Telstra tackles communication resilience ahead of Australia’s bushfire season
When it comes to natural disasters, Australia has more than our fair share and far too often. Drought, bushfires and flood lead that list, often isolating remote communities. Telstra has taken on the challenge of increasing these...
A sign for the future: Telstra 5G clocks a massive 3.6Gbps on a Pixel...
We have very good 4G networks in Australia, but now we have mmWave networks it's time to unleash 5G. Telstra's 5G lead and head of Technology Discovery, Paul Milford ran a real-world 5G test and clocked a whopping...
Telstra launches 2 hour delivery, for those who need a new phone in a...
We all know what it's like waiting for a new phone, and there's nothing more tortuous than the wait between hitting that order button and a few days (or maybe even a couple of weeks) for your new shiny...
Telstra has quietly added 4 new devices to its prepaid line up.
Telstra has quietly added 4 new mobile devices to its prepaid lineup, including a 5G handset which is a first for a telco to add such a device with this capability to its prepaid service. The devices, which...
Carriers join the foldable fun with Samsung’s new devices
Overnight we've seen the launch of some new gear from Samsung, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3. It really shouldn't be a surprise that the carriers have joined in the fun with Samsung's latest foldable...
ACCC alleges that Telstra, Optus and TPG has misled consumers over NBN speeds
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has commenced legal action against three of Australia's largest internet and telecommunications companies, accusing Telstra, Optus and TPG of misleading consumers about the speeds available on their NBN connections.
Commencing action in the Federal...
Free Forever: Telstra phonebooth calls to Australian standard fixed line and mobile numbers
Telstra boss Andy Penn has announced that local and national calls to standard fixed line numbers and calls to standard Australian mobiles on Telstra’s public payphones are now free. Calls to international numbers will still be charged.
This is a...
Disney+ is now available on Telstra TV
Telstra announced yesterday that the Disney+ streaming service is finally available on Telstra TV devices. Considering the iOS and Android/Google TV platforms have had access since it launched in Australia way back on the 19 November 2019 -...
Telstra and TPG Telecom work together to defrag and restack 1800/2100MHz mobile spectrum
You might have thought that that idea of Telstra and TPG Telecom working together was as likely as dogs and cats becoming friends but it has happened because of a mutually beneficial opportunity.
In an Australian-first, Telstra and TPG Telecom...
Telstra blocking over 13 million scam calls a month
Telstra are now blocking around 13 million suspected scam calls on average per month from reaching end customers, which is a two-fold increase on the 6.5 million suspected scams calls they were blocking just four months ago.
Over the past...
Greenpeace reveals which Aussie telcos and data centres are switching to renewables fastest
Telecommunications giant Telstra has come out on top in a new report by Greenpeace Australia Pacific that reveals which Australian telcos, data centres and tech companies are ahead in the race to switch to clean energy.
The investigation found that...
Telcos issued a warning by the ACMA over failing to check ID before number...
Telstra, Optus and Medion Mobile have all been issued warnings by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for failure to comply with number porting regulations.
It may not seem like a huge deal, but when you consider...
Telstra to expand 5G home internet to more Aussies
Telstra's 5G home internet was launched late last year to select customers, and this year is set to expand to even more customers, along with doubling the monthly quota from 500 GB to 1 TB.
5G home internet can be...
Australia is among the world leaders in mobile connectivity speeds
We've known for a while that we've got some pretty good mobile connectivity in Australia. Of course, there are outages like Telstra's issues last year and the recent issue for Vodafone. But for the most part, our...
Telstra partner with Niantic to bring a new 5G interactive AR game to life
Our constantly connected lives, craving interaction and needing data often lead to sedentary behaviours. That's one of the reasons that games like Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Ingress and the crowd favourite; Pokemon Go. Now the developers behind...