Stories by Stephanie McDonald

NBN Co signs contract to connect apartments in NT and QLD

NBN Co has signed a $17.9 million contract with ISG Management to connect apartments to the National Broadband Network (NBN) in the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Chorus signs contracts for NZ broadband construction

Visionstream and Downer have signed contracts with Chorus in New Zealand for construction of the country’s Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) network in the greater Auckland region.

Northern Territory to get 3G services

Telstra and the Northern Territory government have signed an agreement for mobile phone sites to be installed in eight locations to provide 3G services in the Top End.

NBN and IPTV trial for dental students launches

A trial has been launched at the University of Melbourne’s Shepparton campus which aims to deliver dental education to regional Victoria using high-speed broadband and IPTV.

ACMA issues warnings for TCP code non-compliance

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued a formal warning to Activ8me and Sure Telecom for failing to make critical information summaries available (CIS) available to customers.

NBN Co CEO's job on the line under the Coalition?

Malcolm Turnbull has indicated the Coalition would implement changes at the management and board level of NBN Co if it wins the federal election.

Service Stream wins further Telstra contracts

Service Stream has won a new contract Telstra and extended two other contracts with the telco in deals worth up to $135 million.

Ludlam hits out at Coalition's NBN policy

Greens ICT spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam has condemned the Coalition’s alternative vision for the National Broadband Network.

Coalition promises 50Mbps NBN for 'vast majority' of households

The Coalition has announced a “vast majority” of households would access speeds up to 50Mbps for $29.5 billion under its broadband policy.

Telstra pushes the case for users paying for premium network quality

Telstra has continued to push its case for the possible introduction of new pricing structures for broadband users.

Telecom NZ to launch 4G in Auckland in October

Telecom New Zealand will launch 4G in Auckland by October and extend 4G to Wellington and Christchurch by Christmas.

The long and winding road to a Coalition NBN policy

The Coalition is reportedly set to release an alternative National Broadband Network (NBN) policy this week.

Quickflix receives $1.7m equity funding

Quickflix has received around $1.7 million in equity funding from Crede Capital and has begun a drawdown of loan funds from Gleneagle Securities, receiving around $860,000 of the first $1.5 million tranche.

MD resigns from NBN Co construction partner

Service Stream’s managing director, Graeme Sumner, will step down from the company by the end of this month.

ACCC directs Telstra to improve NBN processes again

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has again directed Telstra to improve two aspects of its customer migration plan for the National Broadband Network (NBN).