CommsWire daily newsletter - 19 May 2021

'Wirepas' claims world’s first non-cellular 5G technology Claiming to set a new global standard for IoT, Wirepas says it has developed an infrastructure-less and autonomous technology, becoming “the first non-cellular 5G.” Optus, Curtin Uni launch 5G lab; demonstrate use cases Western Australia's first industry-university 5G laboratory has opened, with telco Singtel Optus and Curtin University showcasing some 5G uses.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 1 December 2020

Remote working poses growing security threat from cyber criminals The accelerated shift towards remote working will contijue to create new opportunities for cyber attacks in the year ahead, according to one global security firm.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 24 September 2020

Vodafone FIRST to increase speed caps for mobile plans Ever since Vodafone was first to introduce unlimited data capped at 1.5Mbps speeds once the full speed data allocation was used up, followed by Telstra, I've long predicted that a telco would have to increase these capped speeds - and Vodafone is the first to do just that.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 13 June 2020

NEC selected to build Asia Pacific submarine cable Japan's NEC has been selected by the Asia Direct Cable Consortium to construct the 9,400-kilometre long Asia Pacific submarine cable which is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2022.

CommsWire - 28 October 2019

Government readies for mmWave 5G spectrum auction The Australian Government has commenced the process in preparation for the auction of 2.4 GHz of essential spectrum in the mmWave 26 GHz band to support a “fast and efficient” rollout of a 5G network across Australia.

CommsWire - 19 August 2019

Please note CommsWire was missing for a few days due to the Editor Stan Beer having 'flu! Cisco, Victoria Uni partner on security skills training Victoria University is partnering with networking vendor Cisco to open a cybersecurity training centre in Melbourne’s West to meet an increasing demand for workers in one of Australia’s fastest growing and under serviced industries.

CommsWire - 22 July 2019

ISP backs NBN Co's efforts to make gigabit speeds possible on HFC The NBN Co's efforts to make it possible to get gigabit speeds on HFC will help alleviate the scaling problem that exists due to the pricing model for CVC, according to the head of a small ISP.

CommsWire - 15 November 2018

Government keeps TIO and touts further telco consumer protections The Australian Government has made recommendations to further protect telecommunications consumers, including a strengthening of role of the Telecommunications Ombudsman.

CommsWire - 18 October 2018

Govt to amend copyright act to block infringing sites The Coalition Government will introduce changes to the copyright law on Thursday, to give creative industries what it calls "even more powerful weapons" to fight copyright infringement by sites based outside the country.

CommsWire - 4 April 2018

Australian Internet usage on a tear: ABS The latest Internet stats from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have arrived, and on the major metrics on usage and download, the numbers are all up.