5G innovation facility to be built at University of Technology Sydney’s Tech Lab in Botany, Sydney Nokia has today announced a five-year partnership with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) to build and run a state-of-the-art 5G innovation facility at the university’s Tech Lab campus in Sydney, Australia. The 5G…
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Sovereign South Asian country makes steps to bring fifth generation broadband and mobile services. Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has approved 5G frequency, paving the way for 5G services in the country. Meen Prasad Aryal spokesperson at NTA said the proposal was presented to the National Radio Frequency Policy Determination Committee…
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Emerging markets in the region to help fuel growth. Fixed communications service revenue in Asia-Pacific (APAC) is set to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.6 per cent to reach US$209.4bn in 2025, supported by the growing fixed broadband service adoption, particularly in the emerging markets of…
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Files on the Accellion FTA system were accessed illegally during the breach and which stakeholders have been impacted. Singtel has completed its initial investigations into a recent breach on a third-party file sharing system and has begun reaching out to affected stakeholders. Based on investigations and analysis conducted so far…
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India had the highest growth in mobile broadband traffic globally. In 2020, India’s data traffic grew by 36 per cent year on year (YoY) primarily due to rise in 4G data consumption as 4G subscribers surpassed 700 million with 100 million new additions during the year. Nokia’s recently released Mobile…
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The need to integrate security into business and IT systems comes as a top-level priority. Japanese telecommunications company, NTT has completed its first Microsoft Security Project for a cellular operator in Indonesia. The engagement with NTT includes consulting, implementation, and managed services to enhance the client’s data security and privacy…
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Most customers now use the higher speed tiers. More than 8.1 million household and business services are now connected to the NBN, according to the ACCC’s Wholesale Market Indicators Report, by the Australian Government regulatory commission, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The 3.6 per cent growth in the December 2020…
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Mobile call, text and data services affect telco provider’s business and residential customers. Singtel’s Australian telecommunication service provider, Optus has suffered a mobile outage on the 18th of February, with customers experiencing intermittent disruptions to their mobile call, text and data services. According to the telecommunication provider its technical teams…
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Australian Government broadband company has watershed year in 2020. NBN Co has reported total revenue of A$2.26 billion for the six months to 31 December 2020, a 25 per cent increase on H1 FY20. The strong result was underpinned by the acquisition of more than 660,000 new customers in the…
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Accellion’s file sharing system called FTA has been illegally attacked. Singaporean multinational telecommunications conglomerate Singtel has been informed by its third-party vendor Accellion that it has suffered a cyber attack. According to Singtel, Accellion’s file sharing system called FTA has been illegally attacked by unidentified hackers. This is a standalone…
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