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 Co fights to keep control of its 5G spectrum

NBN Co fights to keep control of its 5G spectrum

As bandwidth-hungry commercial carriers circle.
Ry Crozier Jun 6 2019 11:20PM Telco/ISP
Optus 'concierge' to take grief out of NBN migration

Optus 'concierge' to take grief out of NBN migration

Chases a smoother customer experience.
Ry Crozier Jun 6 2019 12:30PM Telco/ISP
Vocus' Christmas Island link pricing set for market test

Vocus' Christmas Island link pricing set for market test

Opinions canvassed on regulated markup.
Ry Crozier Jun 6 2019 7:12AM Telco/ISP
Google blames config mishap for network problems

Google blames config mishap for network problems

Applied to more servers and regions than it was meant to be.
Ry Crozier Jun 5 2019 9:09AM Cloud
Vocus watches EQT walk away from buyout

Vocus watches EQT walk away from buyout

Sale prospects fade again.
Ry Crozier Jun 5 2019 6:47AM Telco/ISP
Telstra to cull 10,000 contractors

Telstra to cull 10,000 contractors

As T22 reorganisation rolls on.
Ry Crozier Jun 4 2019 12:44PM Telco/ISP
Macquarie Bank nears scale in cloud migration

Macquarie Bank nears scale in cloud migration

Works through "diseconomies of scale".
Ry Crozier Jun 4 2019 7:05AM Cloud
Qantas warns future 5G could interfere with its plane wi-fi

Qantas warns future 5G could interfere with its plane wi-fi

If allowed to co-exist in spectrum used by NBN Sky Muster.
Ry Crozier Jun 4 2019 6:50AM Telco/ISP
Finance moves to replace Parliament's secure comms backbone

Finance moves to replace Parliament's secure comms backbone

Network used for secret transmissions.
Justin Hendry Jun 3 2019 4:32PM Networking
Telstra offered 272,397 refunds for premium content charges

Telstra offered 272,397 refunds for premium content charges

And 26 percent of customers took up the offer.
Ry Crozier Jun 3 2019 12:31PM Telco/ISP
Telstra to allow its payphones to receive calls

Telstra to allow its payphones to receive calls

Cuts prices.
Ry Crozier Jun 3 2019 9:46AM Telco/ISP
Google network issue impacts Australian users

Google network issue impacts Australian users

Problems on US east coast fan out.
Ry Crozier Jun 3 2019 8:36AM Cloud
Vodafone Group brings ex-Telstra CEO onto board

Vodafone Group brings ex-Telstra CEO onto board

Subject to shareholder approval.
Ry Crozier Jun 3 2019 7:21AM Telco/ISP
Digital manufacturing play Titomic heads to NASA to find new CTO

Digital manufacturing play Titomic heads to NASA to find new CTO

To automate satellite construction.
Matt Johnston May 31 2019 12:22PM Training & Development
Optus to cut 200 staff in consumer business

Optus to cut 200 staff in consumer business

As it expands Agile ways of working.
Ry Crozier May 30 2019 10:58AM Telco/ISP
Australian Catholic Uni unites its data environment

Australian Catholic Uni unites its data environment

Data pipelines shrink from years to days.
Matt Johnston May 28 2019 5:40PM Projects
Macquarie Bank looks to Google's Anthos

Macquarie Bank looks to Google's Anthos

To outsource management overhead on its K8s environment.
Ry Crozier May 28 2019 12:42PM Financial Services
NBN Co to trial its first FTTN upgrade paths from June

NBN Co to trial its first FTTN upgrade paths from June

Part of wider program of work codenamed COAT.
Ry Crozier May 27 2019 1:10PM Telco/ISP
Vocus is up for sale again

Vocus is up for sale again

Private equity attention could value telco at $3.27bn.
Ry Crozier May 27 2019 10:12AM Telco/ISP
ACCC banks on TPG restarting its $2bn mobile build

ACCC banks on TPG restarting its $2bn mobile build

Because four telcos are better than three.
Ry Crozier May 27 2019 7:00AM Telco/ISP

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