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.

Security professionals put collaboration plans for social networking on hold

Security professionals put collaboration plans for social networking on hold

Half of information security professionals are intending to put plans for collaboration on hold over security concerns, according to a survey by Webroot.
Dan Raywood Apr 30 2009 10:29AM Security
Firms fear social networks threat

Firms fear social networks threat

Two-thirds of systems administrators are worried that employees are sharing too much information on social networking sites and threatening the security of corporate systems, according to new research from Sophos.
Phil Muncaster Apr 29 2009 10:09AM Security
NBN: Conroy gets his "geek hat" on

NBN: Conroy gets his "geek hat" on

Senator Stephen Conroy says new splitter technology could push the reach of the FTTP component of the National Broadband Network far beyond the promised target of 90 per cent of the Australian population.
Brett Winterford Apr 28 2009 2:39PM Telco/ISP
ISPs line up for slice of $250m backhaul fund

ISPs line up for slice of $250m backhaul fund

Optus and iiNet have become the first ISPs to indicate their intention to bid for some of the $250 million fast-tracked by the Federal Government to build competitive backhaul links into regional broadband ‘blackspots’.
Ry Crozier Apr 24 2009 12:27PM Telco/ISP
iPrimus dances with Telstra on ADSL2+

iPrimus dances with Telstra on ADSL2+

ISP iPrimus has all but given up on building new DSLAMs in the wake of the NBN announcement, opting instead to quadruple its coverage area for ADSL2+ via a resale deal with Telstra.
Brett Winterford Apr 24 2009 10:45AM Telco/ISP
CCC hopes Concept Economics' NBN costs ‘are their last’

CCC hopes Concept Economics' NBN costs ‘are their last’

The Competitive Carriers Coalition has slammed a report by Concept Economics released today that claims the NBN could cost up to $70 billion to build while offering little benefit to consumers.
Ry Crozier Apr 22 2009 3:08PM Telco/ISP
Analysts weigh up costs of Telstra split

Analysts weigh up costs of Telstra split

Macquarie Research estimates functional separation would cost Telstra five per cent in product margins and a 33 cent hit to its share price, but the forced sale of its HFC network is a greater risk to the carrier.
Brett Winterford Apr 22 2009 6:11AM Telco/ISP
AAPT network upgrade boosts mid-band Ethernet

AAPT network upgrade boosts mid-band Ethernet

AAPT has completed a $30 million upgrade to its core IP network and MPLS edge that will enable more automated provisioning and guarantee performance on midband Ethernet connections.
Ry Crozier Apr 22 2009 6:00AM Telco/ISP
Vocus focus on core network upgrade

Vocus focus on core network upgrade

Wholesale network operator Vocus Communications will add capacity and hardware to its core network as part of an upgrade to be announced next week.
Ry Crozier Apr 20 2009 3:59PM Telco/ISP
Opinion: Why Telstra should split in two

Opinion: Why Telstra should split in two

Simon Hackett, managing director at Internode gives his view on how the industry will be affected by a broken up Telstra.
Staff Writer Apr 20 2009 12:09PM Telco/ISP
ACCAN consumer telco advocacy body gets heads

ACCAN consumer telco advocacy body gets heads

An ex-ACCC deputy chair and the chief of the Consumers’ Telecommunications Network (CTN) have been appointed to the Government’s newly-formed consumer telecommunications representative body.
Staff Writers Apr 17 2009 2:36PM Telco/ISP
Cloud computing too costly for enterprise

Cloud computing too costly for enterprise

A study into cloud computing by McKinsey has found that cloud computing doesn’t make financial sense for large enterprises.
Iain Thomson Apr 16 2009 11:57AM Storage
More money for research is cloud's silver lining

More money for research is cloud's silver lining

A freshly decorated Australian researcher in the $78 billion a year cloud computing industry is using his $1000 award to lift the subject's profile locally.
Nate Cochrane Apr 16 2009 6:15AM Networking
Australian researcher finds silver lining in the cloud

Australian researcher finds silver lining in the cloud

Cloud computing is tipped to nudge $A200 billion a year by 2013, but who pays for it is the question that concerns a newly decorated Melbourne researcher.
Nate Cochrane Apr 15 2009 12:00PM Networking
Telstra cuts may force techies from IT: CEPU

Telstra cuts may force techies from IT: CEPU

The Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) has questioned Telstra’s logic in thinning the ranks of its regional field technicians, offering to help the incumbent find “temporary redeployment options” for them instead.
Staff Writers Apr 14 2009 3:18PM Training & Development
France says 'non' to three strikes law

France says 'non' to three strikes law

The Upper House of the French Government has rejected a bill which would have seen people accused of illegal online file sharing deprived of an Internet connection without trial or conviction.
Stewart Meagher Apr 14 2009 11:39AM Telco/ISP
Austrade ups investment ante with site upgrade

Austrade ups investment ante with site upgrade

Austrade will add social media components to its website by the end of May that it hopes will assist it to attract sources of inward investment to Australian business.
Staff Writers Apr 10 2009 6:00AM Software
Security policies should now include Twitter

Security policies should now include Twitter

As part of a series of 'securing social media' guides from Network Box, the company has claimed that businesses should review their security policies to include Twitter.
SC Australia Staff Apr 9 2009 11:27AM Security
Aurora Energy in the hot seat for Tassie NBN rollout

Aurora Energy in the hot seat for Tassie NBN rollout

State-owned Aurora Energy is widely tipped to be the implementation partner of choice to deliver Fibre to the Home (FttH) in Tasmania in the wake of the Federal Government's NBN announcement yesterday.
Brett Winterford Apr 8 2009 11:16AM Telco/ISP
Consumers to pay a premium under NBN plan

Consumers to pay a premium under NBN plan

If back-of-the-envelope sums are any guide, Australians would need to be paying at least $70-$80 a month for the high-speed national broadband network to be profitable for investors.
Brett Winterford Apr 8 2009 11:07AM Networking

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