Spotlight on networking Spotlight on networking

Network infrastructure may be last bastion of traditional enterprise IT, with conventional routers, Ethernet and MLPS still the mainstays of many corporate networks – but that’s starting to change as open networking, SDN and other emerging technologies take hold.

Add the impact of the NBN and increasing viability of wireless as an alternative to fixed-line networks, and you have an environment that’s ripe for change.

In our Spotlight on networking, iTnews will look at what these emerging technologies bring to the connected enterprise.

Huawei fears further blocks

Huawei fears further blocks

Urges legislative caution on national security reforms.
James Hutchinson Sep 14 2012 2:00PM Telco/ISP
Apple patents wireless, camera kill function

Apple patents wireless, camera kill function

Blocks photos, videos and communications.
Darren Pauli Sep 5 2012 3:30PM Hardware
Apple patent kills wireless, video and camera functions

Apple patent kills wireless, video and camera functions

Remote censor technology aimed at private business, academia, and government.
Darren Pauli Sep 5 2012 11:03AM Security
ACMA gets new back-up telco powers

ACMA gets new back-up telco powers

Grows teeth to address any TCP code failures.
Ry Crozier Sep 5 2012 10:20AM Telco/ISP
AAPT trials free wifi service

AAPT trials free wifi service

Fewer than ten hotspots.
Liz Tay Sep 5 2012 7:29AM Telco/ISP
Metro Trains brings free wi-fi trial online

Metro Trains brings free wi-fi trial online

Three month trial begins.
Ry Crozier Aug 27 2012 11:54AM Telco/ISP
Conroy skips beat on digital inclusion

Conroy skips beat on digital inclusion

DBCDE programs still only benefit NBN sites.
Ry Crozier Aug 24 2012 12:59PM Telco/ISP
Parliament House gets free wifi

Parliament House gets free wifi

Blocks blacklisted sites from open network.
John Hilvert Aug 22 2012 12:00PM Networking
Alcatel-Lucent fits comms to WA floating gas plant

Alcatel-Lucent fits comms to WA floating gas plant

World-first platform built for Shell Australia's Prelude project.
Ry Crozier Jul 25 2012 6:00AM Hardware
NewSat snares Wheatstone satellite comms

NewSat snares Wheatstone satellite comms

Big chunk of offshore deal for liquefied natural gas project.
Ry Crozier Jul 23 2012 12:31PM Networking
Ergon Energy hones telco tower leasing power

Ergon Energy hones telco tower leasing power

Volume discounts to host radio communications infrastructure.
Ry Crozier Jul 18 2012 3:15PM Networking
CSIRO’s wi-fi boffins win award

CSIRO’s wi-fi boffins win award

European patent office mark achievement.
John Hilvert Jun 15 2012 11:48AM Networking
CommBank deploys smartphones under BYOD plan

CommBank deploys smartphones under BYOD plan

Lync falls out of favour?
Staff Writers Jun 1 2012 12:42PM Hardware
NICTA P2P spin-off targets games, collaboration apps

NICTA P2P spin-off targets games, collaboration apps

Spin-off gains $2m venture funding.
Juha Saarinen May 11 2012 7:00AM Networking
Researchers tackle Victorian traffic systems

Researchers tackle Victorian traffic systems

To build algorithms for road authority and drivers.
Liz Tay Apr 27 2012 3:15PM Software
Virgin Mobile beefs up mobile broadband quotas

Virgin Mobile beefs up mobile broadband quotas

Cuts $49 a month plan.
Staff Writers Apr 2 2012 8:44AM Telco/ISP
CSIRO settles suits over wi-fi

CSIRO settles suits over wi-fi

Patently Australian.
Justin Norrie Apr 2 2012 7:16AM Networking
Death of the SysAdmin

Death of the SysAdmin

What does offshoring, cloud computing mean for IT's foot soldiers?
Brett Winterford Mar 27 2012 2:45PM Training & Development
Freight rail operator brings trains onto Telstra Next G

Freight rail operator brings trains onto Telstra Next G

Telstra backfills Nullarbor communications blackspot.
James Hutchinson Mar 7 2012 11:45AM Telco/ISP
Social networks can't be piracy police

Social networks can't be piracy police

Not compelled to install filtering technology.
Foo Yun Chee Feb 17 2012 7:11AM Networking

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