CommsWire - 5 September 2018

Vocus puts ASC into service early as SMW-3 cable fails The Australia Singapore Cable has been switched on for use ahead of its scheduled 14 September service date, following a major disruption on the Sea-Me-We3 submarine cable between Perth and Singapore.

CommsWire - 13 August 2018

ACCC reports third of NBN users now on 'higher speed plans' Residential broadband customers "continue to shift to higher speed NBN plans, with more than one third of all NBN services now on 50Mbps plans, according to the ACCC’s tenth quarterly Wholesale Market Indicators Report released today".

CommsWire - 14 June 2018

Huawei unlikely to get role in Australian 5G projects: report Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Telecommunications appears unlikely to be allowed to provide equipment for 5G networks in Australia, due to alleged national security concerns, a report claims.

CommsWire - 22 May 2018

Software fault triggered Telstra mobile network outage The calamitous collapse of Telstra's mobile network on Monday was triggered by a software fault which led to multiple elements across the network failing, the company said on Tuesday, offering an apology for the disruptions suffered by its customers.

CommsWire - 12 February 2018

SMBs lack confidence in delivery of NBN within two years Australian small businesses are not confident in the Government?s ability to deliver the national broadband network within the next two years and are worried about slow Internet speeds, according to a new independent survey.

CommsWire - 2 February 2018

Optus commits to early 2019 5G fixed wireless rollout With 3GPP phase one 5G standardisation achieved, Optus said it will "commence the roll out of 5G technology in Australia by early 2019 with a fixed wireless product in key metro areas."

CommsWire - 25 January 2018

NordVPN warns Aust Govt against anti-encryption bill A newly proposed anti-encryption bill in Australia would have dire consequences on all Australians? Internet privacy and security, according to VPN provider NordVPN

CommsWire - 20 December 2017

Australia-Singapore cable opens up new strategic data route, says Vocus  The Australia Singapore Cable (ASC) network will open the door for a new strategic data route - the Great Southern Route - connecting South East Asia to North America via Australia, according to owner Vocus, when it opens for business in July 2018.

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 - 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.