US cloud-based UC provider 8×8 cloud has opened an Australia and New Zealand support centre in Sydney as part of a push to offer around the clock global customer service support. The firm said the support centre complemented its regional… Read More ›
Apps should be approached with scepticism in terms of end-user privacy guarantees, according to nCipher Security strategy and business chief John Grimm. Noting the move by the Democratic National Convention urging users to delete a Russian photo-altering mobile application after speculation… Read More ›
Motorola Solutions has purchased WatchGuard, a US-based primary mobile video specialist, expanding its video security platform that currently includes fixed cameras and advanced analytics from Avigilon and license plate recognition (LPR) cameras and software from Vigilant Solutions. Motorola said WatchGuard designs… Read More ›
Vodafone Australia has become the third local telco to be hit by the Australian competition watchdog over direct billing services. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said on 16 July that Vodafone Australia had admitted to making false or… Read More ›
Cloud computing has undoubtedly gone mainstream. The majority (96%) of Australian business decision-makers now view the use of cloud technologies as key to their company’s ongoing digital strategies, and recent research predicts that as much as 83% of enterprise workloads… Read More ›
Cisco and Acacia Communications have entered into a definitive agreement under which Cisco has agreed to acquire Acacia. An existing Cisco supplier, Acacia designs and manufactures high-speed, optical interconnect technologies that allow webscale companies, service providers, and data center operators to meet the… Read More ›
5G mobile wireless technology has finally arrived in Australia. There’s no doubt that it’s going to be a game changer for our ultra-high–speed, hyper-connected world. It will provide the fastest mobile internet speeds we’ve ever seen to meet today’s explosive… Read More ›
Australia’s Minister for Communications Paul Fletcher has doubled down on comments he made rejecting the idea that a sale of the National Broadband Network (NBN) to Telstra, or indeed any telecommunications retailer, would be possible under current legislation In an… Read More ›
GTT Communications has inked a definitive purchase agreement to acquire KPN International, a division of Dutch telco KPN, for approximately €50 million in cash, on a cash and debt-free basis. GTT said the purchase of KPN International – which operates… Read More ›
Sydney-based cyber security specialist Huntsman Security has launched a new test tool, allowing companies to assess the efficacy of their security defences in real–time. The company billed the ‘Auditor’ as a self-install, agent-less product that provides internal and external stakeholders with a clear… Read More ›
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Samsung Electronics Australia alleging it made “false, misleading and deceptive representations” in advertising the water resistance of certain of its ‘Galaxy’ branded handsets. The ACCC’s case… Read More ›
Sydney-based telecoms carrier Vertel has teamed with Virtutel to resell NBN Enterprise Ethernet services throughout regional Australia. Vertel – which billed Virtutel as an Australian-owned and operated full-service domestic and international telco carrier – said that under the partnership it… Read More ›
The Australian telco industry regulator has signed off on the latest revision of the Telecommunications Consumer Protections (TCP) Code, with new rules aimed at protecting consumers from poor sales practices and over-committing financially. The revised TCP Code, which was developed… Read More ›
London-based satellite data communications provider Avanti Communications has picked up the first landing permit in the history of Nigeria. Avanti Communications said the Nigerian Communications Commission’s authorization – which took place at the NCC headquarters in Abuja – allowed it to strengthen its… Read More ›
Optus has acknowledged new legal action by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and “admitted its mistake,” after the regulator today instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against the Singtel-owned telco, alleging it misled consumers about the need to move to the… Read More ›
Motorola Solutions has identified Artificial Intelligence as a key element in its drive to find ways to extend the concept of first responders’ muscle memory capacity into new software and devices. Addressing international press and analysts at the Critical Communications… Read More ›
Amid increasingly breathless worldwide next generation mobile rollout claims and closer to home, Telstra’s announcement it’s offering 5G services in selected areas, Telecom Times was fortunate to chat with Chris Althaus, CEO of the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association. Telecom Times… Read More ›