Category: Technology

ACSC’s annual report reveals rise in cyber security attacks

The ACSC Annual Cyber Threat Report 2020-21 has revealed that reports of cyber security attacks increased by up to 13 per cent compared to last...

Australia to reopen international borders with new digital platform

The Australian Government is moving to reopen the country’s international borders to travel by appointing Accenture to deliver the Digital Passenger Declaration. The Digital Passenger...

BlueVoyant and Telstra create new cyber detection and response service

BlueVoyant, a cybersecurity company, has partnered up with Telstra to launch Telstra’s Cyber Detection and Response – Endpoint in Australia and New Zealand. Telstra’s Cyber...

Specific communications strategies designed to combat vaccine hesitancy

Up to 30 Indigenous communities across Australia could receive a rapid surge in coronavirus vaccinations as part of communications strategies to drive up poor immunisation...

SA Government releases new website to view local councils’ performance

South Australians will soon have access to unprecedented levels of information on their local council’s performance with the new website “Councils in Focus”. The government-established...

ACMA opens applications for 5G spectrum auction

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has opened applications for the upcoming 2021 auction of the 5G spectrum in the 850/900 MHz band. The...

NBN Co to be guided by a new Statement of Expectations

Now that NBN Co has completed its initial roll-out and is now fully operational, the Australian Government has released a new Statement of Expectations to...

SA and Nokia to establish a National 5G Industrial Incubation Lab

A partnership between Nokia and the South Australian Government has led to the establishment of a new National 5G Industrial Incubation Lab in the state...

Australian Government invests $20M for innovative 5G projects

The Australian Government has announced over $20 million in funding for projects under the 5G Innovation Initiative, speeding up the adoption of productivity-boosting applications of...

NT and Vocus to construct $100M subsea fibre cable

Darwin is set to become a hub for data centres and high-tech digital jobs after telecommunications company Vocus and the Northern Territory Government jointly announced...

MPs call for tighter controls on combating online crime

Members of the Parliament have grown concerned over the Australian Government’s proposed hacking powers that will help combat online crime. Because of this, they have...

Seisma increases Salesforce capabilities with Smartapps acquisition

Australian owned IT professional services group, Seisma, continues its growth trajectory with the recent acquisition of Smart Apps, Pty Ltd (Smartapps) an Australian provider of...

Australian Technology Scaleup Chosen for PortXL Rotterdam Program

Australian Scaleup, LexX Technologies, was recently selected as part of the PortXL Rotterdam accelerator, based in the Netherlands. LexX Technologies were chosen by significant organisations...

Zoom to Acquire Kites GmbH to Help Enhance Zoom’s Machine Translation Capabilities

Zoom will use Kites’ technology to offer multi-language translation capabilities for Zoom users. Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) announced it has signed a definitive...

BAI Communications accelerates its growth trajectory by agreeing to acquire US telecommunications infrastructure leader Mobilitie

BAI Communications (BAI), a global communications infrastructure provider, has agreed to acquire Mobilitie, the largest privately-held telecommunications infrastructure company in the United States. This acquisition...

ACMA To Launch National Gambling Self-Exclusion Register in 2022

Australia’s first national self-exclusion register for online and phone gambling has taken a major step forward with the appointment of Engine Australia (Engine) to deliver...

Minister welcomes ABC Parramatta staff move

Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts Paul Fletcher has announced he welcomes ABC’s decision to move 300 staff from its Ultimo office...

Regional Telecommunications Review committee announced

An independent committee has been appointed to examine and undertake a review into regional telecommunications services. Federal Regional Communications Minister, Mark Coulton MP announced the...

Call for input from potential users of new home of regional specific data

The Federal Government is calling for public input on the creation of the Regional Data Hub – a new central source of data for Australia’s...

Streem has announced the launch of the first social media intelligence platform designed specifically for communications teams

Streem Social is fully integrated with the company’s existing media monitoring platform, allowing users to track and measure Traditional and Social media in one environment....