DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Telecoms & 5G, Telstra
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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Telstra confirms July outage was caused by network timing system failure
As independent report finds that the Australian carrier failed to react to previous warnings after 2020 network upgrade
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Google and Meta’s Echo subsea cable lands in Singapore
Cable now stretches from Singapore to California
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Australia's Telstra suffers major network outage, blames software defects
The telco believes a software defect is behind the outage
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Telstra sells central offices in Sydney and Melbourne to developers
Telco selling off legacy facilities amid copper network shutdown
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Naturgy brings online two Australian solar plants tied to Telstra PPAs
Commissions two plants in NSW and Queensland
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Google and Telstra announce fiber partnership in Australia
Google to lease terrestrial capacity from Telstra, telco to lease subsea capacity from search giant
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Telstra telephone exchange in Brisbane sold, set to be demolished
Legacy property to replaced with large office development
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Telstra to cut more than 200 jobs amid AI push
The cuts will impact Telstra's AI JV with Accenture
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TPG Telecom reveals second potential death linked to Triple Zero failure
The second death was revealed during a Senate inquiry this week
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Starwood, Doma, and Telstra plan 62MW data center in Sydney
Facility to launch in early 2028
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Optus blames Ericsson for Triple Zero outage earlier this week
Claims that "Ericsson's equipment did not operate as it should"
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Infosys to buy 75% stake in Telstra's cloud services business for $153m
Telstra retains 25 percent stake, forms JV with Infosys
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Australia's Telstra to cut 550 jobs across the business
But the carrier denies AI is the reason
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H2 Core to deploy self-sufficient hydrogen solution at remote telco tower in Australia
Deployed in remote mining town
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Optus CEO Stephen Rue says AI won't replace human touch
However, rival telco Telstra warns it will whittle down its workforce by 2030 through “AI efficiencies”
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TPG Telecom says rival Telstra has "misled" Australian consumers over coverage claims
The gloves are off down under
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Australia's Telstra to form AI JV with Accenture
If approved, the JV will run for seven years
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Australia's Telstra to offer Starlink direct-to-cell services
Another carrier signs up for Starlink
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Telstra pays $1.9m fine following emergency call failure earlier this year
The 90 minute outage happened in March
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Telstra acquires MVNO Boost Mobile for $94m
Boost has been a Telstra wholesale customer since 2012
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Telstra and Optus on course for 3G shutdown in Australia next week
The 3G retirement had been delayed
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Telstra signs solar PPA in New South Wales, Australia
Telco signs seventh PPA
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Subsea cable roundup: Timelines for Google's US-Fiji Tabua cable shared
And details on Google and Meta's Echo cable system
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Optus and Telstra delay 3G shutdown in Australia to October
The carriers will use the extension to carry out a switch-over awareness campaign
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Energys Australia deploys hydrogen generators at remote cell tower locations
The purpose of the pilot is to explore the potential of hydrogen generators instead of diesel
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Australia's Telstra signs sale-leaseback deal for Sydney data center
Triton Group buys site and neighboring hotel
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Australia's Telstra axes 2,800 jobs
Becomes the latest telco to announce cuts
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Australia's TPG Telecom and Optus sign network sharing agreement
TPG had initially sought a similar agreement with Telstra