Telco/ISP News & Opinions

Carriers attack NBN Co's 'lack of urgency' 
Telco/ISP
Carriers attack NBN Co's 'lack of urgency'
By Ry Crozier | 1 day 7 hours ago | Comment Now 
Could 337 pages of documentation be ignored?
 
Freedom Cable yanks Australia from subsea rollout 
Telco/ISP
Freedom Cable yanks Australia from subsea rollout
By Ry Crozier | 1 day 11 hours ago | Comment Now 
Couldn't secure Telstra investment.
 
Optus kicks off TD-LTE network 
Telco/ISP
Optus kicks off TD-LTE network
By Allie Coyne | 1 day 12 hours ago | Comment Now 
Two new devices.
 
NBN Co wants block on Telstra disconnection processes 
Telco/ISP
NBN Co wants block on Telstra disconnection processes
By Ry Crozier | 4 days ago | Comment Now 
Disappointed by competition watchdog.
 
Govt intervention boosts broadband availability: regulator 
Strategy
Govt intervention boosts broadband availability: regulator
By Juha Saarinen | 4 days ago | Comment Now 
Fibre key to high speeds.
 
NSW Govt launches new telco panels 
Telco/ISP
NSW Govt launches new telco panels
By Liz Tay | 6 days ago | Comment Now 
In line with 2012 ICT strategy.
 
Conroy, Turnbull joust over NBN equity numbers 
Telco/ISP
Conroy, Turnbull joust over NBN equity numbers
By Ry Crozier | 6 days ago | Comment Now 
Analysis: What long-term drawdown fluctuations really look like.
 
Optus mobile revenue falls 
Telco/ISP
Optus mobile revenue falls
By Liz Tay | 6 days ago | Comment Now 
Usage alerts contribute to decline.
 
iiNet brings 4G, fleet calls to business SIM plans 
Telco/ISP
iiNet brings 4G, fleet calls to business SIM plans
By Ry Crozier | 6 days ago | Comment Now 
Data, voice allowances change.
 
Telecom NZ builds phone booth Wi-Fi for 3G offload 
Telco/ISP
Telecom NZ builds phone booth Wi-Fi for 3G offload
By Juha Saarinen | 6 days ago | Comment Now 
Booths and all project.
 
Govt crackdown to expose mobile roaming margins 
Telco/ISP
Govt crackdown to expose mobile roaming margins
By Ry Crozier | 6 days ago | Comment Now 
Telcos set to feel federal heat.
 
NBN Co approaches $900m in Telstra liabilities 
Telco/ISP
NBN Co approaches $900m in Telstra liabilities
By Ry Crozier | 6 days ago | Comment Now 
Scales up with rollout.
 
NT Govt budgets $3.6m for data centre upgrades 
Telco/ISP
NT Govt budgets $3.6m for data centre upgrades
By Liz Tay | May 14, 2013 | Comment Now 
Prepares bus wi-fi, Telstra network expansion.
 
Verizon Wireless to pay parents $7 billion dividend 
Telco/ISP
Verizon Wireless to pay parents $7 billion dividend
May 14, 2013 | Comment Now 
Surprise move.
 
Govt prepares trans-Tasman mobile roaming law for Parliament 
Telco/ISP
Govt prepares trans-Tasman mobile roaming law for Parliament
By Allie Coyne | May 14, 2013 | Comment Now 
Before June.
 
Optus lowers entry barrier to Naked broadband 
Telco/ISP
Optus lowers entry barrier to Naked broadband
By Ry Crozier | May 13, 2013 | Comment Now 
Fixed-line revamp.
 
M2's Eftel takeover closes 
Telco/ISP
M2's Eftel takeover closes
May 13, 2013 | Comment Now 
Chases last 2 percent of shares.
 
Govt warns ACCC against NBN price tinkering 
Telco/ISP
Govt warns ACCC against NBN price tinkering
By Ry Crozier | May 13, 2013 | Comment Now 
Price rebalancing power worries NBN Co, shareholders.
 
Optus takes on not-for-profit MVNO 
Telco/ISP
Optus takes on not-for-profit MVNO
By Allie Coyne | May 10, 2013 | Comment Now 
Telco targets disabled users.
 
Telehealth and the NBN myth 
Strategy
Telehealth and the NBN myth
By David Glance | May 9, 2013 | Comment Now 
Opinion: New funding for old innovation.
 
Syria back online after day-long disconnect 
Telco/ISP
Syria back online after day-long disconnect
By Juha Saarinen | May 9, 2013 | Comment Now 
Cable malfunction blamed once more.
 
Telehealth projects get $20m funding boost 
Telco/ISP
Telehealth projects get $20m funding boost
By Charis Palmer | May 8, 2013 | Comment Now 
Govt seeks to show NBN in action.
 
Researchers tap phone data to establish mobility patterns 
Networking
Researchers tap phone data to establish mobility patterns
By Charis Palmer | May 8, 2013 | Comment Now 
Big data finds human behaviour predictable.
 
Kordia lands NBN design subcontract 
Telco/ISP
Kordia lands NBN design subcontract
May 8, 2013 | Comment Now 
Second parcel of works from construction partner.
 
Telstra, Optus, TPG buy $2bn of mobile spectrum 
Telco/ISP
Telstra, Optus, TPG buy $2bn of mobile spectrum
By Ry Crozier | May 7, 2013 | Comment Now 
Feds left holding unsold assets.
 
