Category: Technology

High-speed connectivity coming to Western Sydney International Airport

Western Sydney International Airport will be home to a new business fibre zone that will deliver high-speed digital connectivity to local businesses and premises, making...

Can spies use social media to destabilise countries?

Spy agency Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is warning the public that social media platforms are making it easier for foreign governments to interfere in...

Dove takes a stand against harmful ‘Bold Glamour’ filter

Beauty products brand Dove is calling on its global community to stop using the trending Bold Glamour filter. The company is adding its voice to...

More than 10,000 Australians to enjoy unmetred data in the bush

The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCN) lauded the federal government’s plan to give regional Australians access to unmetred monthly data allowances and faster speeds....

New research reveals Aussies’ TV watching habits, preferences

The Australian Government has today released the results of two concurrent surveys: the 2022 Media Content Consumption Survey, and a new Television Consumer Survey, which...

Smaller NBN providers gaining ground over ‘Big 3’, report says

Australia’s top three NBN providers are losing a sizable chunk of their customers to smaller providers, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) latest NBN...

Cloud solutions are transforming Australian businesses, report says

Enterprises in Australia are rapidly adopting public cloud solutions as the main lever for transforming customer engagement, security, storage and applications, according to a new...

Macquarie Telecom named Domino’s Technology Partner of the Year

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Limited announced Macquarie Telecom as their Technology Partner of the Year at its annual Business Partners Awards on the Gold Coast. Macquarie...

Better broadband is coming to regional NSW

NBN Co and the New South Wales government have announced landmark co-investment deal that will deliver enhanced broadband services to over 11,000 homes and businesses...

Zetron, Nokia to upgrade public rail comms systems in Western Australia

Zetron, a critical communications technology company is partnering with communications electronics giant Nokia to upgrade existing analogue radio infrastructure of the Public Transport Authority of...

IT support service provider ‘One Technology’ now ‘Perigon One’

Managed IT support service provider Perigon One has announced its rebranding effort, a move that the company says will “strengthen Perigon One’s position within the...

VoIP provider MaxoTel acquires Zintel, Fonebox in $6.5M deal

Maxo Telecommunications, a provider of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and telephony solutions in Australia, has announced its acquisition of Zintel Ltd (NZ) and Fonebox...

ACMA slaps $50K penalty on trader for spamming practices

Sole trader Noah Rose, trading as BetDeluxe has paid a $50,172 penalty after the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found him liable for sending...

Aus marketers spent more than $14B on online ads in 2022, report says

The Australian online advertising market has reached a $14.2 billion spend in 2022, according to a report released by Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the peak...

Can AI Beat Professional Human Photographers?

Five professional photographers have been tasked to judge photo entries from both photographers and artificial intelligence (AI) image creators in DigiDirect’s $1,000 Human V Machine...

How real-time data can unlock revenue streams, limit churn and build rich digital front-end CX

by William LaForest, Field CTO and Victoria Needham, Staff Solutions Engineer, Confluent Communications Service Providers (CSPs) are the conduit for today’s digital world. Their role...

New satellite services to help QLD residents during natural disasters

Queensland’s residents won’t have trouble communicating with loved ones or asking for assistance from responders during natural disasters. This is thanks to the completed installation...

Twitter trials new simplified boost feature for tweets

Twitter looks to have introduced a brand-new in-stream boost feature for tweets, which offers a quick and simple way to advertise a post without needing...

Programs to boost regional connectivity open for comments ’til Feb.10

Telcos and local communities have until 10 February 2023 to give their comment on the design of two government programs aimed to boost regional connectivity...

Communications agency Sefiani appoints new Head of Editorial Content

Leading strategic communications agency Sefiani has announced that Alice Spraggon has joined its team in Sydney with a global mandate as head of editorial content,...