CommsWire - 4 September 2017

Subsea cable outage hits iiNet, Internode The SMW3 subsea cable between Perth and Singapore that services South East Asia, among other regions, has suffered a break with a repair date at least six weeks away. As a result, TPG owned ISPs iiNet and Internode have been forced to re-route their services.through their higher latency US connections.

CommsWire - 30 August 2017

ACCAN pressures Optus to ban 3rd party charges Telecommunications consumer interest group ACCAN is pressuring Optus to follow Telstra and Vodafone and ban third party mobile subscriptions. MNF?s Symbio launches sub-wholesale MVNO offer Wholesale telecommunications provider, Symbio Networks ? part of the MNF Group - has launched a sub-wholesale mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) offer.

CommsWire - 1 August 2017

Vodafone gateway goes beyond NBN frontier with 4G backup Just like Telstra offered with its hybrid NBN 4G modem in February, so too Vodafone has announced that it is going beyond the final NBN frontier with a 4G backup plan.

CommsWire - 20 July 2017

NBN Co and Adtran sign FttC broadband equipment and services deal NBN Co has inked a deal with US-based networking equipment provider Adtran, in a supply agreement for software, hardware and services, to support the FttC (fibre to the curb) component of the NBN rollout.

CommsWire - 6 June 2017

NBN Co says it will deliver 1Gbps over HFC NBN Co says it is close to delivering gigabit speeds to homes and businesses in six cities, including Sydney and Melbourne, following trials of new technology on its hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) network.

CommsWire - 3 March 2017

New rules aim to stop unwelcome calls to helplines New rules have been introduced to allow telcos to suspend services to people who repeatedly make unwelcome calls ? whether they are offensive, harassing or simply a nuisance ? to helplines such as Lifeline.

CommsWire - 27 February 2017

Telstra, Ericsson testing IoT network across Australia Telstra and Ericsson have used the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona to announce several key programs supporting Telstra?s ?Network of the Future? transformation program.

CommsWire - 7 September 2016

Govt finally announces data retention grants Telstra, Optus and Vodafone have together been apportioned about 65% of the funds allocated for companies to implement the data retention scheme that the government voted into law more than a year ago.

CommsWire - 24 August 2016

Telstra?s new Pre-Paid Plus plans at $40 and $50 very competitive With MVNO activity heating up to fantastic new levels of competition, it?s very interesting to see Telstra make its most generous pre-paid moves yet.

CommsWire - 2 August 2016

A Next Generation Wholesaler?s View of the NBN The current NBN pricing model is creating a barrier to competition by providing the four large Telcos. Without a change to the pricing model the consumer perception will be that the NBN rollout has been a failure. Spookfish driving national expansion in tie-up with NEXTDC