Global Mobile Points of Sale (mPOS) transaction values will exceed US$1.9 trillion by 2024, up from $850 billion in 2019, according to a new report from Juniper Research.

The 5G launches in Asia have gone well and there has been quick uptake in the few markets where the technology has been deployed, the credit ratings agency S&P Global Ratings says, adding however that in some markets 5G-related costs and spending could hit margins hard.

The Federal Government's response to the digital platforms inquiry report submitted to it by the competition watchdog in June is likely to known only next year, despite promises at the time the report was released that a response would be forthcoming before the end of 2019.

Ericsson says the move towards commercial Spectrum Sharing continues to gather pace with a 5G smartphone from Chinese manufacturer OPPO now added to its 5G ecosystem, and successfully tested with a transglobal 5G data call in live commercial 5G networks involving Telstra, Qualcomm Technologies and Swissscom.

IT services provider Fujitsu has successfully completed the implementation of an Emergency Services Computer Aided Dispatch (ESCAD) system for Ambulance Tasmania.

Improvements to customer loyalty schemes and broader legislative reforms are required to protect consumers using loyalty schemes, according to a report from Australia’s competition and consumer regulator, the ACCC.

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