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Australia, NZ jointly fund second Tonga undersea cable Australia and New Zealand will co-fund a second international undersea telecommunications cable to Tonga, named the “Tonga Hawaiki Branch System” under a US$32 million investment fund. Equinix expands in Chennai, India
26th June 2024
Aquila secures $2 million funding; readies Lightway Sentry release Deep tech startup Aquila closed a $2 million follow-on funding round, working towards the commercial release of its Lightway Sentry, claiming it as the world’s first optical power-beaming product. Powercast to debut new sensors at Sensors Converge electronics event
25th June 2024
ICC Sydney upgrades Wi-Fi infrastructure International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney), managed by ASM Global, has upgraded its technology inventory with a $3 million investment in Wi-Fi 6 capable infrastructure. ZTE modernises Beeline Kazakhstan’s network
24th June 2024
Equinix invests $240 million to add cabinets to SY5 and ME2 data centres Digital infrastructure company Equinix invested $240 million to add a total of 4,175 cabinets to two of its International Business Exchange (IBX) data centres in SY5 in Sydney and ME2 in Melbourne. Vietnam suffering net problems with 3 of its 5 undersea cables
21st June 2024
Symbio fails to report spam calls Telco companies Symbio Wholesale and Symbio Networks have breached information-sharing and reporting obligations, the Australian Communications and Media Authority said. Swoop acquires fibre assets in WA
20th June 2024
Telstra to provide 12,000 free phones ahead of 3G shutdown Telecommunications company Telstra announced it will provide 12,000 free mobile phones to its most disadvantaged, elderly or remote customers across Australia to help them transition to the 4G network. 2,500 families in South Australia are using free internet, govt says
19th June 2024
‘An Australian first’: Macquarie Cloud Services, Dell, Microsoft launch Macquarie Flex Macquarie Cloud Services, part of Macquarie Technology Group, has partnered with Microsoft and Dell to launch Macquarie Flex. Perplexity penetrates Japanese market through SoftBank deal
18th June 2024
Channel Seven vaping promotion breached accuracy rules: ACMA A 7News Spotlight program featuring a vaping broadcast by Channel Seven Sydney breached accuracy rules of the Commercial TV Code of Practice, the Australian Communications and Media Authority has found. Vantage Data Centres secures US$9.2 billion equity investment
17th June 2024
Macquarie Data Centres starts IC3 construction Macquarie Data Centres, part of Macquarie Technology Group, has started constructing its IC3 Super West data centre after appointing Australian construction company FDC Construction (FDC) as main building contractor. Telstra opens Public Safety Experience Centre
14th June 2024
Radian Arc secures Series B funding worth $9 million Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider specialising in cloud gaming and artificial intelligence Radian Arc closed a Series B funding round, securing $9 million. Nokia’s 25G PON blazes in New Zealand New Zealand open-access internet infrastructure company Chorus has deployed Nokia’s 25G PON solution in a live commercial network for the country’s retail service provider 2Degrees.
13th June 2024