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  1. US attacks Iran as Houthis allow Chinese ships to pass: What’s the latest? | US-Israel war on Iran News

    The United States has continued to attack Iran for a 13th consecutive night on Thursday and explosions were…
    #NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Conflict #DroneStrikes #Explainer #Iran #IslamicRevolutionaryGuardCorps #MiddleEast #Military #Telecommunications #US-IsraelwaronIran
    newsbeep.com/659740/

  2. #US, #UK and #Australia agree pact to protect #underseacables, ‘the arteries of modern civilisation’
    The governments plan to develop new unmanned undersea vehicles as part of trilateral #AUKUS pact.
    Around 570 cables carry 95%-99% of world’s intercontinental #telecommunications data. Fiber cables can carry terabits per second; satellites handle far less. And "networks of green energy cables carrying #electricity are also starting to sprawl across the world's seabeds."
    cnn.com/2026/05/31/world/aukus

  3. #US, #UK and #Australia agree pact to protect #underseacables, ‘the arteries of modern civilisation’
    The governments plan to develop new unmanned undersea vehicles as part of trilateral #AUKUS pact.
    Around 570 cables carry 95%-99% of world’s intercontinental #telecommunications data. Fiber cables can carry terabits per second; satellites handle far less. And "networks of green energy cables carrying #electricity are also starting to sprawl across the world's seabeds."
    cnn.com/2026/05/31/world/aukus

  4. Our ABC quotes Ms Brady, Telstra CEO saying:
    “ "When our network fails, the impact is real. I particularly want to acknowledge the concern caused by impacts to some Triple Zero calls. Triple Zero sits at the heart of public trust in Australia's communication system.

    "Telstra has a critical role in that system and we take that responsibility extremely seriously. No-one should be left wondering whether a call for emergency help will get through."”

    And yet that’s how it is now. We’re all wondering now whether our Triple Zero call will get through if & when we’re in an emergency and need to make one.

    There’s something about this way of communicating, I can’t put my finger on what it is… it’s as if they’re talking AT us, trying to convince us that what they say is true… when the evidence is that they don’t believe it themselves. A sort of “boys will be boys” approach…

    Sure, no one should be left wondering… but networks will be networks… complex networks… & they fall over & calls fail… because that’s how it is…

    Apparently nearly half, “45 per cent of calls, data affected at outage peak”. The outage effects lasted several hours, & I’m still hearing from people about bizarre things happening with their phones.

    I just don’t feel this is good enough since we’re all so reliant on this network. There must be a better way to do things; maybe we have to step back & do fewer things but do them better; or have less eggs in the basket or more baskets…

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/tel

    #AusPol #telecommunications #outages #TripleZero #network #Telstra #VickiBrady #ABC

  5. Our ABC quotes Ms Brady, Telstra CEO saying:
    “ "When our network fails, the impact is real. I particularly want to acknowledge the concern caused by impacts to some Triple Zero calls. Triple Zero sits at the heart of public trust in Australia's communication system.

    "Telstra has a critical role in that system and we take that responsibility extremely seriously. No-one should be left wondering whether a call for emergency help will get through."”

    And yet that’s how it is now. We’re all wondering now whether our Triple Zero call will get through if & when we’re in an emergency and need to make one.

    There’s something about this way of communicating, I can’t put my finger on what it is… it’s as if they’re talking AT us, trying to convince us that what they say is true… when the evidence is that they don’t believe it themselves. A sort of “boys will be boys” approach…

    Sure, no one should be left wondering… but networks will be networks… complex networks… & they fall over & calls fail… because that’s how it is…

    Apparently nearly half, “45 per cent of calls, data affected at outage peak”. The outage effects lasted several hours, & I’m still hearing from people about bizarre things happening with their phones.

    I just don’t feel this is good enough since we’re all so reliant on this network. There must be a better way to do things; maybe we have to step back & do fewer things but do them better; or have less eggs in the basket or more baskets…

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/tel

    #AusPol #telecommunications #outages #TripleZero #network #Telstra #VickiBrady #ABC

  6. @jimbob
    I had similar happen in a normal phone call with a friend 2 days ago. There we were, chatting away & the phone hangs up on us. Four times before we called it quits. Irregular intervals (after 15, 12, 4 minutes - didn’t time the first one). My underlying network is Telstra (Aldimobile is my service provider). ☹️

    Good luck with your call. 🍀

    #Australia #Telecommunications #Telstra #outages

  7. @jimbob
    I had similar happen in a normal phone call with a friend 2 days ago. There we were, chatting away & the phone hangs up on us. Four times before we called it quits. Irregular intervals (after 15, 12, 4 minutes - didn’t time the first one). My underlying network is Telstra (Aldimobile is my service provider). ☹️

    Good luck with your call. 🍀

    #Australia #Telecommunications #Telstra #outages

  8. @andyjennings
    Yes. If there are no consequences, why bother?

