Global Chip Drought Is Affecting Australia’s NBN
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April 8, 2021
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That tiny but mighty piece of technology – the silicon computer chip – is wreaking havoc on the world as its supply... Read More
Tangerine Launches 1000GB 4G Broadband Plan
Low-cost internet provider Tangerine Telecom has launched a 1000GB 4G wireless broadband option, its largest yet. Using the Optus 4G Plus network,... Read More
ACCC Wants Feedback On NBN Standards, Pricing Proposals
The consumer watchdog is seeking feedback on proposals from NBN Co to resolve concerns around wholesale NBN service standards and entry-level pricing.... Read More
Cellnet On Covid-19 Life Support, 30 Days To Find Equity Partner
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May 1, 2020
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Smartphone accessories distributor Cellnet Group has been placed in a trading halt with thee Company desperately looking for an injection of capital... Read More
Vocus Taps NBN Satellite To Deliver Comms To Outback Mine
Aussie telco Vocus has inked a deal to provide publicly listed resources company Northern Minerals with a business-grade communications service, using NBN... Read More
Public Distrust Haunts Government’s Digital Push
More than a third of the Australian population is unwilling to provide personal information to the Federal Government because they don’t trust... 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
Oz Enjoying Faster Average Download Speeds, FTTN Still Underperforming
A recent ACCC report shows that Australians are benefitting from faster average download speeds, with retail service providers (RSPs) now delivering more... Read More
Phone & Internet Complaints Down 12% In Q4 2019
Complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman from residential consumers and small businesses were down 12% in Q4 compared to the previous quarter,... Read More
Move Over SkyMuster, Elon Musk Is Coming For Oz Regional Broadband
SkyMuster NBN technology may be under threat in regional and rural Australia as Elon Musk takes the next step in bringing satellite... Read More
NBN Tests Short-term Satellite
The National Broadband Network (NBN) is testing satellite-based connectivity at bushfire emergency evacuation centres. A spokesperson for the company told ZDNet that... Read More
TelSoc Calls For Broadband Boost
Australia’s Telecommunications Association (TelSoc) has repeated its call for a bipartisan approach to develop more robust communications infrastructure for Australia. This was... Read More
TPG Suffers Nationwide Internet Issues
Customers of TPG and its subsidiary brands are suffering a national outage of internet and voice services. The problems appeared to begin... Read More
Aussie Broadband Means Aussie Call Centre
Aussie Broadband is staying true to its name with the grand opening of a brand new Aussie call centre on the outskirts... Read More
Optus Launch Regional Bushfire Regrowth Grant Program
Optus is announcing funding opportunities to support businesses impacted by the devasting bushfires through a grant program to help re-establish connectivity within... Read More
‘Replace On Failure’ 207 OZ Cisco Access Points Broken
Cisco access points have been deemed so broken that the company has issued a ‘field notice’ with the solution to replace the... Read More
Who Has The Best Router? Best Of Best Awards Announced
From Dialup to ADSL to the National Broadband Network, the humble router has moved beyond just a box you hide in the... Read More
Media Authority Reveals Top Five Phone Scams
A list of Australia’s top five phone scams has been released by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) today. In a... Read More
Free-Calls & Wi-Fi For Christmas
Telstra has handed out a big Christmas present with Australia’s biggest telco announcing free-calls and free Wi-Fi from payphones across the country... Read More
Broadband Speeds 20% Faster As NBN Rolls Out
Honesty Box – which claims to operate Australia’s largest network of broadband measurement devices — says fixed-wireless download speeds during busy periods... Read More
New Boss To Champion Optus As Lew Returns To Singtel
Optus has named former Commonwealth Bank executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin as the successor to chief executive Allen Lew after it was announced... Read More
Smart Home Bundle Pack Subscriptions Exclusive To Telstra Customers
Telstra has taken inspiration from Adobe’s successful Creative Cloud subscription service by offering smart home bundle subscription kits with access to its... Read More
Gap Closes Between Rural & Metro Users Despite Broadband Levy Tabled
Data usage on the Australian National Broadband Network has exploded by 25% in the last 12 months with the average Australian now... Read More
Optus Misled Customers Again, Penalised $6.4 Million
Optus has been ordered to pay $6.4 million in penalties following revelations that the telecommunications company has misled its customers, again. As ordered by... Read More
China’s 5G To Drive Smartphone Growth: Australia Lags Behind
