26 May 2026

Tuesday round-up

Optus' cheapest NBN plans are going up in price whistleout.com.au

Optus is increasing the price of its two cheapest NBN plans from July 6, following NBN Co's wholesale price changes. Optus' NBN 25 plan will go up by $4 per month, and its NBN 50 plan will go up by $2 per month.

Most Aussie Broadband NBN plans are getting more expensive whistleout.com.au

Aussie Broadband is the latest provider to announce price rises ahead of NBN Co's upcoming wholesale price changes. Most Aussie Broadband consumer NBN plans will increase between $2 and $4 per month, but NBN 750 plans and up aren't getting a hike this time around.

25 May 2026

Monday round-up

If your HFC NBN keeps dropping out, you may need a new NTD whistleout.com.au

In the last few months, I've helped two households address NBN dropout issues. Both households were on HFC, and in both cases, replacing the Network Termination Device (NTD) solved the problem.

NBN Co asks ACMA for spectrum licence discount iTNews

NBN Co has appealed to the Australian Communications and Media Authority to give it a discount on expiring spectrum licences for its fixed wireless services.

21 May 2026

Thursday round-up

Singtel open to selling "meaningful minority stake" in Optus iTNews

Singtel is open to adding a local partner to its Optus operation in exchange for equity in the carrier.

20 May 2026

Wednesday round-up

Telcos unable to overturn $7.3bn bill to renew mobile spectrum iTNews

Telstra, Optus, TPG and NBN Co will pay just over $7.3 billion to keep expiring mobile and wireless spectrum licenses after the sector’s efforts to lobby for lower costs were rejected.

Vodafone and Optus surpass 90% population coverage for 5G whistleout.com.au

WhistleOut has obtained new figures from Optus and Vodafone that indicate their 5G population coverage has recently grown to 91.9% and 91.3%, respectively. This has the two smaller telcos almost nipping at the heels of Telstra’s latest published figure of 95%.

19 May 2026

Tuesday round-up

Telstra and Ericsson to jointly research and test 6G iTNews

Telstra will join its long-term equipment partner Ericsson in a program of reciprocal development and testing of 6G technology.

Victorian bulk porting scammer gets over two years in prison iTNews

A 35-year-old man from Lynbrook, south-east Melbourne, has received a prison sentence of two years and two months, with a 12-month non-parole period, for a bulk phone number porting scam.

14 May 2026

Thursday round-up

Labor to consult with telcos on key telco legislation reforms iTNews

The Labor government will consult with the telco industry on reforms to two key pieces of telecommunications legislation in a bid to accelerate investment within the sector.