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
Fibre To The Node Falters As NBN Speeds Surge
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March 29, 2021
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NBN performance has continued to improve, with fixed-line customers experiencing their highest speeds yet in December – but fibre to the node... Read More
NBN Price Hike ‘Inevitable’, Says Telcos
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March 25, 2021
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Australian telco giants are calling for NBN to overhaul its pricing model in fear of lower-income families being left out in the... Read More
NBN Co To Start Consulting On Gigabit Speeds For FttC
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March 8, 2021
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NBN Co is set to start consulting with industry this month on an extension of its top speed tiers, up to one... Read More
NBN Co To Resume HFC Drive
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March 1, 2021
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NBN Co, which paused HFC sales earlier this month, due to the global shortage of chips, is expecting to resume taking orders... Read More
Will Aussies Pay More For NBN Next Year?
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February 16, 2021
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Australian users could be paying more for broadband from May next year, with NBN Co floating a two-dollar increase to the fixed... Read More
NBN Co Stops Taking HFC Orders
SYDNEY: NBN Co will halt taking orders for hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) services due to a global shortage of chips used in... Read More
Yankee Juniper Eyes NBN Biz
MELBOURNE: US-based Juniper Networks appears to be looking to increase its Australian business, announcing a deal to join the NBN’s Technology Alliance... Read More
Broadband Speeds Hit Record High During Covid-19 Pandemic
Download speeds were the highest they have ever been during the pandemic, according to a new report published by consumer watchdog the... 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
High-Speed NBN Tops Five Million Users During COVID
The number of Australian broadband users on high-speed plans has topped five million for the first time, fuelled by pandemic demand. A... Read More
ACCC Gives Tick To NBN Wholesale Improvements
The ACCC has given the thumbs up to proposed improvements in NBN wholesale arrangements, which it says will be good for broadband... Read More
NBN Extends Fibre To Extra 100K Premises, Continues $4.5B Upgrade
The NBN Co has commenced extending fibre to another 100,000 premises this week, as it invests deeper into selected communities within metro... Read More
NBN Player Aussie Broadband Debuts On ASX With $40m IPO
Aussie Broadband, Australia’s fifth largest provider of telecommunications services, debuted today on the ASX with an oversubscribed $40m initial public offering (IPO).... Read More
Canberra’s New Push To Bring Tech To Small Biz
CANBERRA: Last night’s Federal Budget delivery by Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, pictured, has shown that the Covid-19 pandemic that has affected all... Read More
Optus Reduce Game Lag By 30%, Traffic Up By 75%
Optus has declared war on online gaming lag with its new Game Path service, which it says will reduce lag by up... 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
Has NBN Convinced The ACCC To Back Down?
The ACCC may be backing off from their tough approach to regulating NBN Co prices, according to the Australian Financial Review. A... Read More
Optus CEO Says Data Guzzling Websites Should Pay Telcos
Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says data-guzzling websites such as streaming services should help contribute to the cost of running networks. Speaking... 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
NBN Speeds Improve Despite COVID Demand
NBN speeds have held up despite unprecedented demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the ACCC crediting NBN Co’s decision to offer additional... Read More
Feds Pledge 1Gbps Broadband Speeds To 75pc Of Aussies
CANBERRA: Around eight million Australian homes should gain access to ultra-fast broadband speeds of up to one gigabit per second (Gbps) by... 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
Has Telstra Got Anywhere To Go Other Than Wholesale As NBN Fibre Is Kicked Into Play?
COMMENT: Has Telstra got anywhere to go as the NBN put the big telco in their cross hairs? Or is this a... Read More
Aussie Broadband Boss Sees 1Gbps Available To Half The NBN
CANBERRA: Aussie Broadband said it has experienced a 5.5pc uptick in its customer base for 1Gbps plans when the ISP began to... 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
Aussie Broadband Launches $40 Million Raising For IPO
Aussie Broadband, Australia’s fifth-largest NBN services provider, is preparing for an IPO valued at 12.3 times forecast earnings. The telco, which plans... 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
Coronavirus Hits Merged TPG/Vodafone Hard
COVID-19 has taken a sledgehammer to TPG Telecom (formerly Vodafone Hutchinson Australia), with a $117 million loss in the six months to... Read More
NBN-Themed Scam Calls Rife, Warns NBN Co
NBN Co is warning about scam calls purporting to be from the company, with more than $320,000 lost from January to June... 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
Dodo Cuts NBN 100 Pricing
SYDNEY: Dodo has adjusted its NBN line-up to include unlimited NBN 25 and bringing its NBN 100 price down to undercutting some... Read More
Andy Penn Spins Environment To Hide Shocking Mobile Sales Slump & Price Rises
COMMENT: Telstra boss Andy Penn has spent the past few weeks banging on about environmental, social and his governance goals instead of... Read More
NBN Co Urged To Bring Telstra Fibre Into Mix
CANBERRA: NBN Co should look at options to bring Telstra’s fibre networks and new housing networks owned by Opticomm into its fold,... Read More
Is Telstra Set To Get It’s Hands On NBN Co Via InfraCo After Successful COVID-19 Baptism?
Will the now highly succesful NBN end up owned by a separate division of Telstra called InfraCo despite Telstra CEO Andy Penn... Read More
ACCC Chair Sims Zooms In On CV19 Comms Risk
CANBERRA: Rod Sims, chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, has detailed COVID-19-induced communications risks that the ACCC hopes to mitigate.... Read More
Comrade Kevin Rudd, Left With Egg On Face After NBN Turns It On For Millions
The recent data from the ACCC’s Measuring Broadband Australia test units are showing daytime NBN speeds have not been impacted, and speeds... Read More
Daytime Traffic On NBN Up 70%, Mobile Networks Up 40%
Advice to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased pressure on the NBN and telecom networks in non-CBD areas. The... Read More
COVID-19 Hits Global Internet Speeds, Australia Flat
Despite the coronavirus outbreak putting pressure on global networks, Australia’s internet speeds have stayed relatively flat over the past few weeks. Speedtest.net... Read More
NBN Braces For Surging Demand In The Face Of COVID-19
The NBN is anticipating record demand on networks as more company employees move to work from home. Technology companies are already experiencing... 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
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
10.5 Million Oz Premises Ready To Connect, As Rollout Nears End
NBN Co has declared a 39 percent increase in revenue to $1.8 billion for the six months ended December 31, as it... 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
Dodgy Huawei Report Full Of PR Spin
An Oxford Economics report being hawked around by Chinese Company Huawei who are banned from selling 5G gear in Australia claims some... Read More
Brutal Battle Looms Wi Fi 6 & 5G Routers To Take Centre Stage
A brutal battle is breaking out in the networking market with Netgear, D Link and Linksys banking on Wi-Fi 6 and 5G... 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
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
