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Optus Offer Football For Free

A new approach After the streaming issues that plagued the coverage of the FIFA World Cup in 2018, many companies would cut their losses and move on – but not Optus. The major telco has solidified their move to make soccer and 5G the two main pillars of their targeted push for new customers Continue reading…

Telstra Invest $160m in Victoria

Telstra keep expanding Telstra is already Australia’s biggest network, but they show no signs of slowing down. This financial year, Telstra are planning to invest over $160 million into Victoria to achieve better coverage and fix gaps in the network. This investment will be particularly good news for people in remote regions of Victoria, and Continue reading…

Telstra and Lexus: Safer roads by Building SIMs into Cars

Telstra is partnering with Lexus Australia to make Victorian roads safer Back in 1970, the Victorian Government became the first in the western world to mandate wearing seat belts. Now after 48 years, they are once again at the forefront of another safety revolution. Telstra, the largest telecommunication company in Australia, has teamed up Continue reading…

The Risks of Too Much Smartphone Time

Research suggests smartphone obsession causes serious psychological and physical harm over time Your smartphone is probably the first thing you see in the morning and the last thing you look at before bedtime. They allow us to stay organised, connected and entertained. Smartphones are carried everywhere. They are a vital tool with a range Continue reading…

Will Telstra Buy the NBN?

In what could turn out to be the biggest merger in the history of Australian telecommunications, Telstra and NBN Co look set to merge into a single entity. While many are happily accepting the buyout, others are skeptical about the future. Combining Telstra and the NBN could reinstate Telstra’s monopoly of the fixed landline Continue reading…