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Oracle launches AI Customer Excellence Centre to drive innovation
Oracle has announced the launch of its AI Customer
Excellence Centre in Sydney to help organisations keep pace with rapid AI advancements. The Oracle AI Customer Excellence Centre( AI CEC) will serve as a hub for innovation and collaboration, bringing together leaders to drive AI adoption and success across Australia and Oceania.
“ AI will change everything and it will fuel the next wave of opportunity and growth,” said Stephen Bovis, Regional Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, Oracle.“ The Oracle AI Customer Excellence Centre reflects Oracle’ s commitment to helping customers, partners and developers across Australia and Oceania innovate faster using cuttingedge cloud and AI technologies. It will help build the skills and ecosystem needed to support Australia’ s digital economy by enabling organisations of all sizes to experiment, learn and turn innovation into real-world impact.”
The Oracle AI CEC builds on Oracle’ s longstanding commitment to supporting governments and enterprises across Australia and Oceania. Through strategic ecosystem partnerships and as part of a global network of innovation centres, these facilities enable customers to design, architect and validate solutions in secured, scalable environments. The Oracle AI CEC provides access to Oracle and third-party technologies, along with flexible deployment options through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure( OCI) to help organisations reduce complexity, accelerate decisionmaking and speed time to market.
Supported by a dedicated team of Oracle experts and a network of partners, the Oracle AI CEC is designed to help organisations train teams, test innovations in secured cloud environments and gain the knowledge needed to transform critical business operations.
STL redefines connectivity with India’ s first Hollow Core fibre cable for data centres
STL, a leading connectivity solutions provider for AIready digital infrastructure, has announced a significant breakthrough in optical communication with the launch of India’ s first Hollow Core Fibre( HCF) cable. This innovation, from STL’ s industry-leading R & D engine, is designed to meet the low-latency and high-bandwidth requirements of modern data centres, hyperscalers and high-frequency transmission networks.
As the first company to develop and manufacture HCF technology in India, STL continues to solidify its position as a global deep-tech leader. Traditional optical fibres carry light through a solid glass core, while STL’ s Hollow Core Fibre cable guides light through an air-filled core, enabling signals to travel ~ 46 % faster, significantly reducing latency and signal loss.
Recognising the diverse needs of next-generation networks, STL has engineered a unique hybrid cable architecture. This cable combines:
• Hollow Core Fibre: For ultra-low latency and high-power delivery
• G. 654. E Fibre: Optimised for ultra-low loss and large effective areas in long-haul transmissions
• G. 657. A1 NOVA: Ensuring versatility and broad network coverage
This breakthrough underscores STL’ s commitment to the AI data centre market and the company’ s mission to power the next era of high-speed connectivity. With over 780 patents and a dedicated focus on‘ Glass-to-Terabit’ connectivity, STL continues to lead the way in sustainable, high-performance optical solutions.
“ Our R & D focus has always been on solving the most complex challenges of the future,” said Dr Badri Gomatam, CTO, STL.“ With the launch of Hollow Core Fibre cable, we are providing the‘ speed-of-light’ infrastructure required for the AI revolution. This is a defining moment that demonstrates our capability to innovate and empower hyperscalers and data centres on a global scale.” n
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