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…
Read MoreFinance AI projects will be delayed or cancelled by 2024
Leading to a significant rise in the use of BPO providers. Half of current finance artificial intelligence (AI) deployments will be either delayed or cancelled by 2024, while the use of business process outsourcing (BPO) for AI will rise from 6 per cent to 40 per cent within two years,…
Read MoreCity 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…
Read MoreAustralia 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…
Read MoreNara Institute of Science and Technology to leverage 5G
Nokia local 5G network is provided and built by NS Solutions. Nokia today announced that NS Solutions deployed Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) and 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) technology as part of a Local 5G network for Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) at Nara prefecture in Japan. The 5G…
Read MoreTech 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…
Read MoreViettel 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…
Read MoreAccelerating 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…
Read MoreAustralians will switch their telco provider
Almost 50 per cent of Australians do little research when choosing their Internet provider. New research from Commonwealth Bank has revealed finding a cheaper Internet offer is the main reason Australians switch their telecommunications provider but admit to doing little research when it comes to choosing which one to go…
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