The pricing introduced by NBN Co in the last six months has led to the cost of basic NBN plans becoming an affordability issue for Australians on lower incomes, the chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Rod Sims, says.

Global software vendor, Microsoft, is well-known for its SQL Server database. Yet, the Redmond giant says its other database, Azure Cosmos DB, guarantees single-digit-millisecond reads and writes on planet-scale databases with a minimum of fuss.

The deployment of 5G technology could present a significant opportunity for NBN Co, according to NetComm director of marketing and communication Els Baert.

Global web host Amazon Web Services launched its AWS EdStart start-up accelerator last year, but is already seeing impressive results for at least two Australian entrepreneurs.

Vocus Communications has launched a secure SD-WAN solution that it claims will give businesses more control over their network environment.

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