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.

IBM to buy Weather Company's digital assets

IBM to buy Weather Company's digital assets

To bolster cloud business.
Staff Writers Oct 29 2015 6:57AM Software
Monash Uni launches full 100G OpenStack cloud

Monash Uni launches full 100G OpenStack cloud

Claims world first with R@CMon IaaS research cloud.
Juha Saarinen Oct 28 2015 6:25AM Training & Development
Microsoft, Taser forge police cloud pact

Microsoft, Taser forge police cloud pact

Earlier work with US cops pays off for Redmond.
Juha Saarinen Oct 27 2015 10:51AM Security
Data limits proposed for satellite NBN users

Data limits proposed for satellite NBN users

No more than 150GB per month.
Allie Coyne Oct 26 2015 1:18PM Telco/ISP
NBN prepares to migrate Telstra special business services

NBN prepares to migrate Telstra special business services

Telstra Ethernet Lite, wholesale business DSL first in line.
Juha Saarinen Oct 26 2015 12:32PM Telco/ISP
NBN wants 2000 school kids to become copper linesmen

NBN wants 2000 school kids to become copper linesmen

Aims to fix skills shortage.
Andrew Sadauskas Oct 26 2015 9:38AM Telco/ISP
AWS sales jump 78 percent

AWS sales jump 78 percent

Parent company posts surprise profit.
Allie Coyne Oct 23 2015 10:05AM Software
Cloud demand pushes Microsoft to beat revenue forecasts

Cloud demand pushes Microsoft to beat revenue forecasts

Shares soar.
Staff Writers Oct 23 2015 9:51AM Software
Extend NBN beyond broadband in regional areas: review

Extend NBN beyond broadband in regional areas: review

Leverage NBN for wholesale services, shift USO away from Telstra copper.
Juha Saarinen Oct 23 2015 7:13AM Telco/ISP
NSW must be careful not to choke on its own cloud hype

NSW must be careful not to choke on its own cloud hype

[Blog post] Don't let marketing obscure real achievements.
Paris Cowan Oct 22 2015 12:25PM Strategy
HP to kill off Helion public cloud

HP to kill off Helion public cloud

AWS, Azure contender sunsets just over a year after launch.
Juha Saarinen Oct 22 2015 9:53AM Storage
Five gigabits per second over copper achieved in lab trials

Five gigabits per second over copper achieved in lab trials

Proposed XG.FAST standard offers high speeds over short distances.
Juha Saarinen Oct 22 2015 8:52AM Telco/ISP
Vodafone calls for tougher backhaul regulations

Vodafone calls for tougher backhaul regulations

Predicts 5G will lead to a massive increase in data use.
Andrew Sadauskas Oct 21 2015 4:19PM Telco/ISP
Telstra, NBN push back Christmas disconnection dates

Telstra, NBN push back Christmas disconnection dates

To make sure people are home, can make emergency calls.
Allie Coyne Oct 21 2015 2:15PM Telco/ISP
NBN spent $14m on 1800km of new copper for FTTN

NBN spent $14m on 1800km of new copper for FTTN

To make MTM run smoothly.
Andrew Sadauskas Oct 21 2015 6:00AM Telco/ISP
IBM suffers 14th consecutive revenue drop

IBM suffers 14th consecutive revenue drop

Blames high US dollar, consulting and storage businesses.
Staff Writers Oct 20 2015 12:15PM Strategy
Walmart open sources e-commerce platform code

Walmart open sources e-commerce platform code

To counter cloud lock-in.
Juha Saarinen Oct 16 2015 11:47AM Strategy
NBN reveals HFC rollout areas

NBN reveals HFC rollout areas

Construction map details three-year plan.
Allie Coyne Oct 16 2015 7:00AM Telco/ISP
NBN COO Greg Adcock to depart

NBN COO Greg Adcock to depart

Network builder won't replace role.
Allie Coyne Oct 14 2015 10:30AM Telco/ISP
Govt economists slash NBN rural services loss forecast

Govt economists slash NBN rural services loss forecast

Smaller cross-subsidy from telcos mooted.
Juha Saarinen Oct 14 2015 10:02AM Telco/ISP

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