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    NBN to get 250Mbps on entire HFC network by June 2021, only 7% can get 750Mbps

    Image: Chris Duckett/ZDNet The wholesale pricing changes flagged by the company responsible for deploying the National Broadband Network (NBN) across Australia at the end of 2019 came into force on Friday, and along with the new 100/20, 250/25, and 1,000/50Mbps speed tiers, a bunch of caveats were also released. NBN said its new 500-1,000Mbps plan, […] More

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    Cisco acquires ThousandEyes to bolster visibility, analytics for services, apps

    Cisco said it is acquiring ThousandEyes, which provides analytics for the digital delivery of applications and services. ThousandEyes provides a platform that enables enterprises to visualize environments that increasingly run through multiple clouds and networks. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.  Cisco said it will combine its network and applications performance tools with ThousandEyes […] More

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    Qualcomm debuts new Wi-Fi 6E offerings, Networking Pro Series upgrades

    Qualcomm intends to take advantage of the recent release of new Wi-Fi spectrum with the debut of new Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth solutions.  Featured stories On Thursday, the US chip giant revealed the Qualcomm FastConnect 6900 and 6700 product line, now part of the firm’s connectivity portfolio and flagship solutions designed to take advantage of […] More

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    Windows 10 2004: We're already looking into these 10 issues, says Microsoft

    Microsoft only began rolling out the Windows 10 May 2020 Update, version 2004, to mainstream users yesterday, but the company is already investigating multiple issues.  So far, Microsoft has listed 10 open investigations into a range of bugs affecting peripherals, Bluetooth, mouse input, and GPU driver and display issues.     Windows 10 How widespread each […] More

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    Singtel sees fourth quarter double digit falls in revenue and earnings

    The impacts of Singtel’s telco associates are once again the rare bright spots within a fourth quarter that saw revenue and earnings contract. Operating revenue for the three months to the end of March was down 10% to SG$3.9 billion for the entire Singtel group, with earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) down by […] More

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    Verizon CTO declares 5G rollout is ahead of schedule

    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

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    Disaster-filled fourth quarter drags down Optus full-year results

    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

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    Pandemic puts spotlight on digital inequality in Brazil

    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