Networking

AWS WorkLink: Employees can log in safely into the corporate system through mobile The solution is designed to eradicate the need for custom browsers or VPNs. In-flight WiFi provider Gogo is shedding its data centers and migrating its infrastructure to Amazon Web Services. Gogo said the total cloud migration will ...

(Image: Telstra) Telstra has announced a program of work to upgrade and maintain its services in regional Australia. In a blog post, Telstra CEO Andy Penn said that while Telstra meets its Universal Services Obligation (USO) standards, some customers do have to “wait longer than they should” for services to ...

Mobile wi-fi hotspots are a popular option with many business travellers, allowing them to use a mobile network to provide a secure wi-fi connection away from the office, rather than relying on unprotected public wi-fi. Most of these devices are designed for personal use, often provided by mobile networks with ...

Russia opens case against Facebook and Twitter over data-localization law Facebook and Twitter are in breach of laws requiring personal data to be kept on Russian soil, say the authorities. The Russian government has denied claims by activists that its plan to make the Russian internet separable from the rest ...

In a security alert published today, Cisco has advised owners of Nexus switches to disable a feature called PowerOn Auto Provisioning (POAP) for security reasons. POAP is currently enabled by default in NX-OS, the operating system running on Nexus –Cisco’s line of data center and traffic-heavy switches. POAP is an ...

Huawei warns bans will increase prices and put US behind in 5G race Huawei says that restricting competition will increase prices and delay the implementation of 5G, putting the US behind rival countries. Huawei has filed a suit against the government of the United States as it seeks to overturn ...

(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Germany’s Federal Network Agency, the Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), published on Thursday a set of planned additional security requirements for telco networks within the country, which are due to appear in draft form during the Northern Hemisphere’s spring. The BNetzA pointed out that the requirements will apply to all ...

Finland testing AI assistant to help citizens navigate the public administration People in Finland are being shown the public and private services that could benefit them most in an ambitious AI trial. Finnish businesses and local government have a bold plan. They want to build the smartest road in the ...

(Image: Voltamax) Members of the Communications Electrical Plumbing Union (CEPU) are set to walk off the job on Tuesday, March 12. The union said in a statement earlier this week that it had advised its members to take protected industrial action and instituted a ban on “specific duties during unpaid ...

SK Telecom is boosting its LTE network ahead of the roll out of 5G. (Image: SK Telecom) SK Telecom has rolled out 1.2Gbps LTE with the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S10 in South Korea, the telco announced. The carrier’s offering will be faster than ITU’s max speed for 4G LTE ...