News
Telstra and AWS 'join forces on edge computing and take businesses to the cloud' Agreeing to collaborate on multi-access (including 5G) edge computing offerings, Telstra and AWS have signed a strategic agreement "to help organisations accelerate cloud adoption".
27th January 2021
NBN retailer questions need for Enterprise Ethernet in fibre areas An NBN retail service provider has questioned the need for a service like the NBN Co' Enterprise Ethernet in places where fibre connections are already available at a much lower cost.
25th January 2021
Reset Australia says 'Google’s egregious threats prove regulation is long overdue' Although Google has come to a deal to pay French publishers for news. Google Australia is threatening to withdraw Google Search and services from Australia, with Reset Australia's Chris Cooper suggesting regulation is the answer.
22nd January 2021
Perth stadium goes 5G with Optus Optus has switched on 5G at Perth’s Optus stadium, giving sports and concert viewing fans 5G connectivity throughout key areas of the stadium.
21st January 2021
'World first': 5Gbps download speed over 5G achieved by Telstra, Ericsson and Qualcomm Over at Telstra's 5G Innovation Centre on the Gold Coast, Telstra, Ericsson and Qualcomm have “announced the successful completion of a new 5G maximum download speed record on a commercial network of 5Gbps for a single user” via a 5G NR data call.
20th January 2021
Mobile roaming recovery to take three years: analyst Turning the phrase "Netflix and Chill" on its head, Analyst firm Juniper Research has predicted it will take three years for mobile roaming activity to recover from the effects of travel restrictions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
19th January 2021
Chilling news: Finder says 'one in three streamers experience buffering issues regularly' Turning the phrase "Netflix and Chill" on its head, Finder says that buffering issues experienced by those watching streaming media services are suffering from "Netflix and freeze".
18th January 2021
Leading Edge Data Centres signs infrastructure deal with NBN Co Leading Edge Data Centres has reached an agreement with the NBN Co to build infrastructure for all RSPs to connect to its data centres in regional Australia.
15th January 2021
50% of Australians now covered by Telstra 5G in 'major rollout milestone' With one in two Aussies now living in Telstra's 5G coverage footprint, Telstra says this progress shows it is on track to "expand coverage to 75% of the population by the middle of the year" as it adds thousands of 5G devices to its network every week.
14th January 2021
nbn claims '5G long-range transmission world record' for fixed wireless Claiming a "world-record" for long-range 5G transmission using mmWave technology, Australia's government-owned National Broadband Network company is actively developing "new options to further optimise the performance and customer experience of the nbn Fixed Wireless network".
13th January 2021