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Australia Lands World's First 5G Trial
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Australia has landed the world's first 5G public trial. The country's largest telco Telstra announced the switch that kicked off alongside the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Cited as the next generation of Wi-Fi, 5G networks are built from cutting-edge technology that promises to deliver faster speeds and better connectivity to
Telcos are upset with the cost of the NBN
There's word on the street that a sizeable conflict is about to come to a head between the telco companies and the NBN Co - and it's all to do with what the NBN is costing.It's rumoured that the telcos aren't happy with the wholesale price that the National Broadband Network is currently peddling. Once compounded with the telcos' distribution
NBN Co increases in revenue
NBN Co have recently issued a report that details a summary report for the financial year ending in June 30, 2018. The report states that there has been positive progress made on customer experience initiatives, with 75% of the construction completed, and a 98% increase in revenue. According to the report, the company has increased its total
Average Australian Internet Speed - December 2016
Akamai has released their latest State of the Internet Report, which shows the average Australian internet speed sitting currently ranked 50th in the world for its average national internet connection speed at 9.6 Mbps, with a year on year growth of 23%. Whilst Australia has seen some improvement from the rollout of the NBN, this speed growth
Optus 4G trials record 70Mbps speeds
Australian IT site Delimiter has reported that Optus have successfully carried out trials for 4G mobile and data services on the 700MHz band, previously used for analogue TV transmission. Speeds recorded during the trials exceeded 70Mbps- 3x times faster than even the fastest ADSL connection, and approaching the maximum speed of most fibre-optic
Old phone numbers may slip through the NBN's cracks
As part of their role in providing systematic insights, the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) has relased a report regarding the number of people who are losing their original telephone numbers while making the jump to the NBN. The report shares TIO's findings as well as its suggestions for consumers - both residential and small
World prepares for new data protection rules
Europe's new General Data Protection Regulation (or GDPR for short) has got many curious about how it will effect the "world wide" parts of the web. The throughly revised regulations, that are effective as of May 25th (or today at the time of writing this), are all about protecting your data and your privacy. For the average consumer, it's a good
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 ground. In Facebook's case, those aircraft are
Australian broadband speeds improve
Average peak connection speeds in Australia have doubled over the last three years as more households switch to high-speed broadband, according to the latest figures from Akamai.US-based internet platform Akamai handles the internet traffic for some of the world's largest organisations, with one trillion web requests daily, and is therefore


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