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[ad_1] Image: Chris Duckett/ZDNet The Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications handed down its report into the Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2020 on Wednesday, making a sole recommendation that the Bill be passed. “The committee considers that it is of the utmost important [sic] that these ...

[ad_1] An early Starlink public beta tester has shared his experience of taking his new UFO-on-a-stick terminal dish to a remote area to find out whether the satellite service lives up to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s claims.  Reddit user Wandering-coder shared his account and a series of photos of Starlink ...

[ad_1] “The quantum threat is basically going to destroy the security of networks as we know them today,” declared Bruno Huttner, who directs strategic quantum initiatives for Geneva, Switzerland-based ID Quantique. No other commercial organization since the turn of the century has been more directly involved in the development of ...

[ad_1] Corning is betting that a little box can make a big difference in accelerating 5G deployments. The company rolled out its Evolv Hardened Connectivity Solutions with Pushlok Technology. The building blocks are designed to simplify fiber deployments for networks. Corning’s bet is that its Evolv boxes can make it ...

[ad_1] In 2006, I started writing about mobile tech on the Mobile Gadgeteer section of ZDNet. I was also employed as a professional engineer with a daily commute to and from Seattle that was more than two hours a day. This extended commuting time on trains provides me with the ...

[ad_1] A reference design for Qualcomm’s next-gen Immersive Home Platform.  Qualcomm Qualcomm Technologies launched its next-generation mesh networking platform that will integrate WiFi 6 and 6E and offer an architecture that’ll better handle packets of data. The Qualcomm Immersive Home Platform is designed to deploy gigabit-speed wireless throughout the home. ...

[ad_1] An NBN FttN node getting a Nokia line card installed Image: Corinne Reichert/ZDNet Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Rod Sims told Senate Estimates on Tuesday night that the consumer watchdog was determined to ensure NBN’s 12/1Mbps plans remained low, and prices at the low end ...

[ad_1] Image: Chris Duckett/ZDNet The company responsible for running the National Broadband Network (NBN) around Australia said on Tuesday it is beefing up the number of hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) lines that are capable of getting speeds over 500Mbps. In May, the company said it would have all of its HFC ...

[ad_1] Image: Apple If there is one thing that 5G does not need, it’s an extra layer of confusion to be added from handset makers. For the layperson that has heard about the next fastest phone generation — and hopefully doesn’t believe it spreads coronavirus — there is plenty to ...

[ad_1] Netgear reported better-than-expected third quarter earnings as home offices were upgraded with the latest Wifi routers, workers built out home audio and visual systems for video conferencing and small businesses became more savvy about networks. The company reported third quarter revenue of $378.1 million, up 42.2% from a year ...