Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies has reported revenue of 858.8 billion Chinese yuan (US$121 billion) for the full-year 2019, a rise of 19.1% year-on-year, with profit of 62.7 billion Chinese yuan (US$8.8 billion). This was its lowest annual profit growth in three years, announced as the company warned that China would hit back against US measures that have got in the way of its progress.

Hotels and resorts operator Marriott has suffered a data breach, with information of about 5.2 million of its guests having been accessed, the company has said. It has a number of hotels in Australia.

Complaints about services by telecommunications consumers to telecoms providers dropped sharply in volume in the 2019 December quarter, declining by 25.9% compared to the same period in 2018.

Australian telecommunications carrier Vertel and wireless communications vendor Ondacomms have partnered to supply waste management services company Grasshopper Environmental with a wide-area radio solution for its fleet vehicles.

ICT services giant NEC has teamed up with software developers in the fight against the COVID-19 virus pandemic, launching a smartphone app - iQuarantine - a mobile check-in and case management system that allows users to report their location and health status numerous times a day.

As many as three in five businesses in the Asia Pacific region have put off digitalisation plans out of fear of cyberattacks, according to a new report which says that the growing speed and scope of digital transformation, along with the increasing number of targetable devices, are creating a “perfect storm” for cyberattacks.

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