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Bushfires taking out electricity transmission infrastructure was far more responsible for telecommunication outages than direct fire damage, a report prepared by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found. Looking at the period from 19 December 2019 to 31 January 2020, the peak of Australia’s recent black summer of fires, ACMA said only 3% […] More
Ericsson has announced it has inked another China Mobile deal, extending its 5G radio access network (RAN) partnership and charged with 5G core components for the second phase of the telco’s nationwide new radio (NR) standalone rollout. The 5G RAN partnership will extend to 17 provinces, and use the Ericsson Radio System solution. Ericsson will […] More
Image: Asha Barbaschow/ZDNet Telstra announced on Friday its mobile network was “end-to-end enabled” with support for standalone 5G. 5G networks can offer non-standalone 5G, with uses of 5G radios with a 4G core, or standalone mode which replaces the 4G core with a 5G core. The telco said it had upgraded its 5G radio network […] More
Comcast added 477,000 broadband customers in the first quarter amid the shift to remote work and education during the COVID-19 pandemic even as it lost video customers. Comcast × comcast-q1-2020.png In the first quarter, Comcast showed strong broadband growth as its media and theme park businesses were hit by stay-at-home orders. The company added 371,000 […] More
Image: NBN The company responsible for deploying the National Broadband Network (NBN) across Australia has announced it would extend its free CVC boost to retailers until the end of July. In mid-March, NBN said as a response to the coronavirus pandemic that ISPs would be able to increase the amount of capacity they purchase by […] More
It will prioritise the upgrade of mobile towers in rural areas where there are high numbers of school-age children that cannot access the internet. More
Due to the spread of the coronavirus and the consequential lockdown measures, much of our standard day-to-day has shifted online for the remote teleworkforce and for virtual classrooms. As a result, networks have seen a surge in web traffic. But the digital divide remains a problem, according to the experts participating in a Cisco virtual roundtable on Tuesday. […] More
F5 Networks on Monday https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200427005811/en/%C2%A0F5-Delivers-7-Revenue-Growth-Quarter-Fiscal better-than-expected second quarter financial results. The company reported non-GAAP net income of $135.9 million, or $2.23 per diluted share, on revenue of $585.6 million. CNET Personal Finance Your Money, Your Future As tech extends to personal finance, CNET’s experts share news, advice and recommendations for making the best financial decisions. […] More
