Tag: telco

Telcos face $10m fines and sharper watchdog teeth

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The communications regulator will be handed tougher enforcement powers and much larger fines to clamp down on telcos breaching agreed industry standards after complaints current penalties are seen as...

3G network shutdown delayed by two months

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s two biggest telcos have delayed the shutdown of their 3G networks by a further two months, heeding the call of a parliamentary committee less than two weeks ago....

Optus picks up $578m Services Aus contact centre work

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Services Australia is switching its monster contact centre services contract to Optus after more than a decade with Telstra, with the smaller rival inking a new $578 million deal...

Optus wants govt to force tech giants to pay for network costs

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s second largest telco has asked the government to step in and make tech giants like Netflix and Facebook pay a “fair share” contribution to the telecommunications infrastructure that...

Govt funds 5G tech trials with $20m

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government has folded two rounds of a $20 million 5G innovation program into one, announcing all 19 grant recipients on Sunday after what it said was high...

Telco security is the new frontier

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The Telecommunications Sector Security Reforms (TSSR) have now passed the Senate after a bipartisan show of support for the legislation that formalises the telecommunications industry’s responsibility to protect their...

Telstra Ventures lands in Beijing

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Telstra Ventures, the investment arm of Australia’s largest telco, will place its first person on the ground in Asia by the end of August with the addition of a...