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23/11/2021
Proposed ACMA Determination Concerns May Undermine Co-regulation
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) made a move to create a new determination governing existing customer identity authentication. However, this has caused concerns that co-regulation may be undermined. Comms Alliance chief executive John Stanton said that: “Industry was surprised when the ACMA decided – in the middle of the
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23/11/2021
Federal Labor Expands NBN Fibre Upgrade to Cover 1.5M Extra Premises
Federal Labor is keen on expanding the fibre overlay of the FTTN network of NBN Co for $2.4 Billion. The NBN policy is also yet to be announced in Sydney by opposition leader Anthony Albanese and shadow communications minister Michelle Rowland. With this promise, the job started by NBN Co last year would be effectively finished. Last year, NBN Co
NBN
12/11/2021
NSW Proposed Increased Cooperation on Regional Telco Planning
The NSW government called for cross-jurisdictional cooperation on telecommunications service planning for regional Australia in a proposal submitted to the 2021 Regional Telecommunications Review. This is set through a new forum that could bring together the Commonwealth, states, and territories.  The proposal encompasses recommendations for
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12/11/2021
Pressure on Feds for Additional Regional Telecom Spend Sets Up Flashpoint with Industry
Since stakeholders have sensed an opportunity to exploit a perceived need for ‘announceables’ in front of a tight election, the Federal Government is now under pressure to spend billions of dollars on new regional communications investments.  A diversion of existing funds may partially fund this. It can also be funded by expanding the $7 per month
NBN
11/11/2021
How to check your mobile broadband usage
It’s one of the pitfalls of modern mobile broadband usage. You’ll be in the middle of downloading a file or chatting on skype, and BANG! Your Internet connection slows down to a crawl. Yep – you’ve been speed-rated again. Or, worse, your speed will continue unchecked, but behind the scenes, you’ll be getting charged for each megabyte of excess
Mobile broadband
10/11/2021
NBN Co Earnings Soar, Adds More Locations to Its Fibre Upgrade List
NBN Co released its quarterly financial data, which revealed a surge in its earnings. In line with this, it also released a list of additional homes and businesses in FTTN areas to be passed by its GPON overlay. The number of addresses reached approximately 200,000. Between this year and 2023, it is expected that three million premises will get to
NBN
8/11/2021
Telstra Undercuts NBN Pricing, Offers Single Plan for 5G Broadband
After several months of testing, Telstra now offers consumers their 5G Home and Business Internet service, which promises incredibly fast internet speeds. Just late yesterday, the telco officially launched its 5G broadband offensive, announcing a 5G plan with a price point and speeds that can beat those of its comparable NBN offers.  To keep
Telstra News
4/11/2021
Superloop Reviews Plans for $125M Asia Windfall
Superloop capital structure will be under review to help the company how they will allocate the $125M cash windfall the company obtained from selling its HK and Singapore assets this month. Because of the sale to Columbia Capital and DigitalBridge Investment Management, the company could recover a significant amount of capital.  During the
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1/11/2021
Aussie Broadband Sees CVC Charges Easing as Lockdowns End, 1M Subscribers Possible
Aussie Broadband revealed that its market share could grow to up to nine to ten percent, roughly about one million subscribers. During the AGM of the telco, managing director Phil Britt said he was “guesstimating” that the current share was around 5.2%. He added that this figure can be confirmed in the following ACCC quarterly report, which is due
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1/11/2021
Labor Probes into Whether NBN Co Misled Minister Fletcher Regarding G.Fast Plans
Federal Labor quizzed NBN Co over whether the company misled the communications minister Paul Fletcher regarding the upgrade path of its 1.5m premises fibre-to-the-curb network. In the recent Senate Estimates hearing, Labor Senator Louis Pratt questioned NBN Co CEO Stephen Rue on why the company ceased their original plans to use a simple G.fast
NBN
1/11/2021
Sydney and Auckland Included in the Top-10 List of Most Expensive Datacentre Build Markets
A recent survey conducted by professional services specialist Turner & Townsend revealed that building a data centre in Sydney or Auckland costs significantly more than other major markets such as Amsterdam, Frankfurt, and Singapore. The survey focused on the datacentre cost index for 2021, and it measured the datacentre builds on a cost per watt
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26/10/2021
NBN Co Business-grade Services Aimed to Drive SMB Digital Acceleration
NBN Co CEO Stephen Rue emphasised how the country’s small to medium businesses fostered the acceleration of the digitisation of the economy at the Australian Chamber of Commerce webinar on NBN’s central role in lifting digital capability. But there’s more to be done. “Businesses with fewer than 20 employees employ 46 percent of the Australian
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