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.

Vocus wants govt to open up mobile blackspots scheme

Vocus wants govt to open up mobile blackspots scheme

Encourage competition on federally co-funded infrastructure.
Ry Crozier Jan 28 2020 1:14PM Telco/ISP
AEC builds public-facing APIs to serve up election data

AEC builds public-facing APIs to serve up election data

Using Microsoft Azure.
Justin Hendry Jan 28 2020 11:40AM Cloud
Vocus wants NBN Co's enterprise "direct sales" team shut down

Vocus wants NBN Co's enterprise "direct sales" team shut down

Or alternatively to face Telstra-like structural separation.
Ry Crozier Jan 28 2020 6:30AM Telco/ISP
Qld ISP Freenet director cops six years jail for fraud

Qld ISP Freenet director cops six years jail for fraud

False invoice scam fleeced $800k from investors.
Brendon Foye Jan 24 2020 1:43PM Financial Services
Telstra asks govt to delay broadband tax until mid-2021

Telstra asks govt to delay broadband tax until mid-2021

To redefine how the tax is applied to enterprise.
Ry Crozier Jan 23 2020 3:47PM Telco/ISP
Optus breaks silence on NBN Co's enterprise behaviour

Optus breaks silence on NBN Co's enterprise behaviour

Warns future is at risk for some existing providers.
Ry Crozier Jan 23 2020 1:36PM Telco/ISP
AWS suffers cloud problems in Sydney region

AWS suffers cloud problems in Sydney region

Offline data store takes out services for hours.
Ry Crozier Jan 23 2020 1:30PM Cloud
Pacific Magazines switches from 'managed Azure' to AWS

Pacific Magazines switches from 'managed Azure' to AWS

Allows New Idea to survive DDoS.
Ry Crozier Jan 23 2020 7:09AM Cloud
Vodafone tries, again, to force access to Telstra's regional mobile network

Vodafone tries, again, to force access to Telstra's regional mobile network

Two years after being rebuffed.
Ry Crozier Jan 22 2020 1:34PM Telco/ISP
Farmers crack whip on data rights in agtech reality check

Farmers crack whip on data rights in agtech reality check

Issues compounded by poor broadband and power hungry blockchain.
Julian Bajkowski Jan 22 2020 1:19PM Strategy
Telstra reveals 4x cost gap on 5G site builds

Telstra reveals 4x cost gap on 5G site builds

Not all cell sites to be created equal.
Ry Crozier Jan 22 2020 6:25AM Telco/ISP
Telstra may lose ground in regional Australia

Telstra may lose ground in regional Australia

ACCC predicts up to 15 percent of the market may be up for grabs.
Ry Crozier Jan 21 2020 1:26PM Telco/ISP
Edith Cowan Uni’s cloud move slashes IT costs by 50 percent

Edith Cowan Uni’s cloud move slashes IT costs by 50 percent

Almost 400 workloads migrated to Azure.
Matt Johnston Jan 21 2020 1:20PM Strategy
NBN Co Sky Muster outage extends past 24 hours

NBN Co Sky Muster outage extends past 24 hours

Impacting "multiple geographic areas".
Ry Crozier Jan 21 2020 10:43AM Telco/ISP
NBN Co reveals active Sky Muster users within 25km of city centres

NBN Co reveals active Sky Muster users within 25km of city centres

Sheds light on 'urban' satellite usage.
Ry Crozier Jan 16 2020 1:15PM Telco/ISP
Huawei confident UK will make 5G decision based on the evidence

Huawei confident UK will make 5G decision based on the evidence

After the US claimed using the technology would be "madness".
Staff Writer Jan 15 2020 1:34PM Telco/ISP
Google adds IBM Power to its cloud

Google adds IBM Power to its cloud

Legacy lift and shift just got a little easier.
Simon Sharwood Jan 15 2020 9:40AM Cloud
Home Affairs rejects claims anti-encryption laws conflict with US CLOUD Act

Home Affairs rejects claims anti-encryption laws conflict with US CLOUD Act

“No issues” that would prevent bilateral agreement.
Justin Hendry Jan 14 2020 12:40PM Security
NZ discounts 5G spectrum pricing as rights terms come up short

NZ discounts 5G spectrum pricing as rights terms come up short

Interim allocations amid unresolved indigenous rights claim.
Juha Saarinen Jan 14 2020 12:39PM Telco/ISP
NBN Co may need to prove it isn't cross-subsidising enterprise play

NBN Co may need to prove it isn't cross-subsidising enterprise play

Faces renewed attention on its transparency.
Ry Crozier Jan 14 2020 11:07AM Telco/ISP

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