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Oh, “lightning-fast” NBN internet for Australia, is FINALLY here to take us to...what, 2010 speeds? After a decade of empty promises & $$ billions thrown around, we’re supposed to cheer now? Yeah, let’s all clap because they've managed to reach nine million properties, probably leaving out rural areas where they think kangaroos are a greater concern than connectivity. & they call it "simple to set up"—right, until you need to call the support line &] end up on hold for longer than it takes to download a 4K movie on this "lightning" network. But here’s the real kicker: they hike up the prices as if they’re offering a first-class ticket to the digital age, while the rest of the world just walks on by. Want to upload a video or do a Zoom call without freezing like a pixelated ghost? That'll be $100 a month, thank you. & let’s be real, “supercharge” sounds grand until you realize it's just putting a turbo on a tricycle, going nowhere fast. So, what’s next? Another ten years until everyone has access to this so-called “lightning”? Or maybe by then, they’ll launch “super-duper lightning,” & it’ll cost double. Dozens of Melbourne suburbs will soon have access to ultra-fast internet | 7NEWS https://lnkd.in/gbkNndcX

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Some serious insights from David Leitch and ITK Services Australia on the SW (Riverina) REZ ... and crucially Hume Link. Some of it - especially those opposed to Hume Link - as against the local REZ community supporting wind and solar development - will not be welcomed esp the bit about the suggestion that Hume Link needs double the capacity (so two circuits). If that is the case there's a lot of questions that need to be answered ... and sooner rather that later. Personally I believe we need to find solutions, to deliver the lowest community cost of energy, and also maximum benefits. As someone who still thinks of themselves as a "bushie" I lament the lack of pragmatism, even recalcitrance of some in the bush to extract the maximum community benefit as part of negotiations, be that hospitals, health (GP and other services), education, policing, regional development (through decentralisation), etc. However don't mistake that pragmatism for disrespect of individual and community rights - though those two things can be in conflict. It seems one of the biggest challenges remains "visual impact" on parties not hosting facilities - esp where's no individual compensation or not enough community compensation/benefit. This is where governments at all levels need to step in and take leadership role - especially through providing better community outcomes (in areas of Australia that have long missed out on government services and support) The biggest frustration I have though is reserved for the resurgence of nuclear - supposedly as a solution to stop renewable and transmission projects. Bluntly nuclear, as is the start of the art today, is simply not a viable operational or economic option in Australia. Those that argue for it a creating a distraction that actually is not addressing what their real/genuine concerns are, rather they are actually harming the prospects of actually getting good outcomes from something that is going to happen. Australia is one the luckiest nations with respect Renewable Energy Resources - the cheapest lowest carbon generation there is. We just have to make sure that we look at, and ensure that Agricultural activities are not sidelined but facilitated - AgriVoltiacs for example can deliver increased wool and meat yields from sheep grazing while ensuring a stable "off farm" income. Penny Sharpe Chloe Hicks Alex Wonhas Brett Redman James Harker-Mortlock Fiona Fox

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TomTom’s Demo at #ITSSummit2024 - exclusively available to registered delegates.   Want to see how the Sydney road network is performing? Need access to data driven insights to support infrastructure spending? Come visit the TomTom MOVE portal demonstration and see historical and real time traffic patterns with specific examples across the Sydney network.   At Summit 2024, throughout various timeslots between 13 and 15 August, TomTom will hold an interactive demonstration at their space, stand 56. The team will show products from the TomTom MOVE Portal including:   - Traffic Stats - Historical traffic data for speed, travel time, and density insights. - Origin Destination - See where vehicles travel across Sydney - Route Monitoring - Real time speed and travel time for preset routes - Junction Analytics - See how intersections are performing in real time. Monitor and run analytics to understand patterns over time.   Don't miss out, learn more at: https://lnkd.in/gKGQ_kef

