The Australian Communications and Media Authority has announced that 15 applicants will be offered licences in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands, the first major allocation of 5G millimetre (mmWave) wave spectrum.

Software behemoth Microsoft has been compromised in the ongoing cyber attacks, Reuters reports. US Government departments, including the Energy Department and the National Nuclear Security Administration, were also reportedly attacked.

Online job advertisements on the site SEEK rose by 8.6% month-on-month in November and showed a 1.0% rise year-on-year, a statement from the site says, adding that this was the first year-on-year increase in new ads since the pandemic.

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has released a new report about devolved data centre decisions, reviewing the current situation, the implications and the challenges, with Macquarie Govt's MD, Aidan Tudehope, issuing comment.

NBN Co has been named Sydney Festival’s first Regional Partner in a move the National Broadband operator says will help connect audiences across Australia with creative content and cultural performances.

Optus has teamed with immersive technology app provider Bookful to let children experience reading books using augmented reality (AR).

Nokia has appointed experienced technology executive Nishant Batra as Chief Strategy and Technology Officer and member of its group leadership team.

Android smartphones which have Qualcomm SoCs from the new 888 mobile platform onwards will receive three operating system version updates in addition to the version that comes with the device, under a new arrangement with Google.

American cyber security company FireEye says it has identified a killswitch which will stop malware that was planted in the Orion network monitoring software, made by the Texas firm SolarWinds, from operating under certain conditions.

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