    Even if Telstra are fined, say, what does that do? Just makes the sloppy poor service more expensive for those forced to use it.

    #telecommunications #Telstra #outage #consequences #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

  9. @andyjennings
    Yes. If there are no consequences, why bother?

    Even if Telstra are fined, say, what does that do? Just makes the sloppy poor service more expensive for those forced to use it.

    #telecommunications #Telstra #outage #consequences #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

  10. On the recent Telstra outage, looks like there are/will be few if any consequences. ABC reports:
    “The Telstra incident has led to further questions about what more the government could do to protect customers from future outages.

    “Senator Hanson-Young said tougher regulations were needed.

    “"There's no right to compensation for customers or penalties on the companies for failed mobile phone service," she said.

    “"We need stronger laws, stronger enforcement and stronger penalties."”

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-11/tel

    #AusPol #telecommunications #Telstra #outage #badTime #consequences #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

  11. On the recent Telstra outage, looks like there are/will be few if any consequences. ABC reports:
    “The Telstra incident has led to further questions about what more the government could do to protect customers from future outages.

    “Senator Hanson-Young said tougher regulations were needed.

    “"There's no right to compensation for customers or penalties on the companies for failed mobile phone service," she said.

    “"We need stronger laws, stronger enforcement and stronger penalties."”

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-11/tel

    #AusPol #telecommunications #Telstra #outage #badTime #consequences #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

  12. The ideology is strong @Old_IT_geek but cracks are forming. The edifice is collapsing too slowly. How can we give it a nudge?
    #AusPol #telecommunications #PublicGood #DePrivatisation

  13. The ideology is strong @Old_IT_geek but cracks are forming. The edifice is collapsing too slowly. How can we give it a nudge?
    #AusPol #telecommunications #PublicGood #DePrivatisation

  14. “Swinburne University #Professor #AllisonKealy, an expert in #positioning, #navigation and #timing, told the ABC she had raised this exact scenario when she approached Telstra earlier this year while seeking support for a proposed critical #infrastructure #resilience #research centre.

    Professor Kealy said the pitch to #telcos and other critical infrastructure operators was that they needed to identify shared points of failure before an outage exposed them.”

    "We have been approaching all the critical infrastructure sectors to tell them, we have to act now,"

    Priorities set by Business leaders and Politicians

    VS

    Academics and Engineers.

    #NTP / #GPS / #telecommunications / #Swinny / #SwinburneUniversity <abc.net.au/news/2026-07-10/tel>

  15. “Swinburne University #Professor #AllisonKealy, an expert in #positioning, #navigation and #timing, told the ABC she had raised this exact scenario when she approached Telstra earlier this year while seeking support for a proposed critical #infrastructure #resilience #research centre.

    Professor Kealy said the pitch to #telcos and other critical infrastructure operators was that they needed to identify shared points of failure before an outage exposed them.”

    "We have been approaching all the critical infrastructure sectors to tell them, we have to act now,"

    Priorities set by Business leaders and Politicians

    VS

    Academics and Engineers.

    #NTP / #GPS / #telecommunications / #Swinny / #SwinburneUniversity <abc.net.au/news/2026-07-10/tel>

  16. The gap opened when John Howard privatised Australia's #telecommunications infrastructure. While maximising revenue from the privatisation of Telstra, that betrayed the nation. The only solution is #DePrivatisation

    "Nor does it mean governments should run telecommunications networks."
    I disagree. The #PublicGood dictates the the public control vital infrastructure.
    #AusPol
    independentaustralia.net/busin

  17. The gap opened when John Howard privatised Australia's #telecommunications infrastructure. While maximising revenue from the privatisation of Telstra, that betrayed the nation. The only solution is #DePrivatisation

    "Nor does it mean governments should run telecommunications networks."
    I disagree. The #PublicGood dictates the the public control vital infrastructure.
    #AusPol
    independentaustralia.net/busin

  18. We're pleased to welcome Melissa Newman, VP of Government Relations at the Telecommunications Industry Association, to Broadband Breakfast Live Online on July 8.

