Basslink, operator of the undersea power and data cable between Tasmania and mainland Australia, has demanded that the Tasmanian Government and its subsidiary Hydro Tasmania resume payments for the undersea cable that provides power and telecommunications from mainland Australia, claiming a recent six-month outage was a “Force Majeure” event (Act of God).

Telstra has appointed international technology executive, Tesla board member and former Juniper Networks executive Robyn Denholm as its chief operations officer.

Hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices are powering massive botnets and cybercriminals are offering DDoS attacks as a service. A total of 900,000 ZyXEL routers bought Deutsche Telekom users down last week.

Samsung Australia and the University of Canberra are collaborating on the research and development of a technology-driven learning programme to improve science and mathematics literacy for young Australians.

Alcatel Lucent Enterprise (ALE) has undertaken a major change to its worldwide sales structure, forming regional sales organisations to focus on servicing four major market sectors — healthcare, education, government and transportation — including in the Asia Pacific region.

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