Better internet needed to boost regional business
24 November, 2021 by Alex West, CEO, SwoopIn a digitally dependent world where you can order anything from a pizza to a car online, poor connectivity destroys business confidence.
NBN Co creates 44 new biz fibre zones, offers wholesale discounts
09 August, 2021NBN Co has created 44 new nbn Business Fibre Zones to deliver premium business-grade fibre to an additional 60,000 eligible businesses premises across Australia.
Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable reaches NZ
02 July, 2021Auckland's Takapuna Beach is now the official landing point for the Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable, which will support an additional 72 Tbps of data.
Digi growth prompts relocation to Milton
26 May, 2021Digi International, a global provider of IoT products and services, is set to relocate its Brisbane-based headquarters from Rocklea to Milton.
$1 million investment to boost digital connectivity for WA
05 February, 2021The WA Government will invest $1 million to improve broadband services and boost business capacity in the Northern Goldfields.
Mobile handsets most popular for internet access: ACCC
14 May, 2019The most common way for consumers to access the internet is via mobile handsets, according to a new ACCC data report about internet activity.
Digital catalogues preferred by Australian shoppers
10 May, 2019Australians prefer digital catalogues over hard copy ones when it comes to window shopping, according to new research.
ANU constructs future internet data superhighway
14 January, 2019A safe data superhighway is under construction by a team of researchers at the Australian National University (ANU).
IoT market to reach $1.1tn by 2025
31 May, 2018New data from GSMA Intelligence suggests that the global Internet of Things (IoT) market will be worth $1.1 trillion in revenue by 2025.
Leveraging IoT's promise for profit
23 February, 2018 by Julian Dennis*To capitalise on IoT's potential, firms must be agile enough to forecast their customers' needs before they even know it.
Australians spend 100 minutes per day on social media
30 January, 2018A new report reveals that 80% of the world's internet users are now active on social media, with two-thirds of Australians spending almost 100 minutes on social media platforms every day.
Public asset ownership could mean faster Queensland internet
13 November, 2017Queensland is searching for faster and cheaper internet options, exploring the use of spare capacity on publicly owned optical fibre networks.
Impact of internet shopping explored by govt inquiry
25 October, 2017A new inquiry will look into the impact of global internet-based competition on Australian businesses.
Donald Trump threatens net neutrality, says academic
12 July, 2017Internet neutrality and freedom of speech are under threat by Donald Trump's administration, according to a QUT academic.
World Wide Web inventor receives award
10 April, 2017The inventor of the World Wide Web has received the 2016 ACM A.M. Turing Award.
