Newmont brings private 5G to its Cadia surface ops
Newmont has replaced wi-fi with private 5G to remotely control dozers working in the tailings area of its Cadia gold and copper mine in western NSW. Image credit: Newmont The miner has deployed Ericsson private 5G for so-called “teleremote” operation of the dozer fleet, which operates on the surface. Tailings are the leftover material after […]
Aussie Broadband tables a detailed new technology strategy
Aussie Broadband has outlined a six-pillar technology strategy aimed at making IT more trusted and able to underpin an ambitious growth plan over the next three years. CTO Brad Parker speaks at Aussie Broadband’s investor day presentation. Chief technology officer Brad Parker told an investor day that the six pillars are “intrinsic security, strategy and […]
In pictures: The 2025 iTnews Benchmark Conference
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DAFF recruiting new CIO to address ‘compounding’ IT debt
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has begun searching for a new CIO following the departure of Mark Sawade to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). The agriculture agency is seeking a permanent leader for its Digital Services Division, which is responsible for its departmental IT functions and activities. Stuart Girvan has been acting […]
“Is Your IT Guy Holding You Prisoner?”
“Is Your IT Guy Holding You Prisoner?” Here’s a question you’ve probably never thought about: If your IT guy went away, would you know where all the passwords, data, software licenses and disks, key codes, and other important information were stored? Do you know how to log into your server? Do you know the passwords […]
Defence vacates Global Switch a year ahead of lease expiry
Defence has completed its withdrawal from Global Switch Australia’s data centres a year ahead of its lease expiry, iTnews can confirm. The department was forced to make an exit plan from the Sydney-based data centres in 2017 owing to national security concerns arising from the purchase of Global Switch’s parent company by a Chinese consortium. […]
Telstra’s CustData portal inaccessible for a week
Telstra has disabled external-facing access to a database used by some enterprise and wholesale customers to manage network settings and usage, with it now inaccessible for a week. The CustData – customer data – self-service portal was taken down for what iTnews understands is unplanned work. The exact nature of the issue could not be […]
Services Australia signs $226m data centre service extension
Services Australia has renewed its data centre agreement with Canberra Data Centres for another five years. The renegotiated deal will cost Services Australia $226.1 million and covers space in CDC’s Hume and Fyshwick data centres in the ACT. According to a notice published on Austender, the contract’s scope covers “computer hardware maintenance”. Services Australia was […]
TPG Telecom recovers after data centre outage
TPG Telecom has attributed a widespread outage on Monday evening to a failure of mains and backup power at one of its data centres. The impacted facility is understood to be the AAPT data centre in Forest Lodge in Sydney. Customers nationwide, both consumer and business, reported connectivity issues from about 5.30pm AEDT, although the […]
Sony offers service extension after global PlayStation Plus outage
Sony said that all PlayStation Plus members would automatically receive an additional five days of service, after a global outage disrupted the PlayStation Network (PSN) for about 18 hours on Friday and Saturday. “Network services have fully recovered from an operational issue. We apologise for … Hi! You’ve reached one of our premium articles. This […]