Australians are losing more money to NBN scams, with reported monthly losses hitting the A$110,000 mark between January and May this year, compared with around A$38,500 in monthly average losses throughout 2018 – jumping nearly 300 per cent. “People aged over… Read More ›
At least 10,000 Telstra contractors are expected to be cut over the next two years as part of the telco’s far-reaching T22 transformation program, according to the company’s CEO Andy Penn. “By June 30 we expect to have announced around… Read More ›
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released a new guideline for NBN fixed wireless customers facing broadband speed problems, and has updated its advice for retailers on advertising broadband speed claims. Customers on fixed wireless networks, for the most… Read More ›
More than 5.2 million Australian households are now connected to the NBN, with almost 60 per cent subscribed to higher speed plans, according to the ACCC’s latest quarterly Wholesale Market Indicators Report, released today. The report shows that NBN residential broadband… Read More ›
MAIN STORY Suggestions that Australia’s fixed line broadband data dominance is set to play second fiddle to mobile broadband services might need a reality check, with wireless broadband accounting for just three percent of the total data downloaded in the… Read More ›
NBN Co, the company building and upgrading Australia’s broadband network, is looking to make US$1 billion revenue from its business segment, as it seeks to lure more service providers to offer business-grade NBN, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. While… Read More ›
The board of NBN Co has comprehensively failed in its core mission and should resign to allow an incoming government to save the project, according to Commpete, the Australian alliance for competition in digital communication. Commpete said the NBN board… Read More ›
Optus has launched three new NBN plans, providing customers in selected homes with more speed and a range of key features. The Singtel owned firm will offer two new NBN Broadband bundle plans which includes a phone line at no extra… Read More ›
MAIN STORY The Criminal Code Amendment (Sharing of Abhorrent Violent Material) Bill 2019 was introduced into Parliament on 3 April in response to the online live streaming and subsequent sharing of footage of the Christchurch terror attack on 15 March. Essentially, the… Read More ›
Honesty and good customer service are two factors that have underpinned the success of Australian-based privately-owned internet service provider, Mate, according co-founder and general manager Mark Fazio. “Our plan was always to build a simple business that had a simple… Read More ›
Cisco and NBN Co have struck an exclusive agreement to drive and speed up the capability for Small to Medium Businesses (SMB) to connect to business NBN, a well as a raft of access technology services that could help support… Read More ›
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. The just released Communications Market Report 2017-18 highlights… Read More ›
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, labelling them ‘ridiculous’. In a joint statement, Rowland… Read More ›
The possible write-down of taxpayer’s investment in NBN Co is again making news. The Labor Opposition have again put a spotlight on this issue by challenging the chairman of NBN Co, Ziggy Switkowski, to justify his statements that no write-down… Read More ›
NBN Co has appointed Philip Knox as its next Chief Financial Officer, with his new role taking effect on 6 February. Knox joins NBN Co with over thirty years of financial experience, having most recently served as CFO at APN… Read More ›
Purpose-built National Broadband Network ISP MyRepublic has unveiled a new promotional plan, targeting consumers wanting unlimited data and superfast speeds of up to 100 Mbps. “Some industry leaders have said our country does not want fast internet, which is blatantly… Read More ›
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