Telcos stories

CIQ rolls out Enterprise Linux compliance stack as federal cryptography, defence contractor and post-quantum rules tighten from 2026.

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

Azul wins a bigger enterprise foothold as FY26 bookings leap, partners expand and a Thoma Bravo-backed deal and Payara buyout widen its Java push.

Colt trims ERP switchover downtime to 6.5 hours as cloud overhaul unifies systems across 40 countries and supports sustainability goals.

Equinix unveils Fabric Intelligence, an AI-native platform aimed at automating multi-cloud network operations and speeding enterprise deployment.

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

MetTel unveils a connected laptop service that uses SingleSIM to ship, activate and support enterprise devices across multiple mobile networks.

Tollring launches AI features to let managers query call recordings in plain English and automate quality checks with over 90% accuracy.

Gigamon unveils AI traffic tools as IDC says network observability market will reach USD $4.39 billion by 2029.

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

Snom sees renewed momentum in Iberia and Asia-Pacific as it broadens its product line-up, deepens partner ties and steadies trading elsewhere.

Infobip marks 20 years with AgentOS launch as it pushes into agentic AI, aiming to unify customer data and let AI agents act across channels.

Sydney skincare founder says chargeback scams have stripped tens of thousands from her AUD $500,000-a-year brand as fraud pressure builds.

Zoom names Frank Skiffington as Head of Australia and New Zealand as the software group seeks deeper partner-led growth across ANZ.

Lumen says attackers are increasingly exploiting routers, VPN gateways and other edge devices in Australia, with nation-state activity and proxy networks making detection harder.

Affirmo's Lip Sing Tay says AI can unlock smarter real-time location tracking, as the Singapore firm targets tougher IoT use cases.

Twilio survey shows conversational AI is moving from pilots to live use, with current adopters reporting stronger governance confidence and clearer business gains.

Zip moves into mobile plans with ZMobile, giving existing app users early access to prepaid services backed by TPG Telecom's network.

Australians wary of AI fraud checks as Experian data shows 56% have faced online scams or identity theft, with millennials hit hardest.

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