The Australian competition watchdog has warned NBN Co, the company rolling out broadband in the country, about discriminating between retail service providers when it comes to supplying upgraded infrastructure to business customers.

Older Australians are getting into the cryptocurrency market, figures from the cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve show, with the percentage of investors aged between 45 and 54 increasing from 22% in 2017 to 29% this year.

Nokia has come out on top in the global telecom software market with a marketshare valued at US$4.8 billion in a market which grew about 1% to US$66.1 billion in 2018, according to a newly published global study.

Telstra will switch off its 3G technology in June 2024 as part of its upgrade to the newer 4G and 5G technologies, the company says, offering no specific reason as to why it was making this announcement more than four years out from the date.

Men and women both agree that women are underrepresented in the technology sector globally, but nearly a third of men mistakenly believe women just aren’t interested in technology jobs, according to a new global survey.

Another budget smartphone has made its appearance in the Australian market, with Motorola announcing the launch of the moto e6 plus which will sell for $199.

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