Networking

[ad_1] The structure of the Chinese internet is unlike any other country, being similar to a gigantic intranet, according to research published by Oracle last week. The country has very few connection points to the global internet, has zero foreign telcos operating within its borders, and Chinese-to-Chinese internet traffic never ...

[ad_1] (Image: Comms Alliance) After a significant increase in complaints per 10,000 services in operation (SIO) during the first quarter of the year, Australian telcos have undone most of the increase during the second quarter. According to the Telecommunications Complaints in Context report released by the Communications Alliance on Tuesday, ...

[ad_1] (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Agencies trying to access metadata when not specifically listed as an enforcement agency for the purposes of Australia’s data retention regime has been labelled as a “serious and persistent phenomenon” by the Communications Alliance industry group. Writing in a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on ...

[ad_1] (Image: Chorus) New Zealand telco wholesaler Chorus has disclosed that of its almost 1.2 million broadband connections, 600,000 use fibre GPON connections. The remaining half of the Shaky Isles is split between 270,000 VDSL connections and 327,000 ADSL connections. Chorus said in an update to the ASX that as ...

[ad_1] Net Neutrality: What is it and why should you care? In the effort to maintain an open internet, some think we need more government intervention while others trust the free market to keep the big telecoms in check. “I read it on Google,” I’ve heard people say about news ...

[ad_1] Starting Wednesday, July 17, 2019, the Kazakhstan government has started intercepting all HTTPS internet traffic inside its borders. Local internet service providers (ISPs) have been instructed by the local government to force their respective users into installing a government-issued certificate on all devices, and in every browser. The certificate, ...

[ad_1] (Image: Corinne Reichert/ZDNet) Ericsson has revealed its net income increased to 1.8 billion Swedish kronor (SEK) for Q2 2019, a reversal of the SEK1.8 billion net loss it accrued in the same period a year ago. The uptick has primarily been driven by new 5G contracts and the increased ...

[ad_1] The test was definitely not on this line. (Image: Chris Duckett/ZDNet) The National Broadband Network (NBN) has conducted a DOCSIS 3.1 test on a customer’s hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) line at Templestowe, Victoria that has clocked in at 994Mbps. The trial made use of more spectrum than most HFC lines ...

[ad_1] How to avoid being locked (forever) out of your Twitter account If your Twitter is hacked, it could be gone permanently and Twitter may not help. Here is one user’s sad story and how you can protect yourself. With only 134 million daily users, Twitter has a much smaller ...

[ad_1] (Image: Opensignal) Of eight nations where Opensignal conducted real-world testing during April to the end of June, Australia is the only nation where 4G speeds were better than the much-hyped speeds of 5G. According to Opensignal, Australia’s maximum 4G network speed was 950Mbps, while 5G topped out at 792Mbps. ...