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: Telstra tells Terria to get real or get out

NBN: Telstra tells Terria to get real or get out

Australian telecommunications incumbent, Telstra has fired off a warning to Terria to get serious about building a National Broadband Network (NBN), or get out of the way.
Lilia Guan Aug 27 2008 10:25AM Telco/ISP
SMS looks to NBN, core banking for growth

SMS looks to NBN, core banking for growth

SMS Management & Technology is looking to the National Broadband Network and core banking refresh to continue growing after posting an after-tax profit of $25.5 million today.
Staff Writers Aug 25 2008 3:49PM Networking
People Telecom chases consumer market

People Telecom chases consumer market

People Telecom is expanding the range of mobile voice and broadband plans it offers to consumers via a new agreement with Vodafone Australia.
Ry Crozier Aug 25 2008 12:26PM Telco/ISP
Telstra gets the all clear for NBN info

Telstra gets the all clear for NBN info

Government has confirmed receipt of all of Telstra's required network information for the national broadband network (NBN), the telco giant announced today.
Staff Writers Aug 22 2008 1:07PM Telco/ISP
IPv6 doomed, requires act of God

IPv6 doomed, requires act of God

ISPs and carriers have spectacularly failed with IPv6, to the point where they need to resurrect network address translation (NATs) to persist with IPv4, a leading expert has warned.
Ry Crozier Aug 22 2008 7:51AM Networking
NBN a boon for network equipment

NBN a boon for network equipment

Networking vendors have stepped up lobbying efforts around the proposed National Broadband Network to get a slice of what could be up to $25 billion.
Ry Crozier Aug 21 2008 7:41AM Networking
Playing with traffic

Playing with traffic

Traffic analysis can help warn of terrorist attacks, but it can also be used to crack encryption, so we need to act now.
Nick Barron, Aug 19 2008 2:46PM Security
Dell 'Cloud Computing' trademark rejected

Dell 'Cloud Computing' trademark rejected

Dell's application to trademark "Cloud Computing" has apparently been shot down by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Egan Orion Aug 19 2008 7:28AM Storage
Global broadband revenues to decline, analysts predict

Global broadband revenues to decline, analysts predict

Despite a growing demand for enterprise broadband access, falling prices could mean a decline in global broadband revenues during the next five years, analysts say.
Staff Writers Aug 19 2008 6:57AM Networking
Cloud computing hot topic at Gartner Security Summit

Cloud computing hot topic at Gartner Security Summit

In the lead up to next month’s conference, Gartner’s local security analyst reveals data security and cloud computing will be hot topics at this year’s Security Summit.
Negar Salek Aug 18 2008 3:18PM Security
Governments want more influence over telcos

Governments want more influence over telcos

Policymakers are being urged by a new book to forge ‘a more influential role’ in the development of telecommunications and broadband networks in their cities.
Staff Writers Aug 14 2008 6:37AM Telco/ISP
Common IT processes to land you in court

Common IT processes to land you in court

Embedded metadata, cloud computing and automated back-up schedules stand to implicate IT managers in lawsuits, a leading computer forensics expert has warned.
Ry Crozier Aug 14 2008 6:01AM Storage
Privacy report makes little room for emerging trends

Privacy report makes little room for emerging trends

While the Australian Law Reform Comission’s (ALRC) privacy recommendations are based around advances in technology, Gartner security analyst Andrew Walls believes they do little to address major developing trends like social networking.
Ashley Clark Aug 13 2008 4:06PM Telco/ISP
Deadline set for NBN info

Deadline set for NBN info

Telcos in the running for the $4.7 billion national broadband network (NBN) have two more weeks to finalise and hand over the network information needed for the tender process.
Staff Writers Aug 8 2008 10:33AM Telco/ISP
IBM to open Amazon EC2-style cloud service

IBM to open Amazon EC2-style cloud service

IBM will look to open up its internal Research Compute Cloud to the public as an Amazon EC2 service clone.
Ry Crozier Aug 7 2008 3:08PM Networking
Weak hypervisors push customers to mainframe, IBM says

Weak hypervisors push customers to mainframe, IBM says

Cloud computing has emerged as the next evolution for grid architectures. At least part of the early success of the cloud model is due to virtualisation – and mainframe makers like IBM still claim bragging rights for creating the hypervisor. iTnews sat down with IBM Fellow for Server Design, Jim Rymarczyk, to pry into Big Blue’s plans in the cloud.
Ry Crozier Aug 7 2008 3:03PM Hardware
Facebook and MySpace attacked by new worms

Facebook and MySpace attacked by new worms

New worms attacking social networking sites Facebook and MySpace have been uncovered.
Joy Persaud Aug 5 2008 9:38AM Security
Struggles continue over NBN separation

Struggles continue over NBN separation

As the tender process for the national broadband network (NBN) continues, the argument over separation of the network rages on.
Ashley Clark Aug 1 2008 3:33PM Telco/ISP
EMC faces cloud computing 'frienemies'

EMC faces cloud computing 'frienemies'

As some of the fog surrounding the elusive cloud computing phenomenon evaporates, vendors are fast moving into the emerging territory.
Liz Tay Jul 28 2008 1:30PM Software
Weekly Roundup: The NBN seems further away and an astronaut outs aliens on heavy metal radio

Weekly Roundup: The NBN seems further away and an astronaut outs aliens on heavy metal radio

New setbacks arose this week for the national broadband network (NBN). In other news, a former astronaut claimed aliens have been to Earth during a radio interview.
Staff Writers Jul 26 2008 1:24PM Telco/ISP

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