copper:

Third of chip production could face copper supply disruptions by 2035

Third of chip production could face copper supply disruptions by 2035

Australian mines unlikely to be able to fill the gap.
Nathan Vifflin Jul 9 2025 6:57AM Hardware
Vic Police called to alleged copper theft from telco pit

Vic Police called to alleged copper theft from telco pit

Vehicles allegedly used to extract cables.
Ry Crozier Sep 24 2024 6:32AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co warns of copper network's mounting costs

NBN Co warns of copper network's mounting costs

Four times as many faults as fibre, and continuing to degrade.
Ry Crozier Dec 1 2022 12:09AM Networking
NBN Co has "difficulty competing" for new housing estate jobs

NBN Co has "difficulty competing" for new housing estate jobs

Commercial operators' success prompts government review.
Ry Crozier Nov 25 2019 10:52AM Telco/ISP
Telstra sees at least 59 exchanges broken into

Telstra sees at least 59 exchanges broken into

Copper cabling damaged.
Ry Crozier Aug 28 2019 7:15AM Telco/ISP
V4 Telecom warned after wholesale dispute causes outage

V4 Telecom warned after wholesale dispute causes outage

Formally warned over its handling of complaints.
Ry Crozier Jul 18 2019 11:12AM Telco/ISP
Telstra to act faster to fix copper faults

Telstra to act faster to fix copper faults

Must carry more spares, perform upgrades.
Ry Crozier Mar 13 2019 5:05PM Telco/ISP
Telstra to get extra time for CustomNet exit

Telstra to get extra time for CustomNet exit

All services won’t have to shift to NBN before 2020.
Ry Crozier Jan 10 2019 3:53PM Telco/ISP
Telstra's copper to stay regulated until mid-2024

Telstra's copper to stay regulated until mid-2024

To remove temptation to raise prices.
Ry Crozier Nov 26 2018 11:43AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co chief gets frank about copper's problems

NBN Co chief gets frank about copper's problems

Helped quicken the rollout but caused ongoing issues.
Ry Crozier Apr 27 2018 1:24PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co 'error' halves new copper cable spend

NBN Co 'error' halves new copper cable spend

Overcooks its estimates.
Ry Crozier Dec 22 2017 9:35AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co resumes micronode rollout

NBN Co resumes micronode rollout

Almost 2000 now in the field.
Ry Crozier Dec 19 2017 9:00AM Telco/ISP
Telstra expands wholesale APIs to diagnostics, support tickets

Telstra expands wholesale APIs to diagnostics, support tickets

Part of telco's digitisation program.
Ry Crozier Nov 30 2017 6:45AM Telco/ISP
Telcos draft industry code to improve copper broadband performance

Telcos draft industry code to improve copper broadband performance

Providers to co-operate for deployments.
Juha Saarinen Nov 9 2017 10:30AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co says it may not overbuild all FTTN

NBN Co says it may not overbuild all FTTN

Could pick and choose areas of demand.
Ry Crozier Sep 4 2017 6:45AM Telco/ISP
Vocus sees NBN margins slip further behind ADSL

Vocus sees NBN margins slip further behind ADSL

Widens to $5 less a month.
Ry Crozier Aug 23 2017 12:01PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co reveals 54,000 FTTN users can't get over 25 Mbps

NBN Co reveals 54,000 FTTN users can't get over 25 Mbps

Shows speed profiles for copper technology.
Ry Crozier Aug 11 2017 1:49PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co deploys fresh copper to new homes

NBN Co deploys fresh copper to new homes

First premises declared RFS under revised policy.
Ry Crozier Jul 4 2017 2:53PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co to give 8 percent of new premises FTTN

NBN Co to give 8 percent of new premises FTTN

In-fill proportion revealed.
Ry Crozier May 17 2017 6:57PM Telco/ISP
Garbage truck takes down copper cable in FTTN area

Garbage truck takes down copper cable in FTTN area

But only NBN users are reconnected quickly.
Ry Crozier Apr 21 2017 12:00PM Telco/ISP

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