Interconnect World Melbourne 2025 will bring the unique focus established by Interconnect World through 2024 across Asia and Australia to the Victorian market. Interconnect World Melbourne will focus on future trends and directions as they relate to the key commercial, technological and operational decisions that will shape the future of the telco ecosystem. This exclusive event will bring together the industry's leading telcos, ISPs, IXs, TMT investors, government agencies along with key decision makers from enterprise customers of telco services and equipment.
The ever-growing requirements for data connectivity from consumers, companies and infrastructure means many organisations in the industry and their customers face challenging investment, marketing and R&D decisions in order to remain competitive and profitable.
The discussion will look also at the changing competitive dynamics of the industry, the continuing evolution of technologies and protocols, the urgency of delivering competitive and relevant innovation in services and operations. Experts will discuss effective and relevant ‘real world’ business, tech and customer strategies for adding value and navigating the organisation through an increasingly unpredictable future.
The environmental, social and governance responsibilities which form the basis of ‘sustainability’ are continually evolving in terms of their measurement, management and delivery What are the key learnings from the history of sustainability so far across digital infrastructure? What are the successes and achievements, and the areas where improvement may be required?
Digitalisation is ushering in a new era across many forms of technology and infrastucture. How is it impacting connectivity, telco and comms services and networks in terms of planning, design, research & development, network roll-out, operation? Which are the key areas of innovation that will take connectivity forward and which are the key areas and issues left for future innovation?
Figures on the total power consumption of the telco and network sector vary but estimates for 2023 tend towards around 4%-5% of Australia’s total electricity consumption. The decentralised and tech-intensive nature of the services provided may represent a challenge in terms of sustainability considerations. What are realistic and achievable objectives that can be set for different industry services and activities?
Most of the major forms of digital infrastructure play a number of key roles in interconnectivity – by connecting networks and cloud services, by housing resources that need to be connected to other data centers and resources and in connecting local networks and devices to the internet. There are many permutations for deployment – how do you choose the best option for your requirements and what are the key questions to ask?
The increasing use of data in improving customer UX, enhancing decision-making, and in the adoption of new technologies like AI represents a beneficial step for most organisations. Yet the processes of data generation, collection, storage, and employment may increase the risk profile for the organisation. Misconfigurations, security and privacy breaches, and the speed of change all create a new threat landscape against which existing defences may no longer be effective. In this session, we will take a close look at real-world case studies on threats to organisations and best practices in addressing the evolving threat landscape.
The satellite communication market in Australia and New Zealand has achieved considerable growth over the past five years and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.5% and almost double in value by 2029 according to Mordor Intelligence. While defense/military and broader security applications have driven the sector, the capabilities provided have moved increasingly into public connectivity, initially in regions and situations underserviced by terrestrial networks. How will the delivery of connectivity by the 3 main types of satellite provider play out against terrestrial options over the next few years?
This expert panel will look at key emerging requirements impacting connectivity infrastructure such as the demand for higher speeds and lower latency connectivity solutions, advances in networking technologies and the rise of edge computing. How will the considerations when planning, designing and building the connectivity eco-system change? What will be the impacts on the resulting network and equipment?
Following on from our successful ‘Buying …. well’ panel discussions from previous events (Cloud, Edge, Colo), we follow the paradigm for buying connectivity services. What is the sequence of decisions that need to be followed when looking to venture into, change or upgrade your company’s connectivity services, and what should prompt you to consider these decisions? The panel will look at potential challenges in this process, what causes these and how they can be overcome. What are the key questions to ask and what to make of the answers? What more can providers do to smooth this decision making process on behalf of actual or potential customers? And what more can decision makers do to help themselves?
Over five years since its introduction, has 5G lived up to expectations and promises? Where has it excelled, where has it not? What can be learned for the launch of future generations and for the roll out of technologies and telecommunication initiatives?
Connectivity is one of the key requirements for colocation and cloud as they act as key enablers of the digital age. Data and services are transmitted to and from (other) data centers, to intermediaries and end-consumers across the world and, in some cases, beyond it. The expectation is of lower latency, greater reliability and higher speed. As cloud, colocation and hybrid infrastructure continue to diversify services and increase their share of digital infrastructure across Australia, how well are each of these options prepared for the demands of an era based increasingly on connectivity?
