Tag: telecommunications

Govt pays BCG $1m for telco supply chain work

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will pay American multinational Boston Consulting Group $125,000 a week to produce reports on Australia’s supply chain resilience around semiconductors and telecommunications equipment over the next...

Telco concerns over critical infrastructure

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Proposed powers for the government to step in and take over a piece of critical infrastructure is of “great concern”, according to the Communications Alliance, with a rushed process...

Telstra rolls out anti-phishing pilot for feds

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Telstra will roll out a program to block malicious text messages pretending to be from Services Australia agencies by the end of the year, with the federal government looking...

National security committee in telco review

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The powerful parliamentary national security committee has launched an inquiry into the federal laws to manage security risks and the cybersecurity of telecommunications companies, amid concerns the new powers...

Telco’s brace for network usage surge

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Federal Labor wants NBN retail service providers to be offered temporary additional capacity at low-cost if the network slows as a result of congestion as large numbers of employees...

Telcos grapple with bushfire crisis

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A review will investigate the impact of bushfires on the nation’s communications infrastructure and a new national protocol for disaster management developed as Australia’s biggest telcos grapple with the...

2020 cyber strategy elephant in the room

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The Australian Government is currently developing our nation’s next Cyber Security Strategy in its efforts to protect Australians from cyber threats. The 2016 Cyber Security Strategy was a four-year...

NBN may miss June roll-out target

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The devastating bushfires along the south east coastline have destroyed telecommunications infrastructure across a wide area and it may take several months before basic telecommunication services are functioning. NBN...