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Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand 7 May 2021 Korea: Renault Samsung autoworkers locked out Renault Samsung Motors management locked out 1,900 workers at its Busan plant, 450 kilometres south of Seoul, on Tuesday morning. Management initiated the lockout in response to strike action the previous Friday, again on Monday and a planned eight-hour walk out on Tuesday. The unionised workers voted to take strike action in February, in protest against management demands for a voluntary...

Vocus turning to sovereignty as its competitive advantage ZDNet 8 hrs ago © Provided by ZDNet Image:Vocus On Anzac Day, former cybermoat conjurer and secretary of the Department of Home Affairs Mike Pezzullo issued a provocative missive on the beating of the drums of war. A nanosecond of thought is all that is needed to reveal the target of the missive -- China -- and as if to hammer the point home, this week saw Beijing cut off China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue talks. Then the...

The Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union of Australia (CEPU) and its NBN subcontractor-members reached an agreement with NBN Co delivery partner Lendlease to discuss the future of the network’s contracting model. The union said Lendlease has agreed to “facilitate a genuine pathway” for NBN subcontractors to have direct engagement whenever the company secures a contract, bypassing prime contractors. NBN subcontractors that are part of the CEPU have engaged in industrial action ear...

By Ry Crozier on May 6, 2021 11:07AM Once underpinned by newly-purchased millimetre-wave spectrum. TPG Telecom expects 5G fixed wireless delivered over millimetre-wave spectrum to act as a “mass market … NBN alternative”, underscoring the competitive pressure wireless will exert on NBN Co in coming years. CEO Iñaki Berroeta told TPG’s first post-merger annual general meeting that the $108.2 million investment in millimetre-wave 26GHz spectrum �...

iTWire Friday, 07 May 2021 01:47 NBN reckoning coming? Aussie Broadband is the latest to warn the NBN needs to rebalance its pricing Featured Even with the NBN Co as a government entity in public hands (at least for now), the companies that retail the nbn service are faced with artificially limited capacity and pricing constraints while selling an unlimited product to consumers, leading to six month introductory deals that then raise the price afterwards - and it’s no su...

By Ry Crozier on May 5, 2021 6:59PM New modelling shows it wont stop margins being squeezed, either. Design flaws are already appearing in NBN Co’s proposed ‘soft cap’ on excess bandwidth costs, with most internet providers unlikely to qualify for relief, and widespread suspicion the scheme is designed to disincentivize migrating NBN customers away to 5G. The year-long ‘soft cap’ is the centrepiece of NBN Co’s response to industry feedback o...

Optus Living Network Unveiled Optus today announced the Optus Living Network, a network that adapts to customers changing needs by offering them the flexibility and control. Speaking at the annual Comms Day Summit, Optus CEO, Ms Bayer Rosmarin, said customers deserve more from their network and Optus is stepping up to make sure they get it. Our network already delivers world class, reliable connectivity, but weve challenged ourselves to go further and really make our technology work for our cus...

Vocus to roll out 2,000km cable from Perth to Port Hedland Vocus to roll out 2,000km cable from Perth to Port Hedland Project Horizon will establish a network of both new and existing fibre between Port Hedland and Perth via Newman, Meekatharra and Geraldton. Credit: Vocus Vocus has revealed it is making a major investment in its national telco network with plans to roll out a 2,000-kilometre high-capacity fibre connection from Perth to Port Hedland in Western Australia....