Labor shadow communications minister Michelle Rowland claims the government's move to put in place a cost-recovery tax on networks that compete with the NBN directly contradicts the communications minister's statement that he favours competition in this field.

Australian-listed telecommunications provider Vonex is to acquire wholesale data solutions provider 2SG. Under the deal Vonex is offering $2.66 million for the Brisbane-based 2SG which provides its wholesale services to Australian Managed Service Providers, ISPs and System Integrators.

Ransomware continues to be big business for cyber criminals and a big headache for business, the chief technology officer of a major security firm says, adding that Europol's 2018 Internet Organised Threat Assessment had estimated that US$5 billion was drained from the global economy each year due to this scourge.

The Pacific island nation of New Caledonia will be connected to the Hawaiki submarine cable system, with carrier SCCI having signed a deal with Hawaiki Submarine Cable to this effect.

Australian car subscription software provider Blinker has announced a new partnership with car dealer software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider Dealer Solutions.

Swedish telecoms equipment provider Ericsson has sealed a new commercial agreement with SK Telecom, to help the South Korean telco to migrate to 5G Core stand-alone architecture.

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