Networking

[ad_1] Two security researchers said this week that they found severe vulnerabilities and what appears to be intentional backdoors in the firmware of 29 FTTH OLT devices from popular vendor C-Data. FTTH stands for Fiber-To-The-Home, while OLT stands for Optical Line Termination. The term FTTH OLT refers to networking equipment ...

[ad_1] Netgear expands its Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 offering with a new, lower-priced, Orbi RBK752 mesh system. Designed to handle the demands being placed on Wi-Fi by video conferencing, streaming 4K/8K UHD content, and the myriad of IoT devices that litter out homes and offices, the Orbi RBK752 joins the Orbi ...

[ad_1] Image: ACCC The relationship between a user’s physical location and that of the servers used for their video conferencing service of choice is, unsurprisingly, the key to low latency and a better experience, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said. Using data collected during May, the SamKnows boxes ...

[ad_1] Image: NBN The company responsible for deploying the National Broadband Network (NBN) across Australia has launched a satellite backup service for business services. Much like how residential customers are offered an NBN modem with 4G backup, this service functions in much the same way, except it involves the installation ...

[ad_1] Image: ZDNet F5 Networks, one of the world’s largest provider of enterprise networking gear, has published a security advisory this week warning customers to patch a dangerous security flaw that is very likely to be exploited. The vulnerability impacts the company’s BIG-IP product. These are multi-purpose networking devices that ...

[ad_1] Image: Optus Australian telco Optus announced on Thursday it has signed a deal with Airbus Defence and Space for a new OneSat satellite, that will be known as Optus 11, which is set to cover Australasia when it is launched in 2023. Optus touted the Ku-band satellite as software-defined, ...

[ad_1] You probably won’t find a 5G Wireless small cell or small base station within sight of where you’re seated right now. Maybe in the distance, you’re able to spot a 4G base station, perhaps one that’s already been upgraded with 5G transmitters. The move to incorporate 5G spectrum into ...

[ad_1] Singapore has begun issuing COVID-19 contact tracing wearables to its “most vulnerable seniors”, whom it describes as currently not digitally connected and are at higher risk from the coronavirus. Called TraceTogether Token, the Bluetooth-enabled wearables will each have a unique QR code and does not have internet or cellular ...

[ad_1] While most GP practices have switched to telephone consultations to keep in line with social-distancing rules amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an NHS Trust in Birmingham is going one step further and delivering specialist consultations at a distance, complete with digital stethoscopes, remote ultrasound scans, and even ECGs. The University ...

[ad_1] Results so frightening that the scale had to be reduced to 2% in order to see statistical differences. Image: ACMA Not that it will matter to the conspiracy theorists and disinformation junkies that drum up fear of 5G electromagnetic energy (EME), but a test by the Australian Communications and ...