Advanced operators and markets in Africa are poised for early 5G launches, with South Africa, Kenya, Namibia, and Mauritius to unveil mobile 5G services by 2022, according to Ovum. However, Ovum forecasts […]
Africa set for 5G but 3G, 4G to be key mobile broadband drivers: Ovum
OPPO unveils supercharged R17, R17 Pro handsets
OPPO has launched the newest additions to its R-series, the R17 & R17 Pro. Packed full of features to capture the night, the R series continues to push the boundaries of smartphone […]
China Mobile, Huawei demo first 8K VR broadcast
China Mobile 5G Innovation Center has partnered Huawei to unveil the first 5G network based 8K VR live broadcast. According to Huawei, VR is destined to become a popular future application and […]
Avaya names Gaurav Passi as President of cloud division
Avaya has appointed Gaurav Passi as president of its cloud business group. Reporting to Avaya President and CEO Jim Chirico, Passi will be responsible for further accelerating the company’s delivery of cloud-based solutions […]
Optus’ Origin, Sumo deals show comms services taking on role of utilities
A key trend of telecoms and energy companies converging could well be a sign for telecoms that communications services are fast becoming a utility, according to data and analytics company. GlobalData. Optus Wholesale […]
Optus ups mobile coverage of SW Victoria, flicks on 10 new sites
Optus has committed to keep improving mobile coverage across the Warrnambool, Moyne, Corangamite and Colac Otway regions in South West Victoria, after switching on ten new mobile towers. The new sites will […]
Nutanix offers CIOs improved visibility, optimisation with SaaS product upgrade
Nutanix has announced new updates to Beam which extend its cost visibility and optimisation capabilities into on-prem deployments. With these new updates, Nutanix customers can get full visibility and insight into the […]
MEF announces 2018 Awards winners
MEF has announced the winners for the MEF 2018 Awards, the largest awards program in the world focusing on emerging dynamic network services powered by LSO (Lifecycle Service Orchestration), SDN, NFV, SD-WAN, […]
Data analytics key to cyber threat detection: Siemens
Key industrial cybersecurity officials from government and private industry have gathered in Houston to review new ways of tackling the growing threat of cyber attacks in the energy sector. Leo Simonovich, Vice […]
Blue IoT founder Bob Sharon named Telecom Times Staff Columnist
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 […]
‘The next evolution in retail industry’: AT&T ANZ MD Martin Creighan
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 […]
8×8 snaps up Jitsi open source comms tech from Atlassian
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 […]
Vodafone targets Chinese tourists with Australia-wide Alipay partnership
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 […]
OPPO completes first 5G internet access on a mobile device
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 […]
Australia’s first sub cable linking Sydney & Perth lands in Coogee
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 […]
IBM picks up Red Hat in US$34b deal
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 […]
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