More vendors are expected to come up with foldable smartphones in the wake of the release of the Samsung Galaxy Fold and the Huawei Mate X, but the analyst firm Canalys does not expect more than two million devices to ship this year.

Telstra says it will allow consumers who have Windows 10-based devices with an eSIM to connect to its mobile network without any other hardware.

ACCC chair Rod Sims is seeking more data from the advertising industry about the preliminary conclusions reached by the competition watchdog's inquiry into digital platforms.

Two major US allies in the Persian Gulf have apparently ignored Washington's advice about not using equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei in their 5G networks and signed deals with the company.

Telecommunications firm TPG Telecom says it has written down its mobile network assets by $76 million and reduced the value of the spectrum licences it holds by $92 million ahead of issuing its results for the first half of the financial year 2019.

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