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Industry Applauds Fletcher Post

Computer Daily News May 28, 2019 No Comments

The selection of Paul Fletcher, pictured, as Australia’s latest Communications Minister, replacing the UN-bound Mitch Fifield, has received some generally complimentary nods from within the comms sector yesterday. An early…

Telstra Ticked Off For Careless Base Station Deployment

Computer Daily News May 28, 2019 No Comments

The arrival of 5G and increasing demand for 4G bandwidth means telcos are under pressure to roll out more base-stations and seem to be cutting corners. Telstra has been reprimanded…

VHA, TPG Take Govt. To Court

Computer Daily News May 28, 2019 No Comments

Vodafone Hutchison Australia and TPG have confirmed that they are taking the Morrison Government to court over its rejection of their planned merger. Vodafone has filed a statement of claim…

Vocus Shares Leap In Wake Of $3bn Swedish Outfit’s Bid

Computer Daily News May 28, 2019 No Comments

Shares in Australia’s fourth largest telecoms operator Vocus leapt on the ASX yesterday after it announced having received an A$3.3 billion takeover offer from Swedish private equity company EQT Infrastructure.…

NBN Opponent Set To Oversee NBN As New Comms Minister

Computer Daily News May 27, 2019 No Comments

It’s what Canberra watchers call – with eyebrows raised – an “interesting” appointment. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has chosen Paul Fletcher – a former Pom and long-term opponent of the…

Aussie Canva Hit By Massive Data Breach: User Details Stolen

Computer Daily News May 27, 2019 No Comments

Australia’s hugely successful graphic design company Canva, which has more than 139 million users worldwide, has been hit by a major data breach. The company on Friday reported an attack…

Google, Facebook Leading Threat To Competition: ACCC Chief

Computer Daily News May 27, 2019 No Comments

Anti-trust authorities around the world, including Australia’s Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, are joining in a global discussion on how they should respond to acquisitions by big digital platforms of…

List of Backers Grows As Huawei Allies Defy US Ban

Computer Daily News May 27, 2019 No Comments

The world’s largest chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, is defying the US ban on Huawei and plans to continue making chips for the Chinese telecommunications giant. TSMC has made the…

Start-Up Accuses Huawei of Stealing Its Solid-State Secrets

Computer Daily News May 24, 2019 No Comments

Chip start-up CNEX Labs has accused Huawei deputy chairman Eric Xu of participating in a conspiracy to steal its trade secrets. The company accuses Huawei of conspiring to steal the…

ByteDance Offers Music Streaming

Computer Daily News May 24, 2019 No Comments

ByteDance, the company that owns the wildly popular TikTok app, is developing a paid music streaming service, entering an already crowded market. ByteDance is planning to launch the service around…