AWS completes case study on BNET s smooth cloud adoption
MANAMA, February 14, 2021 Amazon Web Services, a global provider of cloud services, said it has completed a case study on the successful cloud adoption of Bahrain’s National Broadband Network (BNET). The AWS case study follows BNET’s journey as it prepared to separate its digital and data infrastructure from its parent company Batelco by migrating business-critical and historical data into new applications within a new information technology environment. The broadband network responsible for design, construction and operation of Bahrain’s fibre infrastructure, BNET was launched in 2019 and played a crucial part in the implementation of the fourth National Telecommunication Plan (NTP4).
Australia s National Broadband Network has become a tale of haves and have-nots, with the company announcing speed upgrades for some while confirming others will have to wait months to connect at all.
NBN Co unveiled details about both groups at its half-yearly financial announcement on Wednesday, revealing another 100,000 households had been identified for upgrades from copper to speedier fibre technology, while others would have to manage without any fixed broadband connection due to hardware shortages. One Sydney man hit by the NBN problem said he d been forced to hold up his smartphone to a window to get any internet access at all.
Telstra takes back retail store ownership in omnichannel customer service play
Telco announces plans to take back all retail store ownership as it reports its H1, 2021 results
Telstra will take back full ownership of all of its Australian retail store network as part of efforts to improve its omnichannel customer game.
The news was announced as the ASX-listed telco presented its first-half FY21 results, showing a more than 10 per cent drop in total income to $12 billion, a 14.7 per cent decline in EBIT to $4.1 billion, and a 2.2 per cent drop in NPAT to $1.1 billion. The dips have been attributed in large part to National Broadband Network (NBN) transition, lower device sales following an ongoing trend of customers holding onto ever-more expensive devices for longer, and lower store traffic from COVID-related restrictions.