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👁️‍🗨️ Headlines: Today in ANZ AI BUSINESS AI-enabled driver behaviour monitoring technology company Acusensus (ASX: ACE) has made a breakthrough in New Zealand with a tender that could bring in NZ$92 million ($83.45 million) for a nationwide mobile speed camera enforcement program. "We were the first in the world to enforce mobile phones with camera systems, first for seatbelt, and now first in the world for multifunction enforcement delivering a single asset that deters speeding both at a point and over a distance, while also deterring phone use and seatbelt non-compliance." Alexander Jannink. More here: https://shorturl.at/uDiQ0 STARTUP Melbourne startup TALY Australia has raised $500,000 in pre-Seed funding led by Skalata to transform how companies use personality data to make better decisions. “It’s like having an organisational psychologist on call 24/7, but powered by validated science rather than gut feel – and minus the hourly rate,” Peter Treloar said. More here: https://shorturl.at/QqaUi WOMEN LEADERS Aishwarya Kansakar, COO at Women 4 STEM and 2025 Young Australian of the Year for VIC… Kansakar is a multi-award-winning AI and automation entrepreneur, Not-for profit (NFPO) Executive, STEM education innovator, and Automation engineer. Featured on SBS World News (2024) and ABC News Radio. She was nominated for the Prime Minister's Science Prize for Innovation in 2024 for developing novel technology systems. Aishwarya is also a hyperpolyglot and fluent in 7 different languages. Get it queen. More here: https://shorturl.at/e2Tv4 ETHICS & REGULATION A committee in the Australian parliament has published a report on AI urging the country’s government to help creators stop the “unprecedented theft of their work” by AI companies. Unsurprisingly, the music industry has welcomed the report and its key recommendations. Article by Complete Music Update: https://shorturl.at/kWJHA HEALTH Petbarn creates first-of-its-kind generative AI solution to make pet care easier for Australian owners. ‘PetAI’ provides highly personalised advice and product recommendations for pet owners. More here: https://shorturl.at/6w7FK ONE GLOBAL UPDATE Sizzling valuations are no bar for Asia data centre deals as AI growth beckons. SINGAPORE/HONG KONG/SYDNEY, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Global investors are queueing up to invest in data centre operators in Asia Pacific either by buying stakes directly or via public offerings, unfazed by their rich valuations that are driven by demand for AI-based services. The AirTrunk deal has propelled Asia Pacific to the top of the M&A league table in the global data centre market this year, with deal value totalling $17.03 billion, more than half of the global transactions, LSEG data showed. More here: https://lnkd.in/gTyTu588 ONE AI DEFINITION Generative AI: is one subset of general purpose AI and can generate text, images, video and sound. 

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Back in the news! For once, it's not about trees... This time it's solar panel installations in Australia. While installation records show how many installs were done in each suburb in 2021-2023, Nearmap can show a rich history going back 15 years of when panels went in, and how much area they occupy. Was loads of fun prepping for this, buzzing through the full data set to find stats that aren't available any other way. Did you know that as at Nov 2023, Rochedale had 10% of its roof area covered by panels? (the highest in the nation). Or Tarneit, the main subject of this story, has 4x the area of solar panels today compared to 2018? They still lag behind Rochedale on a roof percentage basis though, with 5% of roof space covered with panels. So much opportunity to add more!

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In reply to a post about Australian Competition and Consumer Commission recently released 'The latest Measuring Broadband Australia report', Musk said on his X platform...“Starlink’s giant latency advantage is the real killer. Current Starlink satellites at around 550km are around 65 times closer than geosynchronous satellites. Our next generation satellites will be at around 350km, so around 100 times closer.” The ACCC report found that the maximum speed measured for the Starlink service in Australia during the month of September was 470Mbps for downloads and 74Mbps for uploads. The average download speed was 192Mbps across all hours, and 165.5Mbps during busy hours, with uplink speeds averaging 28.6Mbps across all hours and 27.8Mbps during busy hours. https://lnkd.in/gqy8ksrG

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The funding crunch is hitting infrastructure leaders harder than ever in 2024. According to ADAPT's Cloud and Infrastructure Edge Surveys of 279 Australian infrastructure leaders, "lack of funding" has overtaken "competing business priorities" as the top execution barrier this year. This shift signals growing financial pressures, while legacy systems and talent shortages continue to hinder progress. To overcome these challenges: 💡 Secure buy-in by articulating the business value of infrastructure projects in relation to broader business goals. 🔑 Invest in upskilling to address talent shortages and future-proof your team. 🛠️ Address technical debt strategically by prioritising system upgrades that deliver immediate value and support long-term agility, reducing costly inefficiencies. #CloudStrategy #InfrastructureLeadership #DigitalTransformation #BusinessPriorities #TechInvestment #CloudInfraEdge #ADAPTResearch Matt Boon

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The global satellite IoT market is on track for significant growth, according to a report from Berg Insight. Their research shows that the number of satellite IoT subscribers exceeded 5.1 million in 2023 and is expected to jump to 26.7 million by 2028, reflecting a remarkable growth rate. With only about 10% of the Earth’s surface covered by traditional connectivity services, satellite IoT has a huge opportunity to fill that gap. This technology is particularly useful in remote areas for applications like agriculture, asset tracking, maritime transportation, and even sectors like oil and gas. As competition heats up, both established satellite operators and new players are entering the market, with Berg Insight identifying around 40 satellite IoT operators, showing the growing diversity in the industry. Immutable zero trust and privilege access management is needed for IOT #deviceauthority #tributech.io @thomasplank @darronantill #IoT #Innovation #ConnectivityServices

