Spotlight on telecommunications & networking Spotlight on telecommunications & networking

As the rollout of the NBN presses on, 5G is fast approaching along with regulatory changes that will shape enterprise buyers and suppliers alike.

These shifts all come as Internet of things becomes ubiquitous, mobile evolves to a default consumer and workplace channel and intelligent and intuitive networks evolve rapidly.

In our Spotlight on Telecommunications and Networking, iTnews examines how and why enterprises and government are responding to new challenges, innovations and solutions as they emerge.

Google hybrid cloud out of beta, renamed Anthos

Google hybrid cloud out of beta, renamed Anthos

Can manage workloads running on "third-party clouds like AWS and Azure".
Juha Saarinen Apr 10 2019 6:59AM Cloud
NBN Co's wireless congestion likely worse than reported

NBN Co's wireless congestion likely worse than reported

Urgent work underway to fix one in ten backhaul links suffering packet loss.
Ry Crozier Apr 9 2019 5:58PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co may fix in-home cabling free for 750,000 homes

NBN Co may fix in-home cabling free for 750,000 homes

Under new Labor proposal.
Justin Hendry , Ry Crozier Apr 9 2019 10:01AM Telco/ISP
Optus offers to install and repair NBN services itself

Optus offers to install and repair NBN services itself

As wait times to get connected blow out.
Ry Crozier Apr 8 2019 11:33PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co's enterprise play catches ACCC's gaze

NBN Co's enterprise play catches ACCC's gaze

Regulator unconvinced it isn’t just mission creep.
Ry Crozier Apr 8 2019 8:01PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co "should" set entry-level broadband prices at ADSL levels

NBN Co "should" set entry-level broadband prices at ADSL levels

Regulator finally weighs in on price pressure.
Ry Crozier Apr 8 2019 7:37PM Telco/ISP
Optus roasts 5G small cell property placement rules

Optus roasts 5G small cell property placement rules

Humbly requests national reform across three levels of government.
Julian Bajkowski Apr 5 2019 12:47PM Hardware
NBN Co opens hundreds of new complex remediation cases

NBN Co opens hundreds of new complex remediation cases

A 1290 percent increase in just one year.
Ry Crozier Apr 4 2019 1:10PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co reveals 183,000 FTTN users don't get over 25Mbps

NBN Co reveals 183,000 FTTN users don't get over 25Mbps

Number of impacted users increases since mid-2017.
Ry Crozier Apr 4 2019 11:59AM Telco/ISP
South Korea rolls out 5G services on phones, in race with US and China

South Korea rolls out 5G services on phones, in race with US and China

One of the first countries to launch services.
Ju-min Park Apr 4 2019 11:58AM Telco/ISP
Govt expands socmed crackdown laws, including jail time, to internet, content and hosting providers

Govt expands socmed crackdown laws, including jail time, to internet, content and hosting providers

Broad-brush laws rammed through Australian Senate.
Ry Crozier Apr 4 2019 6:29AM Telco/ISP
ATO handed $70m to ready data centre move

ATO handed $70m to ready data centre move

Budget 2019: Funding for migration plan, costing.
Justin Hendry Apr 2 2019 7:33PM Strategy
Vocus drops 12Mbps NBN plans from iPrimus and Dodo

Vocus drops 12Mbps NBN plans from iPrimus and Dodo

As bandwidth discount ends.
Ry Crozier Apr 2 2019 3:08PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co technicians now missing 469 appointments a day

NBN Co technicians now missing 469 appointments a day

But 150 a day just turn up early or late and complete the work.
Ry Crozier Apr 1 2019 1:31PM Telco/ISP
Govt puts its outsourced data handlers on notice

Govt puts its outsourced data handlers on notice

Will introduce new hosting certification.
Justin Hendry Mar 29 2019 4:50PM Hardware
Atlassian thwarts bitcoin mining attack on Kubernetes environment

Atlassian thwarts bitcoin mining attack on Kubernetes environment

Attacker sought to exploit free tier of CI/CD service.
Ry Crozier Mar 29 2019 6:45AM Security
Australians honoured in Google Faculty Research Awards

Australians honoured in Google Faculty Research Awards

Six researchers receive grants for world-class technical research.
Matt Johnston Mar 28 2019 7:10AM Networking
Ericsson says no bounty from Huawei 5G security worries

Ericsson says no bounty from Huawei 5G security worries

Yet to see an increase in contract wins.
Staff Writer Mar 28 2019 6:45AM Security
EU lawmakers back copyright reforms targeting Google, Facebook

EU lawmakers back copyright reforms targeting Google, Facebook

ISP upload filtering laws get up.
Foo Yun Chee Mar 27 2019 1:00PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co makes final move to kill off 12Mbps broadband plans

NBN Co makes final move to kill off 12Mbps broadband plans

Dumps CVC discounts to pressure customers to upgrade or leave.
Ry Crozier Mar 27 2019 6:55AM Telco/ISP

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