Whether publicly or privately owned, utilities operate within a strict legislative and regulatory framework. Some utilities and their respective...
IOT Internet of Things
Fixed and portable internet for remote utility operations
Charlotte Pordage, , Big Data, Digital and smart utilities, IOT Internet of Things, Partner Solutions, Professional services, 0Reliable, business-grade internet is critical to the success of utility operations. With Activ8me Business Services’ satellite solutions, remote sites...
Connect your team and critical systems across Australia
Journalist, , Asset management, Communications, Digital and smart utilities, IOT Internet of Things, Partner Solutions, 0Pivotel’s Inmarsat BGAN satellite service provides voice and data connectivity at speeds of up to 492kbps, wherever your operations...
Suez’s ON’Connect™ intelligent water meter solution to boost Goulburn Valley Water
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Digital and smart utilities, IOT Internet of Things, Partner Solutions, Smart meters, Water, 0SUEZ has partnered with Goulburn Valley Water (GVW) to implement a market-leading digital water metering network solution to optimise...
Townsville City Council is investigating water pressure using the Taggle network
Charlotte Pordage, , Digital and smart utilities, Instrumentation, control & monitoring, IOT Internet of Things, Partner Solutions, Water, 0As one of the early adopters of Taggle Systems’ innovative remote sensing technology, Townsville City Council (TCC) leads the...
Australia Is a Pioneering Nation in the Adoption of Connected Project Data
Journalist, , Asset management, Communications, Digital and smart utilities, Instrumentation, control & monitoring, IOT Internet of Things, Partner Solutions, Technical, 0By Rob Bryant and David Wagner Australia’s capital project industries are realising major efficiencies by eliminating disconnected siloed solutions...
Revolutionising asset management through a smarter water network
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Big Data, Digital and smart utilities, Features, IOT Internet of Things, Leak detection, Software, Water, 0The rapid evolution and maturity of smart and digital technologies is creating diverse opportunities for utilities to adopt emerging...
Industry gathers for The Digital Home Virtual Conference
Charlotte Pordage, , Big Data, Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Events, IOT Internet of Things, News, Water, 0The Australian utility industry recently gathered online for The Digital Home: new opportunities for utilities Virtual Conference, which was...
For increased efficiency, deep learning is the future
Charlotte Pordage, , Big Data, Digital and smart utilities, IOT Internet of Things, Partner Solutions, Software, 0Machines are learning to think. Deep learning is a machine learning technique − and the most significant future technology...
Three-way deal signed to deliver Tasmanian IoT network
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Digital and smart utilities, IOT Internet of Things, News, Projects, 0A major infrastructure agreement has been signed between energy distribution utility, TasNetworks, subsidiary business 42-24 and National Narrowband Network...
Disruption becomes a permanent feature in the utility landscape
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Billing and CRM, COVID-19, Digital and smart utilities, Disaster Management, Electricity, IOT Internet of Things, News, Retail, Software, Water, 0The last few months have seen significant changes in the way we live, work and communicate due to COVID-19....
Helping save our most precious resource: working with Sydney Water to digitise water management
Charlotte Pordage, , Digital and smart utilities, IOT Internet of Things, Partner Solutions, Products, Sewer, Water, Water efficiency, 0Tackling the challenge before it happens Many of Sydney Water’s assets – including its network of 46,000km of pipes,...
The recurring shortcomings in infrastructure’s approach to cyber security
Journalist, , Asset management, Cyber Security Content Hub, Digital and smart utilities, Instrumentation, control & monitoring, IOT Internet of Things, Safety, Secure Utilities, Software, Technical, 0Technological innovations, such as Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things, have opened up new opportunities for businesses to...
Getting your team on the same page when it comes to cyber security
Journalist, , Asset management, Cyber Security Content Hub, Digital and smart utilities, IOT Internet of Things, Secure Utilities, Smart Utilities, Technical, 0by Michael Litherland, Cyber Security, Thales Australia Critical infrastructure providers are under increasing pressure to deliver services more...
The journey to cyber maturity
Journalist, , Asset management, Cyber Security Content Hub, Digital and smart utilities, IOT Internet of Things, Secure Utilities, Smart Utilities, Technical, 0by Andrew Joyner, Cyber Security, Thales Australia Cyber attacks pose an ever growing threat to organisations across the...
