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    Monash, Swinburne, and RMIT universities use optical chip to achieve 44Tbps data speed

    Image: Monash University A group of researchers from Monash, Swinburne, and RMIT universities have claimed that they have successfully tested and recorded the world’s fastest internet data speed of 44.2Tbps using a single optical chip known as a micro-comb. The findings, published in the Nature Communications journal, revealed how the data speed achieved has the […] More

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    Mist Systems rolls out enterprise-oriented contact tracing services

    Leveraging its wifi, virtual Bluetooth LE and analytics technologies, Mist Systems on Thursday announced a series of new services designed to help organizations implement on-site contact tracing. The new services come as organizations of all kinds think about ways to safely bring employees and customers back to their physical locations amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  […] More

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    It wasn't just you, the NBN was slower at the back end of March

    Image: ACCC The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) released its first monthly edition of its Measuring Broadband Australia report on Thursday, which covered the performance of the National Broadband Network (NBN) between February and April. The report showed that from the start of coronavirus lockdowns in mid-March, during busy hours, users on 50Mbps and […] More

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    Intel buys Rivet Networks to scale its PC Wi-Fi portfolio

    Intel said on Wednesday that it has acquired Rivet Networks, makers of the popular Killer brand of Wi-Fi products. Intel said acquiring Rivet Networks will help the company scale its PC Wi-Fi portfolio. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.  Featured stories Rivet Networks’ products are geared toward gamers and performance users. Its technology […] More

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    SK Telecom deploys AI system to assist with COVID-19 quarantine

    SK Telecom has deployed its artificial intelligence (AI) voice call service to assist health authorities with monitoring the health status of those in quarantine as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said. The South Korean telco’s AI, dubbed Nugu, will make voice calls twice a day to those in mandatory 14-day quarantine. The quarantine is […] More

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    Facebook to build a subsea cable to improve connectivity in Africa

    Image: Facebook Facebook, together with China Mobile, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, STC, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone, and WIOCC, have announced they will partner to build a subsea cable to improve connectivity between 23 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. The 37,000 kilometres long cable, called 2Africa, is expected to provide nearly three times the total […] More

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    Verizon Australia sees 2019 revenue up while profit slides

    Verizon Australia has reported its 2019 full year to December 31, with revenue up, but higher expenses and not winning the foreign exchange lottery, resulting in the company posting a lower profit for the year. The company said over 2019 it received AU$167 million in revenue, made up of AU$107 million from services, AU$3 million […] More