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items tagged with Global networks

Telstra International teams with Internet Solutions to improve access to Africa
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Networks

2009-10-24 14:41:35
Telstra International Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has formed a partnership with South African company, Internet Solutions, that will expand the reach of both parties' MPLS network coverage. In particular it will enable Telstra to provide better connectivity into Africa for its multinational corporate customers.


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Carrier pigeon outpaces South Africa's broadband network
Written By: David Swan
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2009-09-09 18:49:02
You’d have to be bird-brained to think that South Africa’s broadband speeds are anything but atrocious, after a carrier pigeon strapped with a data card beat the country’s leading internet service provider.



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Reliance Globalcom's global managed network service growing strongly
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-29 16:13:50
Reliance Globalcom is boasting of strong growth for its global managed network service, developed from the business of the former Vanco virtual global network operator, acquired in May 2008.


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Orange Business Services launches international 'Machine-to-Machine' centre
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-06-09 19:34:15
Major players in the global telecommunications network services market are competing fiercely to move up the value chain with announcements of new initiatives appearing in rapid succession. Now Orange Business Services is staking its claim for leadership in a new, emerging market: the provision and support for machine-to-machine communications across national boundaries for multinational corporations.


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BT launches global Intelligent VPN service
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-03-09 13:55:42
BT has launched its MPLS-based Intelligent Virtual Private Network (iVPN) service in 172 countries, billing it as the first service for global enterprise customers launched on its global 21CN network.


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AT&T to pump another $US1b into global network expansion
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-24 14:29:58
One area of telecoms that does not seem to have been hit by the world's financial troubles is the global networking industry, with AT&T the latest global player to announce plans for major investment in its network during 2009.


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Verizon Biz opens global one-stop-shop for enterprise CPE
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-19 01:42:36
Verizon Business is rolling out a new single-source model for the procurement of customer premises equipment (CPE) and other support services in 122 countries and territories that it says will provide multinational enterprises with a simpler, cost-effective way to build, support and manage their global networks.


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How Specsavers networked 100 new retail stores in 100 days
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-16 15:53:53
Since Specsavers, the largest privately owned optical group in the world, entered the Australian retail market last year it has rolled out 163 retail stores, all with broadband Internet access for connections to head office. To achieve this it has relied on the multicarrier approach provided by Reliance Globalcom.


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Verizon Business plans global enterprise network expansion
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-09 21:12:26
After investing $US17.2b in 2008 to expand its global network, Verizon Business says it is planning further expansion during 2009 in nearly every part of the world.


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Lost GPS signals now verified as caused by Northern Lights
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Climate

2008-06-23 08:31:52
U.K./U.S./Finland researchers conclude—in the first-of-its-kind study—that satellite navigation systems can fail due to the magnetic activity of the Northern Lights.


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China Mobile and US Dept of Homeland to test next-gen networks
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Networks

2008-05-30 21:30:05
The US Department of Homeland Security and China Telecom will cooperate with other carriers and academic laboratories in a global test of next generation network (NGN) interoperability later this year.


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Vanco vanquished: India's Reliance buys ailing UK virtual network operator
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Mergers & Acquisitions

2008-05-26 16:32:45
India's Reliance Communications' subsidiary, Reliance Globalcom, has acquired ailing UK based virtual network operator Vanco for $US76.9 million.


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Telstra massively upgrades US-Australia undersea cable link
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Networks

2008-04-08 06:52:02
Telstra has worked with Alcatel-Lucent to lay a 9,000 kilometre submarine cable between Hawaii and Australia, giving up to 1.28 Terabits per second of connectivity between the two countries.


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Sophos horrified at Microsoft notion of a ‘good worm’
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-02-17 17:20:21
Computer viruses and worms are incredibly good at spreading themselves across the Internet, merrily infecting PCs with their dastardly payloads. But what if that payload was beneficial, rather than harmful? A Microsoft Research paper suggests these ‘friendly worms’ could be helpful – but Sophos says this is pure ‘nonsense’ – and on this we heartily agree!


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Telstra's MPLS net picked to support global cellphone roaming
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: International

2008-01-23 22:29:09
Telstra appears to have scored a coup over the global players in the international network services market, winning a contract to provide MPLS services in the Asian region to Aicent, a US company that provides inter-network roaming services for many of the world's largest cellular operators.
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New 2008 sunspot cycle: Will cause problems here on Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Space

2008-01-07 08:51:13
NOAA announced on January 4, 2008 that the first sunspot (identified as #10,981) has been spotted on the Sun’s northern hemisphere. The sighting introduces a new eleven-year sunspot cycle (Sunspot Cycle 24) that will no doubt periodically disrupt power and communications here on Earth.               
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Russia completes basic satellite system to rival U.S. GPS
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Space

2007-12-27 16:36:36
On Tuesday, December 25, 2007, Russia successfully launched a Proton-M rocket that carried three satellites into orbit as part of its GLONASS (global navigation satellite system).           
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In-flight Internet coming to US skies again – at last
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2007-12-07 21:49:56
Boeing’s Connexion in-flight broadband service was so good people were even able to use Skype for voice calls, but as the service was too expensive to operate it was shut down in mid 2006. Now, a form of in-flight Internet is coming back to US skies in December 07, with real web access finally coming to more US airlines in 2008.

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World on the brink global cyber warfare?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news

Category: Network Security

2007-12-02 06:08:03
The latest annual security report from McAfee has singled out China as a particularly virulent source of international cyber espionage, with a number of Western nations said to have experienced significant episodes in the past year. However, there is evidence to suggest that a far more sinister online threat could be around the corner from nations other than China - state sponsored cyber attacks on vital infrastructure.


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Online banking, transactions and security – how safe are we really?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2007-12-02 04:41:04
As online criminals and hackers develop ever more sophisticated Trojans, spyware, botnets and attack vectors, are the banks, online stores, social networking sites and others really doing enough to keep their customers safe and secure?

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