Tag: Telstra

Telstra’s Penn to lead Australian cyber strategy

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A permanent 10-person advisory committee, helmed by Telstra boss Andy Penn, has been established to guide the implementation of the federal government’s $1.7 billion cybersecurity strategy. The 2020 Cyber...

Govt sets out web blocking protocols

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government and ISPs have formalised the official rules governing the blocking of websites hosting “horrific material” in the wake of a terrorist attack or violent crime. The...

NBN broadband boost is not enough

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Yesterday, NBN Co positively announced that it would waive charges for additional data of up to 40 per cent for retail service providers for the next three months and...

ACCC under pressure to fix mobile roaming

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) may finally be taking the steps necessary for it to understand why it should fix its flawed 2017 decision not to declare...

AI ethics guide is a PR exercise

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government’s unveiling of artificial intelligence ethical guidelines for Australian business is a PR exercise that won’t change the actions of companies, according to former Digital Transformation Office...

Competition wished into existence?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Anyone who attends the ACCC and Australian Energy Regulator (AER) annual regulatory conference is struck by the existential dilemma that afflicts competition regulators. Their economic world view is that...

Arbitrary site blocks a ‘slippery slope’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A move by Australia’s biggest telcos to arbitrarily block several websites following the Christchurch terrorist attack is a “slippery slope” and sets a “very worrying precedent”, according to former...

The big push for 5G networks

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies has stepped up its efforts to participate in the upcoming roll-out of 5G networks in Australia by adding Malcolm Turnbull’s former cabinet secretary...