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Federal Labor is signalling it could support NBN Co slashing the value of the national broadband network in a potential multibillion-dollar commonwealth budget write-down that would boost telco retailers such as Telstra, Optus and TPG Telecom and pave the way for cheaper internet prices. [Australian Financial Review]
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The Australian chairman of controversial Chinese technology and telecommunications giant Huawei has said his company can still thrive in Australia, despite high-profile 5G and NBN bans. [Australian Financial Review]
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The Australian Labor Party has called on NBN Co, the company rolling out the national broadband network, to improve its processes and communication with users in order to reduce the number of missed appointments. [iTWire]
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Telstra says NBN Co’s decision to use Sky Muster for hard-to-serve premises on metropolitan fringes means higher costs to keep copper infrastructure online for tiny numbers of geographically-spread users. [itnews]
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A coalition of major telco and tech associations has called for a series of significant changes to the government’s highly controversial encryption bill following the farcical events around its passing during the last sitting day of 2018. [InnovationAus]
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Optus has taken the wraps off its 5G fixed wireless broadband service launching this year, guaranteeing at least 50Mbps download speeds across an initial 60 suburbs. [CRN]
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A newly published international study, conducted by The Centre for Generational Kinetics and commissioned by WP Engine, has revealed the ways that different generations view and interact with the digital world, with Gen Z willing to sacrifice privacy for the personalisation that modern technology is able to provide. [iTWire]
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NBN reseller Prime Broadband has ceased operations and offered its customers the chance to transfer their services to DCSI Internet. [CRN]
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Interest in virtual private network (VPN) services in Australia has been steadily growing, according to Surfshark. [Technology Decisions]
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