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More than 500,000 premises across Western Australia (WA) are eligible for fibre upgrades on the NBN network, wholesale broadband operator NBN Co claimed.

Nokia claimed it is the first technology vendor to have self-certified its fibre products manufactured in the US for a government broadband accessibility program designed to accelerate domestic production of equipment.

American electrical wiring equipment manufacturer Leviton unveiled the OPT-X SDX Splice Modules and SDX Shuttered LC Adapter Plates, what the company calls “an important enhancements” that improve fibre network installations.

Telco challenger Swoop signed a deal with an unnamed technology company to provide infrastructure throughout the Greater Melbourne area. The telco claims the contract will deliver revenues of a minimum of $24 million and up to $36 million over the next 22 years—the biggest deal in its history.

New Zealand competition regulator The Commerce Commission has filed proceedings in the High Court against One NZ - formerly Vodafone - for multiple breaches of the 111 Contact Code – some of which the Commission alleges are still ongoing.

Eastern Pennsylvanian-based cable operator Service Electric Cablevision (SECV) has deployed Nokia’s fibre broadband equipment to support multi-gigabit broadband service for both existing and new subscribers.

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.

No matter the size of your business, if you’re using the internet for your day-to-day operations, you’re always at risk of losses — unless you have a failover internet in place. A failover internet, also called as backup internet, is a secondary internet connection that kicks in once your main connection fails. Unfortunately, even though many businesses already have a backup internet in place, not all failover solutions can be effective. You can encounter a rubbish secondary provider or an unreliable failover setup that may not live up to expectations.

Telstra and Prysmian Group have announced an expansion to Prysmian's optical cable manufacturing plant, to build advanced intercity fibre with lower environmental impact and to future-proof the country's connectivity needs for the next two decades and beyond.

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

Information and communication technology solutions provider ZTE has collaborated with Thai telecom provider True to develop an optical Wi-Fi solution for the Wyndham Royal Lee Phuket in Thailand.

Telstra announced it will invest $24 million to improve the connectivity and infrastructure of Western Australia’s Pilbara region in the coming next year.

Digital infrastructure company Colt has completed the acquisition of American telecommunications company Lumen EMEA for US$1.8 billion.

Wholesale broadband provider NBN Co announced more than 700,000 homes and businesses in Victoria are eligible to upgrade to NBN full fibre and access to fastest home internet speeds.

The joint venture of Vodafone Germany and cable television company Altice, OXG Galsfager, has begun to lay its fibre optic lines to deliver fibre to up to seven million homes over a six-year period, an investment which could reach €7 billion.

TPG Telecom is extending until 4 October a due diligence grace period to fibre company Vocus to manage its $6.3 billion offer to acquire parts of its enterprise, government and wholesale assets, and related fixed structure.

Smart products and solutions provider for passive fibre infrastructure Hexatronic Group has acquired New Zealand fibre equipment supplier ATG Technology Group, which, the move, the company says, complements the operations of its existing subsidiary, Optical Solutions Australia.

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.