A recent agreement by Telstra and Clipsal will help to facilitate the deployment of many online and automation services to thousands of homes in Telstra Velocity estates around the country.

B&R Enclosures has established a new business entity to provide electrical products and services for hazardous areas applications.

The Queensland government is encouraging investment in green energy, through the release of a map of the state’s wind-energy potential.

Maser has successfully completed the supply of instrumentation, control and thermocouple cables required for a 630 MW gas-fired power station construction in Queensland’s Darling Downs region near Braemar, 40 km west of Dalby.

Communications Alliance has released for public comment a draft document on the technical standards for the design and rollout of the national broadband network.

SEW-Eurodrive has opened a new sales and service centre in Perth, to improve its service levels to the local market.

In March 2010, TransGrid will energise its new 115 km, 330 kV transmission-line project in the NSW Central West, to increase the reliability of supply to residents and businesses.

Google recently announced plans to deploy an experimental fibre network to further the number of applications available to communities in the US over the internet.

The recent High Court decision in the case of Kirk v IRC of NSW and WorkCover has been welcomed by NECA.

NECA has thrown its support behind the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s call for employers to engage apprentices to help deal with the emerging skill shortages problem.

Corning Cable Systems has been awarded an NBN Tasmania tender for end-to-end supply of the passive fibre-to-the-premise network.

Eaton has appointed Craig Gob as Managing Director for its Australian and New Zealand electrical business.

Independent electrical wholesaling group Gemcell has joined Europe’s largest consortium of independent electrical wholesalers IMELCO.

Draft legislation for the deployment of optical fibre in new developments has recently been released to industry for comment.

Fuelled by a rapidly developing OLED lighting market and many new applications for OLED displays, an explosion in demand for OLED materials is predicted in a recent report by an industry analyst.