Telstra wants transparency reports to be mandatory for telcos in regional AustraliaAll of Australia's major telcos have called for USO reforms to be made as part of submissions made to the federal government's review into regional connectivity issues.November 7, 2021 by Campbell Kwan in Networking
Vocus officially acquired by MIRA-Aware Super consortium for AU$3.5 billionAfter receiving interest from various potential suitors since 2017, Vocus has finally been sold to a MIRA-Aware Super consortium at AU$5.50 per share.June 24, 2021 by Campbell Kwan in Networking
Reliance Jio to build two India-centric international submarine cable systemsNew international submarine cable systems are being built to connect India to the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.May 17, 2021 by Campbell Kwan in Networking
Vocus reports steady revenue as NZ IPO remains on trackEBITDA hovered around the AU$192 million mark and after-tax profit took a dip.February 23, 2021 by Campbell Kwan in Networking
Spark blames COVID-19 border closures for slight revenue declineEBITDAI remained flat, however, as the lowered revenue was offset by a decrease in operating expenses.February 23, 2021 by Campbell Kwan in Networking
FCC awards $9.2 billion to provide rural areas with 100Mbps broadband accessCharter Communications, LTD Broadband, Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium, and SpaceX were the biggest grant recipients from the auction.December 7, 2020 by Campbell Kwan in Networking
Uniti gains ACCC approval to operate on functionally separate basisCompany also in a bidding war to acquire the greenfields fibre company Opticomm.October 21, 2020 by Campbell Kwan in Networking
TIO warns of hardship spike after NBN financial assistance winds upThe TIO had expected an uptick in complaints regarding financial hardship during the pandemic, but these types of complaints actually dropped off because of industry and government financial support.October 8, 2020 by Campbell Kwan in Networking
Chorus chosen to build two regional NZ fibre links in West Coast and SouthlandThe links will run from Fox Glacier to Lake Hawea, and from Te Anau to Milford Sound.August 17, 2020 by Campbell Kwan in Networking
NNNCo to deploy IoT network for Tasmania's utility serviceIt will start building the network in the second half of this year.July 14, 2020 by Campbell Kwan in Networking