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.

NBN Co tackles premises left behind with D-Lite

NBN Co tackles premises left behind with D-Lite

Aims to remediate lines before copper disconnected.
Ry Crozier Feb 26 2018 6:37AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co has hundreds of active sites in '5G spectrum'

NBN Co has hundreds of active sites in '5G spectrum'

Sizing the effort to move them.
Ry Crozier Feb 23 2018 6:20AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co qualifies its 'further investment' in fixed wireless

NBN Co qualifies its 'further investment' in fixed wireless

Work was already planned.
Ry Crozier Feb 22 2018 6:55AM Telco/ISP
Tesla left its cloud servers open to cryptomining hackers

Tesla left its cloud servers open to cryptomining hackers

Kubernetes admin console exposed.
Juha Saarinen Feb 21 2018 8:15AM Security
ATO told to rework Amazon cloud contract

ATO told to rework Amazon cloud contract

Lack of service commitments deemed risky.
Ry Crozier Feb 20 2018 6:13PM Strategy
SA govt pledges $35m fibre expansion to take on NBN Co

SA govt pledges $35m fibre expansion to take on NBN Co

Criticises NBN’s 'sub-standard' 100Mbps speeds.
Ry Crozier Feb 20 2018 2:12PM Telco/ISP
Vocus sees even less margin from its NBN users

Vocus sees even less margin from its NBN users

Revises 1.5 years of numbers.
Ry Crozier Feb 20 2018 10:37AM Telco/ISP
Telstra to pursue 'open telco' experiment

Telstra to pursue 'open telco' experiment

Tries to merge parts of three open source projects.
Ry Crozier Feb 20 2018 10:00AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co told to expect new service standards

NBN Co told to expect new service standards

Before industry consultation even finishes.
Ry Crozier Feb 19 2018 5:55PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co to invest in fixed wireless upgrade

NBN Co to invest in fixed wireless upgrade

Preparing network to handle more 50Mbps users?
Ry Crozier Feb 19 2018 12:51PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co fixes wireless when users go below 6Mbps peak

NBN Co fixes wireless when users go below 6Mbps peak

Updated: Looks for ways to cut lead times.
Ry Crozier Feb 16 2018 6:00AM Telco/ISP
Gig City fibre spreads across Adelaide

Gig City fibre spreads across Adelaide

Network expanding to 15 new precincts.
Matt Johnston Feb 15 2018 2:45PM Telco/ISP
Bulletproof board accepts AC3's $25m buyout offer

Bulletproof board accepts AC3's $25m buyout offer

MacTel sidelined.
Allie Coyne Feb 15 2018 10:39AM Telco/ISP
Telstra delivers 85 percent of NBN speeds during peak

Telstra delivers 85 percent of NBN speeds during peak

More signs the land grab is over?
Ry Crozier Feb 15 2018 9:27AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co finally breaks out cost of FTTB

NBN Co finally breaks out cost of FTTB

Third highest cost per premises.
Ry Crozier Feb 15 2018 8:49AM Telco/ISP
Major component of Australia's cancer register still without go-live

Major component of Australia's cancer register still without go-live

Planning will recommence after delivery of first phase.
Justin Hendry Feb 14 2018 1:37PM Strategy
Australia Singapore Cable prepares for start of main lays

Australia Singapore Cable prepares for start of main lays

Cable, repeaters now in transit.
Ry Crozier Feb 14 2018 11:48AM Telco/ISP
Councils yet to get NBN area switch over the line

Councils yet to get NBN area switch over the line

Still hope with nine active applications.
Ry Crozier Feb 14 2018 6:00AM Telco/ISP
Users furious over Vocus Sydney data centre outage

Users furious over Vocus Sydney data centre outage

UPS maintenance fail.
Ry Crozier Feb 13 2018 12:50PM Hardware
NBN Co keeps deploying new HFC despite sales freeze

NBN Co keeps deploying new HFC despite sales freeze

Costs rise.
Ry Crozier Feb 12 2018 5:49PM Telco/ISP

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