The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has accepted a court-enforceable undertaking from NBN Co to improve its wholesale arrangements with telecommunications retail service providers). The undertaking was offered by NBN Co after […]
iPad still favoured tablet as Australians take a punt on interactive mobile gaming
Australian tablet computer sales continue to grow with 1.5 million devices sold in the first half of 2018, up 3.6 per cent from the previous year, according to new research from technology […]
PagerDuty expands cloud-based platform to enable customers to speed up operational maturity
San Francisco based digital operations management firm PagerDuty has expanded its platform in a bid to make it easier for organisations to choose products and plans on the basis of their current […]
Yahsat, Hughes to forge JV to deliver satellite broadband services
United Arab Emirates based satellite operator Yahsat’s and Hughes Network Services, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, have agreed to enter into a joint venture to provide commercial Ka-band satellite broadband services across Africa, […]
OVO scores global badminton rights deal for OVOPlay service
OVO Mobile has secured its second global broadcasting rights deal, with Badminton Australia signing OVO as its official broadcast and telecommunications partner for the next four years. OVO’s deal with Badminton Australia […]
UTS cuts ribbon on new tech lab in Sydney’s Botany Bay precint
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has opened its latest state-of-the-art research facility. The purpose-built, A$65 million UTS Tech Lab facility is spread across 9,000 square metres on a site in the […]
UK firm Veea Systems unveils on-board wireless network & computing platform for trains
UK-based Veea Systems, the company delivering business-ready services at the network edge, has launched a new on-board edge computing and mesh Wi-Fi platform for trains. The SmartRail VeeaHub allows operators to deliver connectivity to passengers […]
8×8 names Tradewinds Brokerage as Australia-based master agent
San Jose based provider of cloud phone, meeting, collaboration and contact centre services 8×8 has expanded its partner ecosystem, appointing Tradewinds Brokerage, a Telarus Group company, as its master agent for Australia. “As […]
NBN leads punters through preferred speed connection options
Most Australians don’t understand how to select the appropriate broadband speed for their households’ needs, according to new data released NBN Co, the company deploying the Australian national broadband network. The NBN […]
PagerDuty raises US$90m to expand its platform for real-time operations
San Francisco based digital operations management firm PagerDuty has closed a US$90 million Series D investment, raising the value of the company to US$1.3 billion and enabling it step up its artificial […]
BT unveils new automation platform to speed up transition to SD-WAN
BT has launched a new Service and Network Automation Platform (SNAP), designed to help customers innovate using the latest software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) and network functions virtualisation (NFV) technologies. “The unique […]
Swisscom, Ericsson claim Europe’s first 3GPP-compliant 5G data call on 3.5 GHz spectrum
Switzerland’s primary telco provider Swisscom and Ericsson have claimed the first European successful multi-vendor, 3GPP-compliant 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) data call on 3.5 GHz spectrum. The call took place in the Swiss city […]
Huawei Marine Networks completes Brazil to Cameroon sub cable
Huawei Marine Networks has completed a 6,000 km transatlantic fibre optic subsea cable linking Brazil to Cameroon. The firm said the South Atlantic Inter Link (SAIL) consortium announced that for the first time, […]
Sky and Space Global set to deliver nanosatellite connectivity across Indonesia, Suriname
UK-based Sky and Space Global, which aims to provide affordable communications to the world’s equatorial regions, is set to expand its reach into Indonesia and Suriname. The company has signed a binding […]
SatADSL, APT Satellite and iSAT join forces to provide connectivity across Africa
A new partnership between professional VSAT services provider SatADSL, iSAT Africa, and APT Satellite will see affordable broadband via satellite offered across Africa. Under the agreement, SatADSL will provide its Cloud-based Service […]
Juniper Networks expands Ericsson partnership to provide ‘seamless’ joint 5G offering
Juniper Networks has expanded its 18-year partnership with Ericsson to deliver a comprehensive end-to-end 5G service, bringing together each company’s complementary portfolios. The firms are now offering service providers a complete 5G transport […]
Telco Together raises almost A$60k during ACOMMS 2018
Last week Telco Together took part in the glitz and glam of the annual ACOMM Awards in Sydney as the official charity partner, raising more than A$58,000 on the night. The funds […]
Ooyala’s Flex content platform shortlisted for IABM Broadcast & Media Award
Ooyala’s Flex Media Platform has been shortlisted for a BaM Award from IABM – the International Association for Broadcast & Media Technology Suppliers, at the upcoming IBC event in Amsterdam. Ooyala - […]
Telstra subs’ fixed broadband data usage jumps 40% YoY as its NBN users hit 2m mark
Between July 2017 and July 2018, Telstra customers’ data usage on fixed broadband connections has increased by about 40 per cent, with the telco’s NBN users now numbering some 2 million. “As […]
NBN Co offsets $5.5b hit to cashflow with lower payments to Telstra/Optus
NBN Co released its Corporate Plan for the period FY19 to FY22 on 31 August 2020 with headlines that implied that everything is still on target to be completed in 2020. The […]
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