News and insights from Vocus
Posted on December 09, 2020
The use of cloud services among businesses in Australia doubled between 2014-18 from 19% to 42%.1 The mining sector has been no exception, with companies in Australia increasingly moving their on-site operations over to the cloud and adopting a host of other technologies. Mining occupies a unique…
Posted on November 25, 2020
Whether your business is located in the city, regional areas or remote parts of Australia, we have you covered with high-performance internet connectivity you can count on. As Australia’s specialist fibre and network solutions provider, we have our own national fibre network, which has been…
Posted on November 05, 2020
As part of our Industry Intelligence program, we've sat down with some of Australia's leaders in the financial services sector to discuss trends, gain insights, and share knowledge. We're pleased to share our conversation with Scott Wall, Chief Information Officer at BankVic. Scott's…
Posted on October 15, 2020
One of our strengths at Vocus is that we don’t try to be everything to every business. We focus on what we’re skilled at, and then team up with talented Strategic Alliance Partners who complement our core business. These partnerships aren’t taken lightly by either party. Our Strategic Alliance…
Posted on October 13, 2020
This year has been unlike any other. Bushfires and COVID-19 have emphasised how deeply we rely on technology and how critical it is for governments at every level to have secure, reliable technologies at the ready. As a leading fibre and network solutions provider that works with more than 200…
Posted on October 08, 2020
Almost 90% of Australia’s 25m population uses the internet.1 According to the World Bank, all Australians over the age of 15 have a bank account, about 76% of the population makes online purchases and/or pays bills online, and about 60% of the population owns a credit card.2 These numbers…
Posted on September 17, 2020
We teamed up with Trans-Tasman Business Circle to host a virtual panel discussion on one of the most challenging topics of our times: Security - A Critical Analysis of New Risks and Emerging Threats. Moderated by Vocus Chief Executive, Enterprise & Government, Andrew Wildblood, the panel featured some…
Posted on September 11, 2020
We are thrilled – Vocus was awarded the Innovation Award (Large Company) in the ACOMM Awards in Sydney last night, for the Coral Sea Cable System Project. The ACOMMs, run by the Communications Alliance, are the Australian telecommunications industry's premier awards for excellence. The award is recognition…
Posted on August 25, 2020
Telehealth has received a shot in the arm from the COVID-19 pandemic. For long periods, patients were unable to visit healthcare centres due to restrictions on movement. But now, even with restrictions being eased in some markets, healthcare practitioners fear there could be medical escalations from…
Posted on July 23, 2020
When COVID-19 first upended Australian businesses in March— a lifetime ago in pandemic time—the immediate concern was about how to transition a largely office-based workforce into one completely working from home. Even organisations with solid business continuity plans found themselves…