Millions of Australians are starting to feel the pinch in their pockets as major telcos announced a price hike on lower-speed NBN plans.



PT iForte Solusi Infotek, an Indonesian telecommunications infrastructure company and internet service provider, has inked a deal with Chinese ICT solutions provider ZTE to fuel sustainable development of network infrastructure in Indonesia.

Telxius, a subsidiary of Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica, is extending its capacity subsea cable Tikal to connect to Mexico.

Aerospace company Space Machines is building an Australian-built commercial spacecraft that will deliver transport and services capabilities in orbit named Optimus platform.

Coherent optical transceiver shipments are forecast to grow at a 17% CAGR in the next five years, according to market research firm Dell’Oro Group.

Finnish telco vendor Nokia has struck a deal with Tata Play Fibre to launch the first Wi-Fi 6 ready broadband network in India.

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Josh Martinez, newsletter editor, iTWire