News

• Huawei Australia’s revenue hits $368 million in 2012

  Chinese networking equipment giant Huawei appears to be gaining traction in the Australian market, reporting revenue of $368 million here in 2012, a 61 per cent jump over the previous year.

• Union to meet with Telstra as telecom job cuts pile up

  The Communications Workers Union, the communications branch of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU), plans to meet with Telstra on Tuesday to learn more about the telco’s restructuring plans and what they mean for industry jobs, according to CWU national assistant secretary Ken Hardisty.

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  Australia remains black spot for Vodafone

  Vodafone Hutchison Australia continued to lose customers and revenue in early 2013, with parent Vodafone Group singling the business out as the black sheep among other its other units in the Africa, Middle East, Asia Pacific (AMAP) region.

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  UPDATED: 4G in Australia: The state of the nation

  The top three Australian carriers are spending billions upgrading their networks to high-speed 4G LTE services. Customers are just starting to see the new plans and rollout is expected to intensify through the year and well into 2013.

• Could TPG be Australia's fourth mobile operator?

  Analysts have pointed to TPG’s bid for wireless spectrum as one of the most interesting developments in the Digital Dividend auction.

• NBN delay would harm competition: CCC

  Any delay to the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout as a result of political tinkering would harm competition, according to the Competitive Carriers Coalition (CCC).

• Vodafone lags behind Telstra and Optus on network performance: report

  Network performance has narrowed between Telstra and Vodafone Hutchison Australia this year, according to a report by J.D. Power and Associates.

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  Private sector couldn't build NBN: Vodafone CEO

  The NBN is the only way Australia will achieve national deployment of broadband, Vodafone Hutchison Australia CEO Bill Morrow said this morning at the CommsDay conference.

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  Some Optus sites lose power in NSW bushfires

  Bushfires have caused power outages at Optus mobile sites in New South Wales, the number-two telco reported.

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  Amaysim CEO says 4G no ‘slam dunk’

  Amaysim is testing 4G services but is not certain customer demand exists for the faster wireless network technology, according to Amaysim CEO Rolf Hansen.

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  Telstra fires back at Vodafone on state of competition

  Competition has driven Telstra’s network build, the top Australian telco said in response to claims from Vodafone Hutchison Australia's CEO, Bill Morrow, that effective competition does not exist.

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  How fast are HSPA+ and LTE in Australia?

  With the Google Nexus 4, which launches in Australia on 13 November, supporting HSPA+ but not LTE, many Australians may be wondering what kind of speeds they can receive on the top three telcos.

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  Study finds iPhone 5 plans cheaper in Australia than US, UK

  Australia pays less for services on the iPhone 5 than other countries, according to WhistleOut. It compared Australian iPhone plans to those of the US, UK and New Zealand.

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  Vodafone plans to improve its customer service after highest number of telco complaints

  Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) recently announced its plans to improve its customer service and support after its poor performance in this area over the financial year.

• Vodafail bites bottom line, customer base

  Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has reported a loss of 375,000 customers so far this year, following customer service and network issues.