Construction of the world’s largest radio astronomy observatory, the SKA Observatory (SKAO), launched today, Monday 5 December 2022, with ceremonies at future telescope sites in Australia and South Africa. The SKA telescopes will initially comprise 131,072 antennas in Australia (SKA-Low), which will be built at Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara, the CSIRO Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory on Wajarri Country in Western Australia, and 197 dishes in South Africa (SKA-Mid), to be built in the Karoo in South Africa. Together, the SKA telescopes will provide an unparalleled view of the Universe and be ..read more

Google announced they are taking legal action against scammers who are targeting small companies by charging a fee to setup a free Google My Business listing page. These scammers pretend to be representatives of Google and ask for money to create a Business Profile, which is a free service provided by Google that allows businesses to display pertinent details such as reviews, contact info, address, and images when they appear in search results and maps. The fraud involves making telemarketing calls to small companies and trying to bill them for confirmation of their profile. It also has a webs ..read more

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) have warned they have seen an upsurge in fraudulen unpaid toll road text message scams that either come from an unknown number or include the word Linkt in the senders display Scams involving text messages related to toll roads have been preying on customers of prominent toll road companies, like Linkt in Melbourne and E-Toll in Sydney since 2020 Cybercriminals are attempting to deceive road users into pressing a link that directs to a credible-looking yet false website intended to take your personal or financial data. Fraudsters attempt ..read more

Vodafone, Nokia voice core services extended to an additional one million subscribers in New Zealand. According to Nokia the extention will give better voice services for New Zealander as well as tourists travelling in the country It will also supply its NetAct application for network management and daily network operations to improve it’s voice services. This is the next step of the collaboration between Nokia and Vodafone, which is focused on making Vodafone’s voice core infrastructure more reliable and resilient. Additionally, the program is meant to guarantee that the network is always ope ..read more

The Australian Information Commissioner’s Office (OAIC) has begun examining Medibank’s processes regarding the management of personal data in relation to its recently reported security lapse. This follows the OAIC’s preliminary inquiries into the Medibank data breach in October. The OAIC’s investigation will focus on whether Medibank took reasonable steps to protect the personal information they held including: Misuse. Interference,. Loss. Unauthorised access. Modification or disclosure. The inquiry will also review whether Medibank put in place sensible measures to guarantee that the Austra ..read more

Nokia deploys next-generation fiber technology for a smarter, faster and greener Australian National Broadband Network. Fiber PON is capable of supporting high bandwidth consumer services, industry 4.0 applications, business connectivity, 5G transport and smart city services Nokia and NBN Co today announced the deployment of Nokia’s next-generation broadband platform and its Altiplano Access Controller to deliver a smarter, faster and greener nbn® network. The deployment is the first for the Lightspan MF-14 in the Southern Hemisphere. MF-14 is a revolutionary approach to fiber acce ..read more

NBN Co has named former Telstra architecture director Rob Sewell as its new permanent chief information officer. (CIO) Sewell will begin his new role in February, taking over from interim CIO Crispin Blackall, who stepped in when former CIO Debbie Taylor departed in July. He spent the past decade in Asia, and is currently the chief technology strategy officer at Malaysian telco Maxis where he was always exploring new technologies to meet the rapidly changing demands of consumers and enterprises. CEO Stephen Rue applauded Sewell’s “considerable expertise in systems architecture, engineering an ..read more

Today, Tencent Cloud unveiled the launch of Tencent Cloud Media Services at the 2022 Tencent Global Digital Ecosystem Summit. The service is a new international audio and video brand that features one-stop media solutions from PaaS to SaaS – including real-time communication, video-on-demand, live streaming, global acceleration, and security – to provide global customers with solutions to lower costs, increase efficiency, and drive innovation in their businesses. In the era of “Immersive Convergence”, Tencent Cloud Media Services is a pioneering media cloud brand built upon indu ..read more

Perth technology start-up Harvest Technology Group and drone solutions provider Carbonix have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will see the two Australian companies take off faster as they join forces to deliver “beyond horizon” drone operations in remote locations. Technology start-up Harvest Technology Group (ASX: HTG) (Harvest) and drone manufacturer Carbonix have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will allow the two Australian companies to deliver untethered “beyond horizon” drone operations. Harvest Chief Executive Officer Paul Guilfoyle said this collabora ..read more

AWS premier consulting partner CMD Solutions has completed a redesign of insurance company Open’s IT infrastructure to ensure the company is positioned for growth.  Open provides embedded insurance products and services for some of the biggest brands across Australia, New Zealand and the UK, including Bupa, ahm, Polestar, Slingshot, Loans.com.au and Telstra.   Its products are available either white labelled or through Huddle Insurance and use artificial intelligence and data science to give customers more competitive prices. Open has been growing at a rapid ..read more