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AI pushes dense, decentralised & sustainable data centres
Network Infrastructure

AI pushes dense, decentralised & sustainable data centres

AI-hungry workloads are forcing data centres to go high-density, pushing power, cooling and sustainability to the top of the IT agenda.

By Farokh Ghadially Vice President at Schneider Electric and Brendan Hogan Senior Manager at Dell Technologies • 5 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Wi-SUN unveils low-energy IoT certification for cities
Smart Cities

Wi-SUN unveils low-energy IoT certification for cities

Wi-SUN launches FAN 1.1 Low Energy certification to unify low-power and high-performance IoT devices on one smart city network.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
LF Energy audit boosts security of EVerest EV charging
Internet of Things

LF Energy audit boosts security of EVerest EV charging

LF Energy's audit of the widely used EVerest EV charging stack finds and fixes security flaws, boosting confidence in open source grids.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
AFRY expands BID3 as 'GPS for net-zero' wins ESG award
Cartech

AFRY expands BID3 as 'GPS for net-zero' wins ESG award

AFRY's 'GPS for net-zero' power model BID3 grows users by 25% and wins a major ESG award as energy planners seek cleaner grids.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
LF Energy adds tech giants as board, membership grow
Virtualisation

LF Energy adds tech giants as board, membership grow

LF Energy brings Apple, Microsoft and Shell onto its board as membership surges and event attendance hits records across three continents.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Gartner hails Nozomi as frontrunner in AI CPS security
Digital Transformation

Gartner hails Nozomi as frontrunner in AI CPS security

Gartner crowns Nozomi Networks the frontrunner in AI cyber-physical systems security, calling it the “company to beat” in a new report.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
Digital technologies seen as vital for clean energy transition
Financial Systems

Digital technologies seen as vital for clean energy transition

Over 70% of energy leaders see digital technologies as vital for clean energy, yet outdated grids and regulatory lags hinder progress, a global survey finds.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Rob Zagarella joins LoRa Alliance board to boost global IoT
Internet of Things

Rob Zagarella joins LoRa Alliance board to boost global IoT

Rob Zagarella, CEO of NNNCo, joins the LoRa Alliance board, bringing IoT expertise to accelerate LoRaWAN growth in Australia, NZ, the UK, and Asia-Pacific.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 21st May 2025
LF Energy welcomes Hydro-Quebec as strategic member, sets new events
Power / Energy

LF Energy welcomes Hydro-Quebec as strategic member, sets new events

LF Energy welcomes Southern California Edison and Hydro-Quebec as members, scheduling 2025 summits to boost open source solutions in energy transition.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Wed, 23rd Apr 2025
5G & AI among key growth trends in Asia Pacific by 2025
Network Infrastructure

5G & AI among key growth trends in Asia Pacific by 2025

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise predicts that strategic tech investments will be vital for business growth in the Asia Pacific region by 2025 amid modest global GDP forecasts.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Dec 2024
Why securing smart grids is vital to the growth of smart cities
Smart Cities

Why securing smart grids is vital to the growth of smart cities

As interest in the concept of smart cities grows around the world, attention is increasingly being placed on the vital role played by smart grids.

By Leonardo Hutabarat • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Oct 2023
IDC: ANZ second highest APAC IoT spenders per capita
Unified Communications

IDC: ANZ second highest APAC IoT spenders per capita

New IDC forecast expects the Internet of Things spending in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan to reach US$381.8 Billion by 2022.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Feb 2019
$1.5bn opp for PON vendors from China's smart grids?
Semiconductors

$1.5bn opp for PON vendors from China's smart grids?

Ovum says the deployment of smart grids based on PON fibre communications will provide a US$1.5–$2bn opportunity to FTTx PON component and equipment vendors.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Jan 2013

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Beko index finds smart appliance surge in Global South
Internet of Things

Beko index finds smart appliance surge in Global South

Smart appliances are spreading faster in the Global South than Western Europe, as households chase lower running costs over green credentials.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Singapore dominates mapping of Southeast Asia's green tech
Hyperscale

Singapore dominates mapping of Southeast Asia's green tech

Singapore hosts nearly half of Southeast Asia's 1,089 green-tech firms, cementing its role as the region's climate innovation hub.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 15th Dec 2025
Anker unveils smart energy solutions for Australian homes
Smart Home

Anker unveils smart energy solutions for Australian homes

Anker unveiled smart energy and home solutions at All Energy Australia 2025, enhancing power, storage, charging, and security for Australian homes.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Nov 2025
Electricity Authority seeks tech views for digital power future
Smart Grids

Electricity Authority seeks tech views for digital power future

The Electricity Authority invites tech sector input on data and digital tools to shape a smarter, more efficient electricity system in New Zealand's future.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Jun 2025