CommsWire - 3 November 2016

Spark NZ to move customers from ?fault prone? copper to fibre, wireless networks New Zealand?s largest telco Spark has set out on a major programme to upgrade its broadband networks across the country to move as "many as possible" of its customers off old copper networks and onto newer technologies ? fibre and wireless broadband.

CommsWire - 24 October 2016

AT&T to acquire Time Warner for US$85 billion in major media/comms shakeup Remember when AT&T was broken up in the US? Whether you do, or don?t, AT&T is on the verge of becoming the most powerful telco and media organisation in the world.

CommsWire - 19 October 2016

NBN claims ?lightning speeds? of 8Gbps in XG.FAST trials; Patton restrained on NBN Co planned use of ultra-fast XG technology; Bizcaps, Authenticateit team up in counterfeit medicines fight; VIDEO: ?World?s First Gigabit Class LTE Mobile Device and Gigabit-Ready Network?; Avaya contracted by dnata in 5 year, multi-million dollar deal; Talk to the network because Alexa is listening; Naganayagam joins NetLinkz from SAP; 

CommsWire - 18 October 2016

NBN on board as report predicts global explosion in ultra-fast G.Fast; Sky and Space Global, GomSpace partner on nano-satellite assembly; Google may be stealing mobile traffic: claim; In-flight Wi-Fi: the latest attack vector for cyber theft requires VPN protection; Avaya claims new platform release a glimpse of ?future of UC?; Huawei hosts ?2nd Asia Pacific Submarine Networks Forum? in Singapore; 

CommsWire - 17 October 2016

ACCC wants to continue ADSL regulation; US bans Note7 from all flights, threatens prosecution; Galaxy Note7 debacle shows Samsung in poor light; Telstra?s Google Pixel Android OS updates to be available when Google releases them; All-fibre NBN still top of the agenda for IA; Enterprise mobility market heading to $5.5 billion by decade end; Esri partners with Waze to deliver traffic data sharing options to governments; 

CommsWire - 13 October 2016

Govt gives Hanson seat on NBN committee; Turnbull says NBN represents 'great corporate turnaround'; Vodafone and Nokia?s first Australian ?live public 5G trial?; Telstra joins industry initiative to explore ?truck platooning? benefits; Huawei Marine to build PNG national broadband network; Ghana joint venture to expand SpeedCast African satellite coverage; 

CommsWire - 12 October 2016

Telstra chairman slams Vodafone over mobile roaming support; Early and continuing engagement for NBN employees with Workplace by Facebook; Rising tide of public, industry concerns over MTM, says IA chief; Samsung ends production of Galaxy Note7; Fusion Broadband speeds private WAN rollouts; Yahoo! making it tough for users to leave: report; 

CommsWire - 11 October 2016

Most Aussies hardly use their landline and cost trumps speed; Dubber secures Simetric agreement on mobile recording solution; UK and Australia Govts banning Apple Watch from Cabinet meetings: hacking fears; Big Switch ? like name, like nature; Samsung should cut its losses and take Note7 off the market; Most phones lack protection: survey; Verizon bid to get Yahoo! price lowered: report; 

CommsWire - 10 October 2016

Valuable, LTE-A friendly 700MHz spectrum up for billion dollar auction; Visionstream connects with Chorus NZ contract win; Union questions government motives on Triple Zero tender; Vodafone vrooms in Canberra: major network boost, prepares for 5G; Optus Mobile not hacked - says Optus; NBN: For pollies, one-upmanship is more important; Replacement Samsung Note7 phones catching fire in the US  

nbn Network Operations Centre tour

This is a limited opportunity for TelSoc financial members to visit nbn's Network Operations Centre (NOC).  The NOC is the nerve centre of the nbn network providing state of the art network monitoring 24 hours a day, 365 days a year of the entire national multi-technology network. It is a single point of contact for all of nbn partners to activate services, manage enquiries and to rectify nbn network faults. The NOC offers multi-tiered support for customers and the network.