Telecom Times is pleased to announce our new staff columnist Bob Sharon, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Melbourne-based Blue IoT. Blue IoT is a smart buildings and cities integrator leveraging the IoT and disruptive technologies that delivers substantial reductions… Read More ›
With the advent of 5G, we’re about to experience the next big retail evolution. Today, we can order a brand-new wardrobe for home delivery or a week’s worth of groceries for in-store pickup — all with a tap on a… Read More ›
8×8 has acquired the Jitsi open source video communications technology from Australian software firm Atlassian, along with its team of open source video technology experts. Jitsi’s set of modular open-source projects that allow businesses to easily build and deploy secure video… Read More ›
Vodafone has struck a strategic partnership with Alipay, which will enable 110 of the carrier’s stores across Australia to accept China’s primary payment method. Under the agreement, Vodafone will offer Chinese tourists their preferred QR code payment method in-store, opening… Read More ›
OPPO has successfully completed the first 5G Internet access on a mobile device, with the Shenzhen-based handset maker casting the move as another key step forward, laying the foundations for the commercial launch of 5G smartphones by next year. OPPO said… Read More ›
The INDIGO consortium has flagged another key milestone in the implementation of its INDIGOcable system, with the landing of the its Central subsea communications cable at Coogee Beach in Sydney. The consortium – which comprises AARnet, Google, Indosat, Singtel, SubPartners, and Telstra – said installation of the INDIGO Central cable is slated for completion by early … Read More ›
IBM and Red Hat have reached a definitive agreement under which IBM will buy all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for US$190.00 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately US $34… Read More ›
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Fujitsu and Ericsson have entered an agreement to deliver end-to-end 5G network offerings and related services under a strategic partnership that will focus initially on the Japanese market. The companies are joining forces to develop this based on their combined… Read More ›
Broadband technologies are driving substantial transformation in a range of sectors, including health, education, financial inclusion and the environment, making them a key accelerator towards achieving of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to The State of Broadband 2018:… Read More ›
Sky and Space Global has completed the Critical Design Review of the Pearls satellite, enabling the company to forge ahead with assembly and integration of the nanosatellite network. The CDR process was undertaken by global aerospace construction partner GomSpace, a… Read More ›
Data consumption on the NBN broadband access network has grown more than seven-fold in the 2012-2018 period, hitting an average of 213GB/month per end-user premises. NBN Co CTO Ray Owen told the Broadband World Forum in Berlin that with 4.4 million… Read More ›
Sunnyvale-based Mellanox Technologies, a primary supplier of high-performance, end-to-end interconnect services for data center servers and storage systems, has unveiled it has shipped more than 2.1 million Ethernet adapters during the first nine months of 2018. “We are in the… Read More ›
NEC and Samsung have announced a partnership of joint effort to bolster their next generation business portfolio including 5G. The partnership will seek to bring together the best-in-class technology and expertise in 5G, merging the firms’ 5G and IT services…. Read More ›
Critical technology infrastructure firm Vertiv has created three new strategic roles in a bid to meet rapidly growing demand for its suite of cloud and smart cities offerings. Glen Trestrail will head up service and project management as the new… Read More ›
Ooyala is expanding its range of services to Arsenal Football Club, adding its Flex Media Platform which allows users to automate tasks, simplify workflows and speed up the time-to-market for content creators and distributors. Ooyala said the Platform will help Arsenal… Read More ›
Brisbane-based network-as-a-service provider Megaport has partnered with Dubai connectivity, cloud and managed services specialist Orixcom, to target enterprises and carriers in the Middle East – offering direct access to key managed service providers and cloud service providers. “With cloud service… Read More ›