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October 19, 2016 04:17 am GMT

Vodafone is launching broadband internet in Australian homes

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After years of offering only mobile services in Australia, Vodafone plans to join the fray and offer broadband internet to homes and offices.

Announced by Vodafone CEO Iñaki Berroeta at a telecommunications event in Sydney Wednesday, the product will be delivered by the National Broadband Network (NBN) from 2017. 

While Vodafone offers fixed broadband in other countries, it's a first for the Australian market. The company is currently Australia's third largest mobile network operator after Telstra and Optus.

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Plans and pricing will be announced closer to launch, but Berroeta welcomed the chance to introduce more competition into the sector. Read more...

More about National Broadband Network, Fixed Broadband, Internet, Vodafone, and Australia

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