Subterms
Verizon executive vice president and chief technology officer Kyle Malady has confirmed despite having to briefly shift its focus to assist customers and its own internal business to deal with the new way of working arising out of the coronavirus pandemic, plans for its 5G rollout across the United States is ahead of schedule. “I’m happy […] More
Image: Asha Barbaschow/ZDNet Optus has seen a quarter, filled with bushfires and coronavirus, take an axe to its yearly results, which despite revenue being slightly down translated into net profit being down by 40%. For the three months to the end of March, Optus reported revenue being down 8.6% to AU$2.1 billion; earnings before interest, […] More
As the World Health Organization declares Brazil as the new Covid-19 epicenter, the country’s digital inequality has become evident as vulnerable citizens can’t get access to basic services amid the pandemic. According to a new survey launched this Tuesday (26) by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br), some 71% of Brazilian households currently have access […] More
When March 1 hit and social distancing was imposed, Deakin University, like many organisations, were forced to rethink how it would help its 10,500 staff and 62,000 students, including some located overseas, work and learn online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, for the Melbourne-based university, offering online learning to students was not completely alien. Deakin […] More
Image: ACCC In usual quarters, the total bandwidth purchased by retailers from NBN increases by a percentage in the low teens, but not this quarter. But in its latest Wholesale Market Indicators Report, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has said total capacity purchased on the network grew 40% to 17.8Tbps, while the average […] More
Image: NBN Aussie Broadband has said that from Friday, May 29, it will begin offering a 1000/50Mbps plan on the National Broadband Network (NBN) to its customers. Customers will be able to take up the service with unlimited data for AU$150 a month, with prices for the telco’s 250/100Mbps unlimited plan falling by AU$10 to […] More
Research released by the company responsible for deploying the National Broadband Network (NBN) has revealed how 83% of respondents said they could not have completed their jobs without access to fast broadband. The Behaviour Change survey, conducted by Venture Insights and commissioned by NBN in April, investigated Australians’ internet usage habits before and during social […] More
Image: Nathan Hopkins/Telstra Australia’s incumbent telco Telstra has announced the availability of its first 5G hotspot capable of supporting millimetre wave (mmWave) frequencies. The 5G Wi-Fi Pro will cost AU$600, or AU$25 over two years, and comes with a colour display, a gigabit ethernet port, USB port, 4500 mAH battery that is said to last […] More
