Gold Coast trialling CBA Albert payment kiosks

[1] A trial, using CommBank’s Android-based EFTPOS tablet ‘Albert’, is being carried out by the City of Gold Coast to allow residents to seamlessly pay their rates and water bills. [2] The trial...

Defence extends Optus satellite contract

[1] Australia’s Department of Defence has extended its satellite deal with Optus until 2020 in a new signed contract. [2] The agreement covers the managed services contract for the C1 satellite, whi...

Telstra to boost mobile investment to $5bn

[1] Telstra is planning to invest more than $5 billion in the telco’s mobile network over the next three years. [2] Telstra chief executive Andy Penn announced the move at a CEDA event in Sydney...

Partnership sealed to build new trans-Pacific cable

[1] New Zealand cable company Hawaiki Cable and SIL Long Term Holdings, the investment vehicle of Sir Eion Edgar, have partnered to build the much awaited Hawaiki submarine cable system. [2] The new t...