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Network provider Vocus has signed an agreement with SpaceX to sell Starlink Business services to Australian enterprise and civil government customers.

Vocus has connected Allianz Stadium Sydney to its superfast carrier-grade fibre Internet. However, under an innovative billing model, the stadium subscribes to a 1Gbps link but can burst up to 5Gbps when needed, with no charge for 5% of the time.

Telecommunications sector executive, Andrew Penn, has been awarded the title of Communications Ambassador 2022 at this year’s ACOMM Awards by telecoms industry peak body Communications Alliance.

Sovereign company delivering space data as a service Quasar Satellite is developing a cryogenically cooled communication solutions that enables ground stations—which are typically only capable of tracking one satellite at a time—to communicate with multiple satellites simultaneously without a mechanical steering system.

Fixed wireless and wholesale infrastructure service provider Swoop has filled four senior roles – three with new hires, plus one promotion.

Originally meant to be held in February but postponed to May 11 and 12 due to COVID, the Tech In Gov conference in Canberra has clearly been a success, with a packed expo area during conference breaks, and tons of top companies in attendance.

Australian telecommunications company Vocus says the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has no impact on the deal it signed in January which announced it would be the first distribution partner for the London-based global satellite Internet broadband company OneWeb in Australia.

New Zealand’s consumer competition regulator The Commerce Commission has received an application for clearance for a transaction that would see the merger of the Vocus Group with 2degrees.

Cloud services provider Tesserent partners with Vocus to address the cybersecurity needs of the telco’s enterprise clients.

Schneider Electric has appointed Nikki Saunders to the newly created role of cyber security ecosystem program manager.

Telecommunications icon, Mr Gary Smith, has taken out the Australian communication industry’s most prestigious accolade; being awarded the title of Communications Ambassador 2021 at this year’s ACOMM Awards.

More than 8.5 million residential broadband services are now on the NBN, and over 75% of them are on high speed services of at least 50 Mbps, the ACCC’s latest NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report reveals.

Vocus launches Vocus Calling for Zoom Phone, a cloud-based calling solution for enterprise and government customers.

After a long time, Telstra has literally hit the jackpot with a business move: the company has fallen in with the Australian Government's wishes and jointly acquired Digicel's business in the South Pacific, something that the US has pushed Australia to do.

Energy management and automation provider Schneider Electric has appointed Astrid Groves as general manager of IT and Edge in a move it says is designed to drive the business’s edge solutions offering and support the company’s channel partners for the Secure Power division.

In the last couple of weeks we have witnessed assertive correspondence between the industry and NBN Co. Here is a summary what has taken place and what it means.

That's the title of an open letter sent by CEOs; Phillip Britt of Aussie Broadband, Kelly Bayer Rosmarin of Optus, Andy Penn of Telstra, Iñaki Berroeta of TPG Telecom and Kevin Russell of Vocus to NBN Co CEO Stephen Rue. They wrote to appeal to NBN Co's social responsibility towards all Australians requesting additional broadband capacity during this time of need. The letter was also copied to Paul Fletcher, Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts.

Nokia announced that Vocus, Australian fibre and network solutions provider, has deployed Nokia’s solution to set up the 200G optical links covering more than 4,100 km between Brisbane and Darwin.

The Australia Singapore Cable (ASC), which incurred a cut, has been repaired, with services restored in just 13 days—a process which would normally take months, according to telecommunications company Vocus.

Vocus today announced it has migrated its contact centre platform to Amazon Connect, a scalable cloud contact centre on AWS. This allows it to deliver a more personalised digital experience for customers. The move took less than eight weeks and supports more than 5,000 customers 24x7.