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.

Queensland Police target motorists using mobile phones

Queensland Police target motorists using mobile phones

Queensland Police are targeting motorists using mobile phones while they are driving.
Vivienne Fisher Jul 13 2005 3:21PM Networking
Jetstar begins wireless trials

Jetstar begins wireless trials

Low cost airline Jetstar has started a trial of wireless broadband for the launch of its Sydney-Ballina Byron service.
DVD Editor Jul 13 2005 1:50PM Networking
Jigsaw sells into Samoa

Jigsaw sells into Samoa

Australian reseller and implementer Jigsaw Services has completed the first phase of a $600,000 contract for Samoa's national telecommunications carrier SamoaTel.
DVD Editor Jul 12 2005 2:04PM Telco/ISP
Exinda Networks signs four American partners

Exinda Networks signs four American partners

Melbourne application traffic management vendor Exinda Networks has appointed four partners to resell its hardware in North America.
Staff Writers Jul 6 2005 2:35PM Hardware
ACA rules target adult mobile content

ACA rules target adult mobile content

The Australian Communications Authority has issued rules prohibiting phone companies from supplying content that is rated x18+ or has been refused classification.
Staff Writers Jul 1 2005 10:15AM Security
Broadband takeup in Aust increases: report

Broadband takeup in Aust increases: report

Broadband takeup in Australia is on the increase, according to a report released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission this week.
Staff Writers Jun 29 2005 3:55PM Telco/ISP
Gigabyte signs Synnex and Rectron

Gigabyte signs Synnex and Rectron

Taiwan-based vendor Gigabyte Technology has signed Synnex and Rectron as distributors for all its wireless networking and communications products.
Staff Writers Jun 27 2005 4:20PM Hardware
Linksys cracks retail, service provider markets

Linksys cracks retail, service provider markets

Linksys has cracked mass market retail, signing an agreement via distributor Ingram Micro to stock its products in 17 Dick Smith Powerhouse stores and all 164 locations nationally by the end of 2005.
Byron Connolly Jun 23 2005 4:27PM Telco/ISP
DNAS number portability not required: ACCC

DNAS number portability not required: ACCC

The ACCC has said that mandating DNAS number portability would not be in the long-term interests of end-users.
Ron Osborn Jun 16 2005 10:15AM Telco/ISP
Big ISP = Big zombie army

Big ISP = Big zombie army

Swathes of virus-infected PC’s are being hosted on some of the world’s biggest ISP’s including AOL, Bellsouth and Verizon.
David Quainton Jun 15 2005 12:34PM Security
NetComm appoints Hitech Distribution

NetComm appoints Hitech Distribution

Communications gear vendor NetComm has appointed Hitech Distribution as a state-based distributor to strengthen NetComm's presence in South Australia.
Staff Writers Jun 14 2005 9:50AM Networking
Trujillo named as Telstra CEO

Trujillo named as Telstra CEO

Telstra has appointed a US-trained executive, Solomon Trujillo, as its new CEO, replacing Ziggy Switkowski who steps down 1 July.
Staff Writers Jun 9 2005 4:06PM Telco/ISP
Australians embrace mobile phones

Australians embrace mobile phones

The number of Australian mobile phone users will grow to 19.2 million this year, according to an industry analyst.
Vivienne Fisher May 31 2005 11:49AM Telco/ISP
Australians embracing home networks

Australians embracing home networks

One out of five Australian households will have a home network by 2009, analyst IDC has predicted.
DVD Editor May 24 2005 3:29PM Networking
Rural areas get broadband brokers

Rural areas get broadband brokers

The federal government has allocated $2.6 million in second-round funding to support a community broadband broker program.
Vivienne Fisher May 19 2005 3:20PM Telco/ISP
Optus hugs channel

Optus hugs channel

Optus has launched a formal business partner program that encourages resellers and integrators to jump on board with the telecommunications giant as it cranks up indirect channel sales.
Byron Connolly May 11 2005 10:35AM Telco/ISP
More Australians opting for broadband: IDC

More Australians opting for broadband: IDC

Australians are increasingly opting for broadband, with one in three internet users predicted to have broadband connections by the end of the year.
Staff Writers May 10 2005 12:06PM Telco/ISP
Integ reaps $4m Marconi services deal

Integ reaps $4m Marconi services deal

Voice-and-data company Integ Communication has netted a $4 million, four-year LAN switching managed services deal with UK-based telecommunications provider Marconi.
Fleur Doidge Apr 26 2005 11:39AM Networking
Sykes reappears in telco channel

Sykes reappears in telco channel

Former Request Broadband boss Phil Sykes has resurfaced as chief of a new channel company delivering IP-based managed services, dubbed IProvide.
Fleur Doidge Apr 19 2005 2:43PM Telco/ISP
Nortel signs Anixter, mulls cull

Nortel signs Anixter, mulls cull

Networking gear vendor Nortel has appointed Anixter Australia as a distributor for its nPower channel and is mulling a partner cull following its first distribution review in more than two years.
Fleur Doidge Apr 13 2005 4:51PM Telco/ISP

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