Networking

Netflix’s first quarter shareholder letter highlights strong demand and earnings as well as some savvy tech management. It’s not surprising that Netflix showed strong first quarter results. The streaming content provider is a go-to COVID-19 pandemic activity amid stay-at-home orders. Netflix added 15.77 million new paid subscribers relative to analyst projections of more than 8 […] More

Cisco announced Tuesday that it’s expanding its partnership with Google Cloud around network connectivity to cloud-based applications. Specifically, the companies will integrate Cisco’s software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) with Google Cloud’s global network and Anthos, offering joint customers full WAN application integration with cloud workloads. CNET Personal Finance Your Money, Your Future As tech extends […] More

Enterprise technology giants are using their financing arms to offer customers and partners credit and keep IT spending moving. Dell Technologies on Tuesday said that it will extend $9 billion in financing and 0% interest rates. In addition, customers can defer payments on commercial laptops, desktops, data center gear and services for up to 180 […] More

Image: Chris Duckett/ZDNet The mobile blackspot program will get a supplementary round 5A as the Australian government had funds left over from its round 5, it announced on Tuesday. In round 5, AU$36.8 million will be spent by the Commonwealth on 182 new base stations, with the remainder of the AU$80 million allocation to be […] More

For those without access to the internet, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), want to work with telcos around the world to text health information related to the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the planet. “The goal is to reach everyone with vital health […] More

Alibaba has unveiled plans to invest 200 billion yuan ($28 billion) in its cloud business over the next three years, focusing on infrastructure development including servers, chips, network, and operating system. It also will deploy its proprietary technologies in its data centres “in the coming years”. The Chinese tech giant said in a statement Monday […] More

Peak upstream throughput on NBN Image: NBN Whereas the downstream traffic profile on Australia’s National Broadband Network has retained an identifiable evening busy period, for the upstream profile, it is much less so. In stats released on Friday, NBN said peak upstream throughput across the three time periods it measures — business hours from 8am […] More

Up until a month ago, work life for many was routine and involved commuting into work, sending emails, and catching up with colleagues and clients in person. But since governments worldwide began mandating for people to work from home in a bid to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the new norm has […] More