Telecommunications
NBN plays down low-earth orbit satellites as full-fibre upgrades kick off
NBN Co’s chief says satellites such as those offered by Elon Musk’s Starlink may eventually replace Sky Muster, but the focus is on moving customers to faster fixed wireless services.
- by Tim Biggs
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Investigation launched into Labor’s mobile phone black spot scheme
The Australian National Audit Office investigation announced on Wednesday is the first into alleged pork-barrelling by the government since the election.
- by Paul Sakkal
Opinion
TPG Telecom
Closing the gap: Vodafone’s desperate deal to catch Telstra and Optus
No matter how you interpret the $6.3 billion deal with Vocus, TPG - which owns the number three player in the mobiles market, Vodafone - is shrinking.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Telstra to axe almost 500 jobs in cost-cutting drive
Australia’s largest telco informed staff of proposed job cuts on Wednesday, marking the first major round of redundancies during chief Vicki Brady’s tenure.
- by Calum Jaspan
Record World Cup interest to offer Optus its moment of redemption
Optus is hoping The FIFA Women’s World Cup will provide it a platform to rejuvenate its reputation after cyberattacks.
- by Calum Jaspan
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Indigenous culture
Phone tower plans spark a clash of cultures in exclusive coastal enclave
A parcel of land nestled amid the exclusive Central Coast properties is at the centre of a stoush between ancient cultural practice and 21st century technology.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Analysis
Telstra Corporation
Telstra’s Starlink deal could signal a new era of connectivity in hard-to-reach places
Around 500 kilometres above your head, a mesh of fast-moving satellites could be the key to getting modern internet anywhere in Australia.
- by Tim Biggs
Telstra partners with Elon Musk’s Starlink for regional satellite services
The new phone and internet services may further strengthen Australian uptake of Starlink, which has emerged as a rival to the NBN’s own Sky Muster services.
- by Tim Biggs
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Telstra Corporation
Setback for TPG as competition tribunal blocks $1.8b landmark deal with Telstra
The Australian Competition Tribunal has declined to authorise a deal that would have let Vodafone owner TPG Telecom use Telstra’s towers in regional Australia.
- by Clancy Yeates
Auto repairer fined $1m over spam text messages
An investigation from the communications watchdog revealed mycar Tyre and Auto sent more than 1 million texts with no option to unsubscribe.
- by Emma Koehn
‘A weapon against our interests’: EU moves to ban Huawei, ZTE from 5G networks
Australia banned Huawei from its 5G networks five years ago. The European Union is concerned its member states have been too slow to follow suit.
- by Latika Bourke