Hi John, Global ride provider Uber will launch its air taxi service, Uber Air, in Melbourne, Dallas and Los Angeles, with test flights set to begin in 2020, and 2023 targeted for the start of commercial operations.
Western European telcos and countries are leading 5G development, with Denmark, Portugal and Switerland's 5G adoption set to take a 23.2%, 16.2% and 16.2% share respectively of total mobile subscription in their markets by 2023, according to a newly published report. Global spending on automated home devices is expected to reach US$75 billion by 2025, up from US$23 billion in 2018, with much of that growth driven by two types of devices - smart thermostats and smart speakers. New Zealand’s competition regulator, The Commerce Commission, says further regulatory intervention is not currently needed for the country’s telco services backhaul. Chinese smartphone vendor OPPO is starting to get aggressive with its package marketing, now offering all its customers in Australia and New Zealand a four-month free trial of YouTube Music Premium. And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com. Have a great day! Stan Beer, Editor, iTWire ADVERTISE IN THIS NEWSLETTER & iTWire.com Contact: andrew.matler@itwire.com 0412 390 000
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