Where city meets country
Charlotte Pordage, , Big Data, Digital and smart utilities, Features, Interviews, IOT Internet of Things, Irrigation, Sustainability, Water, Water efficiency, 0Cameron FitzGerald, Managing Director at Southern Rural Water, discusses why it's more important than ever for the rural and...
Protecting critical national infrastructure in an era of IT and OT convergence
Journalist, , Asset management, Cyber Security Content Hub, Digital and smart utilities, IOT Internet of Things, Secure Utilities, Smart Utilities, Technical, 0by Andrew Joyner, Cyber Security, Thales Australia Today’s digital and physical worlds are increasingly overlapping as digital devices...
Bridging the gap between IT and OT security
Journalist, , Asset management, Cyber Security Content Hub, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, IOT Internet of Things, Safety, Smart Utilities, Technical, 0by Michael Litherland, Cyber Security, Thales Australia Many industrial organisations still view IT (Information Technology) and OT (Operational...
Digital Utilities 2020: innovation in the face of adversity
Charlotte Pordage, , Big Data, Demand management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Events, Features, IOT Internet of Things, Secure Utilities, Smart grid, Smart Utilities, Software, Spotlight, Water, 0The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in state-wide lockdowns, mass event cancellations and the closure of workplaces, as social distancing...
$6 million hub to shape Queensland’s energy future
Charlotte Pordage, , Construction, Electricity, IOT Internet of Things, News, Projects, Renewables, Smart Utilities, Solar, Spotlight, 0Construction has commenced on a $6 million research and development hub in Cairns, set to help shape the future...
InEight adds execution intelligence to its solutions portfolio
Charlotte Pordage, , IOT Internet of Things, Partner Solutions, Projects, Software, 0The concept of having both long- and short-term planning in a single solution is now a reality. InEight Schedule...
Melbourne Water optimises plant operations using IoT
Charlotte Pordage, , Digital and smart utilities, IOT Internet of Things, News, Smart Utilities, Water, Water treatment, 0The automation team at Melbourne Water is analysing historical and real-time data to change the water treatment process at...
New era for Australia’s iconic dial before you dig program
Charlotte Pordage, , Features, IOT Internet of Things, Smart Utilities, Software, Utility location, 0For more than 30 years, the Dial Before You Dig program has become a trusted go-to service for asset...
Cyber Security Node to drive innovation in Tasmania
Charlotte Pordage, , Big Data, Cyber Security Content Hub, IOT Internet of Things, News, Smart Utilities, 0The Tasmanian Cyber Security Innovation Node, launched in Launceston on 30 January 2020, has joined five other state and...
Energy powerhouse turns to virtual reality
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Company news, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, IOT Internet of Things, News, Safety, Smart Utilities, Software, Spotlight, Training, 0Virtual reality (VR) programs have been introduced by electricity distributors CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy as a training tool...
Melbourne Water creates Victorian-first pipe protection and air monitoring device
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Digital and smart utilities, Equipment, IOT Internet of Things, Maintenance, News, Products, Smart Utilities, Water, 0A device the size of a large matchbox will help protect Melbourne Water’s extensive water transfer network of pipes...
Taggle Smart Water Meters are built to last in Australia’s extreme landscape
Charlotte Pordage, , Digital and smart utilities, IOT Internet of Things, Partner Solutions, Smart meters, Water, 0Withstanding extreme heat, floods and pesky cockatoos, Taggle telemetry is built to last and is going the distance. Smart...
A balancing act: managing networks with high levels of distributed energy
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Features, IOT Internet of Things, SCADA, Smart grid, Smart Utilities, 0by David Edwards, Technical Visionary, Horizon Power Horizon Power aims to deliver energy solutions for regional communities in Western...
Award-winning tool to boost powerline safety
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, Equipment, IOT Internet of Things, Mapping & GIS, News, Powerlines, Safety, Smart Utilities, Spotlight, 0Ergon Energy and Energex, as part of Energy Queensland, have won a Safe Work Award for a lifesaving tool...
Movers and shakers: Melbourne Water leads water industry innovation
Charlotte Pordage, , Big Data, Digital and smart utilities, Features, IOT Internet of Things, Projects, Smart Utilities, Software, Water, Water efficiency, 0Melbourne Water was acknowledged in the influential Most Innovative Companies list, published by the Australian Financial Review and Boss...
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