CommsWire - 1 February 2019

CEPU blames Penn for lack of upskilling Telstra chief executive Andy Penn has been taken to task by the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union national president Shane Murphy over the decision to fill the skills gap by recruiting and employing people in India rather than upskilling its existing workers.

CommsWire - 30 January 2019

NetComm launches 5G fixed wireless self-installation tech Networking solutions provider NetComm Wireless has launched 5G fixed wireless self-installation technology that it claims will reduce the time taken and cost incurred for operators to connect customers to ultra-fast broadband.

5G Arrives

Papers in the December 2018 issue of the Journal include discussion on 5G security, what’s next for the National Broadband Network, a technical paper on the conflicts in routing and UAV autonomy, HTTP traffic flow load balancing and an insight into how the use of location information affects privacy. The history of Australian telecommunications paper on impressions of an overseas visit by a lines engineer provides an insight into how knowledge transfer improves with the opportunity to study...

CommsWire - 21 January 2019

Iridium Certus goes live as $3 billion satellite constellation completed Telecommunications provider Pivotel has congratulated Iridium Communications on the commercial launch of its Iridium Certus broadband service, enabled by the company's new $3 billion Iridium NEXT satellite constellation.

CommsWire - 17 January 2019

Telstra promises to have subsea cable clients restored in minutes Telstra, together with Ericsson and Ciena, has announced a rapid restoration service which it claims will enable clients using its subsea cable network in Asia to be and running again within minutes instead of hours.

CommsWire - 14 January 2019

Home Affairs perpetuating myths about encryption law: CA chief A document issued by the Government-funded Australian Cyber Security Growth Network, aimed at providing "information to industry about key economic concerns" over the encryption law that was passed in December, has been dismissed by the Communications Alliance as a bid by the Home Affairs Department to perpetuate myths about the legislation.

CommsWire - 20 December 2018

Australian 5G will cost billions more due to Huawei ban: claim Australia's ban on the use of 5G equipment from Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies will result in the cost of deploying wireless base stations being higher by anything from 15% to 40%, Huawei chairman Ken Hu says.

CommsWire - 19 December 2018

Doubt cast over whether telcos are ready to deliver 5G: report Sixty-six percent of organisations have plans to deploy 5G by 2020, but according to a new report users adopting 5G face the lack of readiness of telecommunications providers, with their 5G networks not available or capable enough for the needs of organisations.

CommsWire - 12 December 2018

ASD says 5G network claims refer to 'mature' architecture; techies disagree The Australian Signals Directorate claims that comments made by its director, Mike Burgess, in October, that there is no separation between the 5G radio access network and its core, are correct and referred to "mature" and "far more capable 5G network architectures".

CommsWire - 6 December 2018

Despite PJCIS' recommendations, CA chief says bill still flawed The Federal Government's encryption bill, which is up for debate and passage in Parliament at the time of writing (11am AEDT), still represents a threat to the cyber security of all Australians and a major risk for the future of Australia's IT industry and the livelihoods of Australians who work in that industry, Communications Alliance chief John Stanton has said.