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New industry code yields improved public number customer database: CA
A newly registered industry Code is expected to improve the accuracy of the public number customer database that is relied on by emergency services to help Australians in danger or distress. A revised...
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NSW Telco Authority inspects new telco tower
The NSW Telco Authority board has conducted a site visit to one of the new telecommunications towers that has boosted shared Government Radio Network (GRN) coverage in the North-West region of NSW. The...
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Regional broadband spectrum up for grabs at auction
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has opened bidding in an auction to sell spectrum in bands that remain unallocated in the 1800 MHz band, and the 2 GHz, 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands. ACMA...
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NBN delays show why fibre should have been used: Greens
The national broadband network being built by NBN Co should be geared towards the digital future, Australian Greens NBN spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John says. Instead, he said, there were only...
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Metronode secures Perth data centre as cable landing station
Data centre operator Metronode’s Shenton Park facility in Perth has been selected as the landing station for the Australia Singapore subsea cable linking Singapore to Perth via Indonesia. Vocus...
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Turnbull's magic-mushroom NBN is slowly unravelling
For months now, we've been told that fast broadband would be arriving sooner because of the change in technology that the Coalition Government decided upon, with HFC cable and fibre-to-the-node being...
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NBN HFC delays could cost up to $790m: Labor
Delays in getting HFC customers on to the NBN could cost between $420 million and $790 million, the Labor Party claims. Labor shadow communications minister Michelle Rowland and shadow finance minister...
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Key business workloads go "Pay-Per-Use IT" with HPE
HPE has launched "a new suite of solutions targeting customer workloads" designed, delivered and operated by HPE Pointnext with "a simple, pay-per-use model" Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has...
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Aussies face growing data breach problem but lack adequate security: report
Many Australians are failing to adequately secure their data, including their social media accounts, despite increasing vulnerability to data breaches, according to new research. The possibility of...
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Slack appoints new Asia Pacific chief
Cloud-based office productivity and messaging platform Slack has appointed computer science and mechatronic engineer specialist, Arturo Arrarte, as Head of Growth for the Asia Pacific region. Arrarte...
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Former CTO takes up chief exec role at Elabor8
Australian business consulting firm, Elabor8, has boosted its executive team with the appointment of 30 year ICT industry veteran John Sullivan as its new Chief Executive Officer. Sullivan previously...
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Ericsson: 1 billion 5G subscriptions in 2023 predicted with huge mobile data...
5G is going to rock our IoT net-connected socks off, surpassing predictions, and will reach 20% of the global population in six years time, as mobile data traffic grows 8x though video and more, using...
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Apple bug allows root login without a password
A bug in Apple's macOS allows anyone to log in as root or administrator with no password after a few attempts. The bug is present in macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 and the current beta 10.13.2, according to...
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MyNetFone boosts comms suite with 4G business mobile launch
Hosted voice and data communications provider MyNetFone has launched a 4G business mobile service as it ramps up delivery of a complete business communications suite including office phone, unlimited...
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Russian developer branded a racist by American media
A Russian developer, whose start-up developed an AI-based app which can show a face without make-up, has been at the receiving end of a blast of biased coverage – which, ironically, has made his app...
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SA Government puts up $8 million to fund energy storage projects
The South Australian Government is dishing out more than $8 million in new funding for energy storage projects in the state ranging from batteries and hydrogen fuel cells to thermal storage using...
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Avaya’s reorganisation gets green light from Bankruptcy Court
Troubled communications group Avaya says it expects to emerge from the restructuring of its business by the end of this year after the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New...
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Telstra invests in Silicon Valley’s Headspin
Telstra Ventures continues on its aggressive international investment strategy with the announcement it has taken a stake in Silicon Valley mobile application testing company Headspin. The big telco...
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FuzeNet cops warning from ACMA over complaints handling issue
Telecommunications provider, FuzeNet, has been rapped over the knuckles by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for its failure to properly manage customer complaint procedures....
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Schrole partners with First Advantage on student protection initiative
Perth-based educational technology company Schrole is partnering with US company First Advantage to launch a new product that it says enables international schools and teachers to easily conduct...
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