Industry
Telstra has activated its - and Australia's - first 5G services, covering parts of the Gold Coast.
Lake Macquarie City Council in New South Wales is deploying Civica’s Land Information System, Authority 7.1, in a second deal with the software applications, digital solutions and managed services vendor.
eCorner bulks up with Macquarie Cloud to meet competitive challenges
Written by Peter Dinham
Australian ecommerce and hosting solutions provider, eCorner, has signed a deal with Macquarie Cloud Services which it says will help it to stay competitive in the face of increasing competition from US ecommerce giants like Shopify.
Amazon boosts Australian business with second fulfilment centre
Written by Peter Dinham
Amazon’s second Australian fulfilment centre has opened for business in Sydney in a move the online retail giant says will increase the availability of local jobs and help to continue growing product selection and the provision of faster shipping to more customers.
Labor claims NBN revenue forecasts designed to make govt look good
Written by Sam Varghese
The Australian Labor Party claims that the 2017-18 revenue target set by the NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, the NBN, has been deliberately set low in order that the government could have a public relations coup.
IT services company DXC Technology has become a sponsor of the Shell V-Power Racing Team.
NSW start-up trials new service connecting patients with medical specialists
Written by Peter Dinham
A new technology platform which allow patients in private and public hospitals to connect directly with medical specialists and exchange information on fees, wait times and locations before consultation, is now being trialled in New South Wales.
ACCC reports third of NBN users now on 'higher speed plans'
Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Residential broadband customers "continue to shift to higher speed NBN plans, with more than one third of all NBN services now on 50Mbps plans", according to the ACCC’s 10th quarterly Wholesale Market Indicators Report released today.
ACCC proposes takeover of Internet activity reports
Written by Sam Varghese
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a discussion paper proposing to take over the collection of Internet activity data, a task which the Australian Bureau of Statistics said that it would be stopping.
Huawei likely to get limited role in 5G networks: report
Written by Sam Varghese
Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei is likely to be allowed to play a role in the rollout of 5G networks in Australia, but will face curbs on provision of equipment for what are deemed sensitive parts of the networks.
