Telecommunications (Telco) stories - Page 78
Kiwis across the country continue to embrace UFB
Mon, 11th Dec 2017
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The number of New Zealand households and businesses connected to ultra-fast broadband (UFB) has increased by 11%...
Big Switch unveils network visibility platform for 4G/5G LTE mobile networks
Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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Multiple Big Mon Service Nodes can be clustered to deliver multi-terabit performance, thus serving tens of millions of subscribers.
ComCom makes final decision on what major telcos will contribute to $50m levy
Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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The Commerce Commission confirms NZ's four major telcos, Spark, Vodafone, Chorus, and 2degrees Mobile, will pay over 90% of the USD $50m levy for 2016/17.
10,000 Christchurch homes get fibre
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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Enable leaps ahead in its fibre broadband rollout, reaching 10,000 more Christchurch homes. Many could be connected by Christmas, says CEO Steve Fuller.
NBN Co rolls out channel pilot program – ICT heavyweights on board
Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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A number of industry stalwarts are on board for the much anticipated channel program including Cisco, Westcon Comstor, Telstra and Vocus.
Stuff Fibre steps up their offering with a new streaming service
Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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Stuff Fibre just announced their entrance into the movies-on-demand market with the launch of a new product, Stuff Pix...
Criticality of industries supporting Singapore’s Smart Nation
Sat, 2nd Dec 2017
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Vertiv's Tony Gaunt discusses the future for Singapore and Asia where he believes IoT, AI, 5G, data centres and cybersecurity will be paramount.
Research: skyrocketing interest in Cloud RAN for 5G deployments
Fri, 1st Dec 2017
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Heavy Reading surveyed more than fifty major CSPs around the world, with 94% reflecting intention towards deploying Cloud RAN architectures.
Frost & Sullivan names Indonesia's top data center service provider
Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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Frost - Sullivan honours top Indonesian companies for leadership, innovation, customer service and product development.
'The Court' gives green light to Avaya’s restructuring plan
Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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After a year under bankruptcy watch, Avaya's restructuring plan gets court approval, positioning it for a strong comeback with significant debt reduction.
What will a telco be worth in 2018?
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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Big telcos buy small ones, and in recent years this has happened at a rapid rate in New Zealand, which means there are now fewer left to buy.
Kaiapoi is now the latest fully-fibred town in New Zealand
Tue, 28th Nov 2017
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Over 4,000 Kaiapoi homes, businesses, schools and community organisations can now connect to Enable’s fibre broadband...
IBM Security collaborates to launch anti-DNS tracking service
Tue, 28th Nov 2017
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Quad9 Domain Name Service protects users from accessing malicious internet sites that are known to steal information and other harmful activities.
Future Irish policy to 'treat data centres like hospitals & road infrastructures'
Fri, 24th Nov 2017
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Ireland's digital minister spoke at Datacentres Ireland and highlighted his ambition to pave the way for future data centre innovation.
Expert opinion: How secure is the ‘I’ in ‘IoT’?
Wed, 22nd Nov 2017
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The public nature of the Internet is causing business and government leaders alike to confront a profound challenge.
Intel introduces portfolio of commercial 5G new radio modems
Wed, 22nd Nov 2017
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The portfolio includes Intel’s first family of 5G new radio (5G NR) multi-mode commercial modems, and Intel’s latest LTE modem, the Intel XMM 7660.
Vodafone closes email service – urges customers to set up free FWD system
Tue, 21st Nov 2017
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Vodafone NZ's email service is closing for good at the end of this month and the telco is urging its customers to set up an auto-forwarding service.
NBN reports “strong growth” with Q1 fiscal 2018 results
Wed, 15th Nov 2017
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The National Broadband Network (NBN) has reported Q1 fiscal 2018 revenue of AUD $405 million, a 124% increase, with 2.96 million premises now activated.
Spark buys Auckland telco company in small but tactical move
Wed, 15th Nov 2017
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Ed Hyde, CEO Spark ventures & wholesale, says the acquisition, while relatively small for Spark, is a smart, tactical investment.
'No way' to stop sale of 46 million Malaysians' personal data after crippling breach
Tue, 14th Nov 2017
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A cyber breach has left data from 46 million Malaysian mobile users for sale at RM32,000. Once bought, there's 'no way' to halt its sale or misuse.