The COVID 19 pandemic has had a “positive” impact on Australian consumers, according to a new study which found that just over half of consumers - or 51% - now feel more connected to their family than ever before.

Despite significant impacts on telecommunications services and infrastructure - including the impact of the COVID-19 crisis - telco customer satisfaction has remained steady over the past three quarters, according to a new survey published by Australian telecommunications industry peak body, Communications Alliance.

Satellite communications provider Inmarsat has launched a new Internet of Things (IoT) solution for monitoring mining tailings storage facilities.

The operator of the National Broadband Network NBN Co has extended its offer to provide Internet providers with additional data capacity at no extra cost until August in a move it says supports national broadband needs, as social restrictions are starting to ease across Australia.

A new biometric identity system built by Unisys and IDEMIA for the Home Affairs Department, for use in securing the country's borders, has gone live, the two companies who built the system say.

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