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.

Older iPhones may lose dongles

Older iPhones may lose dongles

Lightning-to-headphone adapters dumped?
Staff Writer Sep 14 2018 12:07PM Hardware
Rio Tinto commits to deploy Azure Stack

Rio Tinto commits to deploy Azure Stack

Reveals it will employ 59 new IT staff in Australia.
Ry Crozier Sep 14 2018 6:52AM Strategy
NBN Co will soon pay $25 for every missed appointment

NBN Co will soon pay $25 for every missed appointment

Must also publish congestion data on fixed wireless.
Ry Crozier Sep 12 2018 10:46AM Telco/ISP
UNSW researchers find FTTP NBN worth the extra billions

UNSW researchers find FTTP NBN worth the extra billions

Economists tally social costs of policy shift.
Ry Crozier Sep 11 2018 11:46AM Telco/ISP
Govt asked to 'strengthen' temporary mobile tower rules

Govt asked to 'strengthen' temporary mobile tower rules

Proposal doesn’t pass senate unscathed.
Ry Crozier Sep 11 2018 8:10AM Telco/ISP
Sunshine Coast secures subsea cable landing

Sunshine Coast secures subsea cable landing

Will connect with JGA-South.
Justin Hendry Sep 7 2018 10:41AM Telco/ISP
Telstra dials-up Deutsche Telekom for new tech and product head

Telstra dials-up Deutsche Telekom for new tech and product head

After dialling-down guidance.
Julian Bajkowski Sep 6 2018 7:12PM Cloud
Telstra expects $300m income hit from NBN delays

Telstra expects $300m income hit from NBN delays

Partially offset by keeping ADSL alive longer.
Ry Crozier Sep 6 2018 8:50AM Telco/ISP
Vocus uses new cable to route traffic off broken SMW-3

Vocus uses new cable to route traffic off broken SMW-3

Starts using its ASC early.
Ry Crozier Sep 5 2018 9:29AM Telco/ISP
Veolia to be 'data centre-less' within two years

Veolia to be 'data centre-less' within two years

Switches to cloud for worldwide IT ops.
Ry Crozier Sep 4 2018 12:35PM Cloud
Vocus to run subsea spur off north west cable system

Vocus to run subsea spur off north west cable system

To give Tiwi Islands an alternative to microwave.
Ry Crozier Sep 3 2018 11:23AM Telco/ISP
Aussie Broadband wants to stop buying extra IPv4 addresses

Aussie Broadband wants to stop buying extra IPv4 addresses

Scaling costs drive upgrades.
Ry Crozier Sep 3 2018 10:42AM Networking
NBN Co to get three more years to repay $19.5bn govt loan

NBN Co to get three more years to repay $19.5bn govt loan

As it looks to raise private equity.
Ry Crozier Aug 31 2018 11:10AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co's HFC pause cost $900m

NBN Co's HFC pause cost $900m

Long-awaited number released.
Ry Crozier Aug 31 2018 10:38AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co's build costs rise $2bn, 1.2m premises delayed

NBN Co's build costs rise $2bn, 1.2m premises delayed

HFC and fixed wireless problems bite.
Ry Crozier Aug 31 2018 9:29AM Telco/ISP
MacTel profits climb on back of "megatrends"

MacTel profits climb on back of "megatrends"

Continues DC investment.
Matt Johnston Aug 30 2018 12:03PM Telco/ISP
TPG, Vodafone Australia agree on $15bn merger

TPG, Vodafone Australia agree on $15bn merger

Merged entity to drop Vodafone name, at least for official purposes.
Justin Hendry Aug 30 2018 9:25AM Strategy
DTA shows Microsoft cloud is ready for 'protected' govt data

DTA shows Microsoft cloud is ready for 'protected' govt data

The key security controls, and the effort to create them.
Ry Crozier Aug 30 2018 6:55AM Cloud
NBN Co sets up ops centre exclusively for business

NBN Co sets up ops centre exclusively for business

Special treatment designed to coax big accounts to switch.
Ry Crozier Aug 30 2018 12:01AM Telco/ISP
CBA goes infrastructure-as-code

CBA goes infrastructure-as-code

Private cloud cheaper than public cloud, dual use Azure and AWS for same workloads.
Simon Sharwood Aug 29 2018 12:00PM Cloud

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