VHA picks Cisco for mobile multimedia platform 
Telco/ISP
VHA picks Cisco for mobile multimedia platform
By Juha Saarinen | May 7, 2013 | Comment Now 
Terabit scalability promised.
 
Telstra fingered in secretive NBN POI survey 
Telco/ISP
Telstra fingered in secretive NBN POI survey
By Ry Crozier | May 6, 2013 | Comment Now 
Interconnection 'health check' obscured.
 
Future NBN Co tasked with meeting Coalition's speed pledge 
Telco/ISP
Future NBN Co tasked with meeting Coalition's speed pledge
By Ry Crozier | May 6, 2013 | Comment Now 
Small nodes under big nodes required?
 
NBN Co plays election catch-up 
Telco/ISP
NBN Co plays election catch-up
By Ry Crozier | May 6, 2013 | Comment Now 
Analysis: Anatomy of a delay.
 
NBN Co logs 1.35m premises in three-year plan 
Telco/ISP
NBN Co logs 1.35m premises in three-year plan
By Ry Crozier | May 6, 2013 | Comment Now 
Update sees rollout schedule approaching five million.
 
Mobile upgrade for NSW Govt agencies 
Hardware
Mobile upgrade for NSW Govt agencies
By Allie Coyne | May 3, 2013 | Comment Now 
New shared service incoming.
 
Woolworths evaluates free wifi in stores 
Software
Woolworths evaluates free wifi in stores
By Liz Tay | May 3, 2013 | Comment Now 
To support apps, data-driven retail.
 
Telstra mobile services go down in NSW, ACT 
Telco/ISP
Telstra mobile services go down in NSW, ACT
By Allie Coyne | May 2, 2013 | Comment Now 
All customers affected.
 
Court finds in Kogan Mobile's favour 
Telco/ISP
Court finds in Kogan Mobile's favour
By Allie Coyne | May 2, 2013 | Comment Now 
ispONE must pay losses, court costs.
 
Optus Business finalises restructure 
Telco/ISP
Optus Business finalises restructure
By Liz Tay | May 2, 2013 | Comment Now 
Plans to scale up Singaporean app development business.
 
Kogan Mobile claims victory in ispONE battle 
Telco/ISP
Kogan Mobile claims victory in ispONE battle
By Charis Palmer | May 1, 2013 | Comment Now 
ispONE abandons counterclaim, wants Telstra named.
 
Telstra to alert data roamers every 20MB 
Telco/ISP
Telstra to alert data roamers every 20MB
By Ry Crozier | May 1, 2013 | Comment Now 
Warnings in $17.57 to $307 increments.
 
Microsoft rolls Skype into Outlook.com 
Software
Microsoft rolls Skype into Outlook.com
By Juha Saarinen | May 1, 2013 | Comment Now 
Released in limited countries only.
 
Kogan claims ispONE tried to renegotiate pricing 
Telco/ISP
Kogan claims ispONE tried to renegotiate pricing
By Charis Palmer | May 1, 2013 | Comment Now 
Alleges partners threatened to withhold SIM cards.
 
Kogan Mobile lawyers argue 'unlimited' case 
Telco/ISP
Kogan Mobile lawyers argue 'unlimited' case
By Charis Palmer | Apr 30, 2013 | Comment Now 
It was ispONE's idea says Kogan.
 
AGIMO consults industry on stalled mobile panel 
Hardware
AGIMO consults industry on stalled mobile panel
By Liz Tay | Apr 30, 2013 | Comment Now 
Value for money a concern.
 
Kogan drags Telstra into ispONE case 
Telco/ISP
Kogan drags Telstra into ispONE case
By Charis Palmer | Apr 29, 2013 | Comment Now 
Still waiting on SIM cards.
 
Vodafone investors seek larger bid from Verizon 
Telco/ISP
Vodafone investors seek larger bid from Verizon
Apr 29, 2013 | Comment Now 
Also flag full merger option.
 
Verizon to bid $100bn on Vodafone wireless stake 
Telco/ISP
Verizon to bid $100bn on Vodafone wireless stake
By Soyoung Kim and Kate Holton | Apr 26, 2013 | Comment Now 
Will 'aggressively' push for coveted asset.
 
Telstra seeks IT specialists for billion-dollar Defence deal 
Security
Telstra seeks IT specialists for billion-dollar Defence deal
By Allie Coyne | Apr 26, 2013 | Comment Now 
Wants 350 new workers.
 
Google sees spike in govt removal requests 
Strategy
Google sees spike in govt removal requests
By Juha Saarinen | Apr 26, 2013 | Comment Now 
Local transportation agency has 119 YouTubes taken down.
 
Perth-Singapore undersea cable repaired 
Telco/ISP
Perth-Singapore undersea cable repaired
By Juha Saarinen | Apr 24, 2013 | Comment Now 
Service returns after four month delay.
 
NBN Co denies Telstra favoured in 'early access' expansion 
Telco/ISP
NBN Co denies Telstra favoured in 'early access' expansion
By Ry Crozier | Apr 24, 2013 | Comment Now 
Addresses concerns of AAPT, iiNet and Optus.
 
Aussie broadband speeds slowing: report 
Telco/ISP
Aussie broadband speeds slowing: report
By Juha Saarinen | Apr 24, 2013 | Comment Now 
No NBN speed boost seen.
 
NZ telcos face new obligations under interception law 
Security
NZ telcos face new obligations under interception law
By Juha Saarinen | Apr 24, 2013 | Comment Now 
Encryption breaking required.
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