Canberra consulting on Regional Connectivity Program
12 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe federal government is consulting on the design of a program that will provide up to $53m in grant funding to improve regional and rural digital connectivity.
SA's GigCity expands to Whyalla and Mount Gambier
31 July, 2019 by Jonathan NallyThe two regional centres will have access to high-speed, wireless, broadband internet connections by the end of 2019.
ACMA 5G auction ends
10 December, 2018ACMA's 5G auction in Australia has now concluded, with four companies winning spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band.
nbn co to launch Sky Muster Plus service
12 November, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-Emblingnbn co will introduce a new satellite service next year that will no longer count the use of essential internet services against a customer's data allowance.
Interworld Electronics Industrial Ethernet Switch with High Power PoE Ports
01 September, 2018The MLB-E4216H is a Managed Gigabit Ethernet switch, providing eight 10/100/1000BaseT PoE PSE ports, two 10/100/1000BaseT ports and four 100/1000Base SFP ports.
Will 5G live up to the hype?
06 August, 2018According to GlobalData, 5G still needs to prove its worth.
D-Link ANZ DWM-312 4G LTE M2M dual SIM router
24 May, 2018The D-Link ANZ DWM-312 4G LTE M2M dual SIM router has advanced VPN capabilities.
Telstra deploys narrowband IoT network
12 January, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTelstra has become the first operator in Australia and one of the first in the world to have adopted both narrowband and LTE Cat M1 IoT technologies.
Ericsson wins nbn managed services extension
19 December, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingEricsson has won an extension of its contract to provide nbn fixed wireless and satellite managed services until 2020.
Connectivity and IoT specialists join forces
26 July, 2017 by Jonathan NallyB+B SmartWorx has announced a partnership with Reekoh to boost its IoT-focused integration and interoperability capabilities.
Optus earmarks $1bn to boost regional mobile coverage
21 July, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOptus has announced what it says is one of the largest investments in regional mobile infrastructure in Australia's history, with plans to spend $1bn by June next year to build 500 new mobile sites.
Two-thirds of regional Australians can access nbn
18 July, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe nbn's fixed wireless rollout is continuing at a fast pace, with an extra 45 towers due to have been deployed across June and July, while retail nbn satellite providers have agreed to raise allocations at little extra cost.
Morrow accused of telling fibs about satellite plans
11 July, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFormer nbn co CTO Gary McLaren has accused the company's current CEO, Bill Morrow, of falsely claiming that it has only recently decided to use its second satellite as anything other than a backup for the first.
Comms Alliance proposes industry managed numbering
30 May, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Communications Alliance has issued a consultation paper outlining the telecommunications industry's proposal to take over control of fixed and mobile numbering allocations.
500,000 premises ready for nbn fixed wireless
18 May, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWith half a million premises ready for fixed wireless, a new report shows Australia is investing more than twice as much per household on rural broadband than its closest global peer.