    The discussion will explore AI's impact on the workforce, job displacement, and the policies needed to support workers through technological change.

    #AI #FutureOfWork #TechPolicy #Broadband #Telecommunications #tech #technology

  19. We're pleased to welcome Melissa Newman, VP of Government Relations at the Telecommunications Industry Association, to Broadband Breakfast Live Online on July 8.

    The discussion will explore AI's impact on the workforce, job displacement, and the policies needed to support workers through technological change.

    #AI #FutureOfWork #TechPolicy #Broadband #Telecommunications #tech #technology

  20. Utiq names Harmer CEO as founding chief Bresseel exits: Bresseel steps down as Utiq's CEO on July 1, 2026, after recruiting the founders behind the telco-backed identifier now reaching 70 million European users. ppc.land/utiq-names-harmer-ceo #Utiq #CEO #Leadership #BusinessNews #Telecommunications

  21. Utiq names Harmer CEO as founding chief Bresseel exits: Bresseel steps down as Utiq's CEO on July 1, 2026, after recruiting the founders behind the telco-backed identifier now reaching 70 million European users. ppc.land/utiq-names-harmer-ceo #Utiq #CEO #Leadership #BusinessNews #Telecommunications

  22. Evaluating the Digital Networks Act: The European Pirates’ Consultation Input

    Explore, Enhance, and Include - these three principles capture the broader ambitions of the Digital Networks Act (DNA), a cornerstone of the European Union's Digital Decade vision for 2030. The proposal seeks to modernize Europe's digital infrastructure, accelerate connectivity, and create a more integrated telecommunications market across Member States. However, as the DNA moves from policy ambition toward implementation, it is time to introduce another dimension: Evaluation. From a policy […]

    europeanpirates.eu/evaluating-

  23. Evaluating the Digital Networks Act: The European Pirates’ Consultation Input

    Explore, Enhance, and Include - these three principles capture the broader ambitions of the Digital Networks Act (DNA), a cornerstone of the European Union's Digital Decade vision for 2030. The proposal seeks to modernize Europe's digital infrastructure, accelerate connectivity, and create a more integrated telecommunications market across Member States. However, as the DNA moves from policy ambition toward implementation, it is time to introduce another dimension: Evaluation. From a policy […]

    europeanpirates.eu/evaluating-

  24. @space_cadet
    Interesting results… I see that it’s come down to 50:50 “Sabotage by Telstra” or ditto by Vodaphone (aka “Someone Vibecoded last night's system upgrade”). Noticed at the time that Telstra was often down to 1 bar only (best is just 2) & wondered just what was going on. Guess we’ll never know. Exciting times.

    #outagesRUs #Vodaphone #Telstra #telecommunications #AldingaBeach

  25. @space_cadet
    Interesting results… I see that it’s come down to 50:50 “Sabotage by Telstra” or ditto by Vodaphone (aka “Someone Vibecoded last night's system upgrade”). Noticed at the time that Telstra was often down to 1 bar only (best is just 2) & wondered just what was going on. Guess we’ll never know. Exciting times.

    #outagesRUs #Vodaphone #Telstra #telecommunications #AldingaBeach

  26. "The Ministry of Defense must pay 80 million kroner (10.7 million Euro) in compensation to TDC after the telecommunications group was ordered in 2023 to replace all Huawei equipment in the company's central transport network by the end of 2026."

    Judge rules the Ministry had no right to do so ... overstepped ...

    via @cryptohagen

    dr.dk/nyheder/penge/tdc-havde-

    #huawei #defense #china #denmark #danmark #network #telecommunications

  27. "The Ministry of Defense must pay 80 million kroner (10.7 million Euro) in compensation to TDC after the telecommunications group was ordered in 2023 to replace all Huawei equipment in the company's central transport network by the end of 2026."

    Judge rules the Ministry had no right to do so ... overstepped ...

    via @cryptohagen

    dr.dk/nyheder/penge/tdc-havde-

    #huawei #defense #china #denmark #danmark #network #telecommunications

  28. Je ne comprends toujours pas la stratégies des opérateurs téléphoniques / internet historiques du Québec...

    1. Proposer des services dont les tarifs, quoi qu'on fasse, ne cessent d'augmenter substantiellement année après année ;

    2."Offrir" des "améliorations" (imposées) tout à fait inutiles et déconnectés des besoins réels. Genre : "super nouvelle, votre connexion internet a été automatiquement mise à jour pour du 3 Go descendant"... Euh, non, pas besoin.

