Forget network problems -- Telstra will launch a hybrid mobile and fixed-line modem in early 2017, to help outage-proof your home internet. Its home gateway is also getting a revamp, for faster ...

About 100,000 Telstra customers in southern NSW were without internet and phone coverage for more than an hour after an incident at the telco's North Nowra exchange site.

The Telstra Smart Modem Gen 2 will provide 4G voice failover in the event of a broadband outage or a delay in migrating to NBN services.