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Consumer action group Digital Tasmania has called for funding to ensure new fibre optic communications links are connected to Tasmania to “improve reliability, capacity and competition”, benefiting every Tasmanian individual and business.

Customers in Hobart, Tasmania who have compatible handsets (Samsung S21/22 and Oppo Find X3) can enjoy fast internet as Optus delivers 5G and 4G services that use 2100MHz and 1800MHz spectrum.

It's all over the news - Tasmania is experiencing severe Internet problems via fixed and mobile internet, and while the island state isn't completely cut off, there are definitely major issues.

Online jobs advertisement portal SEEK says October saw the highest number of ads posted in a month during its 23 years of operation.

Field Solutions Holdings Limited (FSG) has entered into a binding share sale agreement to purchase TasmaNet Pty Ltd.

The information technology sector just pipped marketing at the post to be the best performer, assisted again by increased private sector positions, according to the June executive demand index report from executive search firm EL Consult.

Oracle is providing the Tasmanian Government with free use of the Oracle Health Management System to manage its COVID-19 vaccination program.

No, it's not an island full of Elvis Presley impersonators, but an island that's part of Tasmania, and it will benefit from an upgrade project that Telstra says will transform connectivity on the island, improve mobile coverage, boost capacity and data speeds and strengthen network resilience.

Online job advertisements on the site SEEK in March showed a rise of 75% year-on-year, the company says, offering a reminder that March 2020 was the month when the pandemic first had an effect on the job market.

Both Tasmania's casinos were attacked by Windows ransomware around Easter, according to a statement from the owner.

A Senate panel chaired by Tasmanian Labor Senator Helen Polley has said it considers the proposed authorisation of coercive search powers for the Australian Federal Police and Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission in a current bill — the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020 — could unduly trespass on personal rights and liberties.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has allocated $1.6 million in funding to energy infrastructure company Jemena to undertake a residential electric vehicle (EV) managed charging trial with four other electricity networks in the ACT, Victoria and Tasmania.

An NBN retail service provider has questioned the need for a service like the NBN Co' Enterprise Ethernet in places where fibre connections are already available at a much lower cost.

The deal is a “multi-year contract for mission critical technology and services to transform emergency management in the state”.

Tasmanian electricity retailer 1st Energy has admitted it likely misled consumers in making representations to consumers in the State during unsolicited telemarketing calls.

Tasmanian communications provider TasmaNet has completed the rollout of dedicated NBN fibre connections to 59 public schools around the State.

Average petrol prices rose in the September quarter 2020 after a record low earlier in the year, but still remain well below the 15-year real average of 151.6 cents per litre (cpl), according to a new report from the competition watchdog, the ACCC.

Hobart-based Internet service provider TasmaNet has acquired Queensland telco Internomic which trades under the brand names Vastnet in regional Queensland and Netmode in metro Brisbane and surrounds.

A strong showing by Victoria has helped boost online job ads for October, the recruitment firm SEEK says, adding that though ads were up by 8.5% month-on-month, there was a 11.7% fall year-on-year, the lowest year-on-year drop since the beginning of the pandemic. Last month, the month-on-month growth was higher, at 9.25%.

The Australian Capital Territory has been ranked top among the states and territories in Australia when it comes to digital readiness, according to an annual ranking released by global networking giant Cisco.