Advancing digital transformation, with resilient, robust, and reliable networks for the future. The United Nations agency for telecom/ICTs International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has been collaborating with the State Radio Monitoring Centre (SRMC) of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China. In 2020, ITU and SRMC organised practical…
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CenturyLink is now Lumen Technologies Sponsored content: Wednesday, 2nd September 2020 – Singapore Focus Network, in partnership with Lumen, brought together leading Singapore-based IT executives from both local and international enterprises to discuss important Industry topics, including: The impact of COVID-19 on their businesses, and the new Future of Work…
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Fixed broadband ARPU will increase from an estimated US$25.16 in 2020 to US$29.96 in 2025. The fixed communications services market in the Philippines will remain fairly resilient against the COVID-19 crisis in 2020 and its revenue is poised increase at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.9 per cent…
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Sponsored content: Thursday, 27th August 2020, Australia Focus Network, in partnership with OutSystems, brought leading IT executives from across the Australian utilities sector, in a conversation to discuss how utilities can benefit from a rapid development platform for core transformation and digital opportunities all along the value chain. Key takeaways:…
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CenturyLink is now Lumen Technologies Sponsored content: Thursday, 10th September 2020 – Australia, New Zealand and Singapore Focus Network, in partnership with Lumen (formerly CenturyLink), brought together leading executives from media, entertainment and education high-profile brands to discuss important Industry topics of: Increasing business flexibility in uncertain times Best practices…
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Large fines for contravening code of practise. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has concluded its investigations into the broadband service disruptions involving StarHub Online Pte Ltd (“StarHub”) in April 2020, and M1 Net Pte Ltd (“M1”) in May 2020. IMDA has imposed a financial penalty of S$210,000 on StarHub,…
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Local investment to deliver improved coverage Optus has switched on two new towers in East Devonport and Acacia Hills in Tasmania, while also opening a retail store in Devonport. The new towers provide residents in East Devonport and Acacia Hills with dedicated 4G coverage and capacity, forming part of Optus’…
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Complicated and outdated network, due to acquisition and growth. Australian supplier of LPG, industrial, medical, speciality and helium gases in Australia, Supagas has chosen Macquarie Telecom to provide it with provide VoIP, SD-WAN, nbn, mobile and data centre services to help accelerate the company’s cloud migration. Supagas has grown significantly…
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Hires former Bank of Montreal CIO to run the new division. One of Australia’s big four banks Westpac has created a new group operating office, bringing together group operations and group technology, and has appointed Scott Collary to lead this division as chief operating officer (COO). Collary joins Westpac from…
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5G growth will be great in APAC, but what does that mean for CIOs? Telecommunication operators in APAC plan to invest over US$400 billion on their networks between 2020 and 2025. Of this, US$331 billion will be spent on 5G deployments, according to the latest Asia Pacific edition of the…
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