| Today on iTWire | This Morning Twitter board accepts Musk bid, company to go private after sale By Sam Varghese Tesla chief executive Elon Musk is the new owner of Twitter after his offer to buy the company for US$54.20 ($75.55) a share made on… Read more... One Identity Partner Circle Program hits targets for FY2022 By Kenn Anthony Mendoza Unified identity security One Identity’s One Identity Partner Circle Program has achieved 80% of global company sales target linked to the channel for financial year… Read more... Telenor consolidates Telenor Global Services and Telenor Digital By Kenn Anthony Mendoza Norwegian majority state-owned multinational telecommunications company Telenor merges its two subsidiaries, Telenor Global Services AS and Telenor Digital AS, to combine telco assets to accelerate… Read more... Ericsson halts operations in Russia By Kenn Anthony Mendoza Swedish vendor Ericsson has suspended its business in Russia indefinitely to comply with European sanctions weeks after the country invaded Ukraine. Read more... Zoleo SOS feature provides continuous updates to users in emergency situations By Kenn Anthony Mendoza Zoleo launches its SOS feature, which allows users to receive ongoing status updates when they trigger an SOS alert throughout an incident. Read more... Dan Lloyd joins Ofcom as group director to lead its spectrum division By Kenn Anthony Mendoza Former TPG executive Dan Lloyd will join British communications service provider Ofcom as group director of its spectrum division. Read more... SoftBank invests in 5G to help address social issues in Japan By Kenn Anthony Mendoza Japanese operator SoftBank is planning to raise approximately US$283 million (JPY 35 billion) to construct 5G base stations in Japan, an infrastructure the company claims… Read more... Hewlett Packard Enterprise trials 24 research experiments to develop breakthroughs in space By Kenn Anthony Mendoza In-space commercial edge computing HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 has completed 24 research experiments to accelerate time-to-insight from months and days, to minutes. Read more... Worldwide telecom capex to gradually diminish by 2023 and 2024, according to Dell’Oro Group By Kenn Anthony Mendoza Worldwide telecom capex, the sum of wireless and wireline telecom investments, increased by 9% year-over-year and remained on track to slow down by 3% in… Read more... Huawei names Meng Wanzhou as rotating chair By Kenn Anthony Mendoza Telecom giant Huawei has named chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who returned to China in 2021 after nearly three years of detention in Canada, as… Read more... Telsyte: Apple and Samsung smartphone sales plunged in 2H21; interest in foldable devices growing By Kenn Anthony Mendoza The smartphone sales of Apple and Samsung took a hit in 2H21 due to supply chain shortages and a hangover from the pandemic, according to… Read more... NBN Co to provide fast download speeds to eight million premises by 2023 By Kenn Anthony Mendoza NBN Co is expected to bring Home Ultrafast, offering download speeds of up to 500Mbps to 1Gbps, to eight million premises in Australia by the… Read more... Vodafone Portugal picks Mavenir’s MAVcore solution By Kenn Anthony Mendoza Vodafone Portugal will be using the MAVcore solution for its fully containerised Converged Packet Core network after it selected Mavenir as strategic 5G converged core… Read more... Microsoft, SES, and Nokia demo Azure cloud platform over satellite networks to help defence organisations respond to threats By Kenn Anthony Mendoza Microsoft, SES, and Nokia demonstrate secure access to the Azure cloud platform over private 5G and satellite communication networks to enable the use of cloud… Read more... Telus and Vector launch energy saving systems for commercial buildings and data centres in Canada By Kenn Anthony Mendoza Telus and Vector Institute launch the Energy Optimisation System to reduce operational cost and minimise electricity use in commercial buildings and data centres in Canada. Read more... TPG Telecom’s private cloud service to boost competition in Queensland By Kenn Anthony Mendoza TPG Telecom launches a private cloud service region in Brisbane to help businesses and local councils in Queensland gain access to cloud computing services. Read more... AIS, Qualcomm, and ZTE collaboration yields world’s first 5G new radio dual connectivity By Kenn Anthony Mendoza AIS, Qualcomm, and ZTE develop the world’s first 5G NR-DC (new radio dual connectivity) showcase with 2.6GHz and 26GHz, achieving 8.5Gbps peak downlink speed and… Read more... ABC presenter behind anti-Labor Twitter lists goes missing By Sam Varghese The ABC News presenter who was found to be hosting public Twitter lists on her account of those she categorised as Labor Trolls and Lobotomised… Read more... European Union agrees on laws to crack down on digital companies By Sam Varghese The European Parliament has reached a political agreement that will provide a transparent and safe online environment for its 27 member nations. Read more... Equinix invests US$86 million for a fifth data centre in Singapore By Kenn Anthony Mendoza Digital infrastructure company Equinix has invested US$86 million to expand its fifth International Business Exchange data centre in Singapore, SG5. Read more... Privacy body raises fresh concerns over ABC compulsory iview logins By Sam Varghese The ABC has been asked to clarify whether iview users are being informed about the extent to which their data is being shared with commercial… Read more... Soti: Local businesses dispose rugged devices prematurely By Kenn Anthony Mendoza Local businesses are disposing rugged devices such as handhelds, scanners, and barcode readers prematurely despite committing sustainability goals, according to research from enterprise mobility solutions… Read more... ABC compulsory iview logins kick in during election campaign By Sam Varghese The ABC, which appeared to have delayed the imposition of compulsory log-ins beyond its original stated deadline of March, now seems to have clamped down… Read more... Five