A  new KPMG report says that strong adopting of cloud computing model by business could bolster the Australian economy by $3.32 billion per year. The report was commissioned by the Australia Information Industry Association (AIIA) and launched by Communications Minister, Senator Stephen... Read more

    The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) today released the results of the 2011 Government E-Payments Adoption Ranking (GEAR) study, commissioned by Visa Inc. The GEAR study measures the extent to which governments in 62 countries provide e-payment services and the underlying factors that affect government e-payments adoption.... Read more

    NBN Co announced that networking service provider, Visionstream Australia Pty Ltd, will undertake construction of the remainder of the fibre network in Tasmania.  The contract is valued at approximately $220 million over an initial period of four years and will connect the remaining 190,000 premises in Tasmania by 2015.... Read more

The Boston Consulting Group has just released an interesting article on the The Connected World. One of a series of insightful articles around digital economy and business, it offers a succinct outline of how countries and companies can prosper in the "new... Read more

NBN Co has released a report by international telecoms consultancy firm Analysys Mason, on the designs of its FTTH and fixed wireless networks. The report was one of several that NBN Co commissioned for submission to the ACCC, in support of its special access undertaking governing agreements with telecoms wholesalers. The report authors were... Read more

The Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, Simon Crean and Premier Lara Giddings today announced a contribution of $3.6 million towards the Sensing Tasmania (SenseT) Program, as part of the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement between the Australian and Tasmanian governments. SenseT will be a... Read more

The Queensland State government has recently released its strategic plan to harness the benefits of the NBN for that state. To help promote ideas and discussions, the TECC has placed a copy of the plan here, so that the Tasmanian community can view and see where there may be common aims and objectives that could apply in Tasmania, as the NBN... Read more

The key findings of the recently released Australian Industry Group National CEO Report, are that by investing in new technologies, Australian businesses are becoming more productive, as well as more innovative, competitive and smarter, particularly with how they engage with customers. Another of the key findings is that there an important... Read more

The NBN Co Demonstration Truck, a 23-tonne mobile interactive discovery centre, arrived in Rosny, Hobart as part of  a national tour. The NBN Co Truck opens up to showcase impressive outdoor displays and contains high definition video screens, cameras and audio equipment designed to: Bring to life the benefits that the network can... Read more

On behalf of the TECC Board, management and staff, we wish  you all a happy and safe festive season and a happy, prosperous  New Year. We look forward to seeing you again in... Read more

The emergence of next generation networks (NGN) is giving rise to a new wave of innovative applications and services that are changing the way we interact with one another. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released a report Developments in next generation applications and services , which is the fourth in a series... Read more

The Australian and Media Communications Authority (ACMA) has released its report regarding it's latest research into online shopping by Australians.   Some of the key findings include: Most purchasing online occurs via acomputer with online shopping via mobile handsets still relatively small The most likely age group to shop... Read more

A United Nations commission today called on governments and private industry to ensure that at least half the developing world’s population is using broadband Internet by 2015, stressing the crucial role this plays for economic growth and job creation. Other goals aim to ensure that 40 per cent of households in developing countries have... Read more

The NBN is going to change the way we communicate with each other and the world. South Hobart has been included in Stage Two of the National Broadband Network rollout with construction commencing shortly. To find out what exciting benefits fibre optic broadband will bring to you and your community, visit an information session any time between... Read more

OzHub has been launched as a result of an economic papercommissioned by Macquarie Telecom and produced by economist Nicholas Gruen of Lateral Economics. Ozhub is an coalition to build Australian consumer and business confidence in cloud computing. Together with the Australian Communications Consumers Action Network (ACCAN), OzHub is working... Read more

A recent business online report by MYOB, showed that only 35% of Tasmanian businessess had a website. In response to this startling figure, an exciting new online business initaitive was launched today by a collaboration between three well known Hobart businesses, Ionata Web Solutions, Hobart Design and Alastair Brett Photograhy. Led by... Read more

  The American Consumer Institute has released a study examining the potential economic and environmental benefits to the environment  by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, through greater utilisation of broadband. The study can be viewed here.  This study provide an interesting view about the potential benefits that may be applicable... Read more

 Mobile commerce has taken off at an astounding rate in Australia. In the last year alone, PayPal Australia’s mobile Total Payment Volume grew 14 fold to reach $42 million. Having published a forecast of $35 million in October 2010, the value of transactions going through mobile surpassed even our own expectations and PayPal enjoyed a 25 per... Read more

        The NBN is going to change the way we communicate with each other and the world. George Town has been included in Stage Two of the National Broadband Network rollout and construction will be commencing soon. The sessions are really informal with the doors being thrown open to members of the  community... Read more

        The House Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications has released its report into the role and potential of the National Broadband Network (NBN),  entitled Broadening the debate. The Committee held hearings around Australia into the role and potential of the NBN and the TECC provided a... Read more