    3. Situation idéale pour déplacer toutes les offres vers "toujours plus" de services inutiles... et maintenir très opportunément des tarifs élevés, puisque voyez-vous, "on vous offre des mégas services".
    Services inutiles, pour rappel.

    4. Appeler le service clientèle en disant : je cherche d'autres forfaits plus adaptées à mes besoins et correspondant aussi, au passage, à une consommation numérique plus responsable : "Ah désolé, on ne fait pas à moins de XXXXXXXXXX méga giga ultra super rapides, ce ne sera pas possible".

    Ah bah moi non plus, ça va plus être possible, en fait.

    Depuis peu, on peut changer de forfait cell sans pénalité au Qc : que voilà une bonne occasion (mais on sait bien que ces opérateurs vont tout faire pour rajouter des petits caractères, évidemment).

    Et si la Mastosphère du Québec a des recommandations d'entreprises de télécommunications (cell + fournisseur d'accès à internet - même compagnie ou deux différentes) plus fréquentables, c'est le moment de me les signaler en commentaires, en échange de ma reconnaissance éternelle :-)

    #quebec #operateursTelephoniques #sobriete_numerique #Fournisseurs_d_acces_internet #FAI #Canada #telecommunications

  29. Je ne comprends toujours pas la stratégies des opérateurs téléphoniques / internet historiques du Québec...

    1. Proposer des services dont les tarifs, quoi qu'on fasse, ne cessent d'augmenter substantiellement année après année ;

    2."Offrir" des "améliorations" (imposées) tout à fait inutiles et déconnectés des besoins réels. Genre : "super nouvelle, votre connexion internet a été automatiquement mise à jour pour du 3 Go descendant"... Euh, non, pas besoin.

    3. Situation idéale pour déplacer toutes les offres vers "toujours plus" de services inutiles... et maintenir très opportunément des tarifs élevés, puisque voyez-vous, "on vous offre des mégas services".
    Services inutiles, pour rappel.

    4. Appeler le service clientèle en disant : je cherche d'autres forfaits plus adaptées à mes besoins et correspondant aussi, au passage, à une consommation numérique plus responsable : "Ah désolé, on ne fait pas à moins de XXXXXXXXXX méga giga ultra super rapides, ce ne sera pas possible".

    Ah bah moi non plus, ça va plus être possible, en fait.

    Depuis peu, on peut changer de forfait cell sans pénalité au Qc : que voilà une bonne occasion (mais on sait bien que ces opérateurs vont tout faire pour rajouter des petits caractères, évidemment).

    Et si la Mastosphère du Québec a des recommandations d'entreprises de télécommunications (cell + fournisseur d'accès à internet - même compagnie ou deux différentes) plus fréquentables, c'est le moment de me les signaler en commentaires, en échange de ma reconnaissance éternelle :-)

    #quebec #operateursTelephoniques #sobriete_numerique #Fournisseurs_d_acces_internet #FAI #Canada #telecommunications

  30. Alexander Graham Bell installed the world's first commercial telephone service OTD in 1877 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada cromwell-intl.com/steampunk/mo #telecommunications #history

  31. Alexander Graham Bell installed the world's first commercial telephone service OTD in 1877 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada cromwell-intl.com/steampunk/mo #telecommunications #history

  32. Alexander Graham Bell installed the world's first commercial telephone service OTD in 1877 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/n #telecommunications #history

  33. Alexander Graham Bell installed the world's first commercial telephone service OTD in 1877 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/n #telecommunications #history

  34. 🇪🇬 An Alstom-led consortium, including Rowad Modern Engineering and Concrete Plus, has signed four contracts worth around €690 million with #Egyptian National #Railways to modernise the 6th of October–Alexandria corridor and the Belbes–10th of Ramadan (B10) line. The projects support #Egypt Vision 2030 by improving connectivity and freight efficiency.

    The €550 million 6th of October–Alexandria scheme will introduce digital signalling, upgraded #telecommunications, stronger power systems and track improvements, cutting journey times by nearly 80 minutes while improving safety, capacity and reliability. The €140 million B10 project will deliver similar upgrades, strengthening links to a major industrial zone. The works are expected to boost #trade, ease supply chain pressures and support sustainable #freight #transport, with around 50% local content.
    alstom.com/press-releases-news