Optus strikes deal with Airbus to deploy software-defined satellite ‘Optus 11’ in 2023
Australian telecommunication giant Optus has signed a deal with Airbus Defence and Space to launch Optus 11, a Ku-band software-defined satellite, in 2023. A statement from the telco said the launch will make Optus the first satellite operator in APAC region to launch an OneSat...
QBE Insurance Australia partners with dorsaVi to use wearable technology insights
The Australia arm of QBE Insurance Australia has announced an alliance with wearable technology company dorsaVi. The partnership will give the insurance company access to dorsaVi’s wearable sensor technology and corresponding data insights. The wearable hardware and software features of dorsaVi are meant to reduce...
DXC Technology merges its A/NZ and Asia operations & leadership
Leading IT services and solutions company DXC Technology has announced it will merge operations and leadership arrangement of regions Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) with Asia. The IT company assures there will be no lay-offs or changes in the day-to-day operations. The combined region will...
Data engineering firm BizCubed partners with Hitachi Australia to deliver PaaS
Introduction Hoping to deliver revolutionary smart Platforms-as-a-service in the Oceania region, Hitachi Australia has announced a strategic partnership with BizCubed. Through this solidified association, Australian data engineering company BizCubed and Hitachi Australia will co-create socially innovative cloud computing solutions. In addition to other software, the...
ACCC-backed Consumer Data Right for open banking goes live
The Consumer Data Right (CDR) has officially gone live and in its first phase, it requires financial services to share its customer’s data when requested by the customer. The scheme has been designed to give customers greater control over their data. The ACCC provided legislative...
Leading Edge to invest $19.6 million towards a new data centre in NSW
Australia-based Leading Edge Data Centres has announced its investment in a new $19.6 million data centre in Newcastle and Hunter regions of New South Wales. The 1.5-megawatt data centre will serve as the home to four 375-kilowatt facilities. The data centre will provide cloud-based services...
Optus tests 5G mmWave spectrum at 4 locations in Sydney
Australian telco Optus is now testing 5G mmWave at 4 locations in Sydney. In a statement, the telecommunication giant said it has the approval of ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) to run and test 5G millimetre wave technology that uses the 26 GHz band....
Zeller secures $6.3m seed funding to enter the business banking market
Melbourne-based fintech startup Zeller has managed to secure $6.3 million in a seed funding round. The funding round was led by Square Peg Capital, an Australian venture capital firm. Paul Bassat, the VC firm’s co-founder and partner will be joining as a member of the...
Australian Government to Invest AU$19 Million in Health AI Research Projects
The Morrison government announced it will be investing AU$19 million over the next 3 years in health AI research projects designed to diagnose, prevent and treat various medical conditions. The funding will be channelled in 5 health-based artificial intelligence projects in total. 2 of the...
Siemens Pursues Telstra Customers for Pirated Software Use
Software company Siemens has made a move to go after 20 users behind IP addresses that it believes are using a cracked version of its Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software. The computer software company found these 20 users of pirated versions of its software are...
