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SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk reckons its Starlink satellite broadband will have enough capacity to watch high-definition videos and play online games without the user noticing speed issues. The entrepreneur has told a conference that the Starlink space network will have latency of about 20 milliseconds, making it suitable for online gaming applications. Networking But he […] More
Have you ever been in a disaster? I have, and you probably have, too. One of the worst things about them is that, when you need help, you can’t get it because communication links fall apart. That’s when The Linux Foundation Project OWL’s IoT device firmware comes in handy. Internet of Things Project OWL (Organization, […] More
The New Zealand Commerce Commission (ComCom) on Wednesday opened an online consultation about the nation’s home phone networks, seeking feedback for the development of a code that protects customers who are at particular risk of being unable to contact emergency services. The consultation was opened in response to New Zealanders increasingly making the shift to […] More
Google Cloud on Thursday announced Anthos for Telecom, an extension of the Anthos cloud platform to the network edge. The new service is part of Google’s new, broad strategy to help the telecommunications industry harness the potential of 5G and the cloud. G Google plans to use Anthos, other services and new partnerships to help […] More
Image: JM Black Telstra has said it wants NBN to pick up its obligations to supply voice services within the government-owned wholesaler’s fixed wireless network. Under the 20-year contract that is the Universal Service Obligation, Telstra is paid by the government and industry to supply copper phone lines and behave as a fixed line infrastructure […] More
TPG reported a steady half to January 31 with AU$1.25 billion in revenue reported, up 1% year on year. Broken down between its divisions, consumer increased revenue by AU$20 million to AU$872 million, while corporate dropped AU$10 million to AU$373 million. Beyond that, profitability is a case of how one wishes to read it. In […] More
Telstra CEO Andy Penn with a mmWave hotspot Image: Telstra Australia’s incumbent telecommunications carrier released new climate change targets on Wednesday, with a target of reducing its absolute emissions by 50% in 2030. The company is wanting to be carbon neutral for its operations this year and has plans of “enabling renewable energy generation” equal […] More
Twitter just told all its 5,000 workers to work from home because of the COVID-19 coronavirus. It wasn’t the first, and it won’t be the last. Your company may be next. Fortunately, many video-conferencing services are now offering free access to their services for a limited time to help make life easier during the pandemic. […] More
