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Telstra: Some SMS messages ‘incorrectly delivered’ after exchange fire
A number of SMS messages on the Telstra network are being delivered to the wrong people as a result of infrastructure damage sustained during its exchange fire in Sydney.
NSW government launches Smart Sensing Network
The NSW Smart Sensing Network is now open for business, with five smart sensing projects underway to solve problems in the state's agricultural, healthcare, resources, transportation, and environmental sectors.
Telstra outage caused by exchange fire
Telstra mobile and fixed customers are experiencing an outage thanks to a fire at one of the telco's exchanges.
Australian Taxation Office systems suffer another outage
The ATO is experiencing system outages as it attempts to fix December's hardware issues.
ACCC glad Telstra dominance of regional NBN mildly decreased
Australia's dominant telco still rules the roost in metropolitan areas, while Sky Muster satellite numbers and HFC connections have appeared in the consumer watchdog's quarterly report.
European Commission ends mobile roaming charges
Consumers will now be charged for their regular phone plan while roaming throughout Europe, with wholesale pricing capped at 3.2 cents per minute for voice calls and 1 cent per SMS by 2017, and data €2.50 per GB by 2022.
HPE acquires behavioral security analytics firm Niara
Niara's behavior analytics software will be integrated with HPE Aruba's ClearPass network security portfolio.
ANZ creates chief data role to oversee ‘digital transformation’
Emma Gray has been appointed as the bank's first chief data officer.
Facebook’s Q4 beats across the board, monthly users up 17 percent
The world's largest social network now stands at more than 1.86 billion monthly active users.
Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 Creators Update test build has lots of fixes for PC users
Microsoft pushes more bug fixes and fairly minor updates to Windows 10 Fast Ring Insiders with PC test build 15025.