From COVID-19 to ships stuck in canals, the world has learned the consequences of supply chain disruption. Commentators have also identified other threats to getting (and sending) the materials needed for commercial activity. One commentator – Peter Zeihan – has…
Dell’Oro Group Optical Transport specialist Jimmy Yu suggests that 2023 is going to be a good year for the industry. In 2022 there was a pandemic with city-wide COVID lockdowns in China, war in Ukraine with economic sanctions placed on…
Consumers pay for Internet infrastructure and data carrying capacity in the form of a monthly subscription payment. However, telcos around the world aren’t entirely happy with this arrangement. They want more money from us. The details are complex and…
Global strategist Peter Zeihan has some firm and radical views on what’s going to happen across the world, predictions drawn primarily from demographics that demand our attention in Australia and New Zealand. If a country has an aging population…
A recent McKinsey & Company’s report on opportunities in IoT suggested that by 2030 global IoT profit potential could be between US$5.5 and $12.6 trillion. Currently, the top five areas of IoT utilisation are in operations optimisation in factories;…
Last November, OpenAI released ChatGPT for testing. It’s currently available to try and if you do, you’ll be amazed. It’s a stark indicator of what the future will be. What do you want to know? Type it in and find…
Worldwide government IT spending is forecast to total US$588.9 billion in 2023, an increase of 6.8% from 2022, according to Gartner. “Government organisations are continuing to modernise legacy IT and invest in initiatives that improve access to digital services…
Australian Parliament recently passed the High Speed Rail Authority Bill 2022, an important first step in the Federal Government’s commitment to establish the High Speed Rail Authority that will guide the development of a high-speed rail network that would transport…
Offices in Perth hit 80% occupancy in November, while Melbourne recorded its highest occupancy levels since the pandemic began, according to the latest Property Council of Australia Office Occupancy survey. Melbourne enjoyed the largest increase in the country, with…
According to a recent Dell Oro Group report, the worldwide Network Security market maintained its ongoing rebound from the 2020 pandemic-induced recession with the eighth consecutive quarter of stronger revenue growth, and the sixth quarter of double-digit revenue growth. The…
A Net Zero Unit was recently established in Australia by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communication and the Arts to identify how the Government’s infrastructure portfolio can work with industry to help achieve net-zero. The unit will support…
How do the nation’s business and industry leaders see the current state of cyber security in Australia? PWC’s Australia’s 2023 Global Digital Trust Insights Survey answers that question. Comparing 2023 with the current year, 67% saw threats from cyber…
According to a recent WiredScore (a company that globally rates buildings’ ICT-capability) report, developers are still investing in smart technologies despite the economic outlook, but some solutions are higher up the agenda than others. If there had been a recession…
According to the 2023 Gartner CIO and Technology Executive Survey, digital transformation, leveraging and using data effectively and technology modernisation are the top three priorities of government CIOs. “Delivering on these priorities depends on establishing a shared, organisation-wide digital vision…
According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, total global revenue for the Broadband Access equipment market increased to US$4.7 Billion in Q3 2022, up 17% year-over-year (YoY). Spending on PON equipment continues to fuel the overall market, with…