Global spending on cloud infrastructure services increased by 32% year-on-year to US$39.9 billion (A$52 billion) in the final quarter of 2020, the technology research firm Canalys says.



Australia is to develop a nationally consistent bushfire modelling and prediction capability under a new agreement between the CSIRO’s data and digital specialist arm Data61 and the National Council for Fire and Emergency Services (AFAC).

Fast-growing smartphone and technology company, realme, has released its realme 7 model in a new 5G-equipped model, reaching the $499 mark as 5G devices and 5G towers become ever more available in Australia and around the world.

Search giant Google has announced that its Dunant subsea cable system which connected the US to mainland Europe is now ready for service and will provide capacity of 250Tbps across the Atlantic.

Global sales of smartphones in 2021 are forecast to reach 1.5 billion units with 5G devices to make up 35% of this total, the technology research firm Gartner says.

The telecommunications industry regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), is seeking public feedback on its compliance priorities for its 2021–22 work program.

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