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Australians Demand Gigabit Internet Speeds

Jon Bragg July 26, 2017 No Comments

76% of Australians want internet speeds of 1Gbps or more and 85% believe these speeds should be available here, according to a Galaxy Research survey commissioned by MyRepublic. Among the…

Optus CEO Claims Consumers May Ditch NBN For Mobile

Jon Bragg July 25, 2017 No Comments

Australians could increasingly turn to mobile broadband options rather than the NBN for home internet connections according to Optus CEO Allen Lew. In an interview with The Australian Financial Review, Lew said consumers…

Carriers To Be Hit Over Poor Service As NBN Flexes Its Muscle

David Richards July 25, 2017 No Comments

Carriers who struggling to compete as consumers switch from traditional ADSL broadband to NBN are set to be forced to deliver a minimum level of service for customers. At the…

ACCC Could Take Major Telcos To Court

Jon Bragg July 20, 2017 No Comments

Telstra, Optus, TPG and Vocus may be taken to court by the ACCC over misleading NBN speed claims. In an interview with the ABC’s AM, ACCC chairman Rod Sims said…

NBN Co Calls On US For Help With New Fibre-To-Curb Rollout

Computer Daily News July 20, 2017 No Comments

Australia’s NBN Co has called in an American outfit to help untangle looming problems with its planned fibre-to-the curb (FttC) rollout, which it was hoping to deploy to around one…

NBN Rollout Reaches Halfway Point

Jon Bragg July 10, 2017 No Comments

NBN have announced that half of the Australian population is now able to connect to the National Broadband Network. After reaching the milestone halfway point of the network rollout, NBN…

200K Homes Told To Wait For NBN

Computer Daily News July 10, 2017 No Comments

Some 200,000 homes across the country are said to be facing major delays in being hooked up to the NBN, largely due to connection difficulties. The problems include long driveways,…

NBN Responds To Criticism About FTTP Rollout Costs

Jon Bragg July 6, 2017 No Comments

NBN has responded to reports claiming the cost of the FTTP rollout in Australia is much higher than most other countries. Following Professor Rod Tucker claims to a senate committee that the NBN…

NBN Rollout Costs More Than Most Other Countries

Jon Bragg July 5, 2017 No Comments

The price of rolling out NBN fibre-to-the-premises connections in Australia could be the highest in the world, the Senate committee overseeing the NBN has heard. Professor Rod Tucker, who advised the…

Qantas Reveals Inflight Wi-Fi Usage

Jon Bragg July 4, 2017 No Comments

Qantas have announced that over 40,000 people have connected to its “free and fast” inflight Wi-Fi since launching in April. According to the airline, an average of 32% of passengers…