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.

Social networking site for both online and mobiles

Social networking site for both online and mobiles

Loop Mobile launched its MOKO Online service today as one of the first social networking sites to work fully across both online and mobile platforms.
Ashley Clark Jul 21 2008 4:13PM Software
Network card crashes Dublin air traffic control

Network card crashes Dublin air traffic control

A faulty network card shut down Dublin airport after air traffic control (ATC) was unable to track the location of incoming planes.
Iain Thomson Jul 21 2008 9:07AM Networking
Government extends NBN deadline

Government extends NBN deadline

National broadband network (NBN) hopefuls will now have even longer to ready their proposals, as Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy announced today that he would be asking for more information.
Ashley Clark Jul 18 2008 3:52PM Telco/ISP
HP wins cloud deal with US Defense Department

HP wins cloud deal with US Defense Department

HP has signed a contract to construct a huge cloud computing centre for the US Department of Defense.
Shaun Nichols Jul 14 2008 9:14AM Hardware
Southern Cross Cable to quadruple traffic capacity

Southern Cross Cable to quadruple traffic capacity

The Southern Cross Cable, Australia's highest-capacity submarine internet cable, will be undergoing upgrades which promise to quadruple its capacity.
Dylan Bushell-Embling Jul 11 2008 2:56PM Networking
"The knives are out" : Telstra's take on the NBN

"The knives are out" : Telstra's take on the NBN

Telstra has hit out at its critics with claims that the release of the National Broadband Network (NBN) regulatory submissions has lifted the veil to reveal a unified attack on the telco.
Lilia Guan Jul 4 2008 2:47PM Telco/ISP
Social networking doomed

Social networking doomed

Academics have finally found a way to kill off social networking.
Nick Booth Jun 27 2008 11:54AM Software
Telstra submits wish-list for National Broadband Network

Telstra submits wish-list for National Broadband Network

Telstra has provided to the Federal Government a list of ‘regulatory framework’ changes that it says is vital to the successful deployment of the national broadband network (NBN).
Staff Writers Jun 26 2008 3:57PM Telco/ISP
Nokia buys into social networking

Nokia buys into social networking

Nokia is to acquire Swiss start-up Plazes in a deal which the handset maker says will help it develop location-based social networking..
Staff Writers Jun 24 2008 11:52AM Telco/ISP
IP traffic to 'double' every two years

IP traffic to 'double' every two years

Web traffic volumes will almost double every two years from 2007 to 2012, driven by video and web 2.0 applications, according to a report from Cisco Systems..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 18 2008 8:18AM Networking
EMC backs research into cloud computing

EMC backs research into cloud computing

Storage firm EMC has joined the Daoli Trusted Infrastructure Project which conducts research into "trust and assurance" in cloud computing environments..
Ian Williams Jun 17 2008 8:46AM Hardware
Traffic monitoring by ISPs should be curbed

Traffic monitoring by ISPs should be curbed

Internet service providers should ask surfers' permission before using their traffic data for advertising purposes, according to the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT).
Matt Chapman Jun 16 2008 9:14AM Telco/ISP
Social networking not just a Gen Y ‘thing’

Social networking not just a Gen Y ‘thing’

Web 2.0 technologies may only have emerged within the past decade, but the concept of social networking is said to date much farther back than that.
Liz Tay Jun 11 2008 1:50PM Strategy
Social networking spam on the rise

Social networking spam on the rise

Four out five social network users have received unwanted 'friend' invitations, messages or postings over the past year, new research suggests..
Jun 11 2008 7:48AM Security
Analysts herald wireless social networking revolution

Analysts herald wireless social networking revolution

Wireless social networking will revolutionise the global technology business and reshape the global display and semiconductor industries, experts predict..
Robert Jaques Jun 6 2008 7:44AM Software
What now for the National Broadband Network?

What now for the National Broadband Network?

So the national broadband network tender has been delayed. Still, Nathan Taylor says peer-to-peer users should be excited about the prospect of VDSL2.
Nathan Taylor Jun 2 2008 3:42PM Telco/ISP
National broadband network subjected to Conroy's cone of silence

National broadband network subjected to Conroy's cone of silence

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has applied the same gag order imposed on bidders for the Government-funded $4.7 billion national broadband network (NBN) on himself, after refusing to answer questions regarding the NBN at a Parliamentary hearing yesterday.
Staff Writers May 28 2008 11:55AM Telco/ISP
Windows Live seeks to make social networking easier

Windows Live seeks to make social networking easier

Microsoft is allowing its Windows Live customers to consolidate their contact lists across different websites with the release of Windows Live Contacts API.
Ashley Clark May 26 2008 2:40PM Software
Conroy delays deadline for national broadband network

Conroy delays deadline for national broadband network

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has issued an extension to the national broadband network tender deadline after conceding vital information about existing network infrastructure was not yet readily available for all bidders.
Mitchell Bingemann May 22 2008 2:17PM Telco/ISP
The return of the vista

The return of the vista

Eventually you do get bored with cursing your ISP and eventually it’s time to talk to someone in the tech support department to try and find out what’s really going on with your link.
Ian Yates May 20 2008 3:04PM Telco/ISP

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