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Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto The fallout of Australians rushing to sign up to government services as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the planet has created congestion in Telstra’s voice network. “When trying to place a call on our network, you may have heard a message about congestion. Due to the growing number of people working from home, […] More
Image: Chorus New Zealand broadband wholesaler Chorus announced on Monday it would be foregoing its annual regulated price adjustment to cater for inflation as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the planet. The company said it would still go ahead with its intended decrease on gigabit plan pricing, from NZ$60 to NZ$56, on July 1 to help […] More
You may be worried about there being enough internet to go around thanks to the coronavirus pushing us into our homes, but mobile phones are also facing a potential bandwidth shortage. So the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and US Cellular temporary access to more wireless spectrum access to bolster nationwide […] More
Now that you need your internet connection for work, video-conferencing, and Netflix, it’s time to tune up your home network. No such thing as enough bandwidth First things first, you’re going to need all the bandwidth you can get. Sure, 20Mbps is enough for Hulu at night, but chances are while you’re working, the kids […] More
BT says it has removed all caps on home broadband plans, in order to provide customers with unlimited data as companies increasingly turn to home working and schools close in the face of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. BT Consumer CEO Marc Allera said the telecoms giant was removing all caps on home broadband plans so […] More
This week, Europe’s largest telco, Deutsche Telekom, announced it is playing its part in the global fight against the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19. The company said it is handing 5GB of customer data over to the Robert Koch Institute, the organization tasked with coordinating a national response in Germany. The institute, RKI for short, […] More
The European Union is in talks with Netflix and other streaming platforms about ways to prevent the internet from breaking due to the unprecedented pressures placed on it by the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has forced millions to work from home, and as schools and colleges close and move their operations online, the […] More
SpaceX has successfully launched another 60 Starlink satellites, boosting its internet-beaming space network to 360 satellites. Networking The latest launch on Wednesday, SpaceX’s sixth Starlink mission to date, puts it much closer to the minor coverage of North America that SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk expects to achieve when the network reaches […] More