Hard on the heels of yesterday’s smartphone shipment report by Gartner, comes research by rival IDG which says Australia won’t help push up sales next... Read More
Government To Fine Non-NBN Users With Broadband Tax
Updated to include comment from the Office of the Hon Paul Fletcher MP The Federal Government has reintroduced plans to tax non-NBN... Read More
Telstra Told Off For Mobile Data Usage Notification Fail
Telstra has been ticked off by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for failing to notify more than 150,000 mobile broadband... Read More
150,000 Customers Refunded By Telstra
Telstra will refund 150,000 mobile broadband users after the Australian Communications, and Media Authority (ACMA) discovered the national telco had failed to send... Read More
NBN Price Change To Benefit 10.3 Million Australians
Broadband speeds are set to increase in the wake of the National Broadband Network’s Wholesale Pricing Review 2019 Close-out paper creating several... Read More
NBN Stuff Up Could Cost iiNet $10 Million
An NBN stuff up by TPG owned iiNet could cost the internet service provider $10 million after an investigation revealed they failed... Read More
Government To Review Telecoms Provision In New Developments
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has announced a review of the arrangements for telecommunications in new developments that he says will drive competition... Read More
180,000 Telstra NBN Consumers Could Be Up For $341M Payday
Telstra will reportedly review the performance of 180,000 NBN connections to determine whether they are paying more than they should following the... Read More
Telstra Failed To Monitor Maxiumum NBN Speeds
Telstra will now proactively contact customers not receiving the maximum speed available under their NBN plan, following the national telcos failure to... Read More
Govt. 5G Inquiry Goes North
The House of Reps Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts is holding the first public hearing for its inquiry into the... Read More
Telstra Calls On Government To Invest More On 5G Rollout
Telstra has called for substantial Government investment in both equipment and spectrum for the 5G network in Australia. In a submission to... Read More
Smaller Operators Stealing NBN Market Share From Telstra
Optus and smaller retail service providers ( RSPs) are now eating into Telstra’s NBN retail market share, the latest quarterly report from... Read More
Optus Net Profits Climb 24% Revenues Up 11%
Optus who last week rolled out their 5G offering, has posted an increase in second-quarter profits and a double-digit increase in revenue,... Read More
Compensation For Missed Appointments? NBN Says Nah
The NBN is criticising the excessive and unjustified nature of the draft decisions handed down from the National Consumer Watchdog regarding the... Read More
Mobile Networks Causing Problems For NSW Fire & Rescue Services
As catastrophic fires burn across NSW It’s carrier network infrastructure that’s failing rural Australians who can’t get a signal to save their... Read More
Telstra Holds 49% Of Telecom Industry
2019’s Connected Nation report has revealed that Telstra is close to holding a majority share of the Australian telecom industry, at nearly... Read More
Aussie Broadband Satisfaction & ACCC Measures Internet Speed
Alongside a report into internet download speeds by the national consumer watchdog, Aussie Broadband is expected to ‘raise some eyebrows in the... Read More
Poor Tech Investment Seen As Hurting Small Business
Lower technology investment by small businesses is impacting their business performance and the broader Australian economy, according to new research commissioned by... Read More
China 5G Push Ahead Of Schedule
China’s three state-owned wireless carriers have announced they will launch 5G commercially from the beginning of next month, well ahead of schedule.... Read More
NBN Co Gears Up For Focus On Regional And Remote Areas
NBN Co has launched a new business unit dedicated to customers in regional and remote areas and combining all components of its... Read More
Optus Excluded From ACMA Telco Report
The Australian Communications Media Authority (ACMA) has revealed a decline in the number of complaints lodged towards telecommunication carriers, a whole year... Read More
Government Set 2021 5G Spectrum Auction
The Federal Government has commenced its plans to sell off the spectrum in the 26 GHz band to support the next stage... Read More
Telstra Teams With Cradlepoint On Market For 5G Edge Devices
Telstra has announced – at a Mobile World Congress in Los Angeles – a partnership with Cradlepoint to develop 5G technology for... Read More
Confusing NBN Numbers As Speed Report Challenged
How fast is the NBN? Well it appears no-one can give a definitive answer. The latest report from NBN Co, dubbed Speed... Read More
Federal Parlt. Preps Last-Minute Probe Into NBN Rollout
The Federal Parliament has launched a cross-party inquiry into the rollout of the NBN and the performance of NBN Co – though... Read More
Telstra Chair Throws Shade At NBN’s Unfair Monopoly
Telstra chair John Mullen has ramped up its criticism of the government-backed NBN Co, calling it a “massively expensive waste of resources... Read More