Sales of 5G smartphones accounted for 14% of total smartphone sales in the US in August, a big rise from just 3% in January, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.
Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies has applied for a patent for using a laser charging module to charge several phones within a room simultaneously.
The US has unveiled a 449-page on what is says are abuses of market power by four big technology companies - Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple - finding that the firms have used acquisitions to stifle rivals, charged exorbitant fees and forced small businesses into "oppressive" contracts in order to make a profit.
India's second largest mobile services provider Bharti Airtel has extended a contract with Swedish telecommunications equipment vendor Ericsson for supply and deployment of 5G-ready radio and transport solutions.
Online comparison website iSelect has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $8.5 million in penalties for making false or misleading representations about its electricity comparison service.
Global education software and services company Tribal Group has signed a contract with the University of Sydney to migrate its Student Management System (SMS) SITS: Vision to the cloud, on a five year subscription deal.
Telstra is opening itself up to ridicule by touting figures collected by its own staff to "prove" that its 5G service is faster than a competitor – which, in this case, is Optus, says Sam Varghese.
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