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Nathan Morrison August 25, 2025 0 Comments

AST Technologies Wins at the 2025 NECA NSW Excellence Awards!

We’re beyond proud to announce that AST Technologies has won the prestigious 2025 NECA NSW Excellence Award in the Voice/Data Communications & Audio Visual category!

Being named a winner at the NECA NSW state level, Australia’s foremost industry awards for electrical and communications professionals, is a milestone moment for our team and the clients we serve.

What We Won

At the 2025 NECA NSW Excellence Awards, held at Accor Stadium, Homebush, Sydney Olympic Park on 22 August 2025, we took out the top honour in the Voice/Data Communications & Audio Visual category. This category recognises projects that demonstrate exceptional technical excellence and performance in communications and AV systems.

Why It Matters

Winning this award is a testament to AST Technologies’ dedication to innovation, precision, and quality in every project we undertake. It validates our team’s expertise and commitment to delivering game-changing infrastructure solutions, right here in NSW.

Highlight Project: State-of-the-Art Sporting Venue Upgrade

Our winning submission centred on a large-scale infrastructure upgrade at a premier sporting venue in New South Wales. Highlights include:

  • Over 6 km of optical fibre and structured cabling
  • Trenchless conduit installation, including an impressive underwater fibre section
  • Entirely designed, installed, and commissioned by our in‑house team
  • Completed under a tight six‑week deadline

This project delivered a future‑proof, high-speed IP-based network capable of supporting real-time scoring and communications—a true showcase of performance-driven innovation.

Acknowledgements

This win wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible collaboration and support from our partners:

  • TLE Wollongong — for supplying timely access to top-quality electrical and data components
  • CERTECH — our backbone for the project’s structured cabling systems

And of course, a massive thank you to our AST team—your hard work, ingenuity, and dedication are the heart of this win.

What Comes Next

As NECA NSW winners, we’re now eligible to compete at the NECA National Excellence Awards, scheduled for 27 November 2025 in Brisbane—a black-tie gala celebrating the best across Australia’s electrical and communications industry.

To Our Community

To our clients, thank you for your trust and partnership. To our industry peers, we look forward to seeing you at the national gathering—and to collaborating on more boundary-pushing projects.

Let’s keep raising the bar.

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