Telstra rivals stressed-out by NBN takeover talk
Telstra’s rival operators are getting all worked up over suggestions that the Australian incumbent could merge with state-owned broadband infrastructure provider NBN.
Telstra’s rival operators are getting all worked up over suggestions that the Australian incumbent could merge with state-owned broadband infrastructure provider NBN.
Telstra has added more colour to the business restructure it announced last year, including the fact that it plans to separate out its international operations into a new division.
It looks like Aussie fibreco Vocus will finally be bought by a couple of investment funds, following its board’s approval of the latest offer.
Macquarie Telecom is moving its MVNO service to Optus’ network, ditching incumbent operator Telstra in the process.
The tactic of removing all Australian news content by social media giant Facebook, in response to a new law it didn’t like, seems to have been vindicated, at least in the short term.
Anyone who questioned the desirability of the US President being banned by social media companies was told they can do what they want. Does the same principle apply to Facebook in Australia?
Telstra is taking back control of its network of retail outlets, many of which are currently operated under licence by third parties.
Vocus has confirmed that it has received another takeover offer, its fifth in less than four years, and its value has apparently increased in that time.
Telstra’s 5G network now covers half of the population of Australia, the telco announced on Thursday.
NBN Co is claiming a new 5G transmission distance record, which is no bad thing when you consider the size of Australia.
Satellite broadband services took a step forward in recent days with Germany handing over frequencies to SpaceX and rival player OneWeb launching three dozen new satellites.
Never one to do things by halves, Australian incumbent Telstra is doing it by thirds instead, via a major restructuring that will divide the company into three separate legal entities.
Optus is looking to make itself more attractive to customers at the budget end of the market via both a significant MVNO acquisition and a new sub-brand launch.
LoRaWAN boosted its cross-border credentials on Monday thanks to a partnership between Spark New Zealand and Australia’s National Narrowband Network Company (NNNCo).
NBN Co has unveiled a new A$700 million investment plan to provide fibre to businesses that could shake up competition in the Australian enterprise services market.
The Aussie competition authority thinks the ecosystem around mobile app stores, which is controlled entirely by just two companies, merits closer inspection.
Australia wants to force tech companies to hand over more cash to its legacy media but Facebook would rather just walk away.
Subscriptions to home entertainment services in Australia grew by 5.6 million in the year to the end of June as consumers sought out ways to deal with the Covid-19 lockdown.
Internet giant Google has had the nerve to position itself as the defender of individual interests over corporate ones in Australia.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is taking Google to court claiming the search giant did not appropriately collect user consent when its expanded data collection.
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