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Telstra cuts FY20 income forecast by $400m due to NBN Co corporate plan Telstra has informed the Australian Stock Exchange that it is revising downward by $400 million its FY20 income guidance following the release of the NBN Co's corporate plan for 2020-23 last week.
4th September 2019
No NBN upgrades planned for FttN users planned NBN Co is planning bandwidth improvements for FttC (fibre to the curb) and HFC (hybrid fibre coax) customers. But premises connected via FttN (fibre to the node) will receive no enhancements, at least during the life of the new NBN 2020-23 Corporate Plan.
3rd September 2019
No NBN upgrades planned for FttN users planned NBN Co is planning bandwidth improvements for FttC (fibre to the curb) and HFC (hybrid fibre coax) customers. But premises connected via FttN (fibre to the node) will receive no enhancements, at least during the life of the new NBN 2020-23 Corporate Plan.
3rd September 2019
NBN Co says network will be complete by 30 June 2020 NBN Co, the company building and operating Australia’s national broadband network, today released its Corporate Plan 2020-2023, confirming it is on schedule and on budget to complete construction of the NBN access network by 30 June 2020.
31st August 2019
Knowing their NBN speed brings satisfaction to consumers Consumers who know what their NBN plan’s ‘typical evening speed’ should be are more satisfied with their provider (78%) than those who do not know (68.1%) according to a new research report.
30th August 2019
Global smartphone sales on the decline, iPhone sales keep dropping Global sales of smartphones to end users declined 1.7% in the second quarter of 2019, totaling 368 million units - with sales of Apple's iPhone still in a steady downward spiral, according to a new report from analyst firm Gartner.
29th August 2019
Satellite positioning tech could be worth $6 billion-plus to economy Trials of ‘world first’ satellite positioning technology have proven more than $6 billion could be delivered to the Australian economy over the next 30 years, according to one Australian Government minister.
27th August 2019
Connexus pilots ‘Pay-it-Forward’ free digital phone service The South Australian town of Gawler will be the first regional community to receive free digital phone services under a ‘Pay it Forward’ scheme to be conducted by Melbourne-based ISP, Connexus.
22nd August 2019
Please note CommsWire was missing for a few days due to the Editor Stan Beer having 'flu! Cisco, Victoria Uni partner on security skills training Victoria University is partnering with networking vendor Cisco to open a cybersecurity training centre in Melbourne’s West to meet an increasing demand for workers in one of Australia’s fastest growing and under serviced industries.
20th August 2019
Samsung puts distance between itself and rivals in EU The sabotage of Huawei’s smartphone business by the US Government has put Samsung back on the map in Europe during Q2, with the Korean company recording a spectacular surge and its highest market share for five years. Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi had an even more impressive growth spurt in the quarter, according to UK based analyst firm Canalysis.
14th August 2019