NBN addresses competition by cutting jobs
NBN Co has become the latest industry player to announce job cuts, revealing to staff that 500 will go as competition bites.
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Australia
Telstra-TPG deal rejected by ACCC
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has blocked a network sharing deal between Telstra, Australia’s largest telecom operator, and TPG Telecom, the country’s second MNO.
NBN starts using next-gen Nokia fibre tech
Troubled Australian state broadband wholesaler NBN is giving Nokia’s Lightspan MF-14 broadband platform a go.
Nokia and TPG Telecom claim 5G uplink speed record
Kit vendor Nokia and telecoms group TPG Telecom have achieved 5G uplink speeds of 2 Gbps in Australia, which they say is a first for the country.
Samsung and Ericsson both claim separate 5G speed records
In unrelated trials, Samsung in Australia and Ericsson in the US claim to have broken specific 5G data transmission records.
Optus confirms 2.1m customers had ID docs stolen
Nearly two weeks after it suffered a massive cyber attack, Optus has finally figured out who had which details leaked.
TPG Telecom net profits jump 114% in H1
Australian fixed and mobile operator TPG Telecom’s financial results show net profits increased by more than 114% YoY reaching A$167 million, driven by the sale of the operator’s tower assets.
Telstra gets deeper into the public cloud with boosted Microsoft deal
Australian operator group Telstra has increased its exposure to the public cloud by expanding its partnership with Microsoft.
Largest submarine cable between Australia and the US launches
Southern Cross Cables says its NEXT submarine network is the most capacious yet to connect Australia, New Zealand, Pacific islands, and the US.
Investors look to throw more cash at towers in Germany and Australia
Deutsche Telekom has reportedly attracted more would-be investors for its €20 billion towers business, while antipodean rumours suggest OMERS is looking for more assets in Australia.
Nokia gets on the amber nectar
Finnish kit vendor Nokia has got involved in creating a ‘connected digital microbrewery’ in Australia, as 5G finally starts to make itself truly useful.
TPG Telecom offloads the last of its towers
Australian MNO TPG Telecom is selling what’s left of its passive mobile tower and rooftop infrastructure inventory to OMERS Infrastructure Management for $950 million.
Vocus CEO hits out at NBN ‘monopoly’ as election looms
With just over a fortnight to go before Australia’s next parliamentary election, the head of Aussie telco Vocus has made his feelings clear on the country’s state-owned broadband network.
Singtel’s ATN pays a high price for Australian towers
Australian Tower Network has agreed to acquire Axicom and its 2,000 telco towers for A$3.58 billion, over a billion dollars more than its own similarly-sized business was apparently worth just six months ago.
Australia uses LoRaWAN to boost Victoria’s AgTech sector
Farmers in Australia’s south-eastern state of Victoria are getting a helping hand from a vast IoT network.
NBN to drop $750 million on fixed wireless upgrades for rural Australia
Australian MNO National Broadband Network and the government are collectively pouring $750 million into the county’s fixed wireless network to hook up semi-rural, regional and remote areas.
Investor makes A$3 billion bid for Australia’s Uniti
Uniti Group has confirmed that a group of funds led by HRL Morrison & Co has tabled a takeover bid worth in excess of A$3 billion.
Telstra and TPG Telecom reach agreement over network and spectrum sharing
Two of the three Australian mobile network operators have agreed to share network assets for the next decade.
Australian court throws out Facebook claim that it doesn’t do business there
An Australian court has rejected an appeal by Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, allowing court action to proceed.
Telstra and Australian government buy Digicel Pacific for $1.85 billion
After a protracted courtship Australian operator group Telstra is buying into six south Pacific markets in a move viewed as a counter to China’s influence in the region.
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