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Nokia to manufacture optical modules to assist US broadband rollout Nokia has claimed it is the first telecommunications vendor to manufacture fibre broadband optical modules in the US to be deployed for the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (Bead) program. Telsoc Event - The Henry Sutton Oration This year's Orator is David Tudehope - CEO and co-founder of Macquarie Technology Group
21st August 2023
eSafety Commissioner proposes ‘safety guardrails’ to curb harmful generative AI Australia's eSafety Commissioner has outlined steps how the industry can protect children from the dangers posed by generative AI, revealing that AI-generated child sexual abuse material and deepfakes are already being reported to eSafety investigators.
18th August 2023
New NBN Co SAU variation proposes 'ceiling' price of $55 for speeds under 50Mbps in FY24 NBN Co has revised its Special Access Undertaking (SAU) and submitted the document to the ACCC, which will include a "ceiling" price of $55 in FY24 for speeds under 50Mbps. Optus taps Ericsson, MediaTek to launch 5G wearables
17th August 2023
Optus picks Cisco Meraki for in-store networks Optus has adopted Cisco's Meraki networking platform in its stores. SK Telecom invests US$100M in US AI startup While some pundits are starting to dismiss AI as hype, South Korean telecommunications giant SK Telecom put its money on the line with a US$100 million investment in Anthropic, a generative AI startup company based in San Francisco.
16th August 2023
TPG Telecom, Telstra won't appeal network sharing spectrum deal TPG Telecom is seeking better commercial alternatives after it decided it will no longer ask the Federal Court to review the Australian Competition Tribunal's unfavourable ruling against its network sharing spectrum deal with Telstra. Burst SMS breaches anti-scam rules
15th August 2023
Verizon Business deploys HCLTech’s managed network services Verizon Business has designated IT company HCLTech as its primary managed network services collaborator in all networking deployments for enterprise customers. New Motorola ThinkPhone offers PC-like features Motorola and Microsoft have collaborated to produce new features for Motorola’s ThinkPhone, a smartphone designed for PC-to-smartphone-connectivity.
14th August 2023
Nokia, TPG Telecom, MediaTek demo live 360-degree video broadcast showing Metaverse future Finnish telecommunications vendor Nokia in collaboration with TPG Telecom and Taiwanese fabless semiconductor provider MediaTek have showcased a live 360-degree video broadcast on the future of the Metaverse, made possible by Nokia’s uplink carrier aggregation technology, TPG Telecom’s 5G network, and MediaTek’s 5G mobile chipset technology.
11th August 2023
TPG Telecom deploys SRv6 to simplify network management TPG Telecom claims to be the first Australian telco to deploy SRv6 in partnership with Cisco to manage and direct traffic over its 5G and fixed-line networks. Intel, Samsung expand collaboration Intel and Samsung are expanding their collaboration through a new product innovation agreement using 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with Intel vRAN Boost.
10th August 2023
Transport for NSW harnesses Starlink Wi-Fi at Nambucca Heads Station Transport for NSW is trialling free Wi-Fi at Nambucca Heads Station powered by Starlink low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, allowing passengers to connect to 60 minutes per day. Renesas to acquire Sequans for US$249 million Semiconductor supplier Renesas has agreed to acquire 5G/4G cellular IoT chips and modules provider Sequans for US$249 million.
9th August 2023
BT Street Hub 2.0 units go live British telco provider BT announced that the first seven of its Street Hub 2.0 units have been installed in Newcastle, bringing Wi-Fi, free calls, wayfinding information, and rapid device charging. TPG Telecom appoints John Boniciolli as new CFO
8th August 2023