Industry News
Cybercrooks spoofing Aussie retail domains
Analysis of lookalike domains targeting Australia's top retailers found three times as many such domains with TLS certificates as legitimate retail domains. [ + ]
Ericsson, Telstra successfully test NB-IoT
Long-range Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) data connections have been successfully deployed and tested by Ericsson and Telstra. [ + ]
Aussie firms in middle of pack in software development
Australia ranked fourth out of six countries in a report analysing the software development proficiencies of companies. [ + ]
WA's ICT workforce to grow by 6500 by 2023
Western Australia's ICT workforce is projected to grow by 6500 by 2023 as the state transitions towards a digital economy. [ + ]
Australian PC market grows 8.8% in Q2
The Australian traditional PC market grew 8.8% in Q2 to 1.07m units as a result of growing demand from the enterprise segment, IDC estimates. [ + ]
Global landing pad receives City of Sydney funding
The City of Sydney is supporting a global business landing pad designed for entrepreneurs from Asia. [ + ]
Red Belly Blockchain validated on global scale
The Red Belly Blockchain variant developed by the CSIRO's Data61 was able to deliver speeds far exceeding traditional blockchain during a global-scale test. [ + ]
CivVic Labs funded for start-up success
Australia's first accelerator for start-ups to gain access to government procurement will be funded by the Victorian Government. [ + ]
nbn co to double backbone capacity
nbn co has engaged Coriant to help double the capacity of its 60,000 km optical backbone network to 19.2 Tbps per fibre link. [ + ]
ACMA finalises nbn migration rules
The ACMA will start enforcing new nbn migration rules requiring telcos to provide clear information and continuity of service for customers. [ + ]
Take-up of NZ's UFB network hits 44%
The New Zealand Government is well ahead of projections with the take-up of its Ultra-fast Broadband FTTP network, which offers speeds of up to 1 Gbps. [ + ]
Cybersecurity reports hit record highs: CERT NZ
More than 700 cybersecurity incidents have been reported between 1 April and 30 June, according to the latest threat report from CERT NZ. [ + ]
Sydney's interconnection bandwidth surging
Sydney's total interconnection bandwidth capacity is on track to more than quadruple by 2021, Equinix has predicted. [ + ]
Digital innovation to bring $315bn to Australia
According to a new report from AlphaBeta Advisors, digital innovation could deliver $315 billion to the Australian economy over the next decade. [ + ]
iSelect repatriating service centre to Vic
iSelect has revealed plans to bring its service centre back to Victoria and to establish a new Data Science Centre of Excellence research facility in the state. [ + ]
