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Friday, 10 July 2020 12:57
Data demand on National Broadband Network still at pre-COVID 19 levels, says NBN Co
By Peter Dinham
Demand for data on the National Broadband Network remains above pre-COVID 19 levels, with downloads on the network at peak levels, according to the latest…
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Friday, 10 July 2020 11:06
Optus launches VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling for wholesale partners
By Peter Dinham
Optus has announced it is offering its wholesale partners — Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) — using its mobile network, voice over LTE and Wi-Fi…
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Australia’s telecoms industry association, the Telecommunications Society (TelSoc), has raised serious concerns over the planned sacking of hundreds of employees by NBN Co, describing the…
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As the COVID-19 pandemic surges again, the company that is rolling out Australia's broadband network has announced it would be sacking 800 employees before the…
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Wednesday, 08 July 2020 11:00
Video conference, streaming services ‘held up well’ as COVID-19 crisis hit, says ACCC
By Peter Dinham
Steps taken by NBN Co and service providers meant that broadband speeds and connectivity held up well during May 2020 despite a big increase in…
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- NBN Co
- NBN
- National Broadband Network NBN
- ACCC Broadband Measuring Report
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC
- video conferences
- streaming services
- COVID 19
- Competition regulator
- Broadband speeds
- broadband connectivity
- Rod Sims
- Communications Alliance
- John Stanton
- Australia
- Peter Dinham
Monday, 06 July 2020 13:44
Optus drops 20% off selected plans for users in regional areas
By Sam Varghese
Telco Singtel Optus has reduced the price of its Optus Choice and Optus One plans by 20% for Australians in all 15 territories who take…
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- Optus
- Marcus Grimes
- Optus Choice
- Optus One
- Regional users
- discount
- Northern Queensland
- Wide Bay Queensland
- Central Queensland
- Southern Queensland
- Northern New South Wales
- North West New South Wales
- Central New South Wales
- Southern New South Wales
- Eastern Victoria
- North West Victoria
- South West Victoria
- Tasmania
- Regional South Australia
- Regional Western Australia
- Northern Territory
- Sam Varghese
Monday, 06 July 2020 11:51
NBN Co ‘proudly’ declares NBN construction targets achieved or ‘exceeded’
By Peter Dinham
NBN Co says it has achieved or exceeded its National Broadband Network construction targets for 25 consecutive months by more than 230,000 premises, making 11.73…
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- NBN Co
- National Broadband Network NBN
- NBN services
- Service Providers
- Stephen Rue
- Corporate plan 202023
- COVID pandemic
- Bushfires
- NSW
- ACT
- Victoria
- South Australia
- Online shopping
- streaming
- Entertainment
- Internet retailers
- Home schooling
- Small Business
- financial duress
- residential customers
- connections
- Australia
- Peter Dinham
Monday, 06 July 2020 08:20
Ericsson under cloud after US places its Chinese partner on blacklist
By Sam Varghese
Australian telecommunications companies will have to limit their 5G purchases to one company — Finland's Nokia — if the government accepts US advice about Chinese…
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Monday, 06 July 2020 07:12
Australia's broadband network in a diabolical position after 'completion', says expert
By Sam Varghese
An academic, who was part of the advisory panel for the NBN for the Labor Party, says Australia is now in a diabolical position as…
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Australian SD-WAN provider Fusion Broadband opened an office in the UK as the start of its renewed push into the UK and European markets.
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Comments
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Re: iTWire - Optus 5G home Internet is an NBN killer
All good points but don't dismiss 4G with Channel aggregation. The tech is solid and as an example I setup[…]
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Re: iTWire - Optus 5G home Internet is an NBN killer
I doubt 5G will be the panacea some are suggesting but it will surely knock the wind of the FTTN[…]
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Re: iTWire - Optus 5G home Internet is an NBN killer
I reckon that's only a matter of time.
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Re: iTWire - Optus 5G home Internet is an NBN killer
Too many variables in wireless. Coverage is the first. I still have problems with the Optus tower in my area[…]
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Re: iTWire - Optus 5G home Internet is an NBN killer
Just a style point, but there are a few to many 'one's' in this article.Optus 5g is still pretty hit[…]