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Unified communications and collaboration tools (UCC) are the new “office of the future” staple in Australia’s digitally-driven office, and anticipated to improve employee and business outcomes such as operational efficiency, employee productivity, and customer and client satisfaction, according to a new survey.

If you’ve ever considered selling mobile services, an MVNO is the way to do it.

The Global mobile Suppliers Association confirms that LTE subscriptions now account for 32.4% of all mobile subscriptions globally.

Less than 10% of enterprises have achieved their digital transformation goals, although the telecoms and banking sectors are the most mature in the drive for digital transformation, according to a new global report.

The Australian Government should support the evolution of the national broadband network to ensure it is a sustainable long-term contributor to the national digital economy, according to a new report published by one of NBN Co’s original strategic partners.

The NBN Co has now reached the stage in its evolution as a public sector undertaking when it is not bothered about how it is perceived by the people it is supposed to serve. Shameless self-publicity is all that seems to occupy the minds of its executives.

A newly published report on the National Broadband Network by a global research firm says NBN Co is investing twice as much on regional broadband than its nearest international rival.

The so-called subscription economy is moving towards a subscription billing model which, according to new research, will meet the rising demands of consumers for greater control over their consumption of goods and services, and businesses seeking recurring revenues.

Network strategy and technology company Ciena has unveiled WaveLogic Ai, its fully programmable coherent modem that the company says delivers maximum network performance at minimum cost.

Internet Australia chief executive Laurie Patton has reacted cautiously to NBN Co’s proposed rollout of XG.Fast technology over copper phone lines after the company announced it had achieved speeds of 8Gbps in lab trials.

NBN Co is claiming “lightning speeds” of 8Gbps for its recently completed trials of  XG.Fast technology over copper phone lines.

NBN Co has flagged it could deploy ultra-fast G.Fast or XG.Fast technology to underpin the rollout of its fibre to the curb (FttC) network to 700,000 premises, just as a new report by Ovum predicts an explosion in use of the new technologies worldwide over the next five years.

More than four-fifths of Australian organisations surveyed about disaster recovery recently have indicated that they have either implemented or plan to put in place a formal disaster recovery plan.

Customers are increasingly willing to walk away from a supplier if they experience bad service, according to a new survey.

A GPS — global positioning system — is only as good as its maps, and maps are only part of an overall platform that comprises time and location data, speed limits, traffic, safety cameras, points of interest, photographic or graphic representations of intersections, etc. For want of a better term, it’s the metadata that makes an average GPS great.

A new whitepaper sees "huge growth in 4G mobile video use by 2020", with the paper highlighting three key focuses for "enabling telco big video business transformation".

NBN Co is standing tall on the rollout of its HFC network, which will ultimately deliver broadband services to more than three million premises across Australia, after commissioning an endorsement of HFC by global analyst firm Ovum.

Ovum has updated its view for the outbound Mobile Roaming market for 2015 to 2020, which is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.3% in revenue terms between 2015 and 2020, driven by data roaming growth which will offset sharp declines in voice and texting.

The National Broadband Network has successfully launched its wholesale broadband satellite service Sky Muster which will bring fast broadband access to around 400,000 rural, regional and remote Australians.

Global mobile app revenue will grow by 2.2 times over the next five years, from US $36bn in 2015 to US $79bn in 2020, according to global analyst firm Ovum.