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Why 5G has an edge over the NBN

Telstra is going head-to-head with the NBN with the launch of a 5G wireless internet product. But which product is best for you?

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Microsoft suffers major outage

Microsoft is experiencing a major global outage with thousands of frustrated Aussies unable to access programs, including those working from home.

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JobMaker digital plan unveiled

Funding to accelerate 5G, and more support for small to medium enterprises to expand their digital profiles are part of the JobMaker Digital Business Plan.

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Why you can’t get any work done today

Companies around the world rely on the Office 365 software, but Microsoft is now racing to undo a recent change that has taken its services out.

Google to stop giving payouts to sex pests

Google is upping its game when it comes to dealing with sexual misconduct among its executives after settling a lawsuit.

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Google outages across the world

Many people rely on Google’s services to organise their lives as well as run their business, but they’re having trouble this morning.

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Daily habit that infuriated neighbours

A crack squad of telco detectives finally solved an 18-month mystery, finding the bizarre reason why the internet went out every day at 7am.

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Big issue with ‘ultra fast’ internet promise

Australians were promised super-fast internet for anyone who wants it today. Sounds good, right? Turns out it could create an unintended problem.

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‘Ultra fast’ upgrade to NBN on the way

The coronavirus pandemic has seen Australians rely on the NBN more than ever. Now a $3.5 billion upgrade is set to bring users ever faster speeds.

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Aussies’ internet use skyrockets

Australians have set a record for internet usage after the country was forced into lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Where faster internet will cost you

NBN Co has announced that some customers on the worst version of its fixed line network will get better options over the next few years, but it doesn’t know where those customers live yet.

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‘Mega backflip’: Kevin Rudd erupts

It was the NBN plan that the Coalition fought against for years. Now it has finally changed its mind, but it’s going to cost billions more.

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Huawei 5G ban a ‘slap in the face’

Former PM Malcolm Turnbull has defended his decision to ban Huawei from Australia’s 5G rollout. But the Chinese tech giant is still offended.

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How NBN ‘speed test’ could cost thousands

Aussies are being swindled out of thousands by cybercriminals posing as the NBN and asking customers to do a “speed test” on their connection.

New NBN Satelite Sky Muster™ II Launch. Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) launched its 2nd satelite, Sky Muster™ II from French Guiana at around 7.30am AEDT this morning. Sky Muster™ II will provide additional data capacity to support the delivery of the company’s world-leading satellite broadband service for around 400,000 homes and businesses in regional and remote Australia.

‘Unusual’ space event that took down NBN

An “unusual” radiation event in space meant tens of thousands of Australians lost access to the internet last week. Here’s what happened.

NBN satellite Sky Muster is due to be launched from French Guiana on October 1. Named by Bailey Brooks, 6, from Lilla Creek station, the launch rocket features one of Bailey's drawings.

Why 20,000 moved to worse NBN

The company in charge of the NBN is celebrating a connection milestone as it’s accused of “dumping” thousands of customers.

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NBN’s ‘waste of money and time’

The company in charge of building the national broadband network has bought enough of it to wrap all the way around the world.

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Why you won’t get faster internet

The firm in charge of the National Broadband Network has released plans offering insanely fast internet speeds, but there’s one thing you need to check.

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Christopher Ong will continue to work from home and care for daughter Ava 2 post-lockdown. He says it's not always easy and she'd been known to appear in the odd zoom meeting, but he's loved being at home more. Christopher Ong, Sharon Lee and Ava, 2. Picture: Tim Carrafa

Pandemic change we actually liked

Restrictions have begun being eased around Australia as cases fall, but there’s one part of our pandemic reality people aren’t keen to see go.

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NBN demand surges in pandemic

The national broadband network has released figures showing the huge surge in traffic as more people work and stay at home.

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NBN announces $150m assistance

NBN will soon give $150 million to telcos to help them support struggling customers, including low-income families who can’t access the increasingly vital utility at home.

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How to fix your home internet

With a huge surge in people working from home we all want the best internet we can get. Here’s a few things you can do to stay connected.

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Fix for annoying home office problems

Even if you’d thought about working from home, you were probably unprepared for the new reality but there are ways to make it easier.

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In this picture taken on March 30, 2020, YogaUP founder Chaukei Ngai (top C) is seen leading a group of students as they appear on her laptop screen via the Zoom online video conferencing platform, during a live streamed yoga class at her studio in Discovery Bay, on the outlying Lantau Island in Hong Kong. - More than 3.4 billion people have been called on or forced by authorities to stay at home, around 44 percent of the world population, according to a count based on an AFP database. Many are wondering how they can stay healthy during the weeks -- and possibly months -- of self-isolation that lie ahead. Hong Kongers, who live in some of the world's smallest apartments, say it can be done. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) / TO GO WITH HongKong-health-virus-fitness,FOCUS by Jerome TAYLOR

Calls for free NBN as traffic spikes

There are calls for some struggling households to get free NBN access as internet becomes an even more vital utility, and one app in particular has seen a huge spike in traffic.

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Why you’re having delays with Telstra

It may have just cut 6900 workers but Telstra now wants 1000 others to help cope with complaints surging as the coronavirus pandemic places extra pressure on the country’s biggest telco.

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Melbourne, Australia - September 10, 2015: A manhole cover with the letters NBN, representing National Broadband Network, on it. The NBN is a government infrastructure project, intended to provide a fibre-optic internet connection Australia-wide.

Price relief urged for ‘vital utility’

The government has evidently decided now is the time to be talking up the national broadband network despite fears it can’t cope with increased demand and is becoming increasingly unaffordable.

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Telstra CEO Andy Penn has warned we might not all be able to use the internet at once.

Telstra boss’ warning on internet use

Telstra CEO Andy Penn has warned we may need to ration internet and fix our own connection problems.

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Big test coming for the NBN

The network is facing unprecedented demand as more Australians need to access online from home amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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Telstra CEO Andrew Penn is seen at Telstra headquarters in Melbourne, Thursday, August 15, 2019. Telstra has reported a 40 per cent fall in full-year profit to $2.15 billion and flagged another earnings squeeze next year as construction of the national broadband network nears completion. (AAP Image/David Crosling) NO ARCHIVING

Telstra, Optus offer free data during pandemic

Working from home this week? Telstra and Optus are offering free mobile and broadband data to help keep customers connected to the office.

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Telstra to stop selling fastest NBN plans

Telstra has moved to stop selling the fastest NBN plan to all but a few customers because the infrastructure can’t deliver the speeds you are paying for.

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