CommsWire - 8 August 2018

Optus profits decline for quarter ended 30 June Australia's second largest telco Optus suffered a drop in profits for the quarter ending 30 June despite increasing revenue and subscriber numbers. The company's latest financial report for the quarter to the end of June this year revealed net profits for the three months dropped by 3.5% to $154 million from $160 million for the same period in 2017.

CommsWire - 13 June 2018

Superloop adds 10,000 broadband customers with SkyMesh purchase Networking and infrastructure group Superloop has increased its presence in the NBN retail market with its purchase of the broadband customer base of SkyMesh, the Australian subsidiary of Bigblu Broadband.

CommsWire - 16 May 2018

Telecoms professionals salary prospects improve Many telecommunications professionals are in line for salary increases with  over half of the employers in the two sectors indicating they will consider a lift in salaries ? but only by around 3% -  in their next reviews.

CommsWire - 13 February 2018

NBN Co posts record $2.4 billion loss for first half NBN Co has reported a record loss for both a quarter and a half-year,  with the company losing $1.13 billion for the three months October to December 2017 and running up a $2.4 billion loss for the first six months of financial year 2018.

CommsWire - 24 January 2018

NBN Co planning to drop HFC from rollout plans? Is the NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, planning to drop HFC altogether from its multi-technology mix that it adopted after 2013 for the network?

CommsWire - 13 December 2017

Internet Australia calls on ISPs to reimburse NBN consumers Internet Australia has weighed into the debate about consumers being misled on NBN Internet speeds by telcos, calling on all ISPs to follow Telstra and Optus and reimburse misled FttN customers.

CommsWire - 11 December 2017

Data use in Australia explodes by 43% in past year: ACMA The amount of data Australians are consuming has gone through the roof, rising by 43% in the past year, according to a new report tabled in Parliament last week. We?re also using a more diverse range of devices, although the mobile phone is still the most popular and frequently used way to go online.

CommsWire - 6 December 2017

HFC network will need work to be fit for NBN: experts Technical experts who have closely followed the rollout of the NBN say Telstra's HFC network will need considerable work done on it to meet the needs of NBN customers.

CommsWire - 5 December 2017

Labor questions timing of NBN HFC delay announcement Labor shadow communications minister Michelle Rowland has questioned the timing of the NBN Co's announcement about delaying HFC connections to the national broadband network, revealing a timeline that shows problems were first identified two years ago.

CommsWire - 4 December 2017

ACCC chief fires broadside at telcos over Internet speed ads The ACCC, has lambasted the telecommunications industry for continuing to advertise Internet plans using what it calls ?unhelpful speed ranges?, and referencing off-peak speeds, or failing to provide consumers with any information about the speed of their services during busy hours.