New data on the global adoption of Fibre-to-the-Home internet access technologies has showcased a significant and sustainable pipeline of Fibre-to-the-Building market opportunities for Netcomm Wireless. According to the Sydney-based fixed wireless specialist and NBN Co partner, the Connecting Everyone report -… Read More ›
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Redflow batteries to power Optus mobile tower in Queensland’s Daintree rainforest
Brisbane-based energy storage specialist Redflow has bagged a contract to provide six ZBM2 zinc-bromine flow batteries for energy storage at an Optus mobile phone tower in the environmentally sensitive Daintree rainforest in tropical North Queensland. The batteries will store and deliver… Read More ›
Nutanix eyes Australian e-learning opportunity
Nutanix has picked up a slew of contracts with Australian education establishments, under which it will deliver its Enterprise Cloud OS offering to a group of 13 schools and colleges seeking to adopt cloud technologies to provide students with a… Read More ›
OPPO promotes young Australians’ ‘Influencer’ career ambitions
Launches paid travel Influencer internships OPPO has kickstarted an Influencer Internship program, after a new study it commissioned found that a quarter of young Australians questioned said being an Influencer would be their dream job. “As a smartphone maker we know… Read More ›
MobileIron names new ANZ lead
Mountain View based enterprise mobility management firm MobileIron has appointed Tass Melissinos as Country Manager for Australia and New Zealand. Melissinos brings some 25 years in IT sales and business management roles in Australia and across Asia Pacific. He will… Read More ›
Digital Realty cuts ribbon on 5th Australian DC, flags further expansion with purchase of Sydney land parcel
Digital Realty is stepping up its continued growth and investment drive in Australia with the launch of its Digital Erskine Park II. In additional, the firm acquired of a further 1.4-hectare land parcel in Erskine Park. The site will be home… Read More ›
Sky the limit for ANZ space industry as NZ launches rocket while Australia ups satellite push
Sunday’s successful rocket launch by Kiwi company Rocket Lab heralded not only the first commercial launch for the company, but also the launch of the first CubeSats from an Australian firm. Adelaide-based IoT startup Fleet Space Technologies, used Rocket Lab’s… Read More ›
Optus’ Origin, Sumo deals show comms services taking on role of utilities
A key trend of telecoms and energy companies converging could well be a sign for telecoms that communications services are fast becoming a utility, according to data and analytics company. GlobalData. Optus Wholesale recently entered into agreements with two retail energy… Read More ›
8×8 snaps up Jitsi open source comms tech from Atlassian
8×8 has acquired the Jitsi open source video communications technology from Australian software firm Atlassian, along with its team of open source video technology experts. Jitsi’s set of modular open-source projects that allow businesses to easily build and deploy secure video… Read More ›
Vodafone targets Chinese tourists with Australia-wide Alipay partnership
Vodafone has struck a strategic partnership with Alipay, which will enable 110 of the carrier’s stores across Australia to accept China’s primary payment method. Under the agreement, Vodafone will offer Chinese tourists their preferred QR code payment method in-store, opening… Read More ›
Australia’s first sub cable linking Sydney & Perth lands in Coogee
The INDIGO consortium has flagged another key milestone in the implementation of its INDIGOcable system, with the landing of the its Central subsea communications cable at Coogee Beach in Sydney. The consortium – which comprises AARnet, Google, Indosat, Singtel, SubPartners, and Telstra – said installation of the INDIGO Central cable is slated for completion by early … Read More ›
Vertiv steps up ANZ smart cities focus with trio of key hires
Critical technology infrastructure firm Vertiv has created three new strategic roles in a bid to meet rapidly growing demand for its suite of cloud and smart cities offerings. Glen Trestrail will head up service and project management as the new… Read More ›
Melbourne’s Blue IoT notes soaring demand for disruptive smart BMS offering
Melbourne-based green technology specialist Blue IoT is noting rapidly growing demand for what it bills as Australia’s first end-to-end IoT Intelligent Cloud building management system. “It’s all about changing the rules and the ways things have been done traditionally in order… Read More ›
Digital Realty to ramp up APAC interconnection, colocation push
Digital Realty is set to bolster its colocation and interconnection proposition for the Asia-Pacific region, flagging major growth plans for its core markets, which include Sydney, Singapore, Melbourne, Osaka, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Digital Realty APAC Senior Director of Marketing & Strategy… Read More ›
Australia no. 1 cyber threat target in APAC: Cisco
Australian business face more cyber attacks than any of its APAC neighbours, according to Cisco’s 2018 Asia Pacific Security Capabilities Benchmark Studies. The study – which reviewed 11 countries – revealed that Australia is the nation most under attack with… Read More ›
Ooyala wins media automation deal with Australian EnhanceTV
Ooyala has picked up a key contract with Australian-based EnhanceTV to power a video portal and provide automating media operations using its own Ooyala Flex Media platform. Ooyola said the cloud-deployed offering – a video content supply chain service enabling… Read More ›
Optus names 2018 Future Makers
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