Tag: Telstra

The big push for 5G networks

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies has stepped up its efforts to participate in the upcoming roll-out of 5G networks in Australia by adding Malcolm Turnbull’s former cabinet secretary...

Shared data an ‘abuse of trust’

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A review has been launched into a Perth startup’s practice of sharing its users’ medical information with law firms, with doctors and civil rights advocates labelling it an “abuse...

End of Telstra’s grand bargain

Posted on   |  by James Riley
One of the many things that the National Broadband Network has done is to finally torpedo Telstra’s grand bargain with the Australian government. Once upon a time this bargain...

Telstra change a shock to Canberra

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Politicians from both sides of the political spectrum have reacted with “shock” and “disappointment” at news of Telstra’s major restructuring and slashing of 8000 jobs. The federal government used...

Telstra’s 5G to overtake the NBN?

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Telstra has announced its 5G rollout plans for 2019 and beyond at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 that is currently underway in Barcelona. As the first 5G capable...

Telstra Muru-D is now in full flight

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Telstra’s startup accelerator Muru-D has welcomed more than 100 startup companies through its program since it started five years ago, and the telco continues to ramp-up its capacity to...

Subsea cables the new cyber threat

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
In a major speech this week presenting his National Security Strategy, US President Donald Trump named China and Russia as competitors and “revisionist powers”. No real surprises there, although...

ACCC brings a stick to the NBN

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
The competition watchdog’s draft report into the country’s communications sector has lobbed into the middle of an NBN battlefield as the network engages in landmark price negotiations, and fights...

Australia has a board problem

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australian boards of directors must include more young people and focus on driving innovation change to avoid being “smashed” by the upcoming digital revolution, according to Data61 chief executive...