Computer Daily News – Page 76

Newly Joined TPG/Voda Group Looks To Fibre Upgrade Work

Computer Daily News April 14, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: The recently merged Vodafone-TPG group is looking to play a major role in upgrading fibre-to-the-node NBN users to full fibre connections, according to Vodafone Australia CEO Iñaki Berroeta. He…

Ankle Bracelets Coming For Those Not Working From Home

Computer Daily News April 14, 2020 No Comments

PERTH: They’re really worried in the West about citizens who decline to quarantine or work from home during the current coronavirus scare. The WA Labor Government is planning to spend…

Cloud, Smartphone Sales Boom As Asia–Tech Rises, Post-Virus

Computer Daily News April 9, 2020 No Comments

SHANGHAI/SEOUL: Smartphone sales in China are rising again as COVID-19 cases there decline and global demand for chips used in work-from-home networks surges. All indications are that Asian tech outfits…

Start-Ups Abandon Hot Desking

Computer Daily News April 9, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: Australian start-ups are looking to exit their hot-desking contracts as the coronavirus sets in. A number of independent Australian co-working spaces have been forced to close after failing to keep…

Sweden Boozes On As Oz, Other Nations Close Up

Computer Daily News April 9, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY/STOCKHOLM: Not every nation across the globe is taking the very strict type of response to the coronavirus as Australia, France and Britain, to name a few. In free-thinking Sweden…

Working From Home Tipped To Become Permanent For Many

Computer Daily News April 9, 2020 No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO/SYDNEY: Globally, four out of five people’s jobs are being hit by the coronavirus pandemic and a total of 81 percent of the global workforce of 3.3 billion people…

DJs Online Sales Zoom As In-Store Purchases Drop 19pc

Computer Daily News April 8, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: David Jones’ parent company Woolworths Holdings Limited, which is based in South Africa – and is not related to the Australian Woolworths foodstore chain – has disclosed how the…

Security Fears See Govt. Ban Zoom Use By Pollies, Agencies

Computer Daily News April 8, 2020 No Comments

CANBERRA: The Morrison Government has banned the use of popular video-conferencing software Zoom by government agencies and federal politicians, after defence sources advised that the software may have security flaws and…

Australian Mobile Market Takes Major Hit From Coronavirus

Computer Daily News April 8, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: Mobile services revenue in Australia could decline by 10 percent in 2020, and sales of the much ballyhooed new “5G” gear could take a special hit, due to both…

Nod To Ultra-HD Streaming, As US Set To Release 6GHz Band

Computer Daily News April 7, 2020 No Comments

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has drafted a proposal to extend the usable radio wave spectrum across the USA to include the 6GHz band, in a bid to…