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"Australia's federal government has today launched a proposed set of mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI alongside a voluntary safety standard for organizations using AI. Each of these documents offers ten mutually reinforcing guardrails that set clear expectations for organizations across the AI supply chain. They are relevant for all organizations using AI, including internal systems aimed at boosting employee efficiency and externally-facing systems such as chatbots. Most of the guardrails relate to things like accountability, transparency, record-keeping and making sure humans are overseeing AI systems in a meaningful way. They are aligned with emerging international standards such as the ISO standard for AI management and the European Union's AI Act." #ai

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Introducing the Paranet https://lnkd.in/gyWWyFDm The Paranet is an ecosystem (a protocol based, non-stochastic AI powered intelligent overlay network) where humans and intelligent 'machines' can collaborate at unprecedented scale with security and reliability. With 5.3Billion humans on the internet and over 800Billion cpu's the need for H-to-H, H-to-M and primarily M-to-M collaboration is expanding exponentially. The existing infrastructure of 'passive' networks, Apps, API's and SaaS approaches is reaching fundamental limits to support continued advances in this collaboration and productivity. This is driven by three intrinsic limitations that are addressed by the advances delivered by the Paranet: 1.) Practical Limits to Scale and Complexity ...due to the cost and non-durability of expansive solutions and the need for distributed reasoning at the edge as the complexity and variability of solutions increase 2.) Security and Reliability ...in the face of Cyber threats and AI hallucination, bias and probabilistic solutioning on networks (e.g. HTTP protocols) that were never designed for these challenges. 3.) Accommodating a Global Installed Base ...delivering the ability to Overlay, Augment and Extend existing solutions and approaches with zero-disruption, as a rip and replace approach is simply infeasible amidst a global installed base of innumerable networks, solutions and systems. The internet of work has arrived!

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Thank you, Tom Herbert, for sharing your editorial article about our Castaway Forecasting Cloud App on AccountingWEB.co.uk. "Castaway Cloud offers a new reporting suite, customisable forecasting and modelling templates, a more powerful calculation engine, more dashboards for visual reporting, and revenue recognition functionality. The new app’s cloud functionality enables users to work together from any location, with permissions settings allowing those with admin rights to restrict access to sensitive data." shared Tom Herbert, Technology Editor AccountingWEB.co.uk. Tom Herbert's full article can be read via link in below AccountingWEB.co.uk post. #castawayforecasting #designyourbetterfuture

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I've been reluctant to post about this because I don't want to sound like a paranoid conspiracy theorist by accusing the entire Telecomms industry, ACMA and the government of just enabling a blatant money-making scheme. However, James Parker's excellent collection of information (https://lnkd.in/gtSeuPbj), including his attempts to contact, advise and work with the relevant minister, arrives at the same conclusion: If your phone has been blocked on 29 October, you have no way of knowing whether this is legal according to the ACMA direction https://lnkd.in/gx6UcEyB. In other words, you just have to take your Telco's word for it. Amaysim, a retailer on the Optus network, has been bugging me with 'replace your phone' messages since July. Just as I came back from Europe where my phone, according to its display, was doing 4G quite happily. I asked Amaysim how they know it won't work. They came back with 'the ability to make phone calls over 4G is not possible [sic] on your handset with our network' and especially the emergency number. They said I need - 4G 700 MHz (LTE Band 28) - Voice over LTE (VoLTE) I have VoLTE but not Band 28. The phone was bought in Europe, where they don't use 28. (Good luck to foreign tourists contacting emergency services when they are roaming on the Optus network.) Optus uses bands 1, 3, 7 and 8 in addition to 28, and when I asked about this they said 'This is important to ensure you have the best coverage. There are several different frequencies used for 4G, with 700MHz (LTE Band 28) being the one in most places and providing the widest coverage.'. Best coverage is not grounds to block a phone according to the ACMA direction. Quoting James Parker: 'The network providers are "judge, jury and executioner" on which phones will work in Australia, ..., while also being in the business of selling them.' My phone has been blocked by Optus/Amaysim since Monday, removing the very emergency services access that is so critical it warrants throwing me off the network. Except that the emergency line still answers (Sorry, I did hang up before being connected to an operator.) Is this because they are keeping 3G open for blocked phones' emergency access, or is my phone actually capable of doing emergency calls? If my house had burnt down yesterday, I would not have used that phone to call the fireys, because I had no reason to suspect it would work. How is a service I don't know about keeping me safe?

