5+ hour, 22+ min ago  (1025+ words) Telstra says it won't seek to lock rivals out of 2 GHz-range spectrum needed to provide mobile-to-satellite services (MSS) and meet the requirements of the federal government's universal outdoor mobile service bill. Industry debate about the spectrum, the only bands suitable…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (693+ words) Telstra, Optus and TPG have told parliament that the federal government's new universal mobile service obligation (UOMO) bill is built on unrealistic expectations about the maturity and commercial availability of satellite-to-mobile (STM) technology needed to meet its requirements. The bill,…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago  (361+ words) The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) industry alliance organisation claims wi-fi networking now achieves parity with cellular technologies when it comes to security capability and confidence. WBA has published a new wi-fi security framework [pdf] that consolidates existing standards and best…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (355+ words) Following the success of the'i Tnews'Cloud Covered Breakfast Summit in Perth, the series is now heading to Sydney, where discussion will turn to the next phase of cloud adoption, and its growing role in enabling AI." Taking place on June…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (293+ words) Vocus customers across Victoria and NSW experienced a major service outage after one of the carrier's fibre links broke at Broadford, north of Melbourne. Vocus notified customers at around 10 am AEST that the cut had impacted intercapital and regional transmission…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (499+ words) Superloop is seeking regulatory approval for a joint structural separation plan extending from its $165 million acquisition of fibre-to-the-premises operator Lynham Networks. The Australian Competition and Consumer Competition (ACCC) has opened an industry consultation on the undertaking which, if approved, will…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago  (506+ words) NBN Co is vastly overestimating the costs associated with improving service standards on its network, according to economic analysis prepared for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The national network operator argues that an ACCC plan to raise benchmark service…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (656+ words) The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) remotely patched thousands of privately owned home and small office routers without owners' prior knowledge, using court-authorised commands to evict Russian military intelligence which had been quietly harvesting passwords and authentication tokens from…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (673+ words) NBN Co's bill for rebates to its retailers related to fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) service problems jumped sharply in the last quarter of 2025, just as its copper replacement program started to enter high gear. Rebates that the national network builder had been…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (10+ words) AI-assisted fraud makes big debut in FBI's cybercrime stats'i Tnews...