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19/08/2022
Living Network Shifts Optus From Telco to Tech-co, According to the Company
The Optus Living Network banner already markets six offerings but the product chief of the company says that his team still has numerous ideas that they can potentially push into production. Thanks to the technical work Optus has already done, they will be able to get new products in the market quicker.   According to VP of TV, content, and
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19/08/2022
Macquarie Signs Deal with Optus to Use its 5G Mobile Network
Macquarie Telecom is putting an end to its current deal with Telstra after it has signed a 34 million dollar (AU$34,000,000) agreement to use the 5G mobile network of Optus for its services. Macquarie Telecom has been using the network of Telstra in providing 4G mobile services since 2016. With the shift in wholesale provider, Macquarie Telecom
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19/08/2022
Major RSPs Slam NBN Co’s CVC Soft Cap Proposal
Some of Australia’s biggest RSPs slammed NBN Co’s proposal to introduce a ‘soft cap’ for CVC. The reason behind this was that the ‘soft cap’ failed to address the underlying concerns of the RSP about NBN Co’s capacity-based pricing. TPG’s statement According to TPG Telecom’s group executive legal and external affairs Trent Czinner,
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17/08/2022
NSW to Benefit from Titan's Sunshine Coast-Brisbane Fibre Network Expansion Plan
Titan Fibre Networks, a new fibre network investor, revealed its plans to build on an existing Sunshine Coast-Brisbane network. The company also has set its goal to expand to the Gold Coast and northern NSW. The investor is the owner of Torus Networks-built networks linking the Sunshine Coast to Brisbane.  Titan is now planning its next build
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16/08/2022
5G Networks Observes Strong Earnings Potential in Webcentral
According to 5G Networks managing director and current Webcentral CEO Joe Demase, 5G Networks observes a strong earnings potential in its new part-owned subsidiary Webcentral. “We had to pay out some bank debt of about $47m as a part of the purchase, but if you strip out that bank debt we picked up half of the business for just around $9m,” the
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16/08/2022
2021 Regional Telecommunications Review Begins Consultation Period
The Regional Telecommunications Review (The Review) has recently released its issues paper and is calling for submissions. The consultation paper is an opportunity for those who live and work in regional, rural, and remote areas of Australia to share their experiences with and views on telecommunications services in their area.    The paper puts
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16/08/2022
$16M Government Pledge Aims to Improve Connectivity in Peri-Urban Fringes
Rural, remote and regional areas of Australia will soon get better mobile connectivity through the new Peri-Urban Mobile Program (PUMP), which has a government pledge of $16.4 million. Paul Fletcher, Communications Minister, happily announces this good news designed to improve mobile connectivity in Australia’s peri-urban fringes. The PUMP hopes
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8/08/2022
Allocation Limits for Australia’s Upcoming 5G Spectrum Auction
This year 2021, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is set to auction off the spectrum in the 26GHz band. Specifically, the 24.25GHz to 27.5GHz frequency range is to be used for 5G purposes. This will expand the spectrum that can be used by various telcos in the market.  Currently, the band leveraged by Telstra and Optus are
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4/08/2022
RSPs Seem Mum to NBN and ACCC SAU papers
The pre-Christmas timing of the release of NBN Co’s Special Access Undertaking proposals and the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s high-level guidance paper meant RSPs remained muted while they sifted through the details of both documents. Andrew Sheridan, Optus VP of regulatory and public affairs said that “The ACCC’s paper is
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4/08/2022
Optus Steals Top Rank on ACCC’s Report
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released its Measuring Broadband Australia (MBA) Program report which lists the performances of the broadband service providers in Australia. The MBA seeks to provide the consumers with the precise and accurate data about the performances of the broadband providers to help them in making
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4/08/2022
Optus Beats Telstra with Its 5G Speed
5G is rolling out continuously in Australia. Telstra has wider 5G coverage, but Optus is offering a faster connection.  Widest 5G Coverage According to the Systemics Benchmarking Report for December 2020, Telstra 5G signal was present in 78% of tests while Optus 5G was found for only 48% of the time.  Vodafone 5G also showed presence on the
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29/07/2022
SAU Process Reset by the Government, Includes Advice for Both NBN and the ACCC
Communications minister Michelle Rowland already intervened in the ongoing saga of the Special Access Undertaking of the NBN. According to her, the network operator should start again with its proposed variation. However, in parallel, the communications minister also told the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that it would be a
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