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Editorial, telco

Telecom Times editor to step up again

Telecom Times ceased publishing in June 2019, hinting however at the existence of some tentative plans for a subscription newsletter Digital Health Monitor, which at time was also intended to include access to offerings such as a DHM/Telecom Times Digest as well as a publication bearing the title The Parkinsonian. With an announcement slated for this week, anyone with a particular interest in finding out … Continue reading Telecom Times editor to step up again

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NBN, telco

NBN Co claims doubling of average Australian broadband download speed since 2014

A new report by economic analytics firm AlphaBet which NBN Co says offers a more accurate reading of a nation’s broadband speed ranking, has found that the average Australian broadband download speed has more than doubled over the last five years as the national broadband network rollout picked up pace. During his keynote address at Informa Tech’s Broadband World Forum in Amsterdam, NBN Co CEO Stephen … Continue reading NBN Co claims doubling of average Australian broadband download speed since 2014

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Mellanox propels NVMe/TCP and RoCE fabrics to new heights

SUNNYVALE, CA. and YOKNEAM, ISRAEL – October 15, 2019 – Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX), a leading supplier of high-performance, end-to-end smart interconnect solutions for data center servers and storage systems, today announced acceleration of NVMe/TCP at speeds up to 200Gb/s. The entire portfolio of shipping ConnectX adapters supports NVMe-oF over both TCP and RoCE, and the newly-introduced ConnectX-6 Dx and BlueField-2 products also secure … Continue reading Mellanox propels NVMe/TCP and RoCE fabrics to new heights

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Application delivery, Guest column, telco

Humble text kingpin for trusted customer comms: Soprano Design

We’re communicating with each other more than ever before. WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Instagram have become king for keeping connected replacing traditional mail but for me, text messaging still reigns supreme. It has been nearly 27 years since the first text message was sent and the way we connect and interact with each other was changed forever more. In many ways, the text message is … Continue reading Humble text kingpin for trusted customer comms: Soprano Design

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5G, EU, telco

‘5G is not a mobile technology; it’s a convergent tech’ says ETNO’s Lise Fuhr

5G should be regarded as a convergent technology first and foremost rather than merely a mobile capability, according to Lise Fuhr, Director General at the European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association. Addressing a global gathering of telecom professionals at Informa Tech’s Broadband World Forum in Amsterdam, Fuhr said for the most part European telcos considered 5G to be a “mix of fixed networks, it’s a mix of … Continue reading ‘5G is not a mobile technology; it’s a convergent tech’ says ETNO’s Lise Fuhr

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5G, Broadband, NBN, telco

NBN Co chief champions ongoing customer experience focus as rollout nears completion

Stephen Rue, chief executive officer at NBN Co, the company rolling out the Australian national broadband network took some time out during Informa Tech’s Broadband World Forum in Amsterdam to review some recent developments of the rollout as it gathers pace in the final stages. Having just used his #bbwf keynote to unveil a new international broadband speed report commissioned by NBN Co, Rue was eager to … Continue reading NBN Co chief champions ongoing customer experience focus as rollout nears completion

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Mobile, telco

Phone porting clampdown wins thumbs up – but is it enough?

Proposed new identification measures, designed to reduce mobile number fraud are continuing to win favour in the industry – but there’s a caveat, with one vendor calling on Australia to go even further. The new telco regulations, announced by the Federal Government earlier this week, are aimed at preventing the hijacking of mobile numbers which can then be used to access personal and financial information. … Continue reading Phone porting clampdown wins thumbs up – but is it enough?

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Cloud, Interconnectivity

Equinix brings edge to Sydney

Equinix is taking its Australian customers to the edge, providing Network Edge Services via Sydney. Network Edge Services (NES) provides virtual network services, enabling enterprises to deploy network functions virtualisation from multiple vendors to connect their digital supply chains at Equinix, without a physical data center deployment or hardware requirements. The Sydney metro availability of Network Edge is the first in Asia Pacific, alongside Singapore, … Continue reading Equinix brings edge to Sydney

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Connnectivity, Fibre, telco

UN broadband commision calls for urgent action to boost global connectivity

A UN-backed report on global broadband access has uncovered an urgent need to improve global connectivity, with traditional strategies failing to enable the remaining half of the global population to get online. According to the State of Broadband 2019: Broadband as Foundation for Sustainable Development report – which was issued by the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development – global growth in the percentage of households connected to the … Continue reading UN broadband commision calls for urgent action to boost global connectivity

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Australian telcos take on mobile number, identity fraud

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has hailed newly implemented measures to deal with mobile number fraud. Flagging mobile number fraud as the gateway to identity theft the authority said the issue occurs when scammers steal personal details to gain control of a person’s phone number. “Mobile number fraud can have devastating effects as scammers can gain access to bank accounts, email, social media and … Continue reading Australian telcos take on mobile number, identity fraud

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