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Akamai report reinforces need for NBN completion, says NBN Co
NBN Co, the company building Australia’s National Broadband Network, says the latest Akamai State of the Internet connectivity report demonstrates the need to complete the rollout of the NBN network as...
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Nokia extends NZ-managed services contract with Chorus
Nokia has inked a three-year renewal of its managed services agreement with Chorus, New Zealand's largest telecommunications infrastructure company. Under the new contract, Nokia says it will continue...
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Students to go head to head in cyber games competition
Optus Business, La Trobe University, Cisco and Quantum Victoria have joined forces to launch Cyber Games, a competition designed to nurture the next generation of cyber-defenders and help address the...
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Patton has Morrow, NBN Co in his sights over ‘derogatory’ attack on IA
Laurie Patton, the recently departed chief executive of Internet Australia, wants a public apology from NBN Co chief Bill Morrow over what he says was an “unprovoked attack” on IA in Senate Estimates...
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Gradual recovery in ICT exec demand as employment index hits record
Demand for executives in the ICT sector is recovering, with employers showing an increase in intent to employ of 26% in February over January following a previous period of lessening demand. The...
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Inmarsat inks deal with International Airlines Group for in-flight broadband
Global satellite company Inmarsat has signed up the International Airlines Group (IAG), parent company of Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia and Vueling, as the launch customer for its European...
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Qualcomm, Microsoft collaborate on cloud services
Qualcomm subsidiary Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate next-generation cloud services on its 10 nanometre Qualcomm Centriq 2400 platform. The...
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South Australia, Victoria lead the way in job advertising
Job advertising on employment website Seek rose by 8% in February compared to the corresponding period last year. Two states — South Australia and Victoria — were the standouts, recording the highest...
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Aussie SaaS start-ups selected for elevate61
Six tech start-ups have been selected for the elevate61 cohort run by Australia’s global innovation network, Advance, and professional services firm KPMG. James Mabbott, partner and head of KPMG...
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Pronto deal with Godfreys Group on ERP system
The Godfreys Group of companies has selected Pronto Software’s cloud ERP solution as part of an overhaul of its legacy ERP systems. The company — a specialty retailer of domestic and commercial floor...
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Telstra, O3b partner on satellite broadband for Newcrest goldmine
Telstra has secured a multi-year contract to provide high-speed broadband services via satellite to Newcrest Mining’s Lihir gold mine in Papua New Guinea. Under the contract, Telstra and satellite...
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Rent claims industry-first NBN property status reports
Rent.com.au, the website dedicated to rental property in Australia, is claiming an industry first with the launch of NBN status reports for all its property listings showing the availability of the...
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SA Govt turns to batteries to power state
In the wake of energy supply problems, the South Australian Government has opened a two-week Expression of Interest period to attract national and international companies interested in building what...
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Tech disruption poses consumer advocacy challenges: ACCC
Australian consumer watchdog chief Rod Sims says new technology and digital disruptions pose new challenges for the ACCC, not least of all the importance of ensuring robust consumer advocacy continues...
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Ciena says ‘redefines’ optical networks with Liquid Spectrum
Global networking company Ciena has launched what it says is the next-generaton optical and software technologies that empower network operators to tune, control and dynamically adjust optical capacity...
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Security focus shifts from prevention to detection: Gartner
Enterprises are moving away from prevention only approaches to their security management to focus more on detection and response, with the move expected to drive the lion’s share of future growth in...
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The On-demand skills economy
The digital era has ushered in the skills economy. These days, the focus is on the notion of “any time, any place”. Welcome to the on-demand skills economy where skills are in demand and skilled...
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Regional mobile coverage improving as blackspots steadily disappear
Mobile blackspots in rural and regional Australia are slowly disappearing, with residents gaining improved and reliable mobile phone services as the country’s largest telco, Telstra, activates new...
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Spark on the way to 4.5G mobile as NZ hits 4G 90% coverage target
New Zealand’s 4G mobile network now reaches residents living and working in 90% of the country, with the nation’s largest telco Spark hailing the milestone as the first step towards the next evolution...
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Industry, public sector veteran Sheargold takes top job with PM-Partners
Project management firm PM-Partners has appointed public and private sector industry veteran and former Telstra senior executive, Ken Sheargold, as chief executive officer. Sheargold, who has been...
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