Telstra is the fastest mobile operator in Australia with a median download speed of 95.83Mbps while Aussie Broadband is the fastest for fixed broadband recording a speed of 67.40Mbps, according to Ookla's Q3 Internet Performance Report.




The Australian Communications and Media Authority has warned the public to be more vigilant as scammers are taking advantage of the recent Optus data breach.

Intra-Asian internet bandwidth has steadily increased from 36% in 2012 to 60% in 2022, but during the same time period, the share of bandwidth that connects Asia to the US and Canada decreased from 49% to just 20%, according to telecommunications market research firm TeleGeography.

Global supply chain constraints and geopolitical and economic instabilities are not slowing the pace of digital infrastructure investment for the most connected companies, according to the latest Global Interconnection Index 2023, an annual market study published by digital infrastructure company Equinix.

Women’s employment in the cyber security industry is now growing faster in comparison to men, new research by RMIT Univeristy finds.

The head of security at the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) has cautioned visitors to the World Cup Football tournament in Qater in November against taking their mobiles when they go over.

The Federal Government says it will provide a US$2.4 billion equity investment over four years to the NBN Co so that an additional 1.5 million premises can be upgraded from copper connections to fibre by 2025. The money will be formally announced in its budget update on 25 October.

TPG Telecom has wrapped up a 5G 12-month smart-farming trial at Tamworth Regional Livestock Exchange in northern New South Wales, featuring the automation of counting cattle which has the potential to save farmers time, money, and productivity.

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Stan Beer, newsletter editor, iTWire