Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson

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Mark was a writer at Compare Broadband.

Latest Content from Mark

20/02/2018
Wi-Fi in the sky: aircraft bringing internet to rural and remote areas
Facebook and Google are both working on airborne methods of broadband transmission. Both companies aim to supply a broadband connection to areas not served by infrastructure like fibres or mobile towers, by creating skyborne webs of aircraft that will send data between themselves and down to the
20/02/2018
Optus offers 30 days' free access to the National Geographic app
Optus is allowing customers on any mobile network to access its National Geographic app on a 30-day trial. Originally launched in July as an exclusive for Optus customers, the app contains a collection of videos, movies, articles and photos from National Geographic, including Morgan Freeman's The
15/02/2018
Tree-planting robots and new ways to fly in Telstra's latest cohort of startups
Telstra has announced the latest group of startups that will receive $75,000 in seed money, as well as guidance and mentoring from industry experts, as part of their muru-D startup accelerator program. Included in the cohort are SkyGrow, who plan to combat deforestation with their Growbots that can
13/02/2018
What are "typical evening speeds"?
If you’ve been shopping around for a new broadband plan lately, you might have noticed a change in the way providers are advertising their NBN plans. While many used to categorise their plans in terms of the maximum speed (you might have seen numbers like 12/1, 25/5, 50/20, and 100/40), they're now
6/02/2018
Superfast 5G internet is closer than ever
Optus has said we could have a 5G network as early as next year. The telco recently conducted an outdoor trial which saw download speeds of up to 2Gbps - a rate 15 times faster than the current 4G network. At these speeds, 5G may even be poised to outstrip the NBN - especially considering it's
14/12/2017
Optus to offer refunds to more than 8,700 NBN customers
Optus has agreed to offer remedies to over 8,700 of its NBN customers due to upload and download speeds that were lower than advertised. Between 1 September 2015 and 30 June 2017, 48% of customers on the “Boost Max” plan were unable to reach the maximum promised speeds, and 21% could not reach half