Astrotel wants to turn the telco model on its head
Elizabeth Aris, Technology & Telecom Leader Astrotel & the transformation of comms networks New Australian telecommunications company, Astrotel, recently launched the first IP Transit Over Cloud (IPTOC) service running on Alkira’s global Network Infrastructure on Demand. The offer turned heads because Astrotel is promising IP Transit from as little as USD 0.003 per megabyte […]
Transforming data centre energy infrastructure: From consumption to contribution (Sydney CDC 12th September 2024)
As data centres continue to expand in scale and density, they are poised to become significant consumers of power globally. One of the key panels at the Sydney Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2024 explored strategies for data centres to not only manage their energy demands effectively but also to participate actively in energy markets and […]
Tasman Ring Network planned to supercharge Trans-Tasman data connectivity
Chorus NZ Limited and Datagrid New Zealand are joining forces on a 6,000km subsea cable which will ‘supercharge’ Trans-Tasman data connectivity and improve New Zealand’s connections with the world. With an unprecedented design capacity of 540 Tbps, the Tasman Ring Network is planning to connect Auckland, New Plymouth, Greymouth, Invercargill, Sydney and Melbourne. The Tasman […]
Boost Mobile founder confirms acquisition of company by Telstra
Telstra has acquired MVNO Boost Mobile for a reported sum of AU$145 million (US$94m). The confirmation of the acquisition can be found on LinkedIn where Boost Mobile founder Peter Adderton posted earlier this week. He writes that the sale of Boost will enable him to focus on achieving his dream of creating a global mobile […]
Atturra completes acquisition of New Zealand based Plan B
Atturra Limited, a leading technology services business in designing, implementing, and maintaining IT solutions, has announced that its subsidiary, Cirrus Networks Holdings Pty Ltd, has completed its acquisition of Plan B via a share sale agreement. Proceeds from a recent capital raise will be used to fund the purchase price for this acquisition. Auckland based […]
NIWA Selects VAST Data to Set New Standards in Environmental Research Infrastructure
AUCKLAND – 3 December 2024 – VAST Data, the AI data platform company, today announced that the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), New Zealand’s leading Crown Research Institute for environmental science, has selected the VAST Data Platform to update and future-proof its data infrastructure. The platform will enable NIWA to synchronise its production workloads and research […]
Australian Government’s review into AI focuses on data centre sustainability
The Senate Select Committee Report on Adopting Artificial Intelligence When Australia’s Senate Select Committee on Adopting Artificial Intelligence published its final 222-page report raising 13 key recommendations on the domestic adoption of AI, a lot of attention was focused on the definition and treatment of “high-risk use” of AI. The committee went as far as […]
Proposed Australia Connect subsea cable network to offer new digital pathways for the Indo-Pacific
Brian Quigley, VP, Global Network Infrastructure, Google Cloud announced on November 26th the Australia Connect initiative to further the reach, reliability, and resilience of digital connectivity in Australia and the Indo-Pacific region. This investment will deliver new subsea cable systems and build on the Pacific Connect initiative. The Bosun subsea cable will connect Darwin, Australia to Christmas […]
Gartner Forecasts Worldwide Public Cloud End-User Spending to Total $723 Billion in 2025
Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to total $723.4 billion in 2025, up from $595.7 billion in 2024, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. “The use of AI technologies in IT and business operations is unabatedly accelerating the role of cloud computing in supporting business operations and outcomes,” said Sid Nag, Vice President Analyst at […]
A+NZ AWARDS: Case Study for the Delivery of Pacific Island Data Centers: Collard Maxwell Architects
On October 31st at the Australia & New Zealand Awards Winners’ presentation, Collard Maxwell Architects [CMA] were announced as winners of the Sustainability Initiative of the Year category for their work on the delivery of data centers on Pacific Islands. This Awards category was open to all forms of sustainability initiatives related to data center […]