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's chief architect quits

NBN Co's chief architect quits

Tony Cross ends six-year stint.
Staff Writers Jun 29 2016 9:56AM Telco/ISP
Clinton promises to connect all US homes to high-speed broadband

Clinton promises to connect all US homes to high-speed broadband

Unveils tech policy.
Staff Writers Jun 29 2016 6:59AM Strategy
Vodafone's digital boss jumps ship to NRMA

Vodafone's digital boss jumps ship to NRMA

Will help drive digital strategy.
Andrew Sadauskas Jun 28 2016 6:23AM Strategy
iiNet starts NBN HFC cable trials

iiNet starts NBN HFC cable trials

Small sites in Qld and WA selected.
Juha Saarinen Jun 27 2016 6:00AM Telco/ISP
La Trobe moves student management to the cloud

La Trobe moves student management to the cloud

Picks TechOne SaaS solution.
Staff Writers Jun 24 2016 5:30PM Software
Turnbull pledges $12m to mobile coverage for Central Coast trains

Turnbull pledges $12m to mobile coverage for Central Coast trains

Wi-fi at stations and non-stop phone use for commuters.
Andrew Sadauskas Jun 24 2016 12:26PM Telco/ISP
What defines an 'online location' in Australian piracy site blocking?

What defines an 'online location' in Australian piracy site blocking?

Rights holders argue definition is broader than URL, IP address.
Allie Coyne Jun 23 2016 2:24PM Telco/ISP
Former NBN boss slams Coalition's 'colossal mistake'

Former NBN boss slams Coalition's 'colossal mistake'

FTTP 'was and still is the right answer'.
Stephen Withers Jun 23 2016 6:42AM Telco/ISP
NBN's fibre-to-the-node take-up revealed

NBN's fibre-to-the-node take-up revealed

Analysis: Higher adoption in less time than early FTTP.
Ry Crozier Jun 21 2016 6:45AM Telco/ISP
NSW TAFE already hunting for new IT platform after LMBR fiasco

NSW TAFE already hunting for new IT platform after LMBR fiasco

Wants replacement for dumped Tribal solution.
Allie Coyne Jun 20 2016 2:00PM Software
How REA Group weathered the AWS cloud outage

How REA Group weathered the AWS cloud outage

Independent systems in multi-region architecture.
Allie Coyne Jun 20 2016 12:00PM Software
Vodafone 4G availability catches up with Telstra: survey

Vodafone 4G availability catches up with Telstra: survey

Aussie mobile networks fast and accessible.
Juha Saarinen Jun 19 2016 6:00PM Telco/ISP
Telstra to roll out 135 rural 4G base stations

Telstra to roll out 135 rural 4G base stations

Commitment under govt's mobile blackspot program.
Juha Saarinen Jun 19 2016 6:00PM Telco/ISP
Samsung buys AWS rival Joyent

Samsung buys AWS rival Joyent

Containers and Node.js company seeks scale to compete.
Juha Saarinen Jun 16 2016 3:44PM Storage
Switkowski breached caretaker conventions with NBN op-ed

Switkowski breached caretaker conventions with NBN op-ed

Chairman was warned not to publish.
Paris Cowan Jun 15 2016 12:03PM Telco/ISP
Labor's NBN policy promises return to FTTP

Labor's NBN policy promises return to FTTP

But HFC to stay.
Allie Coyne Jun 13 2016 9:50AM Telco/ISP
Finance unshackles whole-of-govt cloud panel

Finance unshackles whole-of-govt cloud panel

New members invited to join.
Paris Cowan Jun 10 2016 8:00AM Software
Productivity Commission opens the door for mobile alternative to USO

Productivity Commission opens the door for mobile alternative to USO

Final report due in April next year.
Andrew Sadauskas Jun 7 2016 12:07PM Telco/ISP
AWS Sydney outage prompts architecture rethink

AWS Sydney outage prompts architecture rethink

Customers consider multi-region redundancy.
Allie Coyne Jun 6 2016 12:33PM Networking
AWS Sydney outage downs big-name web companies

AWS Sydney outage downs big-name web companies

Foxtel, Domain, Domino's suffer extended downtime.
Juha Saarinen , Allie Coyne Jun 5 2016 6:30PM Storage

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