Web traffic surged 35% in Sydney and Melbourne in 2020
02 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe initial COVID-19 lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne triggered a sustained increase in internet traffic throughout 2020, according to Cloudflare.
WA commits further $6.3m for broadband for farms
02 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Western Australian Government will spend $6.3m to help deliver broadband to parts of the state's grain belt as part of the Digital Farm program.
Launtel questions NBN Co's Enterprise Ethernet sales
02 February, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingLauntel CEO Damien Ivereigh has criticised NBN Co for heavily marketing its Enterprise Ethernet product to businesses that do not require it.
Downer wins $330m field services deal with Telstra
28 January, 2021 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingDowner EDI has extended its decade-long relationship with Telstra with a new field services agreement worth an estimated $330m.
Almost 70% of fixed NBN plans on 50 Mbps or higher
14 December, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUptake of NBN Co's higher-tier plans is increasing due in part to the discounted pricing on 50 Mbps plans, according to the Department of Communications.
AGL enters nbn broadband market
18 November, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAGL will build on last year's acquisition of Southern Phone by launching AGL-branded nbn services that can be bundled with its energy contracts.
Telstra to split into three as part of T22 strategy
16 November, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTelstra has proposed to spin off its fixed infrastructure assets, its passive mobile infrastructure and its retail operations into three separate legal entities.
High-speed broadband subs pass 5m in 1Q21
16 November, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ACCC's latest Wholesale Market Indicators Report found that the number of subscriptions to broadband plans above 50 Mbps reached 5.2m last quarter.
Aussie Broadband commences Sydney dark fibre rollout
11 November, 2020Aussie Broadband is currently laying fibre cable through the Sydney Harbour Tunnel, as part of its dark fibre rollout in New South Wales.
ACCC welcomes NBN wholesale standard changes
10 November, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ACCC concluded that the changes NBN Co has made in its new Wholesale Broadband Agreement are satisfactory enough not to warrant regulatory intervention.
ATEN 4K HDMI Single Display KVM over IP Extender KE8950
01 November, 2020 | Supplied by: ATEN ANZ Pty LtdThe ATEN KE8950 4K HDMI KVM over IP Extender allows IT administrators to extend computers to consoles on or off IT infrastructures.
Ten Gigabit Adelaide rollout completed
21 October, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTPG Telecom has completed the rollout of a 10 Gbps fibre network spanning 1000 buildings for the City of Adelaide, on time and on budget.
nbn speeds grow during COVID due to CVC increase
01 October, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe average performance of nbn services improved 1.8 percentage points in the June quarter despite the increased strain placed on the network due to COVID-19.
D-Link A/NZ DGS-1250 Series Gigabit smart managed switches
28 September, 2020 | Supplied by: D-Link Australia Pty LtdThe DGS-1250 Series of Gigabit smart managed switches features 10G uplink ports, along with a complete line-up of L2 features, including IGMP snooping.
Communications Alliance urges work on infrastructure reforms
23 September, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Communications Alliance has urged the government to ensure proposed measures to improve the security of critical infrastructure don't overburden industry.
