Telecommunications - News, Features, and Slideshows

• Canada's use of Huawei 5G would hamper its access to US intelligence: U.S. official

  The U.S. national security adviser urged Canada on Saturday not to use Huawei 5G technology, saying that doing so would put in jeopardy intelligence sharing with the United States and expose Canadians to being profiled by the Chinese government.

• NBN Co rolls out ‘Network on Wheels’ to mitigate bushfire damage

  NBN Co says it has deployed on of its ‘Network on Wheels’ trailers in an effort to keep online more than 3000 broadband services in the Mid North Coast.

• ACMA issues first directions for ISPs to block online gambling sites

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued its first directions to Internet service providers (ISPs) to block their subscribers from accessing unauthorised offshore sites.

• Vodafone wants NBN connections to match ‘sticker’ speeds

  Vodafone has backed an idea floated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that would see NBN Co introducing a speed ‘buffer’ so that a household’s broadband connection more closely matches its wholesale speed tier.

• Telstra calls for government help to combat 5G fears

  The government should step in and help counter misconceptions about the safety of 5G, Telstra says.

• Federal government begins promoting telco consumer advocacy body

  The federal government has begun spruiking its Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), a communications advocacy body due to begin operations on 1 July.
  

• Cell-phone service surprises & portion sizes

  For the past 10 years I've expected three constants when visiting the U.S.: friendly people, large portions of food and bad cell-phone coverage.

• Telecom planning in a time of turmoil

  It's gotten pretty hard to miss the financial news lately: September was the worst month for stocks in years, and October looks to surpass it. Despite the US government's massive US$800-billion bailout, the US economy is still roiling, and Europe's is doing even worse.

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