Pentanet, a cloud gaming specialist ISP, has secured a $2 million cooperative research centre (CRC) grant in collaboration with Canopus Networks and UNSW Sydney. The grant aims to develop an AI-driven network optimization solution that provides a seamless cloud gaming experience.
The project involves tailoring AI algorithms to measure the user-side gaming experience, integrating dynamic network provisioning with the user interface, making real-time adjustments to network bandwidth, and establishing validation and accounting frameworks.
Pentanet’s managing director, Stephen Cornish, expressed confidence in the collaboration with Canopus Networks and UNSW to enhance the cloud gaming experience for subscribers on their CloudGG platform. Pentanet holds an 11.45% stake in Canopus Networks.
The CRC grant publication highlights the economic value of game studios, which amounts to over $226 million, and emphasizes that the project will enhance Australian AI capabilities, accelerate global cloud gaming adoption, and benefit Australia’s game studios and digital economy.
In another project supported by the CRC grants, UNSW collaborates with Diraq and Perceptia Devices Australia to receive $3 million for a $6.9 million silicon-based quantum computing initiative. The project aims to address a crucial bottleneck in the development of full-scale quantum computers. By leveraging Diraq’s CMOS technology, the partners plan to create a quantum control unit (QCU) that can be seamlessly integrated with Diraq’s quantum logic unit (QLU) at scale. This advancement will provide Diraq with a clear roadmap into the quantum computer market and enhance local expertise in cryogenic electronics.
