Falling telco prices and increased data allowances haven’t been enough to allay the ACCC’s concerns over the Australian broadband and telecommunications market, with the consumer watchdog warning that continued scrutiny is needed. […]
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EIGHTH SYDNEY DATA CENTRE FOR EQUINIX IN $160M+ INVESTMENT
Equinix has announced a new international business exchange (IBX) data centre in South Sydney – its largest yet in Australia and its sixteenth in country. The first phase of SY5, costing $160 […]
NOKIA: WE’RE THE ONE STOP SHOP FOR 5G – AND WE’VE GOT IT RIGHT
Nokia has fronted up to MWC 2019 saying its got ‘the right strategy at the right time’ to win at 5G, and heralding a number of ‘world firsts’ in its Australian 5G […]
MWC 2019: TELSTRA GOES ALL OUT WITH 5G BANKING TRIAL, EXCLUSIVE HANDSETS AND IOT RANGE EXTENDER
Telstra has unveiled plans for a 5G banking trial with CBA, along with a slew of new offerings – including exclusive 5G devices and an IoT extender – at MWC In what […]
LABOR UPS NBN DISCORD, SLAMS ‘RIDICULOUS’ CLAIM
The political football that is the NBN took another pummelling this week with Labor shadow ministers Michelle Rowland and Jim Chalmers taking aim at the government over claims NBN was exceeding targets, […]
BEAM INKS 6th IRIDIUM GO DEAL AS NEW SATELLITE CONSTELLATION COMES ONLINE
Australia’s Beam Communications has signed a new deal with Iridium which will see the ASX-listed company providing a further 5,000 portable voice and data satellite devices for the Iridium network. Beam has […]
FLEET SPACE LOGS 3M DEVICES FOR IOT SATELLITE NETWORK
Australia’s Fleet Space Technologies is claiming ‘massive success’ with more than one million devices registered on its Project Galaxy low cost satellite network less than 24 hours after the network launched. The […]
HANGING ON: CALLERS TO AUSSIE TELCOS FACE LONG WAIT
Australia’s five largest telcos received more than 88 million enquiries in 2017-2018 and while callers on average waited just under two minutes to speak to someone, one telco’s callers were forced to […]
NZ’S CHORUS GEARS UP FOR 10GBPS RESIDENTIAL TRIALS
New Zealand is on track for a 10 gigabit per second residential and SMB fibre service, with Kiwi network operator Chorus kicking off trials of the service in mid-March. The trial, which […]
NZ LAUNCH FOR US MILITARY SATELLITE
New Zealand-based space firm Rocket Lab will kick off its 2019 mission schedule with the dedicated launch of a 150kg satellite for the Pentagon in late February – the first in what […]
TELCO COMPLAINTS HIT THREE YEAR LOW
Complaints about telco services in Australia have dropped to the lowest levels since 2015, according to the Communications Alliance telecommunications industry body. The Alliance says complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman for […]
SES satellites deliver added connectivity for PNG APEC
SES Networks’ satellites are being used to provide additional connectivity to Papua New Guinea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, now underway in Port Moresby. The additional connectivity has been provided with […]
Kiwi wrap: Spark DX hits profits, but Vocus revenue climbs; ComCom action for Vodafone NZ
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Kiwi wrap: Spark ups sport foray, power co wins telco awards
17 August In a week that highlights the changing telco market in New Zealand, we’ve seen Spark marking plans for a standalone sports media business, Trustpower continuing to win big in the […]
Kiwi wrap: Spark calls out NZ govt; ComCom eyes telco market and this Sherriff’s leaving this town
Spark calls out NZ Govt on 5G inaction, steps up own plans Spark New Zealand has called out the New Zealand government on an “absence of any clear government policy” on 5G […]
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