The Future Fund and Morrison & Co announced an agreement for an Australasian consortium to acquire 49% of InfraCo Towers from Telstra, which represents the largest network of mobile tower sites in Australia.



Independent submarine capacity provider Southern Cross Cables and Spark NZ, which looks after its cable assets in New Zealand, celebrated a key milestone, landing the New Zealand segment of a new high-capacity cable originating at Takapuna Beach.

Deakin University has been reviewing its various systems as part of a migration from on-premises to the cloud. The existing student management system wasn't ideal but a suitable replacement could not be found, so it developed an API-based Application Portal.

Over the Wire announced that experienced company director Stephe Wilks will join as a non-executive director and chair of the board of directors effective 1 July 2021.

Microsoft partner development specialist Partner Elevate has appointed Desmond Russell to the role of global programs director.

Digital infrastructure company Equinix has been named as a leader in the IDC 2021 MarketScape Report for its capabilities, strong customer base, and sustainability.

And as always there's plenty more today, so for all the news please visit www.itwire.com.

Stephen Withers, newsletter editor, iTWire



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