Fibre and HFC tops for simultaneous Netflix streams

Broadband performance is stable across almost all the plans. Telecommunications Commissioner Tristan Gilbertson says the latest report from the independent monitoring programme confirms Aotearoa New Zealand consumers continue to enjoy world-class broadband. “Whether you use broadband for streaming TV and movies, online gaming or social media, this latest report shows…

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Cyber actors exploit network providers and devices

This joint Cybersecurity Advisory was coauthored by the NSA. Summary This joint Cybersecurity Advisory describes the ways in which People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber actors continue to exploit publicly known vulnerabilities to establish a broad network of compromised infrastructure. These actors use the network to exploit a wide…

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City Beach reports smoothest peak season

Creating stability and scalability across technology stack. Macquarie Telecom, part of Macquarie Telecom Group, today announced its work with City Beach has resulted in the retailer reporting its smoothest peak retail season, which occurred against a backdrop of record online sales across Australia. With support from Macquarie, City Beach expanded…

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Australia and New Zealand broadband networks deliver similar download speeds

Upload speeds on both the 100/20 and Ultrafast speed tiers were also higher in New Zealand. New Zealand and Australian consumers on fibre to the premises connections receive very similar download speeds. The report also shows New Zealand has more consistent performance during the evening hours, but Australian consumers on…

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Tech industry-academia collabs key to talent cultivation

Promoting talent development through proposing tech challenges and supporting tech competitions. Huawei’s has been collaborating with universities on innovation, research, talent cultivation, and tech competitions. William Xu, Huawei’s Director of the Board and Chair of the Scientist Advisory Committee said. Xu believed Huawei works with universities to build open and…

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Viettel doubles down on ransomeware protection

Object Lock enables users to create an immutable data backup copy. Vietnamese telco Viettel IDC has deployed Cloudian’s HyperStore object storage as the foundation for its storage service offerings, including Storage-as-a-Service, Backup-as-a-Service and Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service. These services will bring the benefits of HyperStore’s public cloud-like flexibility, limitless scalability and fully…

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Accelerating 5G expansion in Japan

Fibocom 5G module FG360-JP completed NTT DOCOMO interoperability testing. Fibocom a provider of IoT (Internet of Things) wireless solutions and wireless communication modules, announces that the FG360-JP module has completed interoperability testing (IOT) with NTT DOCOMO and received certifications of JATE and TELEC. Customers in Japan are now able to leverage FG360-JP…

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