DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Australasia
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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Telstra expands Aura Network with launch of Perth-Sydney route
As Telstra continues to build out its planned 14,000km fiber network
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Firmus tops out data center building in Tasmania
Indonesia site ready to start deploying HyperCube systems
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Quantinuum partners with University of Western Australia to expand quantum computing access
University researchers will be able to access Helios quantum computer via the cloud
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Firmus and CDC end 1.6GW Project Southgate collaboration, deploy just 42MW
Due to Firmus' expansion in Asia raising questions about funding
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Zella DC launches stackable micro data center boxes
Company makes its micro DC offering even smaller
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Australian telcos activate temporary disaster roaming agreement
The service went live today and will enable customers to switch to alternative carrier during severe weather events
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Australia's CDC plans gigawatt-scale data center campus in Wagga Wagga
Company files for four-building campus well outside usual NSW hubs of Sydney and Canberra
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Australia Post picks Telstra to bolster nationwide connectivity infrastructure
The postal company has penned a three-year deal with the telecoms provider
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Plans filed for 400MW data center campus outside Melbourne, Australia
New player HyperDC plans campus outside Geelong, near existing substation and BESS project
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Goodman withdraws application for 90MW data center campus in Sydney, Australia
Company says data center policy and regulatory environment has “evolved significantly”
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SubCo plans three subea cables in Indo-Pacific
New systems to link Australia, Singapore, Japan, and the US
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Sharon AI to lease capacity from Australia’s GreenSquareDC
Former IBM site to become host for Aussie neocloud
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Vocus to build 4,000km fiber link between Brisbane and Darwin
The route aims to support growing demand from hyperscaler, neocloud, and enterprise customers
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Victoria, Australia, proposes rules requiring data centers to secure own renewable energy supply
Alongside several other provisions to prevent cost shifting and excessive water use
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Australian Senate calls for nationalized Triple Zero service following several high-profile outages
Telstra operates the system that connects Australian phone calls to 000
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Australia's Optus expands 5G network to Moree, New South Wales
Optus' 5G coverage now reaches 94.5 percent of country's population
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SharonAI buys former printing press outside Albury, Australia
Company hasn't shared details on plans
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Goodman raises $455m for its Hong Kong data center partnership
Will fund construction of Hong Kong data center, due to open in 2028
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AirTrunk partners with Emergence Quantum to explore cryogenic cooling in data centers
Companies buddy up to integrate cryogenic cooling into data centers
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Firmus seeks $5bn raise in Australian IPO - report
Targeting an offering in October
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Australia's NextDC raises AU$1.1bn in convertible notes
More funds for data center build-out
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Nvidia partners with Aussie companies to bring 2GW online by 2027
Chip designer teams up with cloud providers and data center operators in Australia
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FlexSysAI launches grid-flexibility pilot with ResetData, CSIRO, University of Queensland
Will test AI orchestration platform at ResetData data center
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ASC cable break causes connectivity disruption between Perth and Singapore
Repairs are underway
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Goodman Group gets green light for 135MW data center in northern Sydney, Australia
Project first announced in 2024
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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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Firmus to invest $300m in SubCo's upcoming Australia-US subsea cable
AI firm anchor customer on Bevan Slattery's latest cable project
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Firmus proposes third data center project in Tasmania
Seeks to develop 52MW data center in Wesley Vale