No 13: 22 July 2024
2024 ACOMM AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Matthew Enger - 2024 Communications Ambassador 
Winners of the 2024 ACOMM AWARDS include Vocus, Speedcast, TPG Telecom, King & Wood Mallesons, Aussie Broadband, Ericsson, Nokia, Telstra Foundation, Ventia, NEXTDC and Optus
Matthew Enger, has taken out the communication industry’s most prestigious accolade; being awarded the title of Communications Ambassador 2024 at this year’s ACOMM Awards.
The winners of the 2024 Communications Alliance Awards were announced yesterday evening at the 18th Annual ACOMM Awards Dinner in Sydney. The evening’s keynote address was delivered by the Federal Minister for Communications, The Hon. Michelle Rowland MP.
Matthew Enger is the Managing Director and founder of Leap Telecommunications (Leaptel) and Chair of the Internet Association of Australia Ltd (IAA). He has been involved in the internet industry from the beginning. As a high school student, Matt moved his school from a dial-up modem to a Linux box running IP masquerade over a 64k ATM link.
Matt has made long-standing and significant contributions to the internet industry in both Australia and New Zealand. He is dedicated to providing quality internet to Aussie homes and businesses.
Matt has many years of business leadership, networking engineering, legal compliance and extensive customer care experience through a variety of roles and business ventures and is a very worthy recipient of the Communications Ambassador Award.
Communications Alliance CEO, John Stanton said: “The ACOMM Awards represent the pinnacle of achievement for the Australian communications industry, and I congratulate all the winners and finalists in the 2024 ACOMMS.
“Excellence in innovation is a pervasive trait in the achievements of the 2024 ACOMM winners.
The winners of the 2024 ACOMM Awards are:
- COMMUNICATIONS AMBASSADOR – Matthew Enger
- Innovation – Large Company – Vocus: For their Darwin-Jakarta-Singapore Cable. Vocus' purpose-built network is ready and evolving to serve as a catalyst for innovation, productivity, and competitiveness across industries.
- Innovation – SME – Speedcast: For its intelligent network management platform - Speedcast SIGMA™
- Best Mobile Solution – TPG Telecom: For their Mobile Private Network - a bespoke solution catering to critical business connectivity needs.
- Services to Industry – Professional Services – King & Wood Mallesons: Legal KWM supports clients every day to capitalise on emerging opportunities, navigate regulatory hurdles, and stay ahead of the curve in a rapidly evolving telecommunication landscape.
- Commitment to Customer Service – Aussie Broadband: For their ‘Actual Aussie Way’ approach - putting customers at the heart of all they do!
- Australian Space Industry Award – Vocus: For Starlink, Vocus' 2023-2024 LEO satellite solutions are delivering entirely new capabilities to defence, disaster relief, emergency services, national security and intelligence
- Vendor Innovation – Ericsson (Ericsson's Cloud RAN, 5G Network Slicing and 5G Uplink innovations with Telstra) and Nokia (Optical Sensing of fibre networks)
- Contribution to Society – Telstra Foundation: for Mello: A mental health app for young people that targets a common symptom of depression and anxiety – stuck thinking.
- Diversity and Inclusion – Ventia: For their social enterprise partnership with Civik - which aims to create jobs for communities that experience high unemployment.
- Best Digital Platform – NEXTDC: AXON - NEXTDC’s inhouse-built NaaS data centre and ecosystem interconnectivity platform.
- Cyber Security and Online Safety Innovation – Optus: Optus for their Call Stop and Text Stop - a world-first approach to fighting Callback Scams.
Winners Media Release
Planning the Use of Radiocommunications Spectrum
In continuing its review of the 6 GHz spectrum band, the ACMA recently consulted on potential new uses for the upper part of this band (6425–7125 MHz) and whether the band should support Radio Local Area Network (RLANs) or wide-area wireless broadband (WA WBB) services. The Communications Alliance Satellite Services Working Group (SSWG) provided a submission to the ACMA outlining the importance to protect current and emerging satellite services extensively used by the Australian community in this band, whichever path the ACMA goes down.
New Member
Communications Alliance is pleased to welcome the following new member:
Lokket
| Lokket is a company specialising in providing innovative solutions and services in technology and telecommunications. Known for its cutting-edge products and exceptional customer service, Lokket aims to enhance connectivity and digital experiences for businesses and individuals. |
Current Consultations
Below is a list of currently open telecommunications-related consultations being conducted by Government and other organisations that provide an opportunity for you to have your say.
Communications Alliance members interested in contributing to an industry submission (if one is being developed in response to a specific consultation) should contact us.
Consultation 2024 Regional Telecommunications Review Satellite Systems and Australia’s Telecommunications Regulatory Framework 1800 MHz and 2 GHz bands outside of spectrum licensed areas – review of arrangements | Organisation/Closing Date ACMA / 22/8/2024ACMA / 12/8/2024 DITRDCA / 31/07/2024 DITRDCA (LEOSat WG) / 29/07/2024 ACMA / 26/7/2024 DITRDCA |
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