PIPE International's submarine cable, PPC-1, which will run from Sydney to the telecommunications interconnection hub of Guam, has landed at Collaroy in Sydney's northern beaches. The landing is a significant milestone in the $200m project, which, when complete, could lower the cost of broadband and increase its speed.

Digi-Key has expanded its distribution contract with Honeywell from a North American agreement to a global agreement.

Trapeze Networks has been acquired by Belden, allowing the company to deliver signal transmission solutions through copper cable, fibre optics and wireless.

Boeing Defence Australia has become the first company in the Southern Hemisphere with the authority to test medium-sized military and commercial aircraft, and a range of other military equipment and commercial platforms, for electromagnetic environmental effects (E3).

Altium is serving notice that the old way of approaching electronics design needs to change for good.

Shipments of mini-notebooks in Asia–Pacific will reach four million units in 2009, growing by 82% over 2008, according to Gartner.

A microprocessor-driven robotic concertina, developed at the University of Adelaide and sponsored by NICTA, has won second place in an international technology contest, the Artemis Orchestra competition in Nice, France.

Hy-Q International has signed an agreement to promote and distribute Hosonic frequency control products within Australia and New Zealand.

Philips Electronics has shown what it claims is the world's first OLED (organic light-emitting diodes)-based interactive lighting concepts, created for both consumer as well as professional use.

Nanomarkets, an industry analyst, has released 'Printed Battery Markets:2009 and Beyond' that contains the latest analysis and market projections of the 'thin' batteries market.

What do the 'Zen of Snow' application on an Apple iPhone and satellites transmitting weather data and telephone signals have in common?

According to a report from CIR, an industry analyst firm based in the US, the market for 40/100 gigabit ethernet products will begin to take off in 2010.

Mouser Electronics has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Vectron International.

Tekdata claims its expertise in specialist interconnects is helping hasten the arrival of all-electric control systems for aircraft which will eliminate bulky hydraulic actuators and bleed systems for lighter and more efficient planes.

Agilent has formed a partnership with Aster to enable integration of that company's 'TestWay Coverage Analyst' across Agilent's printed circuit board assembly test platforms.