Digital Infrastructure stories

OpenAI expands Trusted Access for Cyber with Bank of America, BlackRock and others, backing defenders, researchers and open-source security teams.

Equinix adds AI-driven network controls as enterprises race to scale distributed workloads.

UK ranks 70th in Broadband Genie's global survey, as Eastern Europe tops the cheapest fixed-line internet markets and North America stays costly.

Fibre must be assessed at the start of data centre site selection, warns expert, as poor connectivity can add months and millions to projects.

SUBCO finishes final splice on Australia's 5,000km SMAP cable, moving the Sydney-to-Perth system into testing before it enters service.

Amazon boosts Australian clean power with battery-backed deals in NSW and Victoria, lifting its contracted renewable capacity to 990MW across 20 projects.

Veolia targets booming data centre buildout with a single service to cut water use, waste and energy strain as regulators tighten scrutiny.

Conflow Power Group lands Frost & Sullivan's top global honour as its solar iLamp streetlights turn urban infrastructure into an AI revenue stream.

akto wins Boomi Platinum Partner status as enterprises in Australia and New Zealand seek stronger integration, governance and data foundations for AI.

Cloudera says most firms have embraced AI, but weak data governance, access controls and integration are still blocking real-world gains.

Hitachi Vantara has honoured five Australia and New Zealand partners at its 2025 awards, as the vendor steps up channel investment amid AI readiness concerns.

Australia urged to back sustainable AI infrastructure, with Logicalis saying renewable power, land and cooling could turn the nation into a global export hub.

OMS Group deepens its autonomous offshore push with a second DriX O-16, as the cable contractor scales up survey capacity for global subsea projects.

Rafay and Argentum AI partner to streamline tailored GPU compute environments for hyperscalers and enterprises across a global AI infrastructure network.

Anthropic enlists Amazon, Apple and Microsoft in Project Glasswing to use Claude Mythos Preview for hunting vulnerabilities in critical software.

FinTech Australia has named Xero policy chief Grace Gown to its board as the industry body steps up its push for fintech-friendly regulation.

Argentum AI taps Rafay Systems to streamline customer-specific GPU environments across its global data centre footprint as AI demand surges.

Firmus secures USD $505 million from Coatue and NVIDIA backers to expand energy-efficient AI factories across Australia and Asia-Pacific.

OneQode, Hitachi Vantara and Cylix Applied Intelligence launch a sovereign AI factory push across Australia, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.

Anthropic expands a guarded AI pilot with Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and others, offering Claude Mythos Preview to hunt flaws in critical code and open source.