Cheap telco plans, Amaysim exits broadband, and Telstra partners with Ericsson for 5G
Weekly webnews
In the news this week, new MNVOs continue to enter the market, but are some plans too good to be true? Also, Amaysim says bye to broadband and Telstra partners with Ericsson for 5G.
Small telcos are offering cheaper and cheaper mobile phone plans to compete for consumers’ attention and money, with the latest promotions priced from as little as five cents for the first month. However, consumers should be wary of excess fees and charges that may be in the fine print. [The New Daily]
Researchers from Macquarie University are keen to hear about your experience as part of a study to improve the safety of health apps for chronic disease or acute illness. Fill in this 10-min survey to enter the draw for one of 10 double movie tickets [Macquarie University]
Amaysim will exit the fixed line broadband market after 18 months, blaming high wholesale costs and increased competition. The telco has sold its customer base to regional telco specialist Southern Phone for $3 million, which will be migrated to the new platform next month. [CRN]
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn has chosen Swedish technology company Ericsson as a partner in its upcoming launch of Australia's ultra-fast mobile network 5G, two months after the government banned Chinese-equipment provider Huawei. [Sydney Morning Herald]
Telstra Chief Executive, Andy Penn, claims the NBN’s pricing structure is sending the industry broke, rejecting the stance of NBN CEO Stephen Rue. [Channel News]
Optus Wholesale has sealed a three-year agreement with Australian-based gas and electricity retailer Sumo, for a range of telco products which will allow Sumo to offer NBN and broadband services to eligible households and small businesses. [iTWire]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has agreed to Telstra’s bid to allow businesses more time to migrate their copper and hybrid-fibre coaxial (HFC) networks to the NBN should they place an order before 12 November. [ARN]
NBN Co chief technology officer Ray Owen said during his keynote at the Broadband World Forum in Berlin that the top 14 per cent of end-users are consuming half of all data on the network. [CIO]
The Australian Information Industry Association has warned that the Federal Government's encryption bill would lead to overseas vendors withdrawing from the Australian market as they would not want their products to be caught in the government's dragnet. [iTWire]
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