Full Spectrum: NBN's backyard battle

NBN to restart new HFC connections mid-year Mallacoota has NBN again following Black Summer fire damage Commonwealth spending AU$2 million to trial alternate voice services NBN's mmWave 5G trial provides almost 1Gbps over distances of 7 kilometres NBN CEO says full fibre is cheaper for on-demand FttN upgrades Telstra, Optus, TPG, and Dodo hit with 8,000 breaches of NBN service continuity rules Department says 'vast majority' of FttN lines to get 25Mbps speeds in December NBN now obligated to provide a minimum 25Mbps connection to Australians NBN stumps up for AU$150 million COVID-19 relief fund Aussie telco heavyweights create group to handle COVID-19 network surge NBN Sky Muster users get data boost as Plus users to only have video and VPN counted NBN to skip TCP/IP overprovisioning for 1Gbps plans NBN looks to preinstall satellite links at evacuation centres Vocus scores AU$15.7m BoM contract utilising NBN business satellite services Vocus wants NBN structurally separated if direct sales team not binned