Networking

Aruba on Tuesday announced an expanded CX switching portfolio, updates to its AOS-CX operating system and an enhanced version of the NetEdit switch configuration software, which now integrates with Aruba’s Network Analytics Engine. All told, the updates give network operators a full range of systems that all fall under one ...

VMware embraces Kubernetes a little more: Why this time it matters The open source workload orchestration system that has already remade the data center could soon be at the center of the biggest virtualization platform that enterprises already use today. The seed for a new industry may be planted whether ...

NBN pricing paper proposes new 100/20, 250/25, and 1000/50Mbps tiers The 250Mbps and 1Gbps plans would only be available on fibre-to-the-premises and HFC networks. What do you do if you are a national broadband wholesaler taking the heat for Australia consisting ranking poorly in global speed test surveys? Why, you ...

Image: Asha McLean/ZDNet Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) issued its “sincerest apologies” to customers on Thursday afternoon, notifying them that its systems are experiencing network issues. “We are experiencing an issue with our network this afternoon that is affecting banking services,” the bank wrote in an email to customers. “We ...

SK Telecom and Ericsson complete end-to-end 5G standalone core test SK Telecom and Ericsson have completed testing of telecommunications using purely 5G handsets, radio stations, and cores. Swedish telco equipment manufactuerer Ericsson has posted a net loss of 6.9 billion Swedish krona, dragged down by restructuring costs and, more significantly, ...

Cisco: DNS attacks will undermine trust in the internet Sophisticated hacking group taps wide set of vulnerabilities as part of their global hacking spree. Hackers from afar can mess around with Cisco’s Aironet industrial and business Wi-Fi access points because the devices have flawed URL access controls, Cisco has warned ...

Screenshot: Chris Duckett/ZDNet The chair of Telstra, John Mullen, said at the company’s annual general meeting that the company must take its share of the blame for not working with the government in the 2000s, as it has resulted in the creation of the NBN as a fibre-to-the-premise based network. ...

Image: Huawei Once someone believes 5G will impact their health, there is little that will change their position, John Mullen said at the Telstra annual general meeting in response to a question from a shareholder. “There is absolutely not one shred of evidence that 5G or for that matter, 4G, ...

Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto The networking business is becoming more and more complex. In the past, there were clear decisions to make when it came to choosing WAN, LAN, wireless, and cellular technology. But the imminent arrival of widespread 5G and WiFi 6 has changed the game significantly. With 5G having ...

StarHub completes 10 month shift from cable to fibre Hundreds of thousands of customers move to better technology in island state. Singaporean telco StarHub has announced it has completed moving its pay TV and broadband customers from cable connections to fibre. “Over the past 10 months, StarHub assisted hundreds of ...