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Needing to deliver Better for Less in the Public Sector #BetterforLess Why is NZ not following European advances of using Open Source to Deliver Better and Cheaper? Read these articles by Don Christie, Managing Director for Catalyst. https://lnkd.in/gZeAd4aE NZ has some examples but we could do more to deliver better for less. https://lnkd.in/g9dDCK_4 * Open source is cost-effectively driving innovation, with the European Union (EU) reporting a cost-benefit ratio of 1:4. * Estonia used open source software as it provides a tried and tested baseline without reinventing the wheel and utilised the interoperability of X-Road. https://lnkd.in/gWPQesVK * Estonia and Finland have connected their X-Road systems(external link) to share relevant data between the two countries to improve customer experience for those who commute. *Now, more than 20 other countries use X-Road as they recognise the potential of open source software and the benefit of interoperable systems. * In Switzerland(external link) the government is required to use open source software, reuse existing open source solutions and publish commissioned software under an open source licence. * The French Ministry of Finance uses Samba AD, an open source project that reverse engineers the Microsoft AD protocols for their directory and identity management services. Open Source Monitor Report 2023, reports that 9 out of 10 public organisations in France use open source technologies. *UK formed Open Government in 2012 ... saved costs on licensing fees, increased skill development, and contributed £13.59 billion in gross value add (GVA) to the UK economy. https://lnkd.in/gUXCWN_T Nicola Willis MP Hon Judith Collins KC MP

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🚀 SOLUTION SPOTLIGHT: Navigating the 3G Network Sunset with Blackhawk.io In the ever-changing tech landscape, New Zealand is leading the charge in digital transformation. As Spark and One NZ retire the aging 3G network, embracing 4G, 5G, and LPWAN, the future looks promising. However, for telematics and GPS tracking solutions, this shift poses challenges. Step 1: The 3G Network Sunset The once groundbreaking 3G network is set to retire, led by Spark and Vodafone. While there's no set date, One NZ, Spark, and 2degrees have outlined 2025 for the transition. Step 2: Impact on Telematics and GPS Tracking A significant consequence is the obsolescence of older 3G telematics devices, crucial for fleet management. This shift could leave businesses without a vital component in their ecosystem. Step 3: The Blackhawk.io Solution Fearing disruption? Fear not. Blackhawk.io ensures a seamless transition. Good news – no Blackhawk IoT customers are affected; our devices are future-ready with 4G, 5G, or LPWAN connectivity. How Blackhawk.io Facilitates the Transition: 📡 Hassle-Free Device Replacement: We simplify the process, replacing outdated 3G devices with state-of-the-art alternatives. Our nationwide installation service ensures minimal downtime, with same-day completion options. 🚦 A Continuity of Services: No disruptions in fleet management with Blackhawk.io. Our devices offer real-time data, optimal uptime, and a reliable service you can trust. 👨‍🔧 Proactive Maintenance: Our platform provides real-time data-driven service reminders, reducing downtime and keeping your fleet in top shape. ⏩ Streamlined Transition: Blackhawk.io offers an all-in-one solution for managing assets. Seamlessly transition from outdated 3G devices to the latest telematics technology. Conclusion: Embrace the Future with Blackhawk.io As the 3G era ends in New Zealand, Blackhawk.io paves the way for a connected future. Trust us to navigate this transition, keeping your fleet on the cutting edge. With our innovative solutions, the road ahead is clear. Embrace the future with Blackhawk.io – where technology meets seamless fleet management. 🌐🚗 Explore our range of IoT devices: https://lnkd.in/gcZHV-eY hashtag #gpstracking #fleetmanagement #3gshutdown

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https://buff.ly/4cxpPQK 86% of Australian #IT #leaders surveyed cite a return of between two and ten times on their #data streaming #investments: #Confluent report #leadership #Ecosystems #Australia

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You can replace the kick drum with whatever audio file for custom foot sound effects Great for simple threshold-based triggers (is the foot pitch above or below a certain threshold), choosing whether to pivot on the heel or toe to trigger the effect For more control, developers can use pressure, acceleration, and gyroscope data to fine tune how loud the sound should be

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The headline $2.9b number from AusGrid's submission has received a lot of press (it's worth noting the language that goes with it of 'in the worst possible case'!), but the detail of their answers is also worth a read. Should ransomware reporting within 72 hours be mandatory? Which standards should IIoT manufacturers adopt? How should data be shared? This is of course only one input to government policy, but noting the scale of AusGrid, it may well be one that carries quite some weight! https://lnkd.in/e5r8wmac

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