Telcos to pay heavy toll for misleading statements

Telstra, Optus, and TPG admitted that their statements were false or misleading Australia’s three largest internet service providers, Telstra Corporation Ltd (Telstra), Optus Internet Pty Limited (Optus), and TPG Internet Pty Ltd (TPG), have been ordered by the Federal Court to pay penalties totalling $US33.5 million after they each admitted…

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Macquarie deal to pioneer CO2 data centre tech in Australia

The cooling tech that can cut data centre CO2 emissions by 45% is used in Australia. Macquarie Data Centres, part of Macquarie Telecom Group, has signed a multi-year deal with ResetData, an Australian-first provider using Submer data centre technology. The partnership will see Submer cooling technology used in Australia for…

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State Library of Victoria ditches Oracle

The Library has shifted the support and maintenance contract to Rimini Street. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has received an application for merger authorisation from Telstra Corporation Limited (Telstra) and TPG Telecom Limited (TPG). Telstra and TPG (the Applicants) have entered into three interrelated agreements in respect of a…

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TPG Telecom partners with Fortinet to launch high-capacity

5G-ready secure SD-WAN . Fortinet and TPG Telecom have launched TPG Telcom’s 5G-ready Secure SD-WAN solution based on Fortinet’s Security Fabric platform. The solution aims to solve important network security challenges faced by business customers, offering end-to-end network visibility and service reliability. Secure software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) has revolutionised…

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Australian telcos alleged to have misled customers over Internet speeds

Allegedly false and misleading statements were made on the companies’ websites. The Australian Competition Consumer Commission has instituted separate proceedings in the Federal Court against each of Telstra Corporation Ltd (Telstra), Optus Internet Pty Limited (Optus), and TPG Internet Pty Ltd (TPG) for making alleged false or misleading representations in…

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