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Google’s Equiano 144 Tbps undersea cable lands in South Africa Google has landed its Equiano undersea cable at Telkom’s facility in Melkbosstrand, a coastal town located on the South West Coast of South Africa, 30 km north of Cape Town, cable wholesale operator West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) has announced.   Alibaba launches carbon ledger to make consumers eco-friendly

10th August 2022

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Alibaba revenue growth slayed by China COVID lockdowns Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has reported zero quarterly revenue growth for the first time in its history, as a result of the nation's recent COVID lockdown which was imposed across key areas of the country.   Aussie Broadband launches reseller Partner Program to reach more people

8th August 2022

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Optus innovates homes and businesses with Optus Smart Spaces Telecommunications company Optus launches Optus Smart Spaces, a range of devices such as Wi-Fi connected stereos, home lighting systems and digital doorbells, as well as unique service solutions from self-install to full professional installation.

9th December 2021

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Telstra Infraco lights up Dark Fibre It’s always good news when the Dark Side of the Fibre gets turned on to the Light, for it restores balance to the force of a telco’s connectivity and adds plenty of bandwidth for organisation that require it, with Telstra’s Dark Fibre launch a “significant T22 milestone.”

24th February 2021

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OpenRAN project will not produce solution in the short term, says expert A technologist and inventor has poured cold water on the oft-touted notion that the Open Radio Access Network Policy Coalition — better known as the OpenRAN coalition — will produce anything in the short term to replace products from Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies, which the US and many of its allies have banned from their 5G networks.

11th January 2021

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NBN Co turfs out 800 staff as COVID-19 surges again As the COVID-19 pandemic surges and again forces large parts of the country into lockdown, Australia’s broadband network provider NBN Co has announced it would be sacking 800 employees before the end of the year.

9th July 2020

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Trump set to ban Chinese equipment from US networks US President Donald Trump is likely to issue an executive order later this week banning the use of telecommunications equipment from Chinese companies in American wireless networks.

14th February 2019

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Missing: 200,000 dwellings from NBN Co ready-to-connect category About 200,000 homes and businesses which were classed as "ready to connect" in November 2017 by the NBN Co have gone missing from this category of dwellings according to the company's own figures.

20th March 2018

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NBN Co increases downloads for satellite service NBN Co, the company building Australia's national broadband network, has announced that it will increase both the monthly download limits and the average peak downloads by up to 50% on its Sky Muster satellite service.

28th June 2017

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Telstra payphones will disappear if USO scrapped Australia's familiar network of payphone booths will disappear if the Productivity Commission's recommendation to scrap the voice-based telecommunications universal service obligation is accepted by the government.

21st June 2017