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Telstra is claiming a world-first with the switching on of a precinct of 5G-enabled WiFi hotspots on Australia’s Gold Coast, allowing locals free broadband during evaluation of the technology.

Optus will offer a free service to all athletes at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, allowing them to speak to family and friends around the world via Wi-Fi and instore tablets at its store in the athletes' village.

Infosec outfit Trustwave has published details about five vulnerabilities in routers made by Netgear all of which have been patched by the manufacturer.

By David Hughes, CEO Silver Peak

One of my predictions for the wide area network (WAN) in 2018 focuses on how the new WAN edge enables improved security architectures. I believe there are three primary ways in which the new WAN edge will enable improved security architectures for enterprises building an SD-WAN.

Global security company Bitdefender has done a deal to license networking provider NETGEAR to include its IoT security technology in the latter's networking devices.

New Zealand’s third largest mobile operator, 2degrees, has introduced new services allowing customers to call and message from their mobile phones using a Wi-Fi connection, even when they are outside a mobile coverage area.

Telstra has doubled data allowances on its international day pass and expanded coverage to an additional 17 countries.

"We're seeing a boom in Wi-Fi," Cisco ANZ director for enterprise networking Rob De Nicolo told iTWire.

Billed as "NBN-ready" and running with "the latest generation of blisteringly fast AC5300 Wi-Fi speeds, COBRA boasts a built-in VDSL2 and ADSL2+ Modem, dedicated Gigabit WAN port and four Gigabit LAN ports". Is the NBN ready for D-Link's COBRA?

Cambium Networks, a leading global provider of wireless networking solutions, now also offers a comprehensive range of 802.11ac Wave 2 Access Points (AP), software features, and management capabilities for its cnPilot™ Wi-Fi products. The indoor and outdoor APs offer high-speed access, including a comprehensive set of enterprise features, a FREE cloud controller, with an emphasis on making it easier than ever for enterprises and service providers to expand their Wi-Fi solutions with ease.

Global Wi-Fi location services and workflow software solutions company AiRISTA Flow has appointed Sydney-based Jerome Naidu as regional manager for the Asia-Pacific region.

Local data analytics and marketing services company Skyfii has secured a five-year contract with an Italian supermarket chain.

NETSCOUT’s AirCheck G2 is a comprehensive and portable tool for network professionals to test and troubleshoot wired and wireless networks.

Netgear's new Insight Management App promises to "eliminate complexity with instantaneous one-touch network discovery, set-up, monitoring and management of WiFi access points, switches and storage." 

Microsoft has already issued patches that fix the vulnerability in the WPA2 protocol disclosed by Belgian researcher Mathy Vanhoef overnight.

A bug that saw the 4G/LTE enabled Apple Watch join captive Wi-Fi networks without letting you enter details to connect, thus blocking LTE connectivity, has now been patched.

D-Link's new router works with both wired and wireless connectivity, letting you create secure, portable hotspots at 802.11AC speeds.

Google researcher Gal Beniamini has released proof-of-concept code for an exploit designed to remotely hack into an iPhone 7 from a rogue wireless access point.

Telstra has unveiled new post-paid and pre-paid mobile plans as it moves to put the focus on data and entertainment packages in the wake of what the telco says is 40% growth in video traffic every year.

A “new Wi-Fi solution” from HPE Aruba promises “simplified, business-class Wi-Fi with the ease of a mobile app” for small business, with secure employee Wi-Fi and Get Wi-Fi set up in “minutes".