F5 Networks has appointed Jason Baden as regional sales vice president for Australia and New Zealand.Based in Sydney and reporting to Asia-Pacific, China and Japan SVP Adam Judd, Baden will be responsible for overseeing F5's strategic operations driving growth in the region. Baden brings some 20 years’ experience as a senior executive in the IT... Continue Reading →

Orange Business Services ias picked up a major contract with Siemens AG for a global 'Siemens Digitalization Network' built on an SD-WAN infrastructure - which will connect 1,500 sites in 94 countries on 5 continents, including Australia. The deal will see the firms extending an existing agreement, adding a new six-year deal worth €240 million.... Continue Reading →

At the start of this year, multinational unified comms specialist Avaya listed on the New York Stock Exchange. But just months prior to that the company was deep in debt after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. While none of its international entities were directly financially affected, it did mean the company had to step... Continue Reading →

Brisbane-based network-as-a-service provider Megaport plans to raise $50 million in new equity via a placement to institutions, sophisticated and professional investors (Placement) and up to $10 million via a Share Purchase Plan (Capital Raising).Megaport is undertaking the Capital Raising to expand its capability to deliver connectivity to a broader customer base outside of the current... Continue Reading →

Internet providers iiNet and Internode will compensate some 11,000 customers who could not reach the internet speeds they were promised in their NBN contracts, following an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.Remedies will now be offered to about 8,000 iiNet customers and approximately 3,000 Internode customers. "Affected customers can choose from options including... Continue Reading →