Telecommunications (Telco) stories - Page 56

Turkmenistan tops Tech.co's list of worst countries for internet freedom, followed by North Korea and China. Western net neutrality also faces scrutiny.

The growth in EBITDA was achieved through a combination of operating cost reductions and strong broadband connections growth.

The lab, which is located on Tuam Street, is designed to help New Zealand organisations understand how 5G technology can become part of their business.

The awards included 35 categories ranging from 5G leadership to mobile apps, mobile network infrastructure, diversity in tech, and STEAM efforts for children.

luebird Network chose to build the 26-mile-long fiber network completely underground to protect it from natural disasters.

Global shipments of 5G smartphones are forecast to soar by 700% in 2020, from 29 million to 231 million units, driven by declining device costs, Omdia reports.

Informa Tech’s new research wing, Omdia, reveals 5G interdependencies in new research paper exploring impacts across the tech ecosystem.

Cradlepoint unveils its new 5G wireless edge solutions for businesses, with Telstra as the launch partner. Customer trials kick off in April 2020.

Hawaiki Cable has extended its deal with REANNZ, boosting the research network’s international capacity and expanding its reach to Australia and the US.

Queenstown, Wanaka, Cromwell and Wakatipu will be the first New Zealand towns to receive Hyperfibre, offering broadband speeds up to 8Gbps, says Chorus.

Both the parent in Australia and the NZ wing of the telco are showing solid revenue in the previous financial half-year.

According to Cisco's new report, the average 5G speed will be 575 megabits per second, or 13 times faster than the average mobile connection.

Ongoing changes in networking technology will cause a rethink of conventional local area and wide area networks.

Spark New Zealand reports its strongest revenue growth in three years, with 4% increase to NZD $1,824 million, driven by mobile, cloud, and digital services.

Security researchers have warned about SS7 for decades, however, the vulnerabilities have become more severe in recent years.

A Juniper Research study forecasts 5G IoT revenue to surge 1,400% to USD $8 billion by 2024, driven by automotive and smart cities sectors.

TasmaNet sells its DC3 data centre in Hobart to DXN, transitioning to a wholesale provider while continuing to manage the facility and offer cloud services.

Ultrafast Fibre has completed its broadband rollout two years early, connecting 27 towns and 30,000 customers to fibre, enhancing connectivity in New Zealand.

Grandstream expands its GWN Wi-Fi range with the launch of the GWN7630LR for large enterprises and the GWN7602 for smaller businesses.

Vocus and the Northern Territory government are partnering to upgrade the state's internet backbone to a capacity of 20Tbps.