A Federal Government review may lead to tightened anti-siphoning rules that make streaming services subject to the same rules as Foxtel.
Australian transport software specialist Bridj will provide fleet operations and asset management technology for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Brisbane-based networking and security specialist RIoT Solutions has officially opened its security operations centre (SOC).
Optus says its network infrastructure deployed on the Gold Coast for the recent Commonwealth Games makes the city one of Australia’s most digitally connected cities, capable of hosting a range of major sporting and entertainment events.
Optus has launched Optus 5G Live, and, in a claimed world first, is simultaneously showcasing 5G use cases and 8K video streaming on-the-go, on its live 5G trial indoor and outdoor network, at the Commonwealth Games at Broadbeach on the Gold Coast.
Telstra is claiming a world-first with the switching on of a precinct of 5G-enabled WiFi hotspots on Australia’s Gold Coast, allowing locals free broadband during evaluation of the technology.
Optus will offer a free service to all athletes at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, allowing them to speak to family and friends around the world via Wi-Fi and instore tablets at its store in the athletes' village.
Optus Business and Cisco are joining forces to create a smart network which they say will allow global connections to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in April.
With 3GPP phase one 5G standardisation achieved, Optus has said it would "commence the roll out of 5G technology in Australia by early 2019 with a fixed wireless product in key metro areas".
Optus is offering new apps to offer data-free streaming of Seven’s live coverage of Australian Open, Winter Olympics and Commonwealth Games
Optus will invest $20 million to improve mobile coverage across the Gold Coast, including new mobile towers to improve coverage at Carrara Stadium, the Commonwealth Games Village, Currumbin and Main Beach.
The City of Gold Coast's Infor Cloud deployment is about to go live.
Motorola Solutions has been selected as the official radio communications supplier for the Commonwealth Games which are scheduled to be held on the Gold Coast in 2018.
Optus will be the official support network for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, to provide communications infrastructure and managed services for the event.
Telstra has made some interesting announcements at its Mobile World Congress press event - a trial of Ericsson’s 5G technologies for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and some capital cities getting 1Gbps Cat 16 LTE later this year.