Networking

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  Telstra declares Sydney and Melbourne sites 5G-ready

  Telstra has upgraded two base stations in Sydney and one in Melbourne in preparation for the expected launch next year of its first 5G services.

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  Vodafone and TPG confirm plan to merge

  Vodafone Hutchison Australia and TPG have agreed to a “merger of equals” the companies announced this morning.

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  Telco complaints are too damn high, government says

  The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) could be scrapped under government proposals to deal with soaring complaints about phone and Internet services.

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  Huawei pushes back against possible Australian 5G ban

  Australia will be left behind if the government bans the nation’s telcos from using 5G equipment supplied by Huawei, the chairperson of the Chinese company’s local subsidiary has warned.

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  Inside NBN’s fibre to the curb rollout

  Although it is still early days for the roll out of fibre to the curb, NBN says that its efforts to ensure a smooth migration process from the legacy copper network to FTTC has paid off when it comes to end user satisfaction.

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  Editors' Choice Awards 2017, Part Five - Computers

  There weren’t many big game-changing surprises, but there were a lot of awesome notebooks, storage and networking products in 2017. Here are our picks for the best.

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  ​Draytek Vigor 2952 SMB router overview

  Routers may appear to be a dime a dozen in the consumer space. Many small businesses might be tempted with something like the excellent Linksys EA9500 with its fast WiFi and eight Ethernet ports, but it won’t be suited to many, advanced business need...

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  From M2M to IoT: Old industries have to learn new tricks

  The Internet of Things may be a new idea, but machines talking to other machines is not.

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  IoT is here and there, but not everywhere yet

  The Internet of Things is still too hard. Even some of its biggest backers say so.

• Microsoft's money pit: Surface has lost $1.2bn

  Microsoft has lost more than $1.2 billion so far on its Surface tablet business, an expensive experiment that makes tomorrow's revelations of new hardware an important milestone for the "devices" side of its corporate-refashioning strategy.

Whitepapers about Networking

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  Using an Expert System for Deeper Vulnerability Scanning

  This paper serves security professionals interested in better techniques for finding vulnerabilities, who have a solid understanding of networking principles and familiarity with the concepts related to hacking, vulnerabilities, and exploits. Read on for an in-depth view of the use of expert systems to achieve accurate and detailed vulnerability results.

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  How Flash Storage Changes Everything

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  Reducing Costs With Next-generation Firewalls

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  Key Steps to Success fully Migrate to 802.11ac