Industry News
TasTAFE investing in campus and facility upgrades
New ICT labs are among infrastructure investment projects for Tasmania's TasTAFE. [ + ]
HPE Cray EX to give Pawsey a 30x compute boost
The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre has selected Hewlett Packard Enterprise to supply a new supercomputer that will delivers 30 times more compute power. [ + ]
Ten Gigabit Adelaide rollout completed
TPG Telecom has completed the rollout of a 10 Gbps fibre network spanning 1000 buildings for the City of Adelaide, on time and on budget. [ + ]
Making maths more meaningful via online platform
A new online maths platform promises to change the way problem-solving skills are taught. [ + ]
NZ enhances privacy breach reporting with online tool
The NZ Office of the Privacy Commissioner has launched NotifyUs, an online tool to help businesses and organisations determine if a privacy breach is notifiable. [ + ]
Global 5G revenues to hit $489.2bn by 2025
Juniper Research expects rapid 5G adoption to drive a strong increase in 5G revenues worldwide over the next five years. [ + ]
Uni degree redesign to focus on digital literacy post-COVID
Digital literacy and a technology focus are increasingly important attributes for graduates. [ + ]
Tiny device harvests energy to power mobile phones
Researchers are searching for invisible power from low-frequency vibrations in the environment, to power mobile phones and pacemakers. [ + ]
Fletcher issues statement of expectations to ACCC
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has issued the ACCC with a statement of expectations in relation to the regulation of the telecom sector. [ + ]
Optus claims Australian 5G speed record
Optus has achieved average download speeds of over 2.5 Gbps using the first of 151 planned high-speed 5G base stations to be deployed in Sydney and Melbourne. [ + ]
Managing truth and misinformation in online forums
Researchers are developing a platform that uses graph algorithms and machine learning technology to moderate and verify content shared on popular online forums. [ + ]
Australian Cyber Week returns for 2020
AustCyber will launch Australian Cyber Week from 26–30 October 2020 on its virtual conference platform, highlighting Australia's cybersecurity sector. [ + ]
Finding a place for AI in science education
A new review says there is potential for machine learning to revolutionise the assessment aspect of science education [ + ]
NZ's ComCom sets final decisions for UFB regulation
New Zealand's Commerce Commission has released its final decision on aspects of the input methodologies for the regulatory regime for the UFB fibre network. [ + ]
Using AR to explore 'new' worlds
Design students at RMIT have been exploring new worlds throughout 2020 thanks to the AR U Ready? app. [ + ]
