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Superloop wins Australian Good Design Award for app
Customer Experience

Superloop wins Australian Good Design Award for app

The recognition bolsters Superloop's shift to digital self-service, with judges citing lower support demand, clearer workflows and stronger adoption growth.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Telcos stories

Check Point warns of 48% rise in cyber attacks worldwide
Malware

Check Point warns of 48% rise in cyber attacks worldwide

Sensitive data exposure through workplace AI is compounding a 48% annual rise in attacks, with organisations hit by 2,803 per week in September.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Today
Stakk completes USD $63 million ParaScript acquisition
Risk & Compliance

Stakk completes USD $63 million ParaScript acquisition

The enlarged group now serves more than 300 enterprise customers and processes over 110 billion digital interactions a year across four regions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
Beyond Now launches platform for AI telecoms revenue
Digital Transformation

Beyond Now launches platform for AI telecoms revenue

Telecoms operators could speed new AI offers to market, as Beyond Now's platform aims to cut friction in pricing, billing and partner settlement.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago
BP3 appoints Richard Neish as Chief Executive Officer
Digital Transformation

BP3 appoints Richard Neish as Chief Executive Officer

His remit comes as the consultancy seeks to capture rising demand from regulated industries wanting AI agents governed across complex workflows.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week
GIS Cloud doubles user growth as AI tools drive uptake
Construction

GIS Cloud doubles user growth as AI tools drive uptake

AI tools have helped the mapping platform top 220,000 users across 60 countries, with daily sign-ups now above 100.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Mobilise launches telecom software for non-telco brands
Customer Relationship Management

Mobilise launches telecom software for non-telco brands

The launch gives travel and fintech brands a faster route into mobile services, with software that avoids building telecom systems from scratch.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
Rocket expands mainframe EVA AI platform with PlanGuard
Identity and Access Management

Rocket expands mainframe EVA AI platform with PlanGuard

A security layer is now meant to stop AI agents on mainframes from straying beyond approved tasks, as firms face a shortage of specialist staff.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
Netpoleon ANZ adds BMC Helix in regional distribution deal
Software-as-a-Service

Netpoleon ANZ adds BMC Helix in regional distribution deal

Enterprises across Australia and New Zealand will gain a new option for automating IT operations as Netpoleon expands its portfolio with BMC Helix.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week
Rapid7 launches intelligence platform to outpace hackers
Malware

Rapid7 launches intelligence platform to outpace hackers

The new system aims to help security teams spot attacks sooner as AI-driven exploitation narrows the window between flaw disclosure and abuse.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 6 days ago
Authsignal launches carrier-backed number verify in US
Telstra

Authsignal launches carrier-backed number verify in US

Businesses can now verify mobile numbers without SMS codes, as Authsignal's new service spans major US carriers and Telstra in Australia.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Cybersecurity vendors boost hiring as AI reshapes tech
DataCentre infrastructure

Cybersecurity vendors boost hiring as AI reshapes tech

Hiring by security vendors jumped 43% last quarter as AI and a tougher threat environment widened the split with slowing enterprise software roles.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • 6 days ago
Subco unveils 40,000km Indo-Pacific subsea cable plan
Artificial Intelligence

Subco unveils 40,000km Indo-Pacific subsea cable plan

The build aims to ease capacity shortages for AI traffic and trans-Pacific data flows, with installation due over just over three years.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

Telcos stories

First Orion cuts mobile release cycles by up to 40%
Artificial Intelligence

First Orion cuts mobile release cycles by up to 40%

The shift freed 35% of engineering and quality assurance capacity while improving telecom release cycles and cutting device-spend by more than 10%.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Cushman & Wakefield, APTelecom study Vietnam data centre
Hyperscale

Cushman & Wakefield, APTelecom study Vietnam data centre

The feasibility work could shape whether a proposed Ho Chi Minh City campus gets built, with connectivity now a key factor for investors.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last week
WhiteFibre launches cross-data-centre AI supercluster
Storage

WhiteFibre launches cross-data-centre AI supercluster

Enterprises can now pool GPUs across two data centres 83 kilometres apart, easing power and planning constraints on new AI campuses.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Bango teams up with LG U+ to expand Udok subscriptions
Broadband

Bango teams up with LG U+ to expand Udok subscriptions

LG U+ customers in South Korea will gain access to more global and local subscription offers as the telecoms group broadens its Udok platform.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week