Southern Cross and Ciena achieve world’s longest single-span submarine service Southern Cross Cables Limited today announced the launch of its Southern Cross NEXT (“NEXT”) cable, along with the implementation and testing of 400GbE services across the 15,840km network. In what is believed to be another world first for the longest…
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Only 29 per cent of employees believe their leader exhibits human leadership. A survey of more than 230 HR leaders revealed that 90 per cent believe that to succeed in today’s work environment, leaders must focus on the human aspects of leadership. Yet, another Gartner survey of nearly 3,400 employees, also conducted…
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This traffic growth was driven by increased smartphone and mobile broadband usage. North America is forecast to lead the world in 5G subscription penetration in the next five years with nine-of-every-ten subscriptions in the region expected to be 5G in 2027. The forecast is contained in the latest edition of…
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88 per cent of people are looking for new experiences to make them smile and laugh. People want brands to make them smile and laugh, but business leaders fear using humour in customer interactions according to a new research report from Oracle Fusion Cloud Customer Experience (CX) and Gretchen Rubin, five-time New York…
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IoT use cases that see the highest spending in 2022. The IoT market in Asia/Pacific* will continue to grow in 2022 by 9.1 per cent, accelerating from 6.9 per cent in 2021. Headwinds such as semiconductor shortages and supply chain disruption caused by geopolitical tensions have limited the growth in…
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Malaysian auto distributor to exceed customer expectations. Sime Darby Motors Malaysia has teamed up with Syncron to optimize service parts inventory and to accelerate the digitalization of spare parts processes for its Ford and Hyundai branches. Syncron Inventory™ eliminates the need to manage aftermarket parts inventory using a manual Suggested Order…
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Iconic Australian health service ensures 24/7 operations and rapid ransomware recovery. Rubrik, the Zero Trust Data Security Company, today announced it has helped the Royal Flying Doctors Service Queensland (RFDSQ) protect business-critical data and minimise the risk of ransomware attacks against the organisation. Now, Rubrik gives RFDSQ cyber resiliency and ensures business continuity so that the health service can continue saving lives across the state. Covering more than 1.7 million…
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Upload speeds on both the 100/20 and Ultrafast speed tiers were also higher in New Zealand. New Zealand and Australian consumers on fibre to the premises connections receive very similar download speeds. The report also shows New Zealand has more consistent performance during the evening hours, but Australian consumers on…
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Value of digital payments in India to increase three-fold. PhonePe, India’s leading digital payments company, in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), today unveiled a report titled, “Digital payments in India: A $US10 trillion opportunity”. The report leverages BCG’s industry expertise in payments and the fintech domain, along with PhonePe’s deep insights and expertise as the…
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Both organisations aim to promote consumer-focused, innovative, integrated and efficient global financial markets. In recognition of the importance of data connectivity in financial services, the Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance (“SIF”) and The Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) have agreed on and jointly issue the following statement of intent:…
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