An overhaul of the mobile network could help us send texts and make calls in even the remotest areas. But there are technical challenges we’d need to overcome.
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Chinese hackers are alleged to have broken into US phone networks, giving Chinese intelligence services a window onto specific Americans’ phone and messaging activity.
Last year, Australians lost more than $2.7 billion to scammers. The government’s new scam prevention framework is currently open for public consultation.
Boundaries exist for a reason.
These cables are typically no wider than a garden hose.
The telecommunications giant is looking to meet its own cost-cutting targets as it faces increasing competition in a maturing market.
A review of the November 2023 Optus outage has sparked an overhaul for the Triple Zero system and more transparency for telcos.
Embattled Optus chief Kelly Bayer Rosmarin who oversaw two network outages in the last year has resigned after admitting her company had no disaster management plan.
The Optus chief will face some tough questions about the company’s poor handling of last week’s catastrophic network outage when she appears before a Senate inquiry.
Optus suffered one of the largest telecommunications outages in Australian history today. Here are the factors that can cause such events.
Optus has let the story run away from it and failed to show contrition, for the second time in a little over a year.
Families living on Mornington Island have to make compromises due to a lack of digital services – including missing out on cultural activities on Country .
Too many New Zealanders were cut off without phone or internet access after Cyclone Gabrielle hit. Here are some of the back-up options we need before the next disaster strikes.
Understanding when, where and why fishing vessels sometimes turn off their transponders is a key step toward curbing illegal fishing and other crimes on the high seas.
The deployment of 5G networks depends on the compatibility of the instruments and protocols of a handful of industry players.
Australia’s privacy laws are so vague a company can keep your data as long as it ‘needs’.
Optus used press releases, and Twitter when it could have contacted its customers by text.
NASA, NOAA and SpaceWeather say a coronal mass ejection will reach Earth this week. It has the potential to knock out communications in some parts of the world.
Every few centuries the Sun blasts the Earth with a huge amount of high-energy particles. If it were to happen today, it would wreak havoc on technology.
The BBC has resumed broadcasting via shortwave radio to ensure civilians can access the news.
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Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Professor of Strategy, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
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Professor, Computer Networking and Telecommunications, University of Salford
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Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor in Cyber Security, Adelaide University
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Director, Innovative Planet Institute, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Lecturer, Department of Management, Griffith University
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Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State
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Industry Fellow, Corporate Governance & Senior Lecturer, Swinburne Law School, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Telecommunications Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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PhD Scholar in Department of International Relations, Australian National University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, UCL
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Assistant Professor of Media, Culture and Communication, New York University
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Professor of Public Policy and Economics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County