Industry News
Spirit Telecom provides Horsham with fast internet
Spirit Telecom will deliver fast internet to the Horsham region, after it signed a $1.7 million deal with the Victorian Government. [ + ]
Half of Aussie enterprises to deploy SD-WAN
Just over half of Australian enterprises plan to deploy SD-WAN technology over the next 12–24 months, a new survey has found. [ + ]
1 in 5 Aussie SMEs haven't heard of NDB scheme
1 in 5 Australian SMEs haven't heard of the Notifiable Data Breach legislation and 51% do not have compliant policies in place, a survey has found. [ + ]
Australian IT wages growing unsustainably
The ongoing IT skills shortage is driving up wages for IT professionals to unsustainable levels, with analytics and security pros in particularly high demand. [ + ]
City of Sydney funds Smart Cities Week
A new Sydney conference aims to bring together more than 350 innovators from around the world. [ + ]
Most common cyber hacking tools revealed
The most common categories of hacking tools have been revealed by a new cybersecurity report. [ + ]
Tritium wins Qld's Exporter of the Year Award
The 2018 Premier of Queensland's Exporter of the Year Award has been won by an electric vehicle charging company. [ + ]
Cambium Networks wins top award
Cambium Networks has been recognised with the Manufacturer of the Year award. [ + ]
Lycamobile fined for breach of TCP Code
A code breach has led to Lycamobile paying a $12,600 penalty, after it failed to follow an ACMA direction. [ + ]
Australia ranks 9th for Alipay during Golden Week
Local Alipay transaction volumes surged 105% during the Golden Week Chinese holiday as Australian merchants capitalised on the influx of Chinese tourists. [ + ]
Chorus subcontractors exploiting migrant workers
An audit of 75 subcontractors to the company deploying the NZ Government-led Ultrafast Broadband network found that 73 are breaching employment standards. [ + ]
International E-Waste Day promotes responsible recycling
The first International E-Waste Day will be held on 13 October to raise awareness about the responsible recycling of electronic waste. [ + ]
New reforms force companies to declare kickbacks
New reforms will compel businesses to declare kickbacks they receive for product and service recommendations. [ + ]
Report reveals Australian internet download habits
Data on the internet habits of Australians in 2018 has just been released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). [ + ]
New Bill may increase cyber threat: Digital Rights Watch
Digital Rights Watch warns that the proposed Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 could increase security risk. [ + ]
