Networking

Image: ACCC The relationship between a user’s physical location and that of the servers used for their video conferencing service of choice is, unsurprisingly, the key to low latency and a better experience, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said. Using data collected during May, the SamKnows boxes used ...

Image: NBN The company responsible for deploying the National Broadband Network (NBN) across Australia has launched a satellite backup service for business services. Much like how residential customers are offered an NBN modem with 4G backup, this service functions in much the same way, except it involves the installation of ...

You probably won’t find a 5G Wireless small cell or small base station within sight of where you’re seated right now. Maybe in the distance, you’re able to spot a 4G base station, perhaps one that’s already been upgraded with 5G transmitters. The move to incorporate 5G spectrum into existing ...

Image: Optus Australian telco Optus announced on Thursday it has signed a deal with Airbus Defence and Space for a new OneSat satellite, that will be known as Optus 11, which is set to cover Australasia when it is launched in 2023. Optus touted the Ku-band satellite as software-defined, which ...

Results so frightening that the scale had to be reduced to 2% in order to see statistical differences. Image: ACMA Not that it will matter to the conspiracy theorists and disinformation junkies that drum up fear of 5G electromagnetic energy (EME), but a test by the Australian Communications and Media ...

While most GP practices have switched to telephone consultations to keep in line with social-distancing rules amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an NHS Trust in Birmingham is going one step further and delivering specialist consultations at a distance, complete with digital stethoscopes, remote ultrasound scans, and even ECGs. The University Hospitals ...

Dell Technologies launched a ruggedized version of its hyper-converged VxRail system as it aims to bring high-performance computing to edge environments for industries such as oil and gas and manufacturing. The company also launched a VxRail system with AMD EPYC processors in a 1U form factor for space-constrained data centers ...

When cord-cutting became a thing, it was all about saving money. Now, cord-cutting costs are catching up with cable.  Just Disney Plus is $13 a month with its must-watch package of Marvel Universe, Star Wars, and Disney films. Netflix is $13 a month, too. Plus, with internet TV streaming services ...

Image: Juniper, ZDNet A group of 13 US government officials has sent an open letter today to networking equipment vendor Juniper Networks, asking the company to publish the results of its internal investigation into the origins of a suspected NSA backdoor mechanism discovered in its firewall products in late 2015. ...

(Image: NBN) The company responsible for deploying the National Broadband Network (NBN) across Australia has detailed why 500 premises across the South Australian electorates of Boothby and Mayo were shifted onto satellites and did not get fixed line or fixed wireless service. Responding to Senate Estimates Questions on Notice, NBN ...