Industry News
Tata Communications acquires BitGravity
BitGravity has been acquired by Tata Communications and becomes a Tata Communications operating business subsidiary.
[ + ]Changes proposed to Telecommunications Act in NZ
A Supplementary Order Paper, outlining further proposed amendments to the Telecommunications Act, along with supporting Cabinet Papers has been released.
[ + ]Smartphone users unaware of security risks
A new survey reveals that over a third of smartphone users are not aware of the security risks associated with their devices.
[ + ]Ericsson and Polycom announce new collaboration
Ericsson and Polycom will collaborate to deliver high-definition visual communications services to businesses and consumers.
[ + ]TD-LTE trial produces consistently high speeds of between 40-70 Mbps
4G wireless broadband provider vividwireless has announced the results of the first Australian trial of superfast mobile wireless broadband - TD-LTE (time division duplex long term evolution).
[ + ]IBM gets the deal for the Synchroton research facility
The Australian Synchrotron and Monash University have selected IBM technology for a new research facility.
[ + ]IPv4 exhaustion close due to Asia-Pacific's accelerated growth
Economic development across the Asia-Pacific region is causing unprecedented demand on a key, shared resource - Internet Protocol addresses.
[ + ]Global Switch will add further data centre capacity in Sydney
Global Switch will build an additional $300 million fully fitted data centre in Sydney having received Part 3A Major Projects approval from the NSW Department of Planning. The 34,000 m2 new data centre - Sydney 2 - will be adjacent to Global Switch's existing data centre in Sydney, which is already the largest facility of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere with 42,000 m2 of space.
[ + ]HP commits to next-generation data centre at St Marys
With $119 million already committed, the HP next-generation data centre to be built at St Marys, Sydney, will increase data centre compute capacity available to HP's customers by 12-fold.
[ + ]PLC is the most connected school globally
The new Senior School Centre at Pymble Ladies’ College was opened on Saturday 29 January 2011 by the Governor of NSW, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir.
[ + ]$14 million radio comms network for Qld natural gas project
Motorola Solutions has signed an AU$14.4 million contract with Queensland Gas Corporation (QGC), a BG Group company, for the supply of radio communications infrastructure for QGC’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in southern Queensland.
[ + ]It's official,Tyco has swallowed telco company ADC Krone
Tyco Electronics has completed the acquisition of ADC Telecommunications, which means manufacturer ADC Krone on the Central Coast of NSW in Australia will be now known as Tyco Electronics.
[ + ]Mobile phone users are being ripped off
Research from amaysim, an Australian mobile service provider, reveals that two-thirds of mobile phone users believe they’re paying too much for their service. Industry figures forecast that close to a staggering $20 billion will be spent on mobile phone services this year.
[ + ]Road test for traffic incident management system
NICTA and the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) have reaffirmed a research agreement under which they are developing new systems to improve the management of traffic incidents on the state’s roads. The agreement is part of the RTA’s ongoing commitment to improve incident responses, consistent with the Moroney Report on the F3 traffic incident in April 2010.
[ + ]More help for flood-affected businesses
Brisbane-based telco Comscentre is offering Queensland and Victorian businesses help to restore communication services damaged or wiped out by the floods.
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