Displaying items by tag: Connectivity

Compact floor-mounted fiber frame solution simplifies and accelerates management in high-density data centres

Data centres provider Digital Realty has partnered with fibre optic network infrastructure owner EXA to activate a point of presence (PoP) in Crete to make the Greek island a major connectivity hub.

Property fund manager ISPT and Telstra have announced that they are transforming office connectivity with 5G DAS tech, ensuring reliable, high-speed coverage in lifts, carparks, and more - with the first deployment in Sydney’s new Tech Central precinct, Sydney, with other sites on the radar.

Robust international connectivity boosts digital exchanges and solidifies Malaysia’s leading position as a rising digital hub in Southeast Asia

COMPANY NEWS: Hexa Capital Consultancy PLT, owner of the Malaysia-U.S. (MYUS) cable based in Malaysia, and digital infrastructure company Equinix, Inc have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide businesses with direct connectivity between Asia-Pacific and the United States.

Australian telecommunications company, Astrotel, has launched the first IP Transit Over Cloud (IPTOC) service running on Alkira globally, which builds on the exclusive Asia Pacific partnership announced between the two organisations in September. 

PMT Communications, the telco division of Australian-owned national service provider PMT Security, has announced a strong first full calendar year in the market, including new partnerships, onboarding the latest technological advancements and team growth.

Getting the Wi-Fi on points at large scale events is essential to make everything tick. Attendees expect seamless connectivity to engage with event content, post updates on social media, or interact with digital platforms.

COMPANY NEWS: Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris, part of the world leading Accor hospitality group has successfully completed the upgrade of its Wi-Fi® network in time for guests visiting the French capital this summer, with the help of f CommScope’s ( (NASDAQ; COMM) RUCKUS Networks.

• Nokia, Chorus and 2Degrees announce a pilot 25G PON project, and connect the first customer using existing fiber network assets.
• New Zealand’s Cherry Corp is the first customer in the country to harness the power of 25G PON.The pilot demonstrates the power of fiber to revolutionize business
• practices, enhancing productivity whilst reducing costs and energy consumption.

Finnish telco vendor Nokia has announced that Chorus, New Zealand's largest open-access internet infrastructure company, and 2Degrees, the country’s leading retail service provider, have activated its 25G PON solution in a live commercial network.

Intel ran some useful Lunar Lake presentations at its pre-Computex Tech Tour. Here we cover four regarding the technologies.

Australian-owned Printed Energy has partnered with direct-to-satellite connectivity company eSAT Global on a deal to develop SMART LABEL parcel tracking solutions.

Finnish telecommunications vendor Nokia has launched a 25G PON starter kit solution to help operators monetise revenue generated from 10Gbs+ opportunities.

Nokia has claimed it is the first telecommunications vendor to manufacture fibre broadband optical modules in the US to be deployed for the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (Bead) program.

Australian specialist fibre and network solutions provider Vocus has upgraded its Melbourne to Adelaide cable route to 800Gbps technology with services available up to 400Gbps for customers.

GUEST OPINION by Joshua Eum, General Manager, ANZ/SEA Service Provider Sales, Chief Technologist APAC, CommScope: After a challenging 12 months, there is growing optimism that demand for broadband services will surge again in 2023. Widespread geopolitical trends, along with the cost of energy and low-growth “slowflation,” had an outsized effect on the growth of broadband networks. Added challenges from supply chain issues, skilled labor shortages and logistical constraints limited the speed of network deployments.

GUEST OPINION by Craig Somerville, Founder and CEO of Somerville: .As Australian businesses map out their plans for 2023, it’s worth taking time to consider the key technological trends that will shape the year ahead.

Optus has launched its latest Living Network innovation - Network Pulse - which it says provides a new interactive feature that empowers customers to visualise and understand their own experience on the Optus mobile network or their home or public WiFi at all times.

COMPANY NEWS: Peak Insight, a Cisco collaboration, contact centre, connectivity specialist and Telstra partner, has announced that McKenzie Aged Care has deployed Webex by Cisco to support hybrid and flexible working, streamline project management, and coordinate team activities across the group.

In a world where 37% of humanity has never used the Internet, a new NFT project by Guinness World Record holder Luke Millanta is raising awareness of this literal disconnect through an NFT artwork in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney. 

In a world where 37% of humanity has never used the Internet, a new NFT project by Guinness World Record holder Luke Millanta is raising awareness of this literal disconnect through an NFT artwork in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney.