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Broadband operator NBN Co generated total revenue of $5.5 billion in FY24, an increase of 4 per cent year-on-year, and Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA)1 of $3.93 billion -a 9 per cent improvement on FY23.

More homes and businesses in regional Australia can now access higher nbn network speeds on their nbn fixed wireless connection as nationwide upgrades enable faster speeds across the network during busy periods - and the introduction of the “fastest wholesale speeds ever offered” on the nbn Fixed Wireless network.

The competition watchdog, the ACCC, has approved NBN Co’s proposed Accounting Procedures with “reasonable changes”.

• Nokia, Chorus and 2Degrees announce a pilot 25G PON project, and connect the first customer using existing fiber network assets.
• New Zealand’s Cherry Corp is the first customer in the country to harness the power of 25G PON.The pilot demonstrates the power of fiber to revolutionize business
• practices, enhancing productivity whilst reducing costs and energy consumption.

Finnish telco vendor Nokia has announced that Chorus, New Zealand's largest open-access internet infrastructure company, and 2Degrees, the country’s leading retail service provider, have activated its 25G PON solution in a live commercial network.

Around 13,000 new homes in Sydney’s south-west can “look forward to nbn’s fastest residential speeds” with a major fibre rollout following a multi-million-dollar partnership between Walker Corporation and NBN Co.

The Commerce Commission has today released its first “RealSpeed” report alongside its regular quarterly Measuring Broadband New Zealand (MBNZ) results, which it says provides new insights into broadband performance in Kiwi homes.

Broadband speed performance in the peak-demand period of 7-11pm (busy hours) has improved significantly for users of NBN ‘Home Ultrafast’ 1000 Mbps services, following the removal of capacity-based charging under NBN Co’s new wholesale pricing structure, according to the competition regulator, the ACCC.

Finnish telecommunications vendor Nokia has released its Corteca Developer Toolkit, an open-source software package for developers that lets them create applications that enhance broadband offerings for service providers.

NBN Co has launched a proposal to provide download speeds five times faster than present, on its nbn Home Fast product. This would see wholesale download speeds accelerate from 100/20 Mbps to 500/50 Mbps at no extra wholesale cost to retailers.

NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has recorded a half-year loss of $696 million for the first six months of fiscal 2024, more than a third over the corresponding six months of fiscal 2023.

Australian telco TPG claims a "sizeable number" of Internet users are suffering from connectivity problems and feel "a real need for speed".

Broadband operator NBN Co has launched a new Wholesale Broadband Agreement (WBA5) with Retail Service Providers (RSPs).

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has completed the allocation process for area wide licences in the 3.4-4.0GHz band in remote areas.

Singtel Optus has been affected by a national outage since 4am on Wednesday, with its 10.2 million customers unable to make mobile calls or use NBN services.

New Zealand competition regulator The Commerce Commission has received an application from telecommunications company One New Zealand Group seeking clearance to acquire 100% of the shares in Dense Air New Zealand from Dense Air Limited and SoftBank Corp.

About 700,000 apartments in 50,000 strata buildings across Australia will be able to get the fastest NBN connections in the next six months, the NBN Co, the company rolling out the network, says.

Wholesale broadband provider NBN Co has raised $850 million from its latest Australian green bond issuance in the domestic debt capital markets, which will be allocated to its sustainability projects and fibre-to-the-node to fibre-to-the-premises network upgrade program.

Finnish telecommunications vendor Nokia has launched a 25G PON starter kit solution to help operators monetise revenue generated from 10Gbs+ opportunities.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has indicated that it has a favourable view of the revised Special Access Undertaking submitted by NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, last week.

Nokia has claimed it is the first telecommunications vendor to manufacture fibre broadband optical modules in the US to be deployed for the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (Bead) program.