January
Optus, Telstra brawl over caps for critical 5G spectrum auction
Optus says regulators run the risk of one mobile network operator buying up excess low-band spectrum space to hobble the regional 5G capabilities of its rivals.
- Lucas Baird
December 2020
The tech that was fixed in 2020 (and the tech that still needs fixing)
More than ever, we turned to our personal tech this year to help find respite, stay healthy and remain connected with the people we care about. But not everything worked as well as it could have.
- Brian X. Chen
November 2020
NBN, Netflix squeezing margins to breaking point: Optus
Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says headwinds facing the telecommunications industry are becoming so serious the investment climate is becoming unsustainable.
- James Fernyhough
- Exclusive
- Telecommunications
COVID-19 hits mobile services as telcos race against NBN upgrade
The Australian mobile services market experienced a decline for the first time in the past decade, during the first six months of 2020, new research has shown.
- Paul Smith
- Updated
- Telecommunications
Telstra splits itself up as potential NBN sale looms
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn has said a major restructure at the company means it is more likely to be allowed to buy the NBN in future.
- Paul Smith
Optus buys Amaysim for $250m
The telco giant has bought the ASX-listed company in an all-cash deal, as it launches its own new brand to target budget-conscious consumers.
- Updated
- Paul Smith
October 2020
TPG takes on NBN with 5G fixed wireless
TPG will launch a 5G fixed wireless product in the first half of next year, meaning all three mobile network operators are now competing with the NBN.
- James Fernyhough
September 2020
Telstra launches 5G broadband with government's blessing
Telstra has released the details of its much-anticipated 5G fixed wireless product, a high-speed home broadband alternative to the NBN.
- James Fernyhough
- Exclusive
- Cyber security
Dutton pushes trusted 5G suppliers to stop espionage
Peter Dutton has ramped up calls for countries to decouple their technology networks from suppliers that could be forced to facilitate espionage and foreign interference, such as Huawei.
- Ronald Mizen and Matthew Cranston
- Exclusive
- Australia's China challenge
Huawei reveals $100m local cost of 'cold war'
Huawei is cutting its investment in Australia by $100 million and will axe 1000 local jobs as experts warn all sides will be hurt in the China-US tech war.
- Paul Smith
August 2020
- Exclusive
- NBN
High prices must stay if the NBN is to keep evolving, says CEO
High NBN wholesale prices may have put the squeeze on retailers but their purpose is to pay for major upgrades to keep up with technology, the network says.
- John Davidson
July 2020
Britain to purge Huawei from 5G by 2027
Britain will ban the purchase of 5G components from the end of this year and to order the removal of all existing Huawei gear from the 5G network by 2027.
- Guy Faulconbridge and Paul Sandle
Britain set to ban Huawei from 5G
Boris Johnson will ban the Chinese tech giant from being involved in the UK's new mobile phone network but the timescale for the move is unclear.
- Guy Faulconbridge and Paul Sandle
Did a Chinese hack kill Canada’s greatest tech company?
Nortel was once a leader in wireless technology and accounted for 35 per cent of the Toronto stock exchange index. Then came a hack and the rise of Huawei.
- Natalie Obiko Pearson
June 2020
Huawei hits back at Turnbull's 'inappropriate' cyber attack claims
Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei has said Malcolm Turnbull's claim that recent cyber attack fears justify its exclusion from 5G are both inaccurate and inappropriate.
- Paul Smith
- Exclusive
- Huawei
NEC pitches itself as Huawei replacement in 5G rollout
The Japanese technology giant has recruited a former senior public servant as its new Australian chair
- Tom McIlroy
March 2020
Telstra is coming for NBN customers
John Mullen has made the clearest declaration yet that Telstra will do all it is allowed to shift customers off the NBN on to its own fixed wireless internet.
- Paul Smith
- Exclusive
- Telecommunications
Aussie telcos could face retaliation from China after Huawei failure
The global CTO of CrowdStrike has warned Australia is now a much bigger target of Chinese hackers, and that the ransomware that hit Toll Group is on the rise.
- Yolanda Redrup
Huawei insists it hasn't given up on 5G
Besieged Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei will launch a last ditch charm offensive to persuade the federal government to let it build 5G networks in Australia.
- James Fernyhough and Yolanda Redrup
Locked out Huawei dissolves local board as work dries up
John Lord and Lance Hockridge have left Huawei, as it struggles in the aftermath of the government locking it out of the 5G network.
- Updated
- Yolanda Redrup
