Hi John, The options offered by the NBN Co in its latest pricing review consultation will lead to a price rise of $2 per customer no matter which option a retail service provider chooses, well-known independent telecommunications analyst Paul Budde says.
The Australian Department of Defence is continuing to use a Chinese-owned data centre, Global Switch, for hosting some of its data, even though it was told to switch providers by the end of last year. The number of mobile video calling services reached 1.8 billion globally in 2020, rising from 1.2 billion in 2019, according to a new study from Juniper Research. Nine Entertainment, owner of a number of well-known newspapers which it bought from the now defunct Fairfax Media, has signed a letter of intent for a five-year deal with Google in return for payment of more than $30 million in cash per annum for use of its news content. Aussie Broadband is the company that offers "bloody good broadband", so when we looked at its half year results, we thought they were bloody good, too! The first of 17 electric vehicle charging stations earmarked for Central Victoria has been installed in the town of Maryborough. Backup specialist Veeam Software has appointed Shiva Pillay to the role of senior vice president for Asia Pacific and Japan. Communications infrastructure provider BAI Communications Australia has appointed former Optus executive Lorene Hunt as its Chief Financial Officer. Australian companies Myriota, a connectivity provider for nanosatellite Internet of Things devices, and ag-tech firm Goanna Ag have launched two products to help farmers monitor water resources. Epson's four BLI Winter 2021 Awards from Keypoint Intelligence showcase the company's outstanding products, with Keypoint Intelligence the world’s leading independent providers of testing services and analytical information to the document imaging industry. Magna Systems partners with Ranplan Wireless in Asia Pac to complement Magna’s range of radio planning tools. Exploring solutions to support the new normal, Epson says it will “work with partners to help find solutions to societal issues”, alongside “participating in the Aizu Open Innovation (AOI) meeting through which it has begun collaborating with the University of Aizu.” And of course, there's plenty more today, so for all the news, please visit www.itwire.com Alex Zaharov-Reutt, Afternoon Newsletter Editor, iTWire PROMOTE YOUR WEBINAR on iTWire.com Contact: andrew.matler@itwire.com 0412 390 000
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