Digital Infrastructure stories - Page 9

Clean, trusted data is emerging as Australia's invisible infrastructure, vital to unity, fair access to services and a resilient digital future.

SUBCO's SMAP hypercable will go live across Australia by May 2026, adding 400Tb capacity and new diverse routes for AI-era data traffic.

AI in 2026 will be less about dazzling breakthroughs and more about fragile data, hybrid clouds and investor pressure for real profits.

HCLTech will build AI-driven IT systems for Magnum Ice Cream as the dessert giant gears up to run independently from Unilever worldwide.

11:11 Systems snaps up Ntirety, bolstering its VMware-focused private cloud portfolio as Broadcom narrows its cloud partner ecosystem.

Australia's Productivity Commission backs licensing over new copyright exceptions, urging AI firms to pay creators and face tighter scrutiny.

Data centres can't PR their way out of scrutiny; only clear, consistent brands will rebuild trust in power-hungry infrastructure.

NBN cuts network energy use by 25 GWh two years early as fibre upgrades, wireless tweaks and cable switch-offs drive efficiency gains.

Microsoft tops rivals for weaving nature restoration into European data centres, but report warns sector lags as AI power demand surges.

Wi‑Fi 7, AI and 6 GHz spectrum fuel rising investment confidence as operators fast‑track converged Wi‑Fi and 5G roll‑outs to 2026.

Australia's Cybersecurity Act drives a surge in breach reporting as attacks soar, exposing rising business losses and tougher penalties.

Spending on private LTE and 5G networks is forecast to hit USD $7.2 billion by 2028 as enterprises outpace growth in public mobile systems.

The global digital economy is forecast to surge 9.5% in 2026 to USD $28 trillion, triple the pace of overall worldwide economic growth.

NBN taps Queensland solar farm to complete energy deals and power its broadband network with 100% renewable electricity from late 2025.

Linux Foundation unites Anthropic, Block and OpenAI in new Agentic AI hub to standardise tools and protocols for autonomous AI agents.

Barcelona cyber start-up Zynap raises EUR €6 million seed extension to scale its AI-driven preventive defence platform globally.

Rising confidence, Wi-Fi 7, AI and OpenRoaming are fuelling fresh investment as firms plan denser, converged Wi-Fi and 5G networks by 2026.

AI-driven demand is set to unleash up to USD $3 trillion in global data centre investment, doubling capacity to 200GW by 2030.

Leaseweb hires Jan Willem des Tombe as Global Strategic Relations Director to sharpen its sovereign and hybrid cloud push worldwide.

NBN and RMIT launch ASTRID lab to build AI-driven digital twins and robotics for smarter planning of Australia's broadband network.