sustainability concepts driving the data centre of the future By Arno van Gennip, vice president global IBX operations engineering, Equinix GUEST OPINION: Sustainability is an idea we’re proud to support, as it aligns with our own Data Centre of the Future initiative. We believe investing… Read more... Trends that will shape eCommerce in the first half of 2022 By Guest writer GUEST OPINION: The first eCommerce sale happened in 1994. Dan Kohn, a 21-year old Economics student had sold a CD set to his friend 300 miles… Read more... Artificial intelligence and automation: The future of customer experience in the telco industry By Ravi Saraogi, co-founder and president, Uniphore APAC GUEST OPINION: The pandemic has altered the business landscape forever, and telecommunications has been a focal point in that evolution. With businesses permanently moving workforces… Read more... 87% of business leaders to increase the use of digital to drive sustainability in next three years, finds TCS study By Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) GUEST RESEARCH: Tata Consultancy Services has launched its inaugural The Digital Sustainability Index. The first Asia-Pacific framework and index has been developed in… Read more... iTWire TV Bonitasoft: BPM for the masses – and the most demanding GUEST INTERVIEW: Bonitasoft was founded in 2009 with the goal of democratising the use of business process management technology. iTWire spoke to co-founder Miguel Valdés… Read more... iTWireTV INTERVIEW: ZapBatt - the next-gen rechargeable battery that fixes Li-Ion's problems is here GUEST INTERVIEW: Imagine a rechargeable battery you can safely recharge to full in just 20 mins, with a 20 year battery cycle lifespan, with no… Read more... VIDEO + INTERVIEW: TeamViewer showcases AR solutions for frontline workers during Australian F1 GP, celebrates 10 years in Australia Not only is TeamViewer marking 10 years in Australia while launching its new ANZ regional office in Adelaide, it has also marked the second year… Read more... iTWireTV interview: Primary Comms Group CEO Chris Hall GUEST INTERVIEW: Primary Comms Group has been launched, integrating three strategic specialist agencies into a single, exciting brand that will deliver creative design, strategic communication,… Read more... iTWireTV Interview: Cabital's new Aussie AML Compliance Manager Luke Raven to help acquire regulatory approval in Australia GUEST INTERVIEW: With anti money laundering (AML) and counter terrorism financing (CTF) management a vital part of any financial organisation, and especially so for crypto… Read more... Company News Mandiant M-Trends 2022 Report provides inside look at the evolving global cyber threat landscape directly from the frontlines COMPANY NEWS: Mandiant today announced the findings of Mandiant M-Trends 2022, an annual report that provides timely data and insights based on Mandiant frontline investigations… Read more... TIBCO WebFOCUS humanises the user experience and dynamically scales for efficiency and business continuity COMPANY NEWS: TIBCO Software, a global leader in enterprise data, empowers its customers to connect, unify, and confidently predict business outcomes, solving the world's most… Read more... Ribbon partners with Microsoft to enable service providers to automate and accelerate Microsoft Operator Connect deployments COMPANY NEWS: Ribbon, a global provider of real time communications software and IP optical networking solutions to service providers, enterprises, and critical infrastructure sectors, today… Read more... Mindfields partners with Uniphore COMPANY NEWS: Mindfields, a global hyperautomation advisory firm, today announced it has partnered with Uniphore, the leader in conversational automation. The partnership will enhance Mindfields’… Read more... Gigamon appoints Shane Buckley as president and CEO COMPANY NEWS: Gigamon, the leading deep observability company, today announced the appointment of Shane Buckley as president and CEO, effective immediately. Read more... Applitools announces general availability of native mobile grid, the fastest and most reliable mobile app testing technology on the market COMPANY NEWS: Based on the rising adoption and success of Applitools Ultrafast Grid, the Native Mobile Grid leverages similar groundbreaking technology to deliver the most… Read more... Upcoming Webinars Join the top Australian data executives in May to inspire your digital transformation EVENT INVITE: Corinium connected thinking will be bringing together Australia’s senior executives responsible for championing the data agenda at CDAO Sydney 2022 this May. You’re… Read more... The way out of the supply chain crisis is digitisation and analytics, supply chain experts say Zebra Technologies in association with TMX, Manhattan Associates, TFMXpress, and Sociall conducted an expert panel today on the supply chain crisis facing the world, how… Read more... ON-DEMAND WEBINAR 2021 Telecom security - exploring the threat landscape How do you maintain customer trust while evolving your network, and in effect simultaneously evolving the threat landscape? In this webinar, F5 brings together an… Read more... ON-DEMAND WEBINAR - 5G success starts with your cloud-native infrastructure Join this session by F5 to learn how to efficiently deploy and manage your 5G cloud-native infrastructure, foundational to a service provider’s 5G success. Read more... Juniper Mist AI supercharges your Wi-Fi Juniper presented its Mist AI and Marvis smart assistant over a gin tasting event, explaining why organisations large and small should get onboard. Read more... Globalization Partners conference wraps up on high note to re-invent business Globalization Partners has concluded its annual Pangeo global employment conference, providing a forum to help leaders and businesses everywhere in navigating the “new normal” under… Read more... TelSoc Broadband Futures Forum – ABAC AgriTech Report REPLAY AVAILABLE: TelSoc invites you to an on-demand replay of its TelSoc Broadband Futures Forum – ABAC AgriTech Report event. Read more... |
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