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• NBN to kickstart HFC with faster technology, but holds back top speeds - The Australian Financial Review

  07-08-2018 22:02
  The Australian Financial Review
  NBN to kickstart HFC with faster technology, but holds back top speeds
  The Australian Financial Review
  NBN will begin deploying new technology to increase the capacity of its struggling hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) network, as it seeks to kickstart interest in the crucial element of the government's multi-technology mix after it was abruptly halted last ...and more »
  
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• NBN Co begins DOCSIS 3.1 rollout for HFC connections

  07-08-2018 22:00
  NBN Co will progressively enable the DOCSIS 3.1 cable broadband standard across its hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) infrastructure, as it begins to ramp-up the number of premises connected to its access network using the technology.
  
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• Bankwest enables cross-device conversations for customers

  07-08-2018 12:58
  Bankwest says it has boosted both customer satisfaction and the retention rates of its customer service representatives following the rollout of LivePerson’s LiveEngage platform for messaging.
  
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• Funding puts focus on technology for dementia - Talking Aged Care

  07-08-2018 09:00
  Talking Aged Care
  Funding puts focus on technology for dementia
  Talking Aged Care
  The announced $5.3 million investment will be divided, with an initial $1 million of funding given to Dementia Australia in 2018-19 to work with existing technology providers, with the remaining $4.3 million allocated through a grants process as part ...and more »
  
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• Queensland government reviews cloud strategy

  07-08-2018 07:48
  The Queensland Government Chief Information Office (QGCIO) expects to release an updated cloud computing strategy in 2019.
  
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• Sydney to get new tech precinct

  07-08-2018 05:17
  Australian software vendor Atlassian is among the backers of a new technology and innovation precinct for Sydney.
  
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• ACCC reviews mobile voice and SMS termination regulations

  07-08-2018 04:42
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched an inquiry into whether it should continue regulating mobile voice and SMS termination.
  
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• Macquarie Telecom to expand government-certified cloud

  07-08-2018 03:10
  Macquarie Telecom is planning to expand its Australian Signals Directorate-certified cloud into its new Sydney facility, which is expected to come online in 2019.
  
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• Cyber minister pushes ‘forward defence’ for Australia

  07-08-2018 02:25
  Despite many of the information security threats faced by Australian governments and the private sector coming from known sources, not enough is not being done to block bad actors, according to the minister for cyber security and law enforcement, Angus Taylor.
  
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