Amazon has won a major contract with NBN Co to deliver high-speed internet services to parts of rural and regional Australia using its growing network of low-Earth orbit (LEO)...
Communications
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The telecommunications industry’s peak body – Communications Alliance – has unveiled a radical restructure under new chief executive Luke Coleman that sharpens its policy focus on carriers rather than...
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New rules that will require telcos to block scam texts or warn recipients they come from unregistered senders by the end of the year have been rewritten to account...
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A new register designed to prevent scammers from impersonating trusted businesses in text messages has hit a roadblock after industry consultations revealed the underpinning standards risked blocking legitimate traffic...
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The federal Opposition has demanded that government release the research underpinning the eSafety Commissioner’s decision to include YouTube in its social media ban, saying the uncertainty of incomplete information...
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Australia’s TPG Telecom said on Monday that Macquarie-backed Vocus Group has secured the final approval for its A$5.25 billion ($3.42 billion) acquisition of TPG’s enterprise, government and wholesale fixed-line...
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Optus has agreed to pay a $100 million fine for selling phones and plans to hundreds of vulnerable and disadvantaged Australians, following court action brought by the competition watchdog....
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The Swedish Armed Forces on Tuesday joined Telia and Ericsson’s 5G innovation program to strengthen military communications, logistics, security and support interoperability within the NATO alliance. Telecom operator Telia...
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Vocus has linked up with Canadian satellite provider Telesat to bring its network of low-Earth orbit satellites to Australia, a market currently dominated by Elon Musk’s popular Starlink. The...
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Telstra customers will be able to send and receive text messages outside mobile coverage areas after the telco partnered with Elon Musk-owned SpaceX to send the texts via its...
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The Federal Communications Commission voted 4-0 on Thursday to finalise rules to bar Chinese labs deemed risks to US national security from testing electronic devices such as smartphones, cameras...
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The US Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it was approving Verizon Communications’ US$20 billion (A$31.2b) deal to acquire fibre-optic internet provider Frontier Communications after the company agreed to...
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Microsoft Australia’s long-serving managing director Steven Worrall will leave the company to join Telstra InfraCo, the telecommunications giant’s infrastructure arm, as chief executive from September 1. Mr Worrall will...
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Senior government officials have doused fears that a new policy to extend universal service obligations to mobile phones would further entrench Elon Musk’s Starlink service in Australia. Appearing before...