacked? Customers Not Happy
Telstra appears to have a major password problem with thousands of their customers unable to access their emails or in some cases... Read More
ACCC: 100Mbps Broadband Plans Up 12%
Uptake of 100Mbps high-speed broadband plans has continued to gain steam, with an 11.9% jump culminating in 9.1% of local households on... Read More
Telstra Profit Down 14%, COVID Cost To Double FY21
Telstra has reported a 14.4% slump in full year profit to $1.84 billion, with EBITDA hit $200 million from the coronavirus pandemic.... Read More
Telstra ‘Clear Winner’ Of Aussie 5G User Experience
Telstra has been named the ‘clear winner’ for 5G user experience in Australia, beating Optus’ average speeds by 61.9 Mbps according to... Read More
Telstra Sells $416M Data Centre In $2B Monetisation Pursuit
Telstra has sold its Clayton (VIC) data centre for $416.7 million, as it pursues a strategy to strengthen its balance sheet with... Read More
Telstra Selling 5G Gear From Banned Chinese Company
Telstra who often bang on about security and how good their networks are, appear to have no qualms jumping into bed with... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Telstra 5G Struggles To Get Past 5Mbps
Telstra claim that they are planning to deliver 5G services across 75 per cent of its mobile network by June next year... Read More
COMMENT:Telstra Cyber Attack Shows How Easy Australia Can Be Hit
A cyber-attack against Telstra’s network that left tens of thousands of homes without broadband is a real problem for all carriers and... Read More
Telstra Debut New Plans For Broken Devices
Telstra has sought to appeal to consumers who frequently break their devices, with the launch of a new ‘Upgrade and Protect’ add-on... Read More
Telstra Selling Off $300-Million Pitt St Property
Telstra is preparing to sell its 16-storey telephone exchange building on Pitt Street for $250-300 million. This offering will be the largest... Read More
Telstra’s Former Boss Stuart Lee Lost To Us – Tributes Flow
SYDNEY: Telstra CEO Andy Penn has led tributes to Stuart Lee, pictured, a retired 45-year veteran of the telco who passed away... Read More
Telstra Loses Asia-Pac Exec.
SYDNEY: Telstra has lost its Asia-Pacific chief information security officer Berin Lautenbach, with his departure following hard on the heels of senior... Read More
Two-City Start For Telstra’s New 5G Portable Gadget
SYDNEY: Dying to try 5G communications, but don’t know where to start? Telstra may have just the answer, after this week launching... Read More
Telstra Trials High-Spectrum 5G
SYDNEY: Telstra has begun trialling faster millimetre-wave 5G mobile phone technology. The technology, which could be eight times faster than 4G, is... Read More
Telstra 5G Rollout Undeterred By Coronavirus
Local telco Telstra is reportedly ahead of schedule for the rollout of its 5G network, with the coronavirus pandemic said to not... Read More
Key Telstra 5G Supplier Involved In Sex Scandal
ZTE the Chinese Company that Telstra uses to manufacture their house branded smartphones and is the same Company banned by the US... Read More
A Favourite Telstra Smartphone Brand Slammed Again As Corrupt
One of Telstra’s favourite smartphone suppliers Chinese Company ZTE is again under investigation by the US Justice Department in a new ‘bribes... Read More
New Wave Of 5G To Hit Aust.
SYDNEY: Many Australians should finally be able to get their mits on 5G services when Telstra launches what it says is the... Read More
Telstra In New Bid To Abandon $270m/Year NBN Voice Contract
MELBOURNE: It’s not like Telstra to give away easy government money, but that seems to be just what it’s about as it... Read More
EXCLUSIVE:Telstra Pushing 5G & mmWave On’ High Security Risk’ ZTE Products
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn has moved to spruiking products made by a banned Chinese Company who the carrier kicked out of... Read More
NBN Finds Superfast Market
NBN Co has notched a 28% jump in sales of superfast 250Mbps services, after cutting prices and increasing speeds of its No.1... Read More
Telstra Slashes 280 Jobs, Customer Personal Data At Risk
Telstra has announced its cutting an additional 280 jobs, on top of the thousands it has already axed. The union representing telecommunications... Read More
Telstra Set To Offer Cloud Call Recording Service
Telstra customers will be able to sign up to use the services of Dubber, an ASX-listed provider of cloud-based call recording services... Read More
Telstra Caught Red Handed, Reconsiders Payment Plans & Drops Supply Chain Scheme
Telecommunications company Telstra has ditched its supplier payday lending scheme and may reconsider its decision to push out payment terms to 62... Read More
OK Telstra,OK TPG: NBN To End Direct Deals
Bowing to pressure from players such as Vocus, Telstra and TPG, and following accusations of preferential treatment given to companies such as Macquarie Telecom,... Read More
