In advance of Mobile World Congress, Nokia has launched a suite of off-the-shelf Internet of Things packages to help operators win new business in vertical IoT markets. In addition to enabling operators […]
MOST NBN USERS NOW ON HIGHER SPEED PLANS: ACCC
Almost 4.8 million Australians are now connected to the NBN, with more than half subscribed to higher speed plans of 50Mbps or more, according to the ACCC’s quarterly Wholesale Market Indicators Report, […]
Q&A WITH WEDO TECHNOLOGIES CEO RUI PAIVA
Telecom Times sat down with WeDo Technologies CEO Rui Paiva at the firm’s recent WeMeetAsia conference in Kuala Lumper. In 2001, Paiva co-founded and became chief executive officer of WeDo Technologies.He also […]
South African drone tech firm Aerobotics set for US push with key disruption expert hire
South African drone imagery and AI specialist Aerobotics has appointed disruption and innovation expert Stuart van der Veen as Chief Platform Officer. Van der Veen will be based in the US, managing […]
TELCO COMPLAINTS HIT THREE YEAR LOW
Complaints about telco services in Australia have dropped to the lowest levels since 2015, according to the Communications Alliance telecommunications industry body. The Alliance says complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman for […]
TELSTRA TO UNVEIL NEW INNOVATION HUB IN BANGALORE
Telstra has announced it will create a new Innovation Centre in India’s Silicon Valley to partly address the talent shortage problem. In an address to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, Telstra […]
GOING BEYOND THE SD-WAN HYPE IN ASIA: THE EARLY EVANGELISTS
Businesses in Asia Pacific (APAC) are actively considering increasing their investments in networking technologies based on the cloud. In a study by technology analyst firm IDC they claimed that worldwide SD-WAN infrastructure […]
HUAWEI HITS BACK AT US CHARGES
Huawei has expressed its disappointment at thirteen criminal charges brought by the US Department of Justice against the firm , its CFO Meng Wangzhou, and its affiliates in the United States and Hong Kong. After Ms. Meng’s […]
NUTANIX CEMENTS APAC FOCUS WITH LAUNCH OF NEW SINGAPORE ECO OFFICE
Nutanix has opened a new, eco-friendly flagship Asia Regional office in Singapore to support its investment foray in the region, including ANZ. “The Nutanix is workplace is designed for a high growth, […]
RIMINI STREET SNAPS UP KEY ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE CONTRACT WITH AUSTRALIAN GOVT
Some ten Australian federal and state government agencies have switched their enterprise software support from Oracle and SAP to Las Vegas based software support specialist Rimini Street. “This has meant savings of up […]
IBM PICKS UP $260m IT DEAL WITH BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
IBM has inked a $260 million multi-year services agreement with the Bank of the Philippine Islands, to provide IT infrastructure services to support an agile IT and hybrid cloud, as well as […]
KACIFIC SET FOR RAPID GROWTH AS FIRST MOVER ADVANTAGE KICKS IN
Singapore-based satellite operator Kacific is readying for a major expansion drive, with plans to significantly boost headcount at its Sydney and Singapore offices on the back of solid revenue gains from supplying […]
‘Fire is the test of gold’: Huawei Rotating Chairman Guo Ping
A New Year’s Message for 2019 Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman philosopher, once said, “The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.” Truer words were never spoken as we bring 2018 to […]
2018-2019
“Never fade away”
Telstra expects Australian subs to make 40m calls on Christmas Day, send 91m texts on NYE
Australians are predicted to set a Christmas and New Year’s Eve record for data usage on Telstra’s mobile network this holiday season, driven by the increasing use of social video applications, rising […]
National Cyber Security Adviser urges end to complacency after global commercial secrets theft
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is providing assistance to ICT managed service providers (MSPs) in the wake of the global cyber security compromise confirmed by the Australian Government. Alastair MacGibbon, Head […]
Southern Cross Cables names new CEO
Southern Cross Cables has appointed Laurie Miller as its new President and CEO, effective 1 March, 2019. “I am honoured to have been elected as Southern Cross’ next President and CEO,” said […]
Huawei backs own trade compliance system but warns: ‘Road ahead long and hard’
Huawei global rotating chairman Ken Hu has said the company is very confident about its trade compliance system which has been running since 2007. Speaking to press at Huawei’s new campus in […]
Early spectrum access sees Telstra launching first 5G sites in Sydney, Melbourne
Telstra has switched on 5G for the first time at sites in Melbourne and Sydney, after it was given early access to the 3.6 GHz spectrum it won at auction last week. With […]
Hughes Network Systems expands satellite internet service into Ecuador
US-based broadband satellite network specialist Hughes Network Systems has expanded its high-speed satellite Internet service, HughesNet, into Ecuador – a market where 61 percent of residents in rural areas don’t have internet […]
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