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• Vodafone New Zealand sold to Brookfield, Infratil for US$2.36 billion

  The completion of the deal is still contingent on necessary regulatory approvals.

• Switzerland to monitor potential health risks posed by 5G networks

  Addresses concern that radiation from mobile antennas may be dangerous

• Who was first to launch 5G? Depends who you ask

  The intensity with which company representatives disputed each other's claims underscores the high stakes in the battle for supremacy over an industry that is expected to spend US$275 billion over seven years in the US alone

• Facebook and AT&T herald a new day of open networking

  On Tuesday at the Structure 2016 conference in San Francisco, Facebook announced its most powerful modular data-center switch yet, and AT&T gave an update on its huge migration from dedicated servers to a software-based architecture.

• Telecom to trial 4G on 700 MHz spectrum in May

  Telecom will begin trialling its high-speed 4G data network over the 700 MHz spectrum next month, alongside partner Huawei Technologies.

• University of Otago gets ‘master key’ to global Wi-Fi

  Latest to join eduroam, allowing students and staff to access wireless network at thousands of institutions across the globe.

• Giving networks a polish can save money

  Of all of the ongoing expenses needed to keep corporate IT running, network-related costs are perhaps the most unwieldy. New technologies, changing requirements and ongoing equipment maintenance and upgrades keep IT staff on their toes and money flowing out the door. But there are ways to manage network costs.

• The weather report: 'Variability' is the scourge of NZ's networks

  The idea behind this column is to take a look back at the country’s broadband performance and to focus on a couple of issues of interest; for example a particular ISP’s performance, a particular performance issue, international comparisons or new technologies.

• Digital suicide proposed as network defence

  A Cambridge University team has come up with a novel way for computing devices to defend themselves against attack or malfunction of neighbours — let them commit digital suicide.

• 4RF operates around the clock from NZ

  Being headquartered in New Zealand is a competitive advantage, according to Wellington-based wireless equipment supplier 4RF Communications

• How to protect your network from client-side attacks

  My job involves travelling the world, helping people make their computers and networks more secure. And, a question I get asked every week is: "What are the best steps I can take to protect my network?" I can understand the concern. Despite an increasing amount of the IT budget being thrown at the problem nearly every computer security survey says malicious computer-hacking has never been worse. It's more criminal in nature and more pervasive – and it's stealing more money and identities than ever before.

• Tracking down and fixing network hold-ups

  Your network isn’t performing as well as it should, and you’re frustrated. You’ve added bandwidth, you’re monitoring for quality of service (QoS), yet still there are lags.

• Networks without borders — the new reality for IT

  As end users at different companies conduct more business with one another via the web, corporate information security strategies are being turned inside out — literally.

• Minimising the video monster on your network

  Like so many things, corporate video-over-IP has been heralded as the next big thing for some time now. And, like so many technology breakthroughs before it, IP video is finally entering many companies through the back door — the employee.

• WAN optimisation making inroads into networks

  WAN optimisation technology is a sure way to save money. For instance, US custom machinery manufacturer Curt G Joa avoided the cost of adding a server to its German office by installing WAN acceleration gear from Silver Peak.