By Ry Crozier on Mar 5, 2021 6:50AM
With a similar tiering construct to HFC.
NBN Co expects to start consulting with industry this month on the extension of its highest speed tiers, including up to gigabit, to part of its fibre-to-the-curb (FTTC) network.
An update to the company’s product roadmap reveals plans for a “consultation of home superfast and home ultrafast tiers for FTTC by use of G.fast”, spanning March and April this year.
NBN Co said late last year that it intended to introduce up to gigabit services into the FTTC footprint sometime in the 2021 calendar year, though CEO Stephen Rue asked not to be held to that timeline.
Dedicated mobile coverage for more than 200 homes
Optus certainly isnt getting cold feet when it comes to its commitment to improving mobile coverage across the Central Coast region of New South Wales, swapping out its interim solution in Spencer for something permanent as part of round two of the Federal Governments Mobile Black Spot Program.
The site, located along Wisemans Ferry road, provides dedicated 4G and 3G mobile coverage to the villages of Spencer and Wendoree Park on the Hawkesbury River. This permanent site will deliver much needed coverage and connectivity to the Central Coast region, replacing the Satellite Small Cell that was deployed in the interim and will enable more than 200 homes to make and receive calls, texts and browse the internet. At Optus expense, a new dedicated 4G Satellite Small Cell will be deployed at Marlow who have been benefitting from the interim solution deployed at the Spencer caravan park.
By Ry Crozier on Mar 4, 2021 10:09AM
Signs multi-year wholesale agreement.
Macquarie Telecom said it will end its existing wholesale mobile contract with Telstra and switch to cellular services over the Optus network instead, the latest telco to do so.
The business-focused telco said in a statement that it had signed a $34 million wholesale agreement that gave it access to 5G, among other cellular services.
Macquarie Telecom said it intended to “expand its mobile business and hire new staff over the next three years.”
Group executive Luke Clifton said the shift to remote work highlighted the future importance of 5G for Australian businesses.
Tuesday 2 March 2021: Telstra today announced an $8.5 million investment in the future of Australian small businesses by handing over major advertising.
Experts say that these plans might put an end to the conversations around tariff hike for some time. Jio s move is likely to hit the Vodafone Idea harder as Airtel is presently focusing